Dave Eklund
Member
We got this plow a few months ago was told it was a 3/16 little genius the plow bottoms are a little worn was thinking of building them up with weld. We just plan on using it for plow days a few times a year
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If you look at the number stamped on the back of the ,share it will tell you what size bottoms. 16" number will end 0556, 14" 0554 12" 0552 if IH parts, those are most common numbers used but could be others, you can just measure across the frame to find the width also. I would think 14" would be more common, but could very well be 16"
Dave Eklund
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Thanks I was thinking of taking some hard surface welding rod and building up the worn edge some and a few of the worn spots some before we try to use it this spring
rustred
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the shares are made that way with the point. tha landslide is worn some but they will last a long time as is with minimal use. i still remember dad taking shares to the blacksmith. he would cut old worn ones to repair better ones. then once biult up he would throw them in the coal in the forge and then once hot would sharpen them on the trip hammer.
Dave,
You are good to go!!! Nice plow. Landsides and moldboards are in plenty good shape for plow days...if you are only going to use it for plow days you won"t wear it out in your lifetime.
But...you really should find a sandy field (no rocks) and plow until every inch of those moldboards shine. Set it at least 8" deep and run it 3-5 mph (those are slow speed moldboards, not like the ones after 1960). You will need to use a hand scraper (wide putty knife will work) to clean off the moldboards at the end of every run but that will get less and less as the moldboards start to shine up. And that shine will be superior to anything you labor to do by hand.
Looking from the rear, the left handle is for depth, the right handle for balance. Set that "ring thing" on the rear curved rod so that the tail end of the rear landside runs 1/4" off the furrow wall (need a driver for that so you can walk alongside to monitor that.); the plow pulls much easier with that properly set as it decreases friction and wear.
You are in for a great time plowing with that rig.
Or just sell it to me and I"ll do all that work!
LA in WI
You are good to go!!! Nice plow. Landsides and moldboards are in plenty good shape for plow days...if you are only going to use it for plow days you won"t wear it out in your lifetime.
But...you really should find a sandy field (no rocks) and plow until every inch of those moldboards shine. Set it at least 8" deep and run it 3-5 mph (those are slow speed moldboards, not like the ones after 1960). You will need to use a hand scraper (wide putty knife will work) to clean off the moldboards at the end of every run but that will get less and less as the moldboards start to shine up. And that shine will be superior to anything you labor to do by hand.
Looking from the rear, the left handle is for depth, the right handle for balance. Set that "ring thing" on the rear curved rod so that the tail end of the rear landside runs 1/4" off the furrow wall (need a driver for that so you can walk alongside to monitor that.); the plow pulls much easier with that properly set as it decreases friction and wear.
You are in for a great time plowing with that rig.
Or just sell it to me and I"ll do all that work!
LA in WI
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