Well all was going along so smoothly, with the 1370 and the old 5-18" Case plow that hadn't been in service since around '92. Every now and then I'd hit a rock, a bottom would trip, I'd back up to reset, and away we'd go again.
Then things got more interesting. Going right along and suddenly heard the big girl grunt a little and just as I reached for the clutch I heard "ping" and looked around to see 5/8" bolts flying through the air and bottom #3 laying behind the plow. Dang!!
Well I think I just proved that I need to look over the trip mechanisms on this old 7000 series plow. I have a manual for it, but not any drawings or parts diagrams and the manual simply says to turn the adjusting screws to set trip point. The plow is model 7258 (7000 series, 2 for trip rather than shear bolt, 5 for bottoms, 8 for 18" bottoms).
As mentioned, the plow has sat still for 23 years now. Other than backing off the screw on #3 bottom (and probably same on 1 and 5, both 2 and 4 have tripped a few times but that's it), what can I do to ensure the trips are working right? Does anybody have a diagram of the trip mechanism? Is there a good way to safely disassemble the spring loaded mechanism? Definitely want to lube everything and make sure it works well before continuing. I have about 75 acres more to go and don't care to repeat this exercise, or lose my bottom again, ha!
Then things got more interesting. Going right along and suddenly heard the big girl grunt a little and just as I reached for the clutch I heard "ping" and looked around to see 5/8" bolts flying through the air and bottom #3 laying behind the plow. Dang!!
Well I think I just proved that I need to look over the trip mechanisms on this old 7000 series plow. I have a manual for it, but not any drawings or parts diagrams and the manual simply says to turn the adjusting screws to set trip point. The plow is model 7258 (7000 series, 2 for trip rather than shear bolt, 5 for bottoms, 8 for 18" bottoms).
As mentioned, the plow has sat still for 23 years now. Other than backing off the screw on #3 bottom (and probably same on 1 and 5, both 2 and 4 have tripped a few times but that's it), what can I do to ensure the trips are working right? Does anybody have a diagram of the trip mechanism? Is there a good way to safely disassemble the spring loaded mechanism? Definitely want to lube everything and make sure it works well before continuing. I have about 75 acres more to go and don't care to repeat this exercise, or lose my bottom again, ha!