plow question

[gregsons]

I just bought a one bottom plow, I believe it is for a older tractor with a swinging draw bar, I dont have a swinging draw bar on my tractor just a 3pt. can i go to tsc and buy a draw bar that goes between to 2 lower links ? would that work ? the more i think about i think no because the draw bar wour twist up instead of the plow digging in. any thoughts?

 

[kebo]

I think you have a couple options:

1) Yes, you can buy a drawbar at TSC that will fit between your lower links. Not sure what you mean by "twist up" but if you are afraid it would bend, I hardly think so. Those drawbars are pretty stout. If you are thinking it might "rotate" then that is possible but there are sidelocks that you can order (doubt TSC has them) that will prevent it from rotating.

2) You can always get handy hitch (which TSC does sell) and just plug in a Reese hitch (without the ball installed) and pull the plow that way. I am pretty sure that type setup will NOT bend or rotate, but it will cost a bit more than the simple drawbar.


Does your plow have a gauge wheel with it??? Can you post a picture of the attachment point on it???

 

[gregsons]

thats what i ment rotate up. The plow is small but the price was right $35.00 ill check out TSC for the seconf item mentioned and trr to post a pic, i just draged the plow out back to the winter resting place.

 

[beenthere]

Sounds like you bought a trailing type single bottom plow. The 3pt bar should work just fine for what a swinging drawbar has to offer (that being the pulling point to get the plow to trail in the right line behind your tractor tires and turning the ground over into the plowed trench).

The adjustments on the plow will determine how/if the plow will go into the ground (as long as your 3pt drawbar is lowered to the right pulling height).

Pic or two would be VERY helpful to adding more information to your quest.

Does it look anything like this one on CL ?
http://madison.craigslist.org/grd/1435148207.html

 

[gregsons]

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Well im not sure if these photo will show up but here we go ?!.
this is the plow i got, i was concerned earlier today it was for a 2 wheeled david bradley but now im sure its not and with a little work i thik ill get it to work for me. Im trying to figure out how i could raise it and lower it when needed

 

[Aqualize]

Not that I know a lot about old plow constructions but isn't parts missing? You need to be able to adjust the plow in certain ways. Look how simple horse/ox plows work, they have attachment point for the animal and and a handle for the operator behind. So far as I can see this only have the front attachment point that you want to connect to the drawbar and not even a gauge wheel.

If your tractor has position control of the 3pt hitch and draft control (so you don't need the gauge wheel) I guess you can rebuild it so have a solid bar between the two lower links and a one for the top link. I.e. rebuild it to look similar to this
Old Ferguson Tractors - Broken Link!
One key imbortand thing is that the attachment points for the lower 3pt links are not the same height, this is to make the plow leveled correctly when the tractor has one side in the plowed trench.

Do I see correctly that it has some safety protection (shearing bolt) for the case the plow body hits some hard object underground?

But don't trust me on the above, I'm doning some simple reasoning now. Would be good to get someone that has actually worked with plows to leave opinions.

 

[Stimw]

That is a David Bradley Plow. I bought one just like it for $20. about 4 years ago. I had to modify mine to use on a 3 point. Since I bought a 4' tiller I don't use it anymore. I am tilling often enough that my garden dosen't need plowing.

 

[gregsons]

The plow has several adjustments in it. i belive im going to have someone weld it up to work as a 3pt this winter other wise i dint think i will get a good angle while in the trench.

iIthought it was Bradley but then i looked them up online and the hitch mount looked differant.

oh well i get it to work or just scrap it in the spring

 

[Stimw]

If you google how to plow you can find info on how to ajust the plow and directions for how to place on rear of tractor. (that's what I did)
A term that I learned is "Suck" it refers to the front down angle that keeps the plow engaged. While simple, I learned a lot from those web sites.
Once welded you can ajust the angle with the top link.

 

[beenthere]

When you get ready to weld up this plow, position the tractor on a flat surface, then drive the tractors' left wheels up on 6" blocks. This will simulate the tractors right wheels running in the plowed furrow.
Weld the plow so it then sets level on the ground, and you will be real close to the adjustments you need for plowing.

I have a one-bottom Dearborn plow, and this is what I do to adjust it for different tractors. Not much adjustment needed after that setup.