Plow measurement

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Bluecheck546

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Hi, what it is the proper way to measure plow , for instance two bottom 14" plow. Thanks.
 
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I may be wrong, but I /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gifthink /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif the plow is measured from the point of the mold board along its bottom to the back of the moldboard. The moldboard is the wear surface along the bottom of the plow share.The # of "bottoms" is how many plows are on the implement. Please somebody correct me if I'm wrong. This may be the big question on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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The amount that the plow cuts is the measurement that you need. See attachment.
 

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Cool, I am glad someone cleared that up for both of us.
 
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Best way I know to measure one is from inside edge of beam on bottom one to the exact same point on beam #2.
 
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That is the easiest, but the hardest to try to explain. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
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<font color="blue"> Best way I know to measure one is from inside edge of beam on bottom one to the exact same point on beam #2. </font>

That is also the best way we have found--Ken Sweet
 
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also, if you want to know the cutting width of a plow when it is at a 30 degree angle, multiply the width by 0.866. for instance, an 84 inch plow at 30 degrees cuts a 84 x .866 = 72.7 inch path.
 
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Thanks to all of you who reply. Sure learn something everyday. Now another question /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif... After looking around for about a year, I cannot find a single 12 or 14"plow reasonably priced. So I decided to build one, after pricing new parts in local Agri Store I find moldboard,shin, rockshare, and the skeg(foot) for $100 tax incl. The steel that I have laying around should be good enough to do this. I wonder , did anyone ever tried to do this? I'm interested in the angles of the assembly, Diesel_Boy mentioned 30 degres.. it is the a standard setting? Any ideas info will be greatly appreciated. BTW the plow that I'm trying to emulate is Ford 14" (found all of the above mentioned parts allready) Thanks. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
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You cant build them other than in-line. Or the tractor will be pushed sideways. The moldboard pushes the soil sideways and the flat upright plate on the landside of the furrow supports the moldboard to prevent the front end of your tractor being pushed into the freshly ploughed soil from the previous ploughing lane.
 
 
 
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