WD 45 plowing question

I have a wd 45 with a number 53 plow. I seem to have the depth set about right and it is sitting in the ground level. However, as I am plowing my field, every third row leaves a trench. I double checked the width of the tractor and it seems OK acording to my plow manual. Can I adjust where the plow pulls behind the tractor? What would cause this?

Front of plow needs to go deeper.

Dick, I am setting up some eight inch blocks now. I will see what that looks like.

Glock - It sounds like your plow is not running straight behind the tractor.  I assume your front bottom is taking too wide a cut.  You need to adjuct the hitch.  There are two adj screws at the base of the tower where the depth crank is located.  You need to adj the one on the left, one turn CCW and the one on the right, one turn CW.  This will move the hitch approx 1.2inches to the right.  I believe you might need to move your hitch about 3 inches.  Adjust hitch till the plow pulls straight behind the tractor. - AL

Is the plow scoured?    It also looks like you need to run the LH link a little longer.  This will give the plow a little more suck and also run it a little deeper.. - AL

You need to level the plow side to side as was said. You have the plow winged down (tilted to right when facing direction of travel), when it should be level or winged up slightly. Winging the plow up will help it enter the ground faster at the headland and maintain depth better. Don't go overboard on the depth of plowing. Your soil looks very good, with only corn stubble. If you were plowing alfalfa, you might want to get a little deeper to cut the roots. I have heard you should plow at 1/2 the bottom width, so 7" deep for a 14" bottom. This seems to work well, but as long as you are still turning a good furrow, I have run shallower.

Oh yeah, the plow bottoms are painted. I never have had them scoure here at home. The ground is so sticky that the dirt just sticks. I need to find a field and get them nice and shiney.

Crumbles because the landslide is pushing too hard against the furrow wall. Means your rear bottom is too shallow or front is too deep. It's not drafting quite right behind the tractor. To shine up the bottoms faster I took a disc grinder and a very coarse flexible sanding disc to the bottoms. The first disc I used to get the majority of the rust off all the bottoms then I went over each one again each with a fresh disc.

Fixed it. Thanks! Too wide of tread, overbeamed and the screws that adjust the angle were loose. Pulled nice. Deep and level. Worked the ole 45 hard!

Way to go.  It can be done.  I have had many people tell me that a mtd plow is NFG.  I have had a 45 and a #53 for many a year.  Like to go to plow day and show them up.

Hey Glockhead,

Is your traction booster working right? When you are plowing your reach down and grab the lift link and it should be slightly loose until you hit a tough spot then it should tighten as the weight transfers. That should help keep the front end down. If your front is still coming up then load the front tires with fluid or wheel weights or both. I just hang out front about 400 to 500 lbs of suitcase weights on the D17 when plowing with a fully mounted 4x14. Works real good. Plowed in alfalfa and spots of blue clay at local threshing bee 9" deep. Turned lots of heads. Was told to not even bother trying as the Super M's and 880 Olivers and 70 deere couldn't plow at all that year due to the extra hard conditions on that alfalfa. I wasn't sure that I could either.