Odd plow wear

I just used this Ford 130 three point mount plow on five acres. Notice how the outer end of the moldboard never scoured clean. Anybody know why? I believe I had it set correctly front to rear and side to side. I don't claim to be an expert and am looking for some wisdom.
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If your plows were badly rusted it can take a lot of plowing and scraping to get all the rust off. I've scoured really bad bottoms by grinding, doing some plowing and grinding again the areas that were still rusted. It is way easier to prevent the rust to start with. I spray any cheap paint in a spray can on my plows and they scour pretty easy. Even before all the paint comes off the dirt doesn't stick to it. Grease also works but I've found paint works a lot better.
 
As charlie said, just not enough acres for as bad as they were. I know AGCO and New Holland carry a paint specificly for painting plow bottoms that comes off easier than regular paint. By the wear on your shin pieces you still need a little adjustment. Those look like Raydex bottoms, if so they are designed to work best at half the cutting width for depth (ie. 14" cut bottom works best at 7" cutting depth). What I used to tell customers with mounted plows is to find some blocking that is as thick as they want to plow deep, then drive the land side wheels of the tractor up on them on a flat surface then adjust the plow so it is level against the surface in all three directions. That will get you close, but you'll have to tweak it for the ground you are on, squat in the tires under load,etc.
 
Clean them the best you can, with a heavy putty knife, and use a belt sander on them,they will shine next time!!!!
 
Ya , as others have said ,you just haven't ploughed enough ground with it yet.I bought a plough that had sat for near 20 years , and was well rusted , but had seen very little use. I dragged it almost 100 acres to get everything shined up. I never paint or grease my plough, as it will never sit unused for much longer than 4 months. I just pour some used motor oil on it, cleans up after a round or two. Bruce
 
spray some Blaster on them a day before using. I paint mine now. Used to use grease, but it wouldn't last the whole year.
 

I use up what is left in any old color of paint that I have on hand. With no primer it will not last over two years anyway.
 

I use up what is left in any old color of paint that I have on hand. With no primer it will not last over two years anyway.
 
Mine have to sit outside but I will have to try that. Mine can end up what ever color I have sitting around and it often looks dumb. Color doesn't look good on something where everything else is rust colored. LOL
 
Did you put a level on the plow in the ground?
Appears your plow is going clockwise into the furrow. Which ,possible landslide wear out. With points and rock shears
Also you don't have rolling counters ,what was the soil ?
Last did you measure the slices? They should be the same as the withth of cut of plow 14 or 16 inches
 
I thought the trash boards did such a good job, they just turned everything over real quick. My JD 412 looks like that after I added the trash boards. I don't plow a whole bunch, either. I use a can of Dollar Store spray paint after they get shined up.
 

Bet it did an unholy job of plowing..!!

Didn't anyone tell you to use a putty knife often until the metal is scoured up.?

Myself, I use a 4 1/2" Angle Grinder with a Thin Cut-off disc, held at an angle..like you would use a putty knife..

Takes the rust of, leaving a black oxide layer that WILL scour right up and will not leave a scratch in the metal..

Wear a dust mask and safety glasses..

You will use about one cutoff wheel per bottom..
 
Those Ford bottoms do most of their work at the front of the point and the shin area. When they've plowed enough acres, the shins will be worn out at the bottom and the point will be worn like a triangle, front worn thin while back of share looking unworn. It'l take more than 5 acres to scour the entire moldboard. Looks like every thing is OK.
 
If the plow is set for correct depth for size of bottom the soil will not hit the trash board. We took them off because they created more problems than they did good. Only if trying to plow overly deep does the soil hit them.
 
Amount of plowing will not take care of that problem, something is not set properly and you do need to get the coulters on it. Without actually seeing in operation I could not give a guess as to cause of doing that. I just used any old cheap paint I had on hand on the moldboards.
 
Owned a 130 many years ago and it always did a great plowing job. From the "wear" patterns as shown on the moldboards and cover boards you are running the plow on its nose. This will result in te soil leaving the moldboard prematurely... You need to lengthen the top link a bit. In addition I would check the right 3-point link for proper length .... as It looks like the plow may not be level in the actual plowing position. Lack of scouring could also point to plowing too slow. To get a good scour job you need to plow at a minimum 3.5 - 4 MPH. If you took the plow off and didn't touch the "landing lever/adjustment" .. you were plowing with it in an incorrect position. Last time I checked, you can still get owner/operator manuals for the Ford model 130 series plows. ..and for goodness sake... put the coulters back on.
 

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