Opinions on this plow please. Does it look whole to you.

denglish

Member
Hi,

Thinking about buying this plow. I have not been to look at it yet. Does it look whole to you experts on here?
mvphoto3171.jpg


mvphoto3172.jpg


mvphoto3173.jpg
 

Yeah. I was wondering about that. Should there be two coulters? Is it something that I can easily add?
 
Yes it is missing the 2 coulters that came on it when new. Taken off because somebody did not know how to set them up or after plow was no longer used to put over on a different plow that lost then in field from comming off. Easy to put on, just hard to find complete coulters with shanks and brackets. McCormick No. 8 or Little Genious.
 
Untill these new cheaply made things were brought to market I don't think any major manufacture would have put out a plow without coulters. That is just a way to make a potential buyer think they are getting something cheaper untill they pay the final bill. Same as with they have them for sale but no shares listed to buy replacements.
 
im 70 and ive plowed with one just like that for over 40yrs. Still have it, Still use it. I wouldn't plow without rolling cutters.
Shake the 3 wheels. Is it in rocky ground, then look at the shares. Hard to see if the beams are sprung.
 
I would get a part number off the plowshare and find out the cost for replacement.

Ours were good for about 5 acres per share back in the day. (i.e. 10 acres for a 2 bottom plow)

Zeke B.
 
It has the brackets for the coulters, you just need to find the coulter arms and coulters. If this is on the farm it was used on, have them look
through the sheds or iron pile.

Lots of times the coulters wear down to where they cause more trouble than help and the owner wants to get by without taking time and money
to get new coulters on. or in some mud conditions it's better with them off, and didn't get back to be with the plow. But you would want them
with the plow if you can find them, most of the time they are way better to use, and you can replace the blade itself if it's worn down.

Paul
 
I went and looked at it and all the wheels and bearings seemed tight and in tact. There is a bar welded on the front share as was pointed out by somebody here from the photos. The bar is weled where a bracket had broken but I think that can be cut off when the time comes, and a better bracket can be fabricated. I was glad to see the brackets for the coulter shanks are in place and in good shape but the owner does not have the coulters. He says he is selling it for a friend, I am going back tomorrow to pick it up. Maybe the friend knows where they are.

I probably paid too much - $250 but it will be fun to see if I can get it working. I only have 10 acres. I'm interested in using it to plow my large garden which is about an acre.
 
We have never had colters on a plow and nobody
I've never seen them on a plow except in pictures .
There's been a few times I wished I had coulters
though
 
You trying stalks and loose one, you will find it just before where you pluged up. Never seen any conditions where you could plow without coulters, And I first started plowing over 60 years ago.
 
(quoted from post at 11:04:26 09/08/17) You trying stalks and loose one, you will find it just before where you pluged up. Never seen any conditions where you could plow without coulters, And I first started plowing over 60 years ago.

Leroy, Have you plowed all over the country and Canada or pretty much just Ohio?
 
Nobody has coultlers on a plow here would have never known what they were if I hadn't seen them in a book . If you never seen a place you couldn't plow without em you ain't seen many places i guess
 
Been plowing myself since 1967 here in NE Wyoming, we only raise small grains for the most part, here unless you let your ground get away and you have weeds really bad coulter's are not a must, I do like them at least on the rear bottom if not on every bottom as they darn sure make a difference here too but we sold many plows new in the 60's and 70's where the owners would either not want them and we took them off or they would remove all but the last one, in corn stalks I can see why you would need them for sure 100% , not every condition requires them that is why they were always a option, I myself use them on all of my bigger plows
cnt
 
Thanks for all the replies. I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions about using a plow since I am a rank novice in that area.
 
I got the plow home Saturday, lubed and greased it well and took if for a trial run on the back of the M. The lift clutch works well and I was able to plow sod pretty well after I got the plow depth set. I made several passes before I got it working well and consistently. It seems it will be fine for my demands. The M handles it fine and barely noticed it was there when running in first gear.

If any of you see any coulters for sale or have some to get rid of please let me know.

I have parked the plow for now until my garden is finished. I still have eggplant, peppers, toms, okra and butter beans coming in and peanuts to be harvested. Once we get a good cold spell, I'll take it back out and try again.
 
(quoted from post at 07:28:01 09/11/17) I got the plow home Saturday, lubed and greased it well and took if for a trial run on the back of the M. The lift clutch works well and I was able to plow sod pretty well after I got the plow depth set. I made several passes before I got it working well and consistently. It seems it will be fine for my demands. The M handles it fine and barely noticed it was there when running in first gear.

3324.jpg


I bought these 2-14's a couple of weeks ago and after setting them up I plowed a small plot for fall garden. They have coulters and cut the sod clean but I gave $300 for them cause were real good shape. plowed in 4th gear with L3800 Kubota.
 

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Back
Top