Farmwithjunk
Super Member
Here we go! Today is the first day of my plow rebuild. It's a worn down and worn out Massey Ferguson model #66, 2X14", saftey trip beam plow. They were built starting in the mid 1950's, and continued in production until the early 70's. Tons of them sold with 35's and 135's.
I'm going to update the thread every few days. I've stripped the plow down to an almost bare frame. Tomorrow a few more parts come off. Then the sandblaster. Primer and one good coat of red paint later, we'll put 'er back together, using all new wear parts. As I install each, I'll identify each part by name. After the plow is back together, one last shot of red paint, then new decals. Then the REAL fun starts. We'll go through the process of "set-up" and final adjustments. If we get weather like last year, the new plow might even see some dirt in mid Feb.
OK, Pic #1 is the plow as I bought it. Don't let the paint fool you. This thing is slap WORN OUT. Landslides have holes all the way through. Shins are worn so bad there's some wear on the frog. Moldboards are worn to razor edges in a couple places. I'd guess it plowed 75 or 100 acres AFTER it was worn out.
Pic #2 is the semi-stripped frame. I'm pulling the frogs tomorrow before sandblasting. (Frog is the rusty part at the end of the trip shanks. Frogs hold everything together. They're the backbone of a plow bottom.
pic # 3 and #4 are all the small parts that need hours of cleaning, painting, assembley, and adjustment.
I'm going to update the thread every few days. I've stripped the plow down to an almost bare frame. Tomorrow a few more parts come off. Then the sandblaster. Primer and one good coat of red paint later, we'll put 'er back together, using all new wear parts. As I install each, I'll identify each part by name. After the plow is back together, one last shot of red paint, then new decals. Then the REAL fun starts. We'll go through the process of "set-up" and final adjustments. If we get weather like last year, the new plow might even see some dirt in mid Feb.
OK, Pic #1 is the plow as I bought it. Don't let the paint fool you. This thing is slap WORN OUT. Landslides have holes all the way through. Shins are worn so bad there's some wear on the frog. Moldboards are worn to razor edges in a couple places. I'd guess it plowed 75 or 100 acres AFTER it was worn out.
Pic #2 is the semi-stripped frame. I'm pulling the frogs tomorrow before sandblasting. (Frog is the rusty part at the end of the trip shanks. Frogs hold everything together. They're the backbone of a plow bottom.
pic # 3 and #4 are all the small parts that need hours of cleaning, painting, assembley, and adjustment.