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NCAllisnut
Silver Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Shelby NC Points: 365 |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2010 at 7:54pm |
My neighbor, who just had bypass surgery, called this evening and asked if I would disk his garden before it rained tonight. I gladly ran out, jumped onthe WD, and hooked up the harrow. Then I stopped by the shop to lengthen the tongue, so the WD would pick the back end of the harrow up off the ground. I went down the road to his garden, which is tiny and has no turning room at the end for a WD and an 8' harrow. The harrow wanted to pull to the right really bad on every pass, so much so that it unhooked the left snap coupler chain every time I put the disks in the dirt. After I finished and stopped at the back door for a chat, I headed on across the yard towards home. The leveling or beaming bolt in the center of the tongue broke, dropping the rear gangs to the ground. I had to unhook it and leave it in his yard to keep from dragging the disk onthe road. I guess I'll go piece it back together this weekend and bring it home. So, here's the question - what makes a harrow pull to one side or the other? The thing it pretty well worn out, and has four broken discks on the front gangs. Thanks, Adam
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Murph-NC
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Western NC Points: 797 |
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Adam, I wish I could help... I'll at least bump you back to the top.
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John (C-IL)
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Illinois Points: 1654 |
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It is all physics. The tendancy of a disc harrow is for it to rotate around it's center axis, what you are seeing as pulling to the side is the disc trying to rotate.
The best I can tell you about setting the disc is that it should be as level as possible with a bias to having the front lower, I always observe how the rear disc is leveling between the two rear gangs, if there is a small ridge between the two rear gangs you are about as level as you are going to get.
I don't think the angle of your gangs is adjustable, but if it were, decreasing the angle of attack would help you get a level finish and reduce the rotating tendancy of the disc.
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Chris/CT
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Niantic, Ct Points: 1939 |
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Adam, One thing I noticed when harrowing with my old WD harrows was if one of the gangs is getting hung-up [ not turning freely] it will pull like you describe. I assume you have free wheeling gangs. C/CT
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Dusty MI
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Charlotte, Mi Points: 5058 |
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One side is pulling harder, due to broken discs, or tight bearings.
Dusty
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917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express"
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JoeO(CMO)
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Cent Missouri Points: 2694 |
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when you have the disk raised, try turning the disk gangs by hand, they should turn freely
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