Setting a turning plow

[beenthere]

DDT
I think you are right, as it is better to block both front as well as rear wheels. Then you can level the plow fore and aft, as well as side to side.

That is at least a good place to begin (kind of like adjusting a carb by turning the jets all the way in and back out a turn and a ½ for a 'place to start' that it will at least work and run.

 

[sweettractors]

<font color="blue">Beenthere, I'm sorry to be so vague about what I was saying. In giving the plow more or less point I was referring to adjusting the third link to make the plow run more or less on point and by leveling I was referring to raising or lowering the adjustable right arm to make the plow run more or less level after it is in the ground and the tractor tires are in the furrow. </font>

Call me at 270-528-3323-Mon-Fri-8-5-CST and I will walk you thru the set up proceedure. Will take about 5 minutes. We do this with our plow customers about 200 times a year.--Ken Sweet

 

[challengertn]

Just a little FYI. The plow is in fact a Ferguson. Since they look so similar to a Dearborn, I'd suspect they were made during the Ford-Ferguson period.

 

[DDT]

I was told buy a Kubota dealer (the owner has been selling Kubotas for a long time, there were 3 different tractors in the states at the time when he strarted) The ford plows pull the easyest of all. I am looking for a 3 bottom ford now.

 

[sweettractors]

Thanks for the info, however, when it comes to getting ready for plowing, It does not really matter what brand plow it is. Thanks--Ken Sweet

 

[sweettractors]

We have several in stock (catagory 1 and 2) email us at sweet@scrtc.com if you need a picture and or price? --Ken Sweet

 

[challengertn]

Sorry for digging up an old thread but I have an additional thought on the subject and wanted to share it with the ones who answered this thread before plus any new ideas that someone might have. I was talking to a man today at a dealership that is a mechanic and has farmed for several years. We were discussing the newer 50hp tractors and the fact that they are really not designed for the use of a turning plow the way they used to be as for as draft control being standard, etc. We got around to the subject of overall width and he happened to mention that it has been a long standing rule of thumb that the rear tractor tires should be adjusted so that it is 38" from center of tractor to center of tread on the rear tire or 76'' from center of tire to center of tire. This is supposed to place the turning plow in the proper position with the back tire running in the open furrow. Now he only used larger tractors but I don't know if this applied across the board size wise or not. Anybody ever heard of anything like this before?

 

[Egon]

Not sure about the new information but it may not apply to some situations such as this three tractor 50 gang plough. Picture is rather grainy but its the best I could do with it.

Egon

 

[Varmintmist]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Once again I want to thank all of you who answered this thread. I must admit when I posted this question on this site I was skeptical about what kind of answers I would get on a compact utility tractor site. I didn't know how many people still used a turning plow and especially with the smaller tractors. )</font>

Thing is, most of the CUTs are bigger than a 8N in HP, size, and ability, and people have plowed with 8N's for longer than I have been alive /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Not being a "real" farmer myself I love these threads. Because I want to buy a single bottom or perhaps a small 2 bottom in the near future to do a garden, some food plots and run over some multiflora rose. I know it wont kill all of it, I just want to rip it up as payback /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[sweettractors]

Actually, Standing behind the tractor, The initial tractor tire track width setting should be 23 inches from the centerline of the tractor to the inside edge of the right rear tire rubber for a 12 inch plow, 25 inches for a 14 inch plow and 27 inches for a 16 inch plow.--Ken Sweet

Sweet Farm Equipment LLC *Over 50 used sets of 1-2 and 3 bottom turning plows in stock today*

 

[Indydirtfarmer]

That rotation of the drawbar to "steer" a plow is called "landing". Ideally, a tractor pulling a plow should NOT have stabilizer bars, sway blocks, or sway chains holding the 3 point draft arms in place. They should be free to move side to side, allowing movement when making slight directional turns. With that "floating" from side to side, the plow should still track properly behind the tractor. Some companies used to refer to the "landing" adjustment as "width of cut" adjustment. That term is sort of decieving. It actually should only effect the width of cut for the FRONT plow bottom, giving it the same cut as any bottoms following.

Plowing is becoming a lost art. A well set up plow pulls effortlessly compared to one not set up correctly. And there is absolutely NOTHING more relaxing than plowing a big field! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The smell of fresh dirt, all the sounds of a laboring tractor, the exhaust smell, and just being outdoors..... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Egon]

And a bonus is the cloud of seagulls and other birds following and looking for food. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Egon

 

[sweep]

If your plow is a Dearbourn and looks like this I can pass to you the original set up instructions. If you would like them send me a PM with your email address and I'll shoot the works over to you. It's a rather large file.

Hello
Can you please send me those set up instructions. I have a Dearborn 10-8 plow I just purchased.
Thanks
Dave aka sweep