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Topic: 3 point hitch bottom plow?

Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: 3 point hitch bottom plow?
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 8:39am

Never used one. See quite a few for sale. Seems to me if you hit a big root or rock bad things would happen fast? Any thoughts? Thanks

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Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 8:42am

most of the ones around here have a shear bolt on the beam for such episodes, high dollar ones are spring reset

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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 9:35am

Thanks Joe! That makes sense.

Posted By: Macon Rounds
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 10:16am

1st gear in rocky ground.

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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 11:23am

Thanks Benny, going slow also makes sense

Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 11:30am

I’ve hit buried rocks the size of VW Bugs, throw ya into the steering wheel, front end up then slams down. It ain’t fun, but I’ve never done anything more harmful than a broken point, tripped bottom, whatever. Frankly I don’t see what difference it would make?

Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 12:02pm

Makes no difference, snap-coupler, 3-point, fast hitch or pull type......rocks ain't good and faster is worser. Although, I do think snap-coupler is better in the sense that it can swing sideways while the others cannot.

Posted By: Ky.Allis
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 2:14pm

Was plowing about 30 yrs. ago with my 200 and mod. 83 plow and kept tripping a bottom (maybe 2) at the same spot twice in a row. 2nd. time it brought a good sized piece of twisted up sheet metal. After looking at it up close, I could read "property of Pepsi cola co.". The guy that owned the place had buried an old pop machine in a tiny shallow pond and covered it up with dirt, just not enough.

Posted By: jvin248
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 9:09pm

I was four or five riding on the deck of a Farmall 806 pulling the five bottom plow we had, and hit a stump. The ten thousand pound tractor reared up like the world shifted. My father laughed later how I gripped his pant leg.

I have heard of AC snap coupler plows swinging up and injuring owners.

Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 10:10pm

If a snap-coupler plow unhooks from the snap-coupler bell underneath (bad spring, rusty release linkage, mud packed in the bell assembly, etc) bad things can happen, especially if the wrong lift arm latches are being used. Nothing to do with rocks.

Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 5:08am

I have heard of AC snap coupler plows swinging up and injuring owners.

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I kind of harp on this because I see plows that started life as pin-coupler that got 'converted' to snap-coupler. Well, they got half converted, bolted on the eye and left the lift arm links original. If the plow comes uncoupled with the pin-coupler lift arm links it's going to hit the operator! Those latches aren't just for convenience hooking up, they are a safety device too.

Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 6:24am

Thanks guys. Good info!

Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 8:44am

I have 2 ,3 bottom , 3pt AllisChalmers plows. Both have the shear bolt . Saw a nicer one at an auction with spring trips. Made the mistake of talking to a stranger about it and pointing out the spring mechanisms . Yep he bid it up and bought it . AC made a 2 bottom 3pt plow . Still looking.

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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 9:28am

Our diesel D 15 came with a snap coupler 3 bottom plow. Never had any luck using it. Should say we're pretty clueless. Haven't messed with it in a good while. Thanks

Posted By: LYNNMN
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 10:28am

Just sold 2 bottom 3 pt at Hutch this year