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wrightk20 
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 Topic: behive looking spring on a wd
Posted: 02 Aug 2012 at 1:47pm |
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I picked up a 1951 allis wd a few years ago and i noticed that the drawbar was hooked to a behive looking spring at the front of it. Does anyone know what that spring actually did. I would think maybe to elimiate high shock loads possibly. Thanks, Kevin
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Calvin Schmidt
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012 at 2:26pm |
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The spring was to releive the shock when plowing with a pin type mounted plow. This was before the snap coupler was invented.
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Orange Blood
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012 at 3:20pm |
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I seem to remember somewhere that it was optional, and is a rare item.
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Don(MO)
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012 at 6:39pm |
I have one in the parts trailer and will not work on the WD45s so if someone is looking for one it's for sale.
Don
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Brian G. NY
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Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 3:14pm |
I  I took a picture of one at a local tractor show last year.
As I recall, someone on here posted that this was an option that could be had with the WD mounted plows and would therefore show up in the plow manual rather than the WD tractor manual. I have seen a few of these over the years. Pobably would work well in the rocky ground we have in my neck of the woods.
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Matt MN
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Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 4:05pm |
they were also used on the late #2 plows with hydraulic lift. 
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Lester
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Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 4:15pm |
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The spring was not heavy enough for 3 bottom plows.
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 4:40pm |
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Mat, That sure looks like a farmer engineered hitch to me.
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