Traction Side to side compensation of a front mounted plough

   / Side to side compensation of a front mounted plough #1  

Welsarth@msn.com

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I am considering the purchase of a front mounted 3 bottom rollover plough?
Although the plow will do an excellent job of ballasting the front of the tractor, the majority of the ballast falls on the tire from which the plow is plowing from, in fact the tractor sort of rocks diagonnally, the opposite rear also with its rear rollover having additional down force as well.
The tractor having front suspension, is there a way to level out the load so there is an equal amount of weight on both front tires and in effect partially level out the load to the rear as well.
 
   / Side to side compensation of a front mounted plough #2  
Pretty unusual setup.
Is it like this?
http://www.usagnet.com/manufacturers/130/image0040.jpg
Quinlan's Equipment

Pushing a plow has some inherent instability.
The plow manufacturer should be able to offer some expertise but in my inexpert thinking the the behavior would strongly depend on careful setup of the plows. The front plow will have a steering effect which might have a big influence on the loading of the front end.
 
   / Side to side compensation of a front mounted plough #3  
Strictly based on 2 things: use of 2 wheel tillers, and relative strength of most tractors (rear end is much stronger than the front). You drive over the work just accomplished, packing it back down with the wheels, and you will wear your front end out sooner.

Why would you want to do this?
 
   / Side to side compensation of a front mounted plough #4  
It looks like the tractor runs in the furrow of the front plow just like if the it had been plowed on a previous pass. The other concerns are valid.
 

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