IH Plow Questions

It is an older plow, one guy told me he thought it was either a 510 or 520 but he didn't know the difference between the two. It has been painted and I can find no plates or serial #s on it.

Any tricks for identifying them would be appreciated.

I found another plow that looks exactly like mine at a neighboring farm. It is laying on its back and the guy said it was junk. Problem is the frogs are worn out and the points and shares were welded on to make it go a couple more years. It is now to the point of being junk like he said. Thought I was going to have some cheap spare parts.

Thanks for the info, you guys really know your stuff.

I found another plow that looks exactly like mine at a neighboring farm. It is laying on its back and the guy said it was junk. Problem is the frogs are worn out and the points and shares were welded on to make it go a couple more years. It is now to the point of being junk like he said. Thought I was going to have some cheap spare parts.

Thanks for the info, you guys really know your stuff.

I do know the 5 bottom 510 could be reduced to 4 bottom as manual told how and where to make changes in settings to compnsate for one less bottom. I looked at doing this with my plow after first season as I had mounted duals on my 1066 and usually spreading manure with 1066 when I wanted to be plowing. Plus the wheel setting on right of tractor had to be changed. This reduction in bottoms is much more complicated than one would first think. We had 656 hitched to plow, looking at all those changes, finally I said to my hired hand, go up and try plowing that clay hill behind the house. If 656 will plow that hill pulling 5 x 16, it will pull it anywhere on farm. 1066 was never hitched to plow again.

The 510 plow was actually a later model, it had a heavier frame and was available only in 4, 5 and 6 bottom models. No size designation in the model number. If I remember correctly the 510 was only available as 16" bottom.

Had your plow been a 4 bottom this would be a bit more difficult. More so than Model numbers you should have plow point, share, etc. numbers when going for parts. There were several different bottoms and all bottoms were used on all mounted, semi- mounted and trailer plows. Plows basically are custom built, model doesn't necessarily mean a lot.

In the 1983 buyers guide after the 700 series plow came on market they show 510 as 4 or 5 bottom 16" only.

Last evening I was going from memory as I bought a new 510 5x16 in 1975. A couple of years before that I had priced a new 544, I remember 544 as being end of that line and wanted a 3x16 semi-mount plow to go with it, that would have been 1972, and 510 plow was not available as 3 bottom. I did not buy the 544 or a plow.