Jim, that is not a stupid question. I am 60 yrs old and have wondered the same thing, nobody could answer me either. I have a single bottom plow. How do I find out if it is a 12, 14, 16? Can anybody tell me? I can't measure between the beams.

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eroy

04-13-2006 15:48:59

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Re: stupid question in reply to Ross Pugh(NC), 04-13-2006 15:10:09

Measure at a 90* angle from the flat of the landside to the rearmost cutting part of a fairly new share (Not wore out one) and you will come close to those 12", 14", 16" measurements, probly just slightly under the listed size.

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dab

04-13-2006 07:24:23

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Re: stupid question in reply to jim hynden, 04-13-2006 07:19:31

As you stand behind the plow there are main beams that run from front to back. Measure from center to center and that is how big the plow is.

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jim hynden

04-13-2006 07:47:00

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Re: stupid question in reply to dab, 04-13-2006 07:24:23

Thank you for the prompt reply. So it has nothing to do with the actual size of the plow shares, but rather the spacing between the framework that they are hung from ?

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JMS/MN

04-13-2006 08:54:26

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Re: stupid question in reply to jim hynden, 04-13-2006 07:47:00

Like dab says- plows are measured at the beams. Putting on a longer share means nothing- it's just recutting what the previous bottom already cut.

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mjbrown

04-13-2006 08:15:14

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Re: stupid question in reply to jim hynden, 04-13-2006 07:47:00

It does have something to do with the size of the plow share. The share cuts a furrow at an angle. A longer share can cut a wider furrow at that same angle.

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paul

04-14-2006 05:44:42

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Re: stupid question in reply to mjbrown, 04-13-2006 08:15:14

But my 4-18 plow will accept 16, 18, & 20 inch shares. Does not change the width of the plow cut at all. 20 inch will do better on alfalfa roots; 16 inch will leave a gap under some conditions.

So it still comes down tot he beam spacing, not the plow share length.

--->Paul

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