Plow fitment problem

countrybumpkin · Aug 21, 2009

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.

Opti-Mist · Aug 21, 2009

I'd be inclined to take a hard look at your hitch points. The top link attaching point and the lower link attaching pins should all be in the same vertical plane. In pic #3 the mast of the hitch appears to be tilted to the rear which suggests that the lower link hitch pins may be too far rearward. That could be the cause of your interferance and could be alleviated by repositioning the hitch pins forward so the mast can become vertical and all three hitch points end up in the same vertical plane. Take a look at any other 3-pt hitch implement that you may have and compare it to your plow regarding the relative position of each of the hitch points.

rambler · Aug 21, 2009

Your problem is the 3pt arms of these little tractors being somewhere in between a cat 0 and cat 1. Back when the plow was made, lower arms were all straight, and there was room for that bracket.

Cutting it off is going to hurt resale value, and I don't think you will be able to fit the front coulter in.

Any way to move the 3pt hitch forward on th eplow a bit?

Looks like the 1st plow bottom doesn't line up properly to the inside of your right rear wheel anyhow - might have to redrill some hols to shift the whole plow to the left a few inches. That might help you with the clearance issue. The plow was likely made for a Ford N, which is wider. Your narrower tractor without adjustable wheels, you'll have to shift the plow to the left some.

--->Paul

foggy1111 · Aug 22, 2009

The Pat's EZ Change would move the plow pins back about 2".....but I'm not sure if 2"would help.

countrybumpkin · Aug 22, 2009

Rambler , I didn't really pay that much attention to the side to side alignment of the bottoms to the tires yet, the plow isn't setting correct in the pics because of it hitting the lift arm I wasn't able to hook it up completely . I wasn't really trying to do much with it yesterday but hook up and move it out of the way when I found out the lift arms hit. I need to get the whole thing setting on a good flat surface and see how it lines up without trying to hook it up to the arms and then I think I may be able to adjust the hitch points over to the right (moving the plow to the left) if I can move it an inch or so would make a hugh difference in clearance, hadn't thought of that , Also if it doesn't need to move over that much The idel that Foggy1111 had would work , or even a combination of both may even be better. Thanks keep the thoughts coming.

rambler · Aug 22, 2009

I had thought of Pat's or a quick hitch too, that should do it, but didn't want to spend too much of your money.

--->Paul

foggy1111 · Aug 23, 2009

rambler said:
I had thought of Pat's or a quick hitch too, that should do it, but didn't want to spend too much of your money.

--->Paul

Spending OTHER peoples money is easy!

BUT....FWIW.....I do have the Pat's and have a Dearborn economy plow (see other post on this). I did get the plow installed onto the PAT's...but it just barely fit onto the plow. When I plowed with it I broke parts of my PAT's from the plow hitting the "attachment pins" on my PAT's. It's all still working....but I need to replace some parts that are bent and broke (mainly the big pin with a hole in the end on the left side).....not much expense....just the getting around to do it factor. Also, I had some problems in getting the plow off the PATs....but concurred that issue with a pry bar.

jinman · Aug 23, 2009

The implements lower linkpins look very short to me. I think I'd try to replace that right-hand pin with a new longer pin. Then, I'd put a bushing on the inside so the lift arm was spread at least 1" wider on the right side. It looks like you have plenty of clearance on that side between the stabilizer and the wheel. It could also shift the implement to the left a bit. The toplink is certainly out of normal position and geometry as Opti-Mist mentioned. That is certainly not the configuration of most Dearborn plows.

countrybumpkin · Aug 23, 2009

Thanks guys, The pin set up and top link are original , this is a 3214 Oliver plow, The top link holes and the lift pins line up perfectly on the vertical plain if you look at it straight on from the side. I think the biggest problem is the plow was designed for a larger frame Tractor with longer & wider lift arms, as someone stated above. I'll try to mess with it a little more and get some more pics and see if we can't figure something out.