Help with 12" plow

motocephalic · Jun 26, 2013

I have not use a plow for 25 years, but this 12" plow will not go deep enough despite adjusting all possible arms. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Despite that, I have been working on my small farm with my new tractor (l3200), and it has performed flawlessly. I really love it. It does much more than I thought it could. Finally trying out the attachments I bought this Winter, But the plow may being shipped back tomorrow.

HELP!

Clem

newbury · Jun 26, 2013

Go to Everything Attachments and view their videos. I used their pointers to help me set up my plow and I hadn't ever set up one before.

Is it a single bottom?

motocephalic · Jun 26, 2013

yes single bottom, 12" but I should have gone to 14", I think it's designed for a bx sub, but not compact, wish I had pics, but remote cottage I have, currently working from panera. I will view their vids one more time I need to get it right as my time here is limited, as in vacation is only so long, but I really love my kubota.

motocephalic · Jun 26, 2013

ok, I guess it's off back to the cottage, I will check tomorrow if I can get wifi

oldballs · Jun 26, 2013

My experience was that the 12 inch single bottom worked okay on a BX, but it works better on my B2620. It should work well on your L3200 in my gestamation.

Dozernut · Jun 26, 2013

Do you have the adjustment on the lift arms set on the lower setting? There are at least two holes in the lift arms, might be as simple as moving the pins in the lift arms to the next hole to get the depth you want.

paulemar · Jun 27, 2013

With the plow off, measure how far above the ground your 3 point ball sockets on the lift arms are when fully down. Then measure how far above the ground the pins on the plow are when it is sitting flat. If, for instance, that both measurements are the same ( lets say 10") then your plow should go 0" deep because the 3 point won't go down any more. If the pins on the plow were 16" above the ground then you, in theory, should be able to plow 6" deep.

If you using a standard cat 1 plow the pins should be high enough to plow just fine so look to see if you have those extra holes closer to the tractor on your lift arms. If, on the other hand, you are using a cat 0 12" plow like a Brinly that has been modified to cat 1, the pins on the plow may be too low to work properly.

I had this problem on my BX25 with a Brinly cat 0 12" plow. I could plow nice furrows but only 3 or 4 inches deep. My 3 point arms would not go lower than close to 10". I didn't measure but I'll bet that the pins on my plow are about 14" above the ground. I ended up drilling a couple of extra holes in my lift arms 2" closer to the tractor and I bought another adjustable leveling rod for the left side to match the original on the right. Now my lift arms can go down to around 4-5" above the ground and the plow can go deeper. I haven't tried it yet because I bought a rototiller. I will use the plow to roll the soil back up the slope every few years as it will tend to migrate downhill. I hope this makes sense.

LD1 · Jun 27, 2013

Ditto what others have said. Measure things. Is the plow just not cutting in?? or are the lower 3ph arms not allowing it to go any lower.

My L3400 (same as your 3200), if I pit the lift arms in the bottom hole, I can almost make the hitch ends drag the ground. Only about 3" or so from it. That should be plenty low.

You arent by chance using some type of quick hitch that makes the plow hook higher are you??

newbury · Jun 27, 2013

LD1 said:
You arent by chance using some type of quick hitch that makes the plow hook higher are you??

Which brings up a point -
If you need a simple extension of your lift arms (which would let them get a little closer to the ground) a set pf PEC's (Pat's Easy Change) would be a good investment.