Plow Shares

I have some plow shares with number 308864 stamped on them. They are allis chalmers. Can someone tell me what they fit? Thanks Gary

Randy. Thanks for info. I am not familar with numbers 124 and 24. Are these on mounted plows or pull-type? Have a good day. Gary

Bottoms were the shares, frogs, moldboards, shins, and landsides, sold separately from plow frames. Nearly all shares used the same mountings so would fit most plow frames. Identifying a plow frame model doesn't identify the bottoms, nor does identifying a plow bottom identify a plow frame.

Different areas used different bottoms for different soil conditions and most plow bottoms had a considerable selection of plow shares for different width and soil conditions. There were full cut, narrow cut, normal suck, deep suck, and stony made in chilled iron, steel, and soft center steel. And more variations in some bottoms.

Plow frames were made in several models 50 family through 80 in the 124 bottom era, with the 50 having fixed vertical shanks, the 60 having angled fixed shanks, 50 and 60 usually fixed width except in 10/12" then the 70 had fixed angled shanks with adjustable widths, usually 14 or 16". The 80 came with spring trip shanks and adjustable width. The parts book also offers spring trip shanks for 60 and 70 plow frames. The spring trip shanks bolted to the plow frame bars with the same bolt holes used for the straight and angled shanks. Plow frames came in 1 to 6 or 7 bottoms and the basic plow frame could be equipped with a trailing wheel, for semi mounting, with snap coupler, three point, or three wheels for pull behind.

I'm sure the plow catalog wasn't one sheet of paper, probably a 16 page booklet, maybe thicker to include all the possible options. And the order sheet probably took two pages.

Gerald J.