paulharvey
Veteran Member
Let me start my saying be gental, I know its UGLY.
I wanted a middle buster plow, but they where ~$120 at TSC/ASC, so I started messing around with some scrap and my cheap CF 110 volt 50a/70a welder and some 3/32nd 6011. The A-Fram is made from 3/4" belt joint restraint bars left over from some Demo of a 12" water line at work. The Top link connection is made from 2 2"x2" square washers used with anchor bolts in wood framed buildings. The sides going back to the business end are made from ?16 gauge street sign posts. The metal going down to the actual plow is a 2"x6" piece of channel I found on the side of the road. The braces are made of #5 rebar, I didn't have those at first, and found that if i dug more than 3-4" in ground it would start to twist, bend, and prezzle, so I welded some braces in. The actual plow is made of a lawn mower blade cut in two, and welded to the 2"x6" channel.
Yes, the welds are butt ugly.
Yes, it really should have heavier gauge metal.
The lower arms are held in place with the 3/4" bolts, 1-1/2" round washers, used with the bell joint restraints.
Total cost, ~3# of 6011 rods.
I really wasn't going to post anything this ugly on forum, but after a discussion about 110 volt welders, I figured heck, why not.
It actually cuts a fairly nice, ~4-6" wide, 6" deep cut, and throws about a 3" windrow off to both sides in my sandy soils. Im no expert farmer, but im thinking thats about right for peanuts, as long as I only rake about 2-3" of cover back over the seed.
I wanted a middle buster plow, but they where ~$120 at TSC/ASC, so I started messing around with some scrap and my cheap CF 110 volt 50a/70a welder and some 3/32nd 6011. The A-Fram is made from 3/4" belt joint restraint bars left over from some Demo of a 12" water line at work. The Top link connection is made from 2 2"x2" square washers used with anchor bolts in wood framed buildings. The sides going back to the business end are made from ?16 gauge street sign posts. The metal going down to the actual plow is a 2"x6" piece of channel I found on the side of the road. The braces are made of #5 rebar, I didn't have those at first, and found that if i dug more than 3-4" in ground it would start to twist, bend, and prezzle, so I welded some braces in. The actual plow is made of a lawn mower blade cut in two, and welded to the 2"x6" channel.
Yes, the welds are butt ugly.
Yes, it really should have heavier gauge metal.
The lower arms are held in place with the 3/4" bolts, 1-1/2" round washers, used with the bell joint restraints.
Total cost, ~3# of 6011 rods.
I really wasn't going to post anything this ugly on forum, but after a discussion about 110 volt welders, I figured heck, why not.
It actually cuts a fairly nice, ~4-6" wide, 6" deep cut, and throws about a 3" windrow off to both sides in my sandy soils. Im no expert farmer, but im thinking thats about right for peanuts, as long as I only rake about 2-3" of cover back over the seed.
