70 series slat bottom 394 ??

I've got a really nice (but weathered) 1965-ish 3 x 14's 70 series snap-coupler fully mounted plow with slat-bottoms. It is just like the one my Dad bought new when I was 12 years old. The AGCO website isn't the best on this old equipment, but I think it has "394" series bottoms, that I assume are 14 inches wide for cut. The metal I.D. tag says 385928-4.  I'd like to find new plow shares/lays/blades and think what I need is 70569430 and of course there are none available from AGCO. I was able to find a 70569431 which is supposed to be for a 16 inch 394 bottom. I was hoping it would have the same bolt pattern and maybe just have a longer tail, which I could easily shorten. Well, that didn't exactly work out. The bolt pattern is very similar, but spaced differently. I was thinking about trying to drill new holes in the blade to match the holes in the frog. Then, thread the new holes to 3/8" NC and install gr 8 bolts from the bottom side of just the right length. Not sure I can do this and if I do, I'll need to do all three bottoms so the cut depth is identical. Sure like to know if I really do have 14 inch bottoms and what might be my best blade option to be sure the plow will go in the ground when I show it off next spring on a plow day with a bunch of 2-bangers. Had a lot of fun about 3 weeks ago plowing with the high-platform One-Seventy and my 4 x 14's snap-coupler fully mounted 70 series plow. I had new blades on the 387 bottoms and the plow did a really nice job.  Had to try and work in a land by myself ( or in the lead) as the others were too slow.

I can help you with 569430. What other number you looking for

Tracy, that is why the AGCO sight isn't much help. All they show is a 394 slat bottom.

Would picture of tape measure on holes help

I'm beginning to think AGCO's on-line parts book for these old plows is missing a few pages. I wonder if the "374" slat bottom was for 70/80 series plows?? and the "394" was for the 9000 series and newer plows ??  and then also go backwards to the "364" slat to a 60 series ?? That would make sense and no such information available. With that in mind, I even wonder if the (70)569430 share p/n is even correct for my plow bottom ??   The metal tag attached to each bottom 385928-4 is the definitive info of what I have for a bottom series.

I have a PDF of one of the Plow parts books that I can send if that helps.

Does the pdf in plow 101 still work for you guys. Hasn’t for awhile for me.

It looks like the GramdpasTractor website that used to host the plow parts book in the knowledgebase section is gone. I don't know how to attach a PDF of the manual there without a website to host it. If any has a site, I'll share my PDF with you to post.

Here are the shares number I come up with from my plow parts book, with that said I'm not going to say these are right.  Doc 326087,326086,326082 should work.

On 80 series the same share is used when you change the frame from 14" to 16". Older JD plows used a short share which did not cut the full 14" or 16". The narrow "uncut" soil at the front was supposed to help in "flipping" the soil over. Friend years ago had a JD F145? 3 bottom with frame mounted jointers which I believe was the best plow I was ever around especially in sod ground. 

With this info. Which plow share would you be looking for.

Oh good deal.

I've had a very productive 24 hrs !! Last night after work, in ONE hour, I had all four threaded joints on the lifting links apart and anti-seized back together. Never used the torch on one joint !!  Today, I picked up three new plow shares from Kenny L, got them installed and spent the next three hours with a 9 inch wire brush on my DeWalt grinder polishing the many years of rust off each plow bottom and cover boards. All three rolling coulters took grease !!!  Got to find a 14 inch car tire for the depth wheel and I am ready to go plowing on Oct 15th  !!!  Thanks, Kenny L for parting with the plow shares  !!!! Looking forward to the sound of WD-45 Power Crater pistons talking thru a Nelson muffler, pulling a plow just exactly like the one my Dad bought new when I was 13 !!!!

Edited by DrAllis - 24 Sep 2022 at 5:05pm