better try that,,fact is on a three point top link is mighty important,plow wont do anything but skid across the top of ground(or roll over) without it.heres basically how a plow bottom works,point is turned down,what we call suction is caused by this fact and the fact than plow share is sort of cut out about 1/8- 3/16" behind point and in front of heel of share.this in turn lessens draft,and keeps plow from wandering up and down,hence suction.land slide has the same between front and rear.BUT suction of course doesnt pull plow in ground,if it did we all would lose our plows when we unhooked them!LOL,,forward movement pulls plow in ground,because point digs in.it ONLY digs in as far as rear of share lets it.Once its flat with heel of share setting on bottom of furrow,the little bit point is turned down cant go deeper.This makes soil begin to lift over point.If in fact you just had the share in ground it would act very much like a chisel,subsoiler,etc fracturing soil from underneath.but,we have the shin and moldboard also.The shin cuts the now lifting soil loose from the furrow wall and the moldboard turns it,and depending on the type of mold board either fractures it up making a fairly loose ridge,or turns it in one piece to be broken up by other equipment.Very basic description indeed but close. now in his case, he states his plows entering ground well,turning soil well,flat bottom on furrows,doing everything its supposed to do except go deep enough.So what can we do ?first clue is its turning soil and furrow is flat.That tells us tail wheel aint down too far,if it were soil wouldnt turn. At that depth plow would simply cut a groove.Second clue is furrow is well formed and flat. So plow is holding to the ground(suction)and its bottoming on heel or rear of share.If it werent again furrow would not be formed.what now? we cant force plow in ground,We have no power down and it wouldnt work anyway.What we need to do is turn point of plow down farther.how?simple..lowering hitch height.or on a semi-mount,trailer,sulky or walking plow adjusting hitch clevis.on a three point and some other mounted plows by again adjusting the hitch either at toplink or however hitch adjusts.His plow is simply set up for a tractor with taller tires,or a higher drawbar.He might even simply turn drawbar over if its an offset one and offset is up and plow is atrailer type.Once hitch height is lowered,plow will go deeper simply because it has to go lower before heel of share touches bottom of furrow.or of course tailwheel holds it up,at which time it needs to be adjusted.sorry I'm not a better explainer,but maybe that will help a little.
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