behive looking spring on a wd
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Topic: behive looking spring on a wd
Posted By: wrightk20
Subject: behive looking spring on a wd
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2012 at 1:47pm
| 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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Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date 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. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Orange Blood
Date 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. ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2012 at 6:39pm
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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 ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date 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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Posted By: Matt MN
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 4:05pm
they were also used on the late #2 plows with hydraulic lift. ------------- Unless your are the lead horse the scenery never changes!! |
Posted By: Lester
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 4:15pm
| The spring was not heavy enough for 3 bottom plows. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date 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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