Little wonder plow

Leroy

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Would anybody have a copy of parts or operators manual for a little wonder flat beam plow that they could either post or send me a copy of page showing how the front beam is set up. The plow is a model with a 2 piece beam and it does not want to turn the front furrow over but the back one is good. Currently the beam is bolted together with the short bottom on the inside of the main part of the beam. To me it looks like it should be on the outside of the beam instead of the inside. The bottoms appear to be 14" bottoms and the back one only cutting a 12" furrow while the frond is trying to cut a at least a 16" furrow. If that beam was switched it looks like it would equal out the cut of each bottom. But then it still looks like the furrow axle is still too wide for a 14" frame, did they make a 16" model? as is looks like to get front bottom to cut correct width the furrow wheel would be running on top of previous turrned slab. Plow belongs to a Amish friend that is pulling it with horses. He got it after the Case plow that I got him 15+ years ago gave out on him. I just got done rebuilding that Case plow and they say it is working great so have not yet pulled out the little wonder. What model would it be? I have the book on the No. 4 but it is the forged 1 piece beam. Also book on the 1 bottom No. 3 plow. [email protected]
 
You got to reset the plow tongue to balance the cut. The front plow should only be cutting about 12" just like the rear. You can do that by adjusting the drawbar, the wheel spacing, or the tongue. The tongue adjustment was used to keep the pull point near the center of the tractor for ease of operation. Plowing was a heavy load for a small tractor fitted for this plow. It was important for the load point to be near the center to avoid pulling the tractor sideways. The current adjustment of the tongue you have was for a particular wheel width setting on the right side. If you match that wheel setting it will work just fine otherwise you are going to have to adjust the tongue until the plow trails correctly for the wheel spacing you have. If the tractor you are using is large like an H or M or larger try moving the drawbar over a few inches and use an offset pull point since the tractor will not be overloaded. If you search the Farmall archives you can find a posting on how to set the tongue.
 
There is too much distance between the bottom and the furrow wheel to get it to cut the correct width without the wheel riding on top of the previous turned furrow, not in the bottom of the previous furrow. And adjusting the hitch will not change that. If would cut out a section of the axle 6" long and weld back could get the wheel in lign with where it should be for the bottom and then and only then would adjusting the hitch help.
 
Could you just tell me if the beam bottom part is supposed to be on the left or right side of the main beam? That is all I actually am needing to know and what would the model number be? Not my plow so I don't want to put money in manual that I would never have use for again.
 
Leroy,

Here are some photos of a flat-beam Little Wonder we saw at an auction. I'm unsure of the model number - but if your's looks like this one, the pics may be helpful to you.

Fun fact: We bid on this Little Wonder, but lost it to an Amish fellow - would have had to pay $350, if he had stopped at that point. THEN this summer we bought a Little Genius on steel - from an Amish fellow... for $350. : )

Here's the photos of different views (and I'm running on the assumption that it is set up correctly).

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SweetFeet, thanks for the pictures. One problem is the view direct from the back end that I need you do not have. Manual dealer that I thought might have a manual was not at the swap meet today. Guess will just have to unbolt things and try to bolt on oposide side of beam and see how it works. They are going to try to do that themselves. Their Case plow that I got for him about 18 years ago out of a scrap yard in central Ill, I am in Ohio and these plows are in Indiana, Paid $250 at that time, he just paid me $300 just for rebuilding it. That plow is simular to the No. 8. 5 head of Belgins to pull either plow.
 
Went and looked again... but don't have a straight from the back shot.

I can believe the 5 Belgians - our F20 got a good work out scouring our rusty Little Genius, because the ground was a little on the wet side.
 
Thanks. The consignment sale yesterday had one on it and that beam is made different being it is all one piece. All the plows yesterday the inside edge of the front bottom (landside) was even with the longest point of the share on the second bottom. Now on this friends plow that point of the front bottom is 2" to the left of that point on the rear share. I am sure that it is the problem, thing is looks like the part that needs switched looks like it is 1/4" too long to be able to do it tho.
 

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