Breaking Ground

Farmboy 81 · Mar 12, 2021

Finally got a minute to get the garden broke. Went big time and got the 140 and the 214 mold board plow out to get it done. Lol. Seems like it takes near about as long to get the plow cleaned up to be put away till next year as it does to get the job done. It was an enjoyable job though. Something about those old Farmalls under a load sounds good to me.

Janicholson · Mar 12, 2021

Spray it with LPS corrosion inhibitor and it will polish up easily. Jim

SVcummins · Mar 12, 2021

Now that your done paint the moldboards
Plow paint

Farmboy 81 · Mar 12, 2021

I've always scraped and blown it off very good and paint everything that has ground contact with a cheap black spray paint. Will be shined up like new again in 2 or 3 rounds.

rustred · Mar 12, 2021

That is what your used oil is for.

caterpillar guy · Mar 13, 2021

And we just used grease on them when I was a kid. Now we just park it then go next time with it. they'll scour up in a few rounds.

showcrop · Mar 13, 2021

It depends on the soil. Some scours some doesn't. I back up to the shop door and find a spray can that is under half full and use it up.

super99 · Mar 13, 2021

I had a gallon of plow coat that I used for many years. It went empty last fall, so I went to buy another gallon, it was $19.95/gal. Black paint was $9.99/gal. I guess I'll find out how fast the paint wears off next spring!!!

Billy NY · Mar 13, 2021

I buy 2 cans of rustoleum, white, if the plow sits for years, paint lasts. You can easily see any rust starting with white and it's
worth the cost for as much as I plow, which is not a whole lot. It's also nice for seeing how the plow is performing as with my 2
bottom 101 Ford, sometimes the back plow won't be taking as much and the paint does not come off the mold board all the way like
the front one, needs adjustment to take more of a bite.

connor9988 · Mar 13, 2021

Depending on your plow bottoms I would suggest getting some polytech poly moldboard covers. They are always scoured and it actually pulls easier. I put them on my case plow and like them.

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504 · Mar 13, 2021

My job as a kid was to grease the plows when we were done,those and the planter shoes. If you have a rusted plow soak them a few days with brake fluid,they will clean right up.

showcrop · Mar 14, 2021

(quoted from post at 17:42:08 03/13/21) My job as a kid was to grease the plows when we were done,those and the planter shoes. If you have a rusted plow soak them a few days with brake fluid,they will clean right up.

504, that is a new one! Rust removal comes up very frequently here but this is the first time that I have seen brake fluid used. It is hard to conceive of a substance that has to be totally non-corrosive being able to make rust go away!

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