plowing advice needed

RJV · Mar 30, 2010

I have a super A with factory rear single bottom plow. When I plow, the dirt rows wont want to roll/flip over. They stand straight up. This makes it more difficult to disc. Im going as deep as I can. The floating draw bar is at the lowest level just before touching the ground. I can get the plow to go 8 inches into the ground. Any advice?

Thanks,

Ron

Tom Fleming · Mar 31, 2010

A couple of quick questions. What gear are you plowing in? Hopefully 2nd. Is your plow rusty or clean/shiney? Are you plowing in heavy sod or compacted ground? Clay? Ground too wet yet?

2nd gear and a polished plow (including the landslide) and you shouldn't have a problem.

Also, too deep doesn't help either.

Just some thoughts.

cmd1042 · Mar 31, 2010

most likely you are to deep

sflem849 · Mar 31, 2010

I concur. In my experience it has been a speed and scouring problem. I plow in 3rd or 4th (if I can stay in the seat) with my SMTA.

sgtbull · Mar 31, 2010

sounds like you may be plowing too slowly, if everything else is okay

Handyman · Mar 31, 2010

did you set your furrow wheel to the proper spacing?

mkirsch · Mar 31, 2010

It sounds like you're plowing "virgin" sod. That's the worst or so I've been told.

Don't be afraid to go at the surface of the moldboard and share with an angle grinder and 40 grit flap disk, then 80, then a 120 grit random orbit sander. Change papers often when you get to the sander. Get it shined up as much as possible before you go plowing.

If you really want to get crazy, you can keep using finer and finer grits until you get to a mirror finish.

When you're done plowing cover the shined surface with a healty coating of grease gun grease (moly or lithium, comes in a tube). It'll be just as shiny come next spring when you go to plow again.

formerly ny bill · Mar 31, 2010

7-8" should be the correct depth for the plow.
2 suggestions:
can you tilt the plow hitch so it turns the dirt farther over?
some moldboards are made with 2 holes near the back, where you can add a tail piece. the tail piece can help turn the dirt a little farther.

this assumes that the moldboard is scoured (shiny) as noted below.
speed isn't as important as having the plow set correctly; a lot of good plowing has been done at 3 and 4 miles an hour.
hth.

Haas · Mar 31, 2010

Maybe you have the plow set to take too much land. Try moving the plow out a hole or two in the drawbar. If you are already at the outermost hole, you may need to set the wheel in a couple of inches. Also, if you are plowing sod, you need the coulter for the plow. If you don't have one, it won't do the best in sod.

Red Mist · Apr 2, 2010

Too deep, and therefore, too slow.
mike

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