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How to clean plow bottoms??

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B JDfarmer

04-13-2004 19:00:09




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Whats the best way to clean a rusty old plow bottom so that it is as smooth and shiny as their suppose to be rather than going out and spending days not accomplishing much?




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DPOST

04-14-2004 07:55:45




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 Re: How to clean plow bottoms?? in reply to B JDfarmer, 04-13-2004 19:00:09  
Hi;

First never let them rust.

I cleaned up an old rusty plow last year. I used an air powered angle die grnider with a 3" 3M rotolock pad. I used a coarse brillo pad type disks in the rotolock. You can get them at NAPA or any good body shop supplier.

I like the brillo pad disks because they are soft enough to fit the contour. They don't scartch badly. They are open enough that they don't plug up like sand paper.

Take care
D.D.Post

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Del

04-14-2004 05:47:34




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 Re: How to clean plow bottoms?? in reply to B JDfarmer, 04-13-2004 19:00:09  
I haven't plowed a furrow in the last five years but when I was plowing I'd spray paint the shinny metal when I got done and wasn't going to use them for a while . Paint seemed to work better for me than oil or grease. I would use oil if they were only going to set for a week or two. Most of the ground I farm is upland clay and if you let a plow get very rusted it took several acres to shin them up.

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36Special

04-14-2004 05:46:45




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 Re: How to clean plow bottoms?? in reply to B JDfarmer, 04-13-2004 19:00:09  
I uses muratic acid, paint on with an old paint brush. May need several coats. Then go out and plow. Be sure to wear eye protection when using muratic acid. After you have them shined up paint with a soft black (plow bottom black) available at most implement dealers. This will scour off very easy the next time you want to use them. Good ludk.



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Indydirtfarmer

04-14-2004 04:07:15




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 Re: How to clean plow bottoms?? in reply to B JDfarmer, 04-13-2004 19:00:09  
I've recently cleaned up a couple old plows. I take a stiff wire wheel, on a grinder, to them first. Get all the surface rust off. Then, go plow a few acres (of sandy or dry soil) if you can. That'll clean 'em as fast as anything. If there's deep rust, you'll just have to wear it off. If you try to plow without cleaning them at all, be ready. It'll take all the power you can muster to pull them. John

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Bill Willett

04-14-2004 03:45:06




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 Re: How to clean plow bottoms?? in reply to B JDfarmer, 04-13-2004 19:00:09  
All the farmers that I know just hook it on the back of their tractor, grease all moving parts appplicable, and head to the field. When done, if they want to keep it shiny, they apply a film of oil, or grease. Probably works faster than sanding or grinding. LOL



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Mark

04-13-2004 19:15:37




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 Re: How to clean plow bottoms?? in reply to B JDfarmer, 04-13-2004 19:00:09  
First sandblast then sand with 80 grit on ordital sander then plow in dry soil.



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L arry E

04-13-2004 19:11:25




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 Re: How to clean plow bottoms?? in reply to B JDfarmer, 04-13-2004 19:00:09  
try plowing lol. I used flexible disc grinder slow but sure.



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