Posted by RodInNS on October 20, 2011 at 13:38:31 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Plow Shares (wornout) posted by JD Farmer on October 20, 2011 at 08:30:51:
Proportionally... I don't think the wear you're seeing is really excessive, at least not compared to what I'm used to. In our sand/rock it's not uncommon to take a set of shares off a plow in 3 days. It's also not uncommon to turn a set of tips every 4-5 hours and replace them daily... The shares on your plow probably aren't hardened very much because they probably don't expect the plow to be out working it like you're doing...
Most shares would be heat treated or 'case hardened'. I'm not up on the specifics but it centers around bringing the part up to a certain temperature... generally below a dull red IIRC, then oil quenching. THat said... there are many procedures for heating and quenching depending on what you want to achieve.
For you... probably some hard facing rod on the leading edges would be your best bet.
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