Plow fitment problem

[countrybumpkin]

Egon , I had thought about that , and then I came up with a thought of just making extensions to my lift arms that bolt on, for when I use the plow. That way I dont have to mod the plow and I could use them on the two row cultivator i have that has the fertilizer hopper boxes mounted on it, Because I have to be very careful with it when I raise it so they dont hit my fenders. I'll look into both and decide.

 

[flusher]

I finally got a chance to try and hook up to the plow I bought A few weeks back and ran into a small problem. The support that holds the front colter on the plow is hitting the right lift arm, so what should I do??? I was going to see if I could move the bracket as far back as I could and then cut off the remaining part of the support but not sure if I really like that option. Here are some pics.

Is that a 2-14 plow?
Anyway, looking at it from the rear, it looks like the plow is set too far to the right. I'd try to use your telescoping sway links to shift it to the left a few inches and see if that helps. You may have to drill a pair of holes in the plow's drawbar to get it shifted enough to remove that interference problem.

Coincidentally, right now I'm going through the same thing as you are--trying to get my old JD 2-14 plow to hang correctly on my Mahindra 5525.





As you can see, that plow needs a lot of adjustment. Today I got out my big sockets and the long breaker bar and got a half-dozen of the rusted bolts loose so I can start the alignment process tomorrow.

It uses #217 Deere plowshares--need to get a new pair of those. The ones on the plow are pretty worn. I can't tell from your photos the condition of the shares on your plow. As you can see from my photos, the ground on my place is dry and hard as a brick after 2 months of triple digit temps. Need to load those rears with water/antifreeze mix to get more traction.

 

[Egon]

Those extensions are a much easier solution. Happy Furrows!

 

[countrybumpkin]

Yes it is a 2-14, I really need to set it up behind the tractor and line it up were it needs to be to see how the hitch needs to move for sure. For some reason I was thinking that sliding the draw bar over was not a option, but looking back at the photos it might just be. All i would need to do is re-drill a new hole for the bolt you see in the first pic sense the plow looks as if needs to move to the left any how.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Heat and bend the bar that holds the coulter shank (plow frame...) . Bend it inboard far enough to clear the draft arm. THen simple pivot the coulter shank to where the coulter runs in the proper alignment. I've seen EXACTLY the same situation dealt with in this manner. Makes for a simple fix that allows the plow to operate in the manner for which it was designed.

Making radical adjustments on the plow itself will result in the plow running somewhere other than in the correctly centered on the line of draft. That will cause the plow to pull more on one side of the tractor, tending to cause the tractor to "steer" to one side. You want the plow to operate with the top link running in line with the tractor, NOT skewed to one side.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Thanks, Farmwithjunk I was wondering if that might be an option but wasn't sure. I'll see what that will do for me.

 

[Ford850]

Here's a diagram of a Ford 101 plow frame and a picture of a plow with the bend FWJ was talking about. In this case it was designed into the plow and came that way. I'll admit when I was looking for a plow, I thought the beam was bent due to an accident on the first one I saw.

 

[countrybumpkin]

I would have thought the same thing, but that may be the way I go. As soon as I get these stitches out of my finger next week I'll see what will work best for me. I had to get a knot removed off my right index finger Monday and the doc has it all bandaged up so I can't really do anything this week. I'm about to go nuts already and this is only the second day.

 

[flusher]

I would have thought the same thing, but that may be the way I go. As soon as I get these stitches out of my finger next week I'll see what will work best for me. I had to get a knot removed off my right index finger Monday and the doc has it all bandaged up so I can't really do anything this week. I'm about to go nuts already and this is only the second day.

Bummer. Hope the surgery works out.

Here're a few photos I took this AM of the alignment effort on my old JD 2-14 plow.

I set the plow so it's aligned with the tractor, top link centered on the plow crossbeam and verified that the plow is sitting level side-to-side.



The centerline of the crossbeam is 25 inches give or take from the inner wall of the right rear tire per Ken Sweet's recommendations for 2-14 plows.








With the right lower arm of the 3pt hitch attached, the pins of the left lower arm are not in the proper position to keep the plow aligned. The previous owner had welded 1/2" plates on the ends of the crossbeams to relocate the pins.



Need to move the location of the left side pin on the plow about 2.25 inches forward. I'm heading for my steel supplier today to get a 3"x7" x 1/2" piece of bar stock to drill a new hole for the pin and weld onto the plow.



Still haven't ordered the #217 shares. Only price I've seen so far is $170 apiece. Pretty pricy considering I bought the plow for $200. I only have about 2 acres of hayfield to plow so I might just wait until the first rains soften the ground (hopefully in late Oct) and plow then.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Thanks it should all be good in a week or so, But I'm going to figure out a way to fish with it this way for sure. []

It's a shame they done that to your plow, but sense they did, might as well just redo some of their work to fit your needs, You may be able to find a new draw bar for it but even then you may still have a issue. Are those set up so you could rotate the draw bar to adjust the pin locations? Looks as if you are well on your way to having it set up for your needs, I'll have to measure on mine and see where the edge of the tire in relation the the front plow edge falls with the 25" measurement you mentioned, where did you come up with that?