Super A Plow

I bought a single bottom plow for my SA a couple years ago but I didn"t get the depth control lever with it. I have looked around at farm sales, Ebay and the For Sale ads....but never see one offered for sale. If I had one to use as a pattern, I am sure it could be fabricated easy enough....but I can"t even find anybody that owns one! If anybody has one for sale....I"d be very interested in hearing from you and in lieu of that, a good picture and dimensions might be enough to allow me to make one from scratch. Thanks.

Mark, there is no depth control lever.

Depth control is done through a bar that runs from the middle of the turned-around drawbar up to the right arm of the touch-control.

Well...that 'bar' is what I am talking about. I don't know what it's proper name is.....but because it hooks to the hydraulic lift and controls the depth of the plow.....I just called it a depth control 'lever'....because it attaches to the drawbar...which acts as a 'fulcrum' so the plow can be set for the 'angle of attack'.

Anyway...so much for my improper nomenclature.

I need that BAR.

Mark: mkirsch is right, all plows on Super A have plow depth controlled by hydraulics. Left valve lever and inside left rockshaft lift and lower plow, right valve lever and right rockshaft controll plow depth. With drawbar in forward position, you remove pins to allow it to float. then run a link from drawbar to right rockshaft. It has to pivot top and bottom and top end muct be offset so it wont break rockshaft arm ends.

Once you get that your in business, you'll have hydraulic depth control change on the go.

Hey there Mr. Hugh!

Yessir, I understand how the setup works.....I'm just not very good at putting my thoughts in print!

That bar, lever, rod, link, gizzy or whatchamacallit that you and me and mkirsch are referring to is all one and the same. I just need to get one or a pattern so I can make one.

Finding these old plows is easy......getting the link, rod, bar, lever..whatever is another thing. I think most folks tossed it aside when they cleaned out the barn and hauled the plow to a sale.

Here in KY where I live......I have seen dozens and dozens of offset Farmall's used for tobacco cultivation....but can honestly say...only once or twice can I recall seeing one used to break ground. Most were simply dedicated cultivator tractors and never used for anything else. I read where folks pay big money for Super A's-140's.....yet in this area they were so common, a good SA with cultivators can still be bought for $1200-$1800. One with a side dresser will add a couple hundred to the price. I bought mine 2 or 3 years ago with cultivators and sidedresser for $1650. It is a 'nice' one. Ugly ones that may need some TLC but still run well enough...can be had for less. Sorry...I am rambling now and I still need that plow part!

Hey you. You have an old buddy in KY that is going to fix you up with one. I just ain't had a chance to get over to dads to look for it yet. I know I have at least one we can pattern from. Might have a couple of them laying around.

Mark: The best way to make one of those is use two pieces of 1/2"x1-1/2" flat bar. With U drawbar at parallel to ground, and rockshaft in foreward position, cut the two pieces of steel so they overlap by 15" to 18", then drill a series of holes to make the length adjustable. The hydraulics don't always give enough range, in that there is enough difference between new plow points and worn plow points. Course the beauty of making it that way, you can always drill another hole. The factory links were made that way. I once had one and if I remember correctly there were holes for 2" increments. My fast hitches have 2 holes 2" apart. When I start with new points I shorten the link and at about half worn points I have to change to the longer position.

I made one for SA once, had 1/2" holes 8" apart on bottom section and 2" apart on top section. I used the 1/2"x1-1/2" because the factory link made from 5/16"x 1-1/4" kept bending. Think about it the fast hitch links are made of 1-1/8" round stock.