oliver1755
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I have a couple 4340 plows, a 3 bottom 16" and a 4 bottom 16". Both have a tendency to pull with a skew as I would call it. Basically, the tail wheel will want to ride up out of the furrow.
Last weekend, I used the 3 bottom for the first time. I could get a clean furrow occassionally, but often the tail wheel was running up. I've made some adjustments and wanted some feedback and ideas on
corrections.
The plow was set as I bought it. Drawbar up against center beam, rear tailwheel mounted with dish in, furrow wheel dished out per the book.
1. I moved the front part of the drawbar towards the front moldboard, so right if standing behind the plow. I felt that helped a little. I couldn't move the rear drawbar mount at that time.
2. I adjusted the bolts controlling the angle of the tailwheel to try to make it run angled slightly towards the front furrow wheel. It's adjusted as far as I can get it there. No real change.
3. I drew in the tailwheel stop bolt. I feel that probably was wrong, but I was trying to prevent the tailwheel from raising the back end up when it ran out of the furrow.
The plow was level side to side and front to rear.
4. I pulled it with a 1650. I did not change wheel spacing on the tractor. It's set for 30" rows, but I haven't measured exactly the wheel spacing. I did move the drawbar on the tractor over a hole to
make the plow follow the tractor furrow wheel.
Since then,
1. I moved the rear drawbar mount to the right as well. The drawbar is pretty close to inline with 3.5" in from the inside of the shin. That's what I understood to be center of draft from the book.
2. I noticed the furrow wheel was sticking a good way out from the edge of the share. I'm going to turn it back around so it runs closer to the furrow wall. I was trying to plow with it pretty close to
the furrow wall.
3. I noticed the tail wheel tire seems to stick out past the edge of the rear landside. I am thinking of reversing the dish on this wheel to move it inward from the furrow wall. I've never seen a picture
or anything of a 4340 with this that way. it's got a new 7.60-15 implement tire on it.
I'm trying to learn here, so I thought maybe some of you might have some experience and know whether I'm thinking right or wrong. I would appreciate any thoughts and opinions of how to make it pull straight
and now at a skew. It lays out a nice even pattern, just pulling the rear against the furrow wall and the tailwheel climbing out.
Thanks
Last weekend, I used the 3 bottom for the first time. I could get a clean furrow occassionally, but often the tail wheel was running up. I've made some adjustments and wanted some feedback and ideas on
corrections.
The plow was set as I bought it. Drawbar up against center beam, rear tailwheel mounted with dish in, furrow wheel dished out per the book.
1. I moved the front part of the drawbar towards the front moldboard, so right if standing behind the plow. I felt that helped a little. I couldn't move the rear drawbar mount at that time.
2. I adjusted the bolts controlling the angle of the tailwheel to try to make it run angled slightly towards the front furrow wheel. It's adjusted as far as I can get it there. No real change.
3. I drew in the tailwheel stop bolt. I feel that probably was wrong, but I was trying to prevent the tailwheel from raising the back end up when it ran out of the furrow.
The plow was level side to side and front to rear.
4. I pulled it with a 1650. I did not change wheel spacing on the tractor. It's set for 30" rows, but I haven't measured exactly the wheel spacing. I did move the drawbar on the tractor over a hole to
make the plow follow the tractor furrow wheel.
Since then,
1. I moved the rear drawbar mount to the right as well. The drawbar is pretty close to inline with 3.5" in from the inside of the shin. That's what I understood to be center of draft from the book.
2. I noticed the furrow wheel was sticking a good way out from the edge of the share. I'm going to turn it back around so it runs closer to the furrow wall. I was trying to plow with it pretty close to
the furrow wall.
3. I noticed the tail wheel tire seems to stick out past the edge of the rear landside. I am thinking of reversing the dish on this wheel to move it inward from the furrow wall. I've never seen a picture
or anything of a 4340 with this that way. it's got a new 7.60-15 implement tire on it.
I'm trying to learn here, so I thought maybe some of you might have some experience and know whether I'm thinking right or wrong. I would appreciate any thoughts and opinions of how to make it pull straight
and now at a skew. It lays out a nice even pattern, just pulling the rear against the furrow wall and the tailwheel climbing out.
Thanks