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OT: IH 60 plow lift height

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mkirsch

02-21-2008 10:07:44




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Pinned in transport position with the land wheel depth adjustment lever horizontal (max lift), I have a good 7" of clearance under the bottoms. The plow sits slightly higher on the right (land wheel) side, maybe an inch. A hydraulic cylinder would probably push the plow up another couple of inches.
The linkage from the cylinder to the furrow wheel isn't bent or broken, and the plow's sitting pretty close to level. I've got to think that this is it on the furrow side.
Should the land side lift higher? There is some damage to the arms on the land axle, and some REALLY BAD welding there.
The lift linkage seems like a pretty weak point on these plows. I was able to easily bend and twist the arms on the land axle back into shape. Definitely going to need some reinforcement.

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mkirsch

02-22-2008 06:26:10




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 Re: OT: IH 60 plow lift height in reply to Andrew Z, 02-21-2008 10:07:44  
Maybe I'm okay, then. If it should be level with the furrow wheel in the furrow, I can do that by adjusting the depth lever to drop the right side of the plow several inches.

The plow sits about level on level ground with the right side raised as high as it will go.

I don't think the axle has been heat damaged. The lift arms that are welded to it were torn off at some point, and welded back on. That axle appears to be solid steel, and I'm sure it'd take a lot more heat than that axle's seen to soften that much steel. The paint wasn't even burned off.

What I'm trying to determine here is whether I can just clean things up and reinforce the arms with additional flat stock, or if I have to cut the arms off and start over.
Thank you for the additional information!

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LMack

02-21-2008 17:55:28




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 Re: OT: IH 60 plow lift height in reply to mkirsch, 02-21-2008 10:07:44  
The plow should be level with the furrow wheel in the furrow. If there has been a lot of welding etc on the land axle, you may have a problem. I suspect that the axle was heated to straighten at some point. If so, the metal hardness and rigidity has been damaged. If you can replace the weak axle you will do better. If it is possible to heat and quench the axle several times, the siffness may be regained, however it would have to be removed from the plow. You have to heat it cherry red and quench it quickly in water to restore hardness (several times). As you can see, this is not something you can do with a torch. This is a machine shop job. Heating the steel and then alowing it to air cool with certainly cause soft steel to form.

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