Cast Iron Moldboards
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Topic: Cast Iron Moldboards
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Subject: Cast Iron Moldboards
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2017 at 7:48pm
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What are cast iron plow moldboards with Allis-Chalmers cast into to them worth in good condition? |
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Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2017 at 8:03pm
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I believe the hardened cast iron moldboards wear the slowest. But don't take impacts like big rocks well. Gerald J. |
Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2017 at 9:58pm
| They are worth what ever they are worth to you. MACK |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 7:14am
They're not worth anything to me personally as I don't use moldboard plows but was wondering if there was a market for them to make it worth my time to save them or just throw them on the next load of scrap. Lots of things have market value that are worthless to me. |
MACK wrote:Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 7:30am
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Gary ,years ago Uncle Bill I hauled a few loads of these to Midwest when doing a lot of GOTO shows ,most in Midwest never seen them ,they where bringing good money back then. Now days seems u can't give them away .If u have any left hand ones u might want to keep them ,but if no one wants them ,they are worth more in scrap then just taking up space. ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: 45 turboa-
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 8:17am
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I would like to have one just for display ! ------------- turbocharged |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 8:34am
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Me too! I think I'd give it a good paint job and hang it on the outside wall of the new pole barn for display. What do you want for one of em Gary? Anybody coming to WI from out east? ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 12:14pm
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First thing needed is a part number to identify which bottom they fit. Gerald J. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 12:33pm
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Allis Chalmers only used the cast moldboards on the #124 bottoms. Also they were mainly only used here in the mid Atlantic region for our clay base soils. That is why John Deere made his steel moldboard from a saw blade for the mid-west type soils.
Then everyone else started making steel plows.
------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 12:44pm
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I have some extra cast moldboard's here that are cracked near bottom .sold many to guys that wanted a hanger .When I get them out will post in classified adds . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 3:37pm
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In my print plow bottoms book the only moldboards identified as chilled iron are for the 124 bottom. But there are more than a dozen discontinued moldboards where the material is not identified. All the other identified moldboards are soft center steel. When plowing most of the pulling friction is against the moldboard. Its important for it to be smooth and with a sand casting that is not easy to achieve compared to rolled steel plate. The inherent great hardness of the chilled iron makes that smoothing a lot harder. Gerald J. |
Posted By: Dave Richards (WV)
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 5:57pm
| I have a couple of G plows with cast moldboards. |