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Tim's got it. Just a few points: Your front bottom is starting to scour, the rear 2 haven't yet. Your front bottom is doing more work than the rears. Something not quite adjusted right, I'll bet your plow wants to pull into the ground, the front is lower than the rear? Might want to lengthen the top link a bit. At some point the plow won't want to enter the ground, then you've gone too far... Also if you ever replace the lays (aka shares) this will change the characteristics of your plow, usually wanting to make it pull into the ground harder.... Even the front bottom isn't scoured (totally shiny) and that does make plowing more difficult. Keep those bottoms oiled or painted when not in use for more that a few days, and you need to work the paint off when you plow again - used oil might be frowned on but works the best. Anything other than totally shiny makes dirt stick & plowing miserable. I would _strongly_ recommend replacing your shins. They are totally shot. They are not that expensive, and new ones will help preserve the big (expensive!) parts from wearing down. Speaking of which: Your molboards are shot too. That's expensive. You can limp along with what you have, but as worn as they are it catches some dirt, doesn't scour as well as it could. At least replace those shins, will help. Replacing the shins will save wear on all the other parts (share a tiny bit, molboard & wear pad a lot). You are nearing the point where you are wearing on the frame members, not good. The shares & wear pads look good, you'll need to replace those most often, but look good in the pics that I see. If you have a difficult time getting plow penetration in hard soils, sometimes you need to replace the shares anyhow, new ones always help for that. Just a point of information. Shiny scoured bottoms, a leveled plow, and faster speed is what's going to help turn the sod over. But sometimes it just doesn't, even with best effort, so don't be discouraged. :) For parts, take a shin off, go to the dealer or farm supply store, & mach up. Sometimes there are several frogs (the V part that all these other parts bolt to is called a 'frog' around here anyhow) that will bolt on most plows, and sometimes you don't have original equip or there were options, so I find it best to take an old one along. Looks like you have a common model, should be able to find pretty easy at the farm supply. --->Paul
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