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BOBM25

08-22-2006 09:27:57




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Just bought a fast hitch plow and hooked it up to the SMTA last night. I got the first bottom to go in real good, the second a little, and the third not much at all. The points on the plow are in good shape, but our ground is pretty hard. Haven't had a measurable rain in probably 3 weeks. Its the later style fast hitch. I took the 2 pins out that lock the arms rigid. Is this the thing to do, or should I let them in? There is some adjustment in the angle of the tongs on the plow. I tilted them down some more, but by then it was too late to try it anymore. Also for more traction the handle on the tractor gets moved down, right? I've never been around fast hitch stuff before. Thanks for all help in advance.

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El Toro

08-22-2006 16:22:37




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 Re: Fast Hitch Plow in reply to BOBM25, 08-22-2006 09:27:57  
The hard ground is probably causing the problem too. The ground is dry and hard here in MD like concrete. Hal



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the tractor vet

08-22-2006 09:49:50




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 Re: Fast Hitch Plow in reply to BOBM25, 08-22-2006 09:27:57  
Well if you are not use to setting up a plow on fast hitch and don't have the book , here is some easy steps to fallow , First off how deep do you want to plow if it is a 14 inch plow 7-10 inches as they say depth is half the width if 16 inch bottom 8-12 ya i know someone will dispute this but we have pushed the 16 inch plow to a foot Get yourself two blocks that massure around 8 inche high put the left rear and the ft end up on the blocks while setting on a flat level ground , shop floor or drive with the plow hooked up to the tractor set the plow down and see how it lays down on the ground then make your adjustments to the leveling crank or move the bolts on the plow hitch . Next what kind of bottoms are on your plow PlowCheif or Super Cheif . The plow cheif is a three pice bottom that has a removableor replaceable plow point then the shear then the shin this is a vary expencive bottom to maintain. The super cheif is a two pice bottom with a long shear and a shin . Now the Super Cheif bottom you can get several differant shears for them to hepl penatrate hard rocky ground. Also you can change the pitch of the bottom on a I H plow to be more agressive if you look at the land side of the plow and you will see on the stem that the piviot bolt has a rectangel head and if the head is not wore to bad you will see and arrow pointing either up or down all bottoms should be the same if the arrow is pointing up then this is the normal posision and if ya want them to go in faster and dig deeper for harder dirt then loosen the bolts up that hold the bottom to the stem and turn the bolt with the arrow to point down. . Also always start off with new iron on the bottoms and pay close attenshion to ware of the shears shins and land sides. If ya let the shears ware down tofar then you start to ware the FROG out.

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Allan In NE

08-22-2006 10:10:48




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 Re: Fast Hitch Plow in reply to the tractor vet, 08-22-2006 09:49:50  
We dumped the 2-point stuff years ago at the earliest opportunity so my memory is fading a bit.

But isn't there a way to let that hitch "float" side to side? It does away with that depth adjustment nightmare. Put 'er in the ground and go and it will self adjust from side to side.

Allan

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the tractor vet

08-22-2006 11:00:17




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 Re: Fast Hitch Plow in reply to Allan In NE, 08-22-2006 10:10:48  
Ya for plowen or culivating you pull the pin on the sway limiter and the two pins in the recivers . Myself since i am lazy i like the fast hitch stuff it is the three point stuff thats a real pain in the drain to hook up to unless the arm extenshions are not froze solid and with age and ware they sometimes will unlatch and pull thru the roll pin as this has happend to me a couple times even with the latch dog wired down . with the fast hitch is just line up back up click and go no up down fight this fight that pull here tug there now ya may have to get off the seat to hook up a hose or two but if i have to i can get down once .

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Dick Kline

08-22-2006 09:37:51




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 Re: Fast Hitch Plow in reply to BOBM25, 08-22-2006 09:27:57  
The best way to do it is to cut some blocking so that the tractor is blocked up on the left and front like it was siting in the furrow. Make the height 1/2 the width of the bottom, 14" is 7", 16" is 8" etc.

Then adjust your plow so it sits level. That should be pretty close. And pull those pins so it has some side to side play.



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