Tried to go Plowing

psnart45

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I need some help from the experts here... Last weekend, I tried to go plowing with my WD-45 and a model 53-14 fully mounted plow.

The plow would NOT sink into the ground. I tried adjusting all 3 spots - the "beaming" screw, trying both lengthening and shortening it, and both lifting link screws. Nothing worked to get the plow into the ground. The hydraulic controls were set for "Drawbar Control".

Nothing worked until I put everything back the way I started out - beaming screw all the way short, lifting link screws adjusted so that the plow was level when my wheels were in the furrow, and I switched the hydraulic control to "Position Control". Then the plow buried itself up to the frame.

Went back to "Drawbar Control" and the result was the same as before - just skating along on top.

What can be wrong with my hydraulic control valves that would prevent the plow from going down? It's almost like the traction booster is too responsive - it tries to lift up the plow with only slight pull on the drawbar.

Thanks for any help and insight you can share.

Phill S.
 
Get a pair of pliers and a 9/16 ( I think?) wrench
and go to the right side of the hitch coupler
under the tractor. Note that there is a spring at
the front of the hitching point and an arm that
goes from the hydraulic valve down to the hitch
The spring allows the hitch to move reward as
draft increases and the link serves to run the
hydraulic valve in response to the movement. What
happens is wear in several points causes the
entire hitch to move rearward and the result is
the draft link become too short to allow the plow
to stay in the ground. The draft link is
adjustable, cant remember which end the adjustment
is on but you need to lengthen it. Keep
lengthening it until the plow will stay in the
ground with the lever all the way down. The way
you adjust the traction booster or draft control
is to raise the lift lower lever up from the
lowest position. The more you raise it the more
boost, or less draft as it may be, you you have.
 
(quoted from post at 06:04:10 10/10/14) Get a pair of pliers and a 9/16 ( I think?) wrench
and go to the right side of the hitch coupler
under the tractor. Note that there is a spring at
the front of the hitching point and an arm that
goes from the hydraulic valve down to the hitch
The spring allows the hitch to move reward as
draft increases and the link serves to run the
hydraulic valve in response to the movement. What
happens is wear in several points causes the
entire hitch to move rearward and the result is
the draft link become too short to allow the plow
to stay in the ground. The draft link is
adjustable, cant remember which end the adjustment
is on but you need to lengthen it. Keep
lengthening it until the plow will stay in the
ground with the lever all the way down. The way
you adjust the traction booster or draft control
is to raise the lift lower lever up from the
lowest position. The more you raise it the more
boost, or less draft as it may be, you you have.

Thanks, Butch. I'll take a look at the link length to see if it needs to be lengthened. Lots of good information for me!
 

Not sure what a "53-14" plow is, but you want the hydraulic system set for "Draft Control (Traction Booster)...
About the only thing that will keep a properly adjusted plow from going in would be worn-out shares..(or RUST)..
Is it anywhere near ready to "plow" with..?
You don't want ANY rust and that includes the Cover-Boards..
Shortening the crank adjustment (on an AC Plow) will make it want to go in Deeper..until it becomes "Over-Beamed" and then the rear bottom will not be as deep and the front will be entirely too deep..(2 turns WILL make a significant difference from normal).
If the rear bottom will not go in very deep, it can be that the "Heel" is set too far down (it should leave a steady mark on the furrow bottom).
I think you may have meant "3-14" AC plow and a WD-45 should hardly know it is behind it in 2nd gear..
Ron.
 
I find I have to throttle back and slow down to make the plow start to slip in the ground. If I drive too fast, it seems like it skips over the top and never "bites".
 

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