Re: How do trip plows work?

Posted by Bill(Wis) on August 10, 2004 at 17:02:07 from (167.206.63.162):

In Reply to: How do trip plows work? posted by MG on August 10, 2004 at 07:04:51:

MG: I have an AC 2-14 trailer plow sitting in my farm machinery graveyard that is probably identical to yours. There were thousands of them. There is a clutch on one wheel (left I think) that raises and lowers the plow through the use of a trip rope. Now, look at the hitch on the plow. If it has a spring mechanism it will drop the plow from the tractor if you hit a rock. Then you'll have to back up and re-hitch. VERY IMPORTANT! The rope must be attached to the tractor with a ring into a spring clip that will permit the rope to disconnect easily. Friend of mine couldn't find the spring clip so he just tied the rope around tractor seat spring mount. Plow hit rock, detached from tractor, rope pulled tractor seat down until rope broke propelling seat upward with my friend on it. He landed on the hood with tractor moving right along and plow sitting well behind him in the field.

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