setting up a two bottom mounted plow on an M

Dan W MN · Jun 24, 2011

Hi all

tomorrow I will be attempting to plow up some land with my farmall M and a 3-point mounted two bottom plow. I have no experience here and would appreciate any tips on how to set up the plow. I"m having trouble getting the plow far enougn to the side so that the plow will roll the new furrow into the one my tire is riding in, is this even what I am supposed to be doing?
Thanks for your help

Pat-CT · Jun 24, 2011

How big of a plow are you pulling? how many bottoms and what size bottoms. Are you having to fight the tractor to stay in a stright row? How are your 3pt hitch arms limited? with chains or an adjustable turnbuckle?

Dan W MN · Jun 24, 2011

it's a 2-14 plow and the 3-pt is turnbuckle limited. I haven't even tried plowing yet, when I pull the plow all the way to the right so it would roll into the furrow, the top link winds up really angled, far beyond what I think looks right, is this normal?

Pat-CT · Jun 24, 2011

Do you have the rims slid out on the axles at all?

Dan W MN · Jun 24, 2011

the rims are all the way in unless I flip them arround 180 degrees, perhaps thats what I need to do?

SouthernFarmall · Jun 24, 2011

You may need to do that. A 2-14 is small for an M. It was made to pull a 3-14 trailer plow. If, when the right rear tire is in the furrow, the plow is missing a strip, then the tires should be reversed. As a side note, you probably will be able to plow in 4th gear if your soil isn't extremely hard.

SF

paul · Jun 24, 2011

Typically a small 3 bottom or less plow, that right wheel needs to be crowded in as much as possible, and it will be the one doing most of the pulling. Fortunately it also typically gets most of the traction.

I'm not so familiar with 3 point plows, use(d) trailer & semi-mounted. Many plows allow you to shift the plow over to the right, while keeping the linkage points kinda centered on the tractor.

An M is probably more of a 3-14 size tractor, little wider frame than an H or Ford N tractor which are more of a 2-14 size tractor. It might just be sort of a little bit mismatched no matter what you do?

M didn't come with a 3pt, so that's aftermarket, and might not be 100% angled correct for what a 'factory tractor' 3pt specs would be. Should be able to make it work, but you are likely bending a few unwritten rules here, and will have to tinker with it?

--->Paul

gene bender · Jun 25, 2011

You are going to turn the furrow wheel around and in. That three pt is not made for a plow no draft ect but in level ground it can work when the front wheels go down the plow will raise and when they go up the plow will go down you will find out.

George Rausch · Jun 25, 2011

On my H I plow with a 3-point and a JD 2-14" plow, and the plow pulled all the way to the left until I built a chain and turn-buckle that holds the right-hand 3-point arm over to the right. I turn-buckle the 3-point arm over until I have a 14" space between the inside of the right wheel, and the plow. It works great. If you look at a factory-3-point, for example a MF-200-series tractor, you'll see the same style turn-buckle.

oldtanker · Jun 25, 2011

(quoted from post at 04:03:31 06/25/11) On my H I plow with a 3-point and a JD 2-14" plow, and the plow pulled all the way to the left until I built a chain and turn-buckle that holds the right-hand 3-point arm over to the right. I turn-buckle the 3-point arm over until I have a 14" space between the inside of the right wheel, and the plow. It works great. If you look at a factory-3-point, for example a MF-200-series tractor, you'll see the same style turn-buckle.

If it's doing that something is not adjusted right. If correctly adjusted the land side of the plow should make enough contact with the soil to counteract the force applied by the mowboard. Most common mistake is having the plow up too high in the back trying to make it dig in. On level ground the rear part of the plow bottom sould only be slightly up. On mine it works well about 1/2" hight than the point.

Rick

Leroy · Jun 25, 2011

Top link centered with NO angle. Depth guage wheel on plow, Right wheel slid in far enough you think the tractor is going to roll to right. On that plow the proper draft setting would be from center of drawbar to inside sidewall of tire 17 1/2" and that would not be possible as that would make a wheal tread of 45" and typicall the narrowest tread setting would be 62" with that being on the rollover danger side. If you are only trying to plow 6" deep not as dangerous as trying to plow 8-9" deep. Most 3 bottom mounted plows would take those same measurements. A 16" plow would take those same measurements. A 3-14" plow would be 24 1/2" from center to inside furrow wall of tractor and make a 58"-60" wheel tread and that would still work but still not be as safe as a 66-68' wheal tread is. That small plow DO NOT run the furrow wheel on the low side as downhill side while plowing unless you have a good ROPS.

Dave Sherburne NY · Jun 25, 2011

From a previous post. Email me and send a picture of your plow if you can.
Plowing and wheel spacing.

setting up a two bottom mounted plow on an M

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