adjusting 53 plow

yep...welded

if that U bracket that those set screws go in to is the threaded portion...a buddy has a junk plow that just has the frame left i could just replace that U shaped piece and new set screws...is that whats threaded or is it the triangle beaming plates that are threaded?

well the left set screw still has the jam nut on it...the right one the jam nut is gone and the set screw is welded right to the U bracket

thanks!  i will work on it some in a few days when i get it back home

Long link goes on left side,short link on right,one of your first pics.plow looks high on right side,lengthen right link.

 First of all, I would like to thank Jeff for plowing my field for me! Aside from the plow being out of adjustment a little, he's turned himself into quite an experienced plowman.  He left the field for home tonight with my thanks, BUT is considering trading the WD-45 for something different. Folks, we need your help in changing Jeff's mind so he doesn't stray away from the persian orange paint.

gottcha Jeff!!!!!!!

Not from me, all of the tractors ran out of gas, can't find anything to light you up with!!! lol

Jeff:  Repeat after me:  "Three Point Hitch is a Communist Plot"  Just say no...  Once you have the SC plow dialed in, it will be a thing of beauty that others just can't duplicate.  Very few hitching systems other than Snap Coupler allow the adjustments to stay with the plow (or other implement) and let you hitch up and go plow without going through what you've been doing EVERY TIME you use the implement.  Al and Don are right, the beam adjustment set screws need to be dialed in to get the plow running straight before you make any other changes.

Let me save you some un-needed heartache that you will ALWAYS regret! Stay with the WD and the Snap-Coupler plow. I have tried to plow with my cousins' JD2040 and 3 bottom MF(Technically it is a Massey plow, but the MF stands for something else, same as the tractors to me!LOL!) When you have to (attempt to) plow with something like that, you will appreciate a plow that has been designed with some actual forethought to getting good performance out of it, and not just having the lowest price at the dealers lot. The MF plow that I used had none of the adjustments that your plow has, and it needed them. It showed in the mediocre job that it did. Looked much worse than the pics of your first attempts. Don't get frustrated. You know as well as the rest of us that your plow needed some more work to be just right. The previous owners may have welded the beaming screws in place on purpose, to keep it from moving once they got it set for their tractor.  Once you get it right, you will probably want to weld all of the adjustments in place too. LOL! Don'tv give up on it just because that green machine looked like it was doing better. You don't know how many years it took to get that thing to work right.

Jeff, Please don't take my help as a rock being thrown at you . the #53 plow and WD45 make a great unit plowing after you get them setup. I have plowed with John Deere, IHC tractors and plows and they are not in the same league as the setup you have. Some day you will look back at the old #53 plowing deep and throwing the dirt and think back to the first time trying to get her setup and laugh about it. My Dad was a great teacher!

well i'm not ready to give up....but everytime i drive a different tractor, i realize how uncomfortable those Allis's really are for a 6ft tall large framed guy.  and the shorter tires in the back provide more bouncing around and makes you feel like you have less control.....now on the other hand i was following my dad with a 3-14 little genius plow thats worn out and converted from rope trip to hyd lift and we couldn;t get it set right and it left a crappy furrow and he was digging up Chinamen!  he thinks hes going to send that plow down the road to a different zip code!   so thats where the basis of my frustration started, and, I hate to say it, everyone stay in there seats, i was plowing with dads 1936 JD A, and a 2-12 intl plow...that plow should be bronzed(just ask Jim), it cuts even, goes in everytime and stays in and pulls straight, and i had room on the JD to turn part of the way around, rest my arm on the backrest and just chug along with little effort from me.   thats where the frustration came from....i had to get that story out before Jim let the cat out of the bag so you got the "real" story.  LOL

Jeff - Just a final note.  I believe you are on the right track to getting the plow adjusted.