Tips for plowing

[702854boy 253]

Would anyone have some tips for plowing with a single bottom plow. I tried to look on YouTube but I could only find three point plows and the one I did find the dude was just talking about his tractor.

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,745]

Here's how I do it.

If you want to plow 4" deep run the left side tractor tires front and rear up on 4" blocks. Now let the plow down and adjust it so the point and landslide are flat on the floor. It should plow to the 4" depth but minor adjustment may be necessary. This is called adjusting the suck.

The right wheels travel in bottom of the last furrow after the first pass. The plow should hold the depth of cut. The weight of the earth on the mouldboad forces the plow down and the landslide prevents it for going any deeper. The plow size is the width of each furrow.

[Pullstart 68,198]

A great way to efficiently set up your plow is to give your land slide (tail) about 2” clearance to the ground when you set the suck point of the plow on the ground.  
 

There’s a few tips in this thread:

 

[Pullstart 68,198]

 

 

 

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[AlexR 2,227]

Note the rear wheel distance apart and appropriate hole to use. Typically you will probably want to use a middle hole in the 2L position. 

Also for most plowing you will want to remove a coulter wheel it's only really useful if you are plowing up mowed grass, if the weeds are to long it just gets caught up in it. If it's already a maintained field like a plow day it's just unnecessary. 

[Tonytoro416 1,275]

6 hours ago, Pullstart said:

A great way to efficiently set up your plow is to give your land slide (tail) about 2” clearance to the ground when you set the suck point of the plow on the ground.  
 

There’s a few tips in this thread:

 

I use the block method explained then leave roughly 2” between landslide and floor as pullstart said.  Has always gotten me really close right off the bat in several different soil conditions even 

[953 nut 62,198]

16 hours ago, 702854boy said:

tips for plowing

Load up your Wheel Horse and your plow and head to Jim's. Those plow dogs will give you all the pointers you need.

 

[702854boy 253]

37 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Load up your Wheel Horse and your plow and head to Jim's. Those plow dogs will give you all the pointers you need.

I would like to but it is over 10 hours away

[WHX?? 52,925]

Peacemaker's thread is the best. He is a true furrow dog & he knows how to set up a plow that is adaptable to any soil conditions. 

There is a piece by Brinly out there that is pretty decent. 

Here's a piece for Case

 

plowingtheory.pdf

Edited October 14 by WHX??