Horse drawn plow converted to 3pt!?

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sam2145871

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Has anyone on here converted a horse drawn moldboard plow to a 3pt version? I have two 1-bottom Peerless 14" moldboard plows that I found and was hoping to be able to use them. Can anyone see any disadvantages to doing this? Thanks in advance for any responses.

Marcus
 
   / Horse drawn plow converted to 3pt!? #2  
You maybe able to sell them as antiques, buy a 3pt and have money left over?
 
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Yeah I thought about that...I may be doing that. Thanks!

Marcus
 
   / Horse drawn plow converted to 3pt!? #4  
Put a fellow on the plow seat and hook up. Don't bother with the conversion.:D :D :D
 
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Not a bad idea except that its the kind with two handles...a walk behind model.
 
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Now that I've been looking around I think I'm going to try and put both plows together and make a 2-bottom. I have a 70hp 4x4 SAME tractor so power to pull isn't a problem. I just wish I had a regular 3pt 2-bottom to take measurements from. We'll see how it turns out. I'll have to take some before and after shots to post.
 
   / Horse drawn plow converted to 3pt!? #7  
I took a moldboard plow off a small garden tractor and modified it to fit my ym1500.

It works great.

Here are some tips:

The angle of the plow as it engages the ground is critical, if the cutting edge is paralell with the ground - it bounces on the surface.

I have never got too agressive with mine, but i would assume it would want to keep cutting deeper, and deeper.

I found that an angle just steep enough to get the plow to cut into the ground works GREAT.

Also the distance between the coulter and the plow seem to have a lot to do with how deep the plow cuts. (the greater the distance, the deeper the cut.)

The top link adjusts the angle of the plow. I will try and post mine in the near future.

Anyway, plowed just over 1.5 acres in only a few hours.
 

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