MF # 62 plow

[Chilly807]

I gave this old 2 bottom plow a new home this weekend, it's far from new but should have a lot of use left in it. Most of what I'll be doing is a vegetable garden in the spring, and maybe turning some pastures for replanting in the future.

From what I can tell it's a 12-inch, I think the distance side to side between the landsides is the size?

The points were in better shape than I originally thought, I touched up one shin with some weld on Saturday. At least for now, it's going to get a couple coats of paint and maybe some more welding on worn areas then get tucked into bed for the winter.

Sean

 

[Chilly807]

A bit more work done, the U-bolts holding the cross-beam were rusted solid. I had to cut the nuts off, then build up the U-bolts with weld and re-thread them.

The bottom corner of the mouldboards were worn to a knife-edge, I welded some 3/16 steel on the back and shaped it to match the original profile.

I think I'm going to do some more work on the coulters, one is seized tight. Maybe next weekend..

Sean

 

[backdoor]

Wow! You do good work! Congrats on the find.

 

[sweettractors]

"You Da Man" Great job. Ken Sweet

 

[Chilly807]

It's one of the fun things (for me at least) about old machinery and implements..

I like repairing things like this, most of them just need some time and a little patience. Any excuse to break out some tools brings a smile to my face.

With the amount of plowing I'll ever do, it should last for a hundred years more.. although if I have to turn some pastures it may get some serious work.

There's an Antique Engine and Tractor Society (Club?) very near where I live... I may have to drop in some day and see what's going on. The only trouble with that is space to keep all the "collectables" I know I'd end up searching out. They had a display at the local fair last weekend, I watched an old Deere running a shingle mill for a while.

Sean