what style share for plow?

[capsicum]

I'm looking at new plow shares and I see deep suck, flat, rib-flat, hardfaced/hardened, upset point, narrow cut, full cut, forged. Is this purely a trial and error selection or are there some general guides?
Single bottom plow looking for average 6-8" depth (have a subsoiler if needed) some broken/disked soil, some sod,
I have sandy river valley soil, very few rocks and they are small.
The next town over has glacial till: rocks/gravel with loam making up the balance, all on top of hard pan(hard enough most backhoe operators just give up when they hit it, but its a few feet down)

 

[Chilly807]

The soil type should dictate which share to use, this link might help you.

The manual isn't the easiest to read, but it's all there. You'll have to click on each of the links on the page til you find the one you need. I printed the manual for a reference.

Ferguson Moldboard Plow Service Manual


Sean

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I'm looking at new plow shares and I see deep suck, flat, rib-flat, hardfaced/hardened, upset point, narrow cut, full cut, forged. Is this purely a trial and error selection or are there some general guides?
Single bottom plow looking for average 6-8" depth (have a subsoiler if needed) some broken/disked soil, some sod,
I have sandy river valley soil, very few rocks and they are small.
The next town over has glacial till: rocks/gravel with loam making up the balance, all on top of hard pan(hard enough most backhoe operators just give up when they hit it, but its a few feet down)

If all you plan on plowing is YOUR ground (as you describe it), you'll do well with a standard flat, full cut, forged share. Deep suck shares are for very hard soils where the plow doesn't want to penetrate.