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littlemarv ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Wisconsin Points: 1829 |
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Is this how you measure a plow? Measures 14".
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Stan R ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() Joined: 03 Dec 2009 Location: MA Points: 985 |
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Close enough for government work, but plow frame may be easier.
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Gerald J. ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Hamilton Co, IA Points: 5636 |
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Measuring that width is a decent first approximation except that AC had wide, normal, and narrow cut plow shares, so that width could be exact, long, or short. They'd suggest a wide share for being sure long rooted crops like alfalfa were always cut. A normal width for most purposes, and a narrow cut for ground that needed to be anchored so it rolled over instead of sliding sideways. If you can find a part number (and its an Allis bottom) on moldboard, share, or frog the plow bottoms book referenced in AC Plows Parts 101 up top will show what size its planned for and so what frame spacing to use.
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Butch(OH) ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Lucerne Ohio Points: 3835 |
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Ya it will get you within a couple inches, but so will guessing it at 14", LOL ![]() Edited by Butch(OH) - 01 Jul 2015 at 8:09pm |
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Auntwayne ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Location: Edwardsville Il Points: 1589 |
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Look at the plow frame from the top , measure from one upright beam to the next . That will be your number . Measure left to right "SQUARELY" on your frame, not at a 45 degree angle.
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littlemarv ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Wisconsin Points: 1829 |
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It's a single bottom trailer plow. I think I understand how to measure from beam to beam. But I seem to be one beam short for that method.....
Edited by littlemarv - 01 Jul 2015 at 8:36pm |
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Gerald J. ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Hamilton Co, IA Points: 5636 |
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With the single bottom plow you could set it to cut 12" if needing to cut every root like plowing alfalfa to kill it, or 14" if average dirt that turns over well, or 16" if the sod tended to slide instead of turn over. That cutting width is the distance of the left face of the plow share, moldboard, and landside from the inside face of the tractor tires providing you will be running them in the plow furrow which is the usual plowing position. It will plow in any of those positions and in between those positions for that matter, just will turn over a bit more dirt if set wide, while it will pull harder set wide than set narrow. Depends on the soil as well as the shape of the share and moldboard. If you find part numbers that may identify the bottom width, unfortunately some AC plows used the same moldboard, but different shares for different widths.
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