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Sizing a plow

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Rick B. Silvert

06-14-2003 23:16:40




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Simply put how or where do you measure a plow to determine its size? IE 12",14" etc. was looking at an old ford two bottom but wasnt sure what size it is.Thnx Bman




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El Toro

05-16-2005 04:55:11




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 Re: Sizing a plow in reply to Rick B. Silverton OR, 06-14-2003 23:16:40  
Hi Rick, There's been a lot of discussion and different opinions on how to measure a plow.
I still think if you measure from 90 degrees across from the landslide to the trailing edge of the plow point will give you that measurement.
I have an old 8" moldboard plow that was originally on a Viking garden tractor and I now have it so it will lift with the hydraulics on my riding garden tractor. That's what it measures
when you measure across as I described before.
You can also measure the furrow width. A 14" plow
should make a 14" furrow. Hal

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Hugh MacKay

06-15-2003 03:13:26




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 Re: Sizing a plow in reply to Rick B. Silverton OR, 06-14-2003 23:16:40  
Rick: Just measure from center to center on the top of beams at point where you can measure square across.



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ron in MN

06-15-2003 11:43:31




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 Re: Re: Sizing a plow in reply to Hugh MacKay, 06-15-2003 03:13:26  
Across the beams won't always work. On my John Deere 2 bottom model 44, (paraphrasing what is in the Operator's Manual) there are three regular frames. The first can be 10 or 12 inch, the second 12 or 14 inch and the third 14 or 16 inch for the cut width. The size for a particular frame is changed by reversing (moving the front standard back and the rear standard forward) the standards. (these standards are the vertical pieces that attach the moldboards to the horizontal part of the beams and each standard has an offset)

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Hugh MacKay

06-15-2003 20:09:48




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 Re: Re: Re: Sizing a plow in reply to ron in MN, 06-15-2003 11:43:31  
Ron: Leave it to Deere to throw a kink in things. I hear what you are saying, he best run a straight edge along his rear bottom landside and measure across, to the front bottom.



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ron in MN

06-16-2003 17:58:24




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Sizing a plow in reply to Hugh MacKay, 06-15-2003 20:09:48  
Hugh, Yes from landside to landside will get it. I hadn't thought out all the details of my plow and I just now made a little drawing to fix in my mind how this all works. I had neglected to mention before, that in addition to the frame, the correct size moldboards would be needed also. Also I think JD's idea would only work with a 2 bottom, although I haven't thought that all the way through and I may be wrong!

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Hugh MacKay

06-16-2003 18:38:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sizing a plow in reply to ron in MN, 06-16-2003 17:58:24  
Ron: Along the same lines as you mention, I have a two bottom single point fast hitch for my Farmall 140 The frame on that plow is adjustable for 10", 11", 12" and 14", however my plow bottoms will only work on 10, 11 or 12. There is another bottom that will work on 12 and 14. I tried my plow at 14 inch, it will plow but not a very impressive looking job. I understand IH also had a 3rd bottom in that era designed for 14 and 16 and was used on the larger frame two point hitch plows for larger tractors. Looking at how a mold board works on the curve and angle, I rather doubt if any company had more than a 2 inch range on any given plow bottom. The reason my frame is has the 14" adjustment is it is exactly same plow as my brother has for his 230 except his has a 2 point fast hitch pull beam and 14" bottoms. His frame is exactly same part numbers as mine.

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