moldboard plow setup

[jcraftenworth]

Consider a rotary plow. It requires less traction/weight, and less hp! I think it does better in hard to plow soils as well

 

[Ford850]

I don't have a moldboard plow for my BCS, but I would set it up just like I do on a 4 wheel tractor. Drive the left wheel up onto a block the same depth as you plan to plow. Lets say 6" as an example. That tilts the BCS low on the right, high on the left, just like you will be traveling with the right wheel in a furrow when plowing. Now get the tractor sitting fairly level, front to back. Make adjustments on th eplow so it is sitting level on the ground, left to right. Then make adjustments on the plow so bottom edge of the plow is flat on the ground, front to back. If the plow won't pull into the ground enough to hold the proper depth, re-adjust the plow so the point is angled down slightly in the front. That should get you plowing and you can fine tune it from there.

 

[bluesilver]

Thanks for all the replies, appreciated.
Been playing around with it for a while now, think i might just stick to a rotary plow, the moldboard is just too big for these two wheel tractors to pull, no matter how you set it up.

 

[Ford850]

Thanks for all the replies, appreciated.
Been playing around with it for a while now, think i might just stick to a rotary plow, the moldboard is just too big for these two wheel tractors to pull, no matter how you set it up.

I would say the same, for working my soil. Unless I would use it only in my better garden soil, which has been amended for years, I could not use a moldboard on my BCS. A rotary plow, or a tiller, both will work new plots, well established gardens, or anything in between.

 

[leonz]

Looks like a pretty good setup.
This is what i currently have and what i am trying to work with
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Hello bluesilver,


The round disc with the holes in it is the depth gauge for the plows heel and toe. you have what is referred to as too much "suck" on the toe of the plow you need to adjust the plow higher using the depth gauge holes in the round plate of the Ferrari plow. The right wheel of the 2 wheel mule cannot be any deeper than the right axles ability to clear the sod as you plow.