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Robert J Hampto

08-12-2007 16:15:52




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Hello. I have just bought a 14 inch single bottom plow from TSC and in some of the archives I have seen they say naver use stabilizer bars with a plow when I tried it the plow ran over to the left can someone who is familar with the adjustments on the TSC plows please inform me on the best way to get it to do the job, TSC does not provide much information on there products. thanks robert




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Dave Anderson

08-13-2007 16:26:10




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 Re: plow adjustment in reply to Robert J Hampton, 08-12-2007 16:15:52  
Gerald has it right, make that correct, raise the left wheel!



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KSTractor

08-12-2007 19:02:14




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 Re: plow adjustment in reply to Robert J Hampton, 08-12-2007 16:15:52  
To get your plow to not swing to the left you need to aim it a little to the right.There should be an adjustment to adjust the plow in relation to the 3pt pins Ferguson plows have the pins on sort of a crank shaft as you turn it one pin moves forward and the other back .Some Fords ran the shaft thru an ecentric to do the same thing other plows use a draw bolt to move the bar forward or back on one end .Move it a little at a time and try it until it stays centered , the top link should be sraight back not angled to either side. The chains should only be tight when the plow is raised all the way up.

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Hugh MacKay

08-12-2007 17:27:35




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 Re: plow adjustment in reply to Robert J Hampton, 08-12-2007 16:15:52  
Robert: Dave has given you good advice, I'll just add to that one more item, and I'm sure Dave knows this. Tractors with mounted plows must have the tread setting matched to suit the plow, within 4-6 inches, and it's different for each of 1 bottom, 2 bottom, 3 bottom, etc. there is adjustment on the plow to take care of that 4-6 inches. The center line of a 3 point hitch plow has a tendancy to pull directly centerline on tractor, and one can offset that some with the adjustment, however more than roughly 6 inches and the right rear wheel must be moved in to match the plow. There are charts around that will give you ideal wheel tread setting for the various plows (as in number of bottoms as well as width of cut of each bottom). I lost my copy or I'd quote from it. I know my 2x12 bottom plow works best with wheel tread set at 52". If I shift tractor to 56" I have trouble getting right adjustment, 60" and I just can't plow. I expect your TSC plow will cut 16" and you can probably make 52" wheel tread work, but 48" will be better. This is close, however width of tire has some effect, and for ideal setting you should have the chart. When you get a chart it will actually quote you distance from inside of right rear tire to center line of tractor.

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Dave Anderson

08-12-2007 16:36:01




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 Re: plow adjustment in reply to Robert J Hampton, 08-12-2007 16:15:52  
A few simple rules for plow adjustment. First run the right rear wheel, as viewed from the rear, up on a piece of 6x6 or 8x8, and set parking brake. Now adjust the plow so that the bottom of the share is flat level with the ground. You do this by adjusting the toplink for fore/aft leveling, and your lift arm leveling screws for right to left adjustment. Of course, it helps to do this on a patch of level asphalt or concrete. As far as stabilizer bars go, they are right, do not rigidly confine a plow, use limiting chains on the lift arms, adjust them so that the plow is limited from side to side movement, so that the plow can't hit the tires. Lastly, recognize that there are times in the year that are so dry, no matter how you adjust a plow, it still won't go into the ground!

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Gerald J.

08-12-2007 18:14:57




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 Re: plow adjustment in reply to Dave Anderson, 08-12-2007 16:36:01  
That's exactly backwards. You want the tractor tilted the same as having the right wheel in the furrow so you need the LEFT wheel up on the block to set the plow level.

A plow often needs the front tipped down to suck into the ground and if all things were perfect the landside would take all the side thrust and since the plow is tossing dirt to the right there is quite a bit of side thrust for the landside to carry.

I've had chains made to fit between the bottom of the axle and the end of the plow drawbar to help contrain the sideways motion. I've used them for other things and they weren't strong enough.

Gerald J.

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