No I haven't sorry, it was at a place that is having a clear up. Imagine a good thick layer if rust over everything and the mouldboards half buried, probably for the last 30 plus years.Have you got any pictures?
No I haven't sorry, it was at a place that is having a clear up. Imagine a good thick layer if rust over everything and the mouldboards half buried, probably for the last 30 plus years.Have you got any pictures?
Precisely as Penine describes. What you describe is what happens when the plough is carried by a central wheel at working depth. The plough rocks back and forth and as the front comes up 1/2" the back goes down and vice versa thus doubling the effect and creating a 1" difference between furrows. The rearward wheel keeps constant positive pressure on the top link. If anybody doesn`t believe this just keep your hand on the top link while ploughing with a central wheeled plough.
thats what i thought ,thankyou both for the input , plus i find the top link isnt as fickle to set,the plough has to be in to full depth before the wheel touches the ground to do that, or is yours different ?
Your set up is not allowed in vintage/classic classes.Having thought long and hard re plough rocking back and forth, I have to say that if all is set up correctly, and all the slop is removed from the linkage, this cannot happen. As soon as the tractor moves forward, with the plough in the ground, the top link is in compression, and will remain in this condition until the tractor stops. The amount of load on the link will alter dependant on the ground the plough is in, I E hard/ soft, but it will only vary, not reverse. This is of course how draught control can operate, the load change being used to lift or lower the plough, and its also the reason why you dont use it for match work, you dont want the plough jumping out of the ground at every tramline, and burying itself between them. Kverneland used a rear wheel on their commercial ploughs but the match version always used the forward position, Indeed many continental ploughmen plough with the wheel turned in, and facing forward.
For the Plough to rock, the top link, must move forwards and back, as the plough will pivot on the lower links.If the top link is sensitive, I think the problem is likely to be wear in the top link ball joints/ pins/ draught control spring/linkage, shares or the pitch adjustment on the plough bodies. I have removed the ball joints from the top link, and locked up the draught control. The ball joints on the top arms are ok at the moment, but will also be replaced when they begin to slacken off. These also need to be slop free, or your levelling box is going to be next to useless.
By the way, the rear wheel on my plough, as in the avatar, is mainly somewhere to put the marker disk, the depth wheels are on a rocking beam, the front one being well in front, and the rear in line with the front body, they are under the plough frame, and the beam pivot is directly behind the headstock
What part would be illegal? Replacing ball joints with yokes cant be, as some tractors have balls, some yokes, on the linkage upper arms at least. The number of land wheels could be a sticking point, but I dont know if they are limited or not, as they are a frame mod, not body I doubt it.Regarding the classic class, the ts 86 original land wheel can be used outside or in, under the plough.Your set up is not allowed in vintage/classic classes.
I'm just interested. I did think that it could be something like a Lister or Oliver.Why are you worrying about it Pete ? It must be Ford as it looks as though it belongs to the rest, which is well worth salvaging. As for the skimmer, use it for a garden ornament !
How?you have done the wrong bit
well the bloody bit laying on the floor in the back ground is the bit you want, why is it some throw the best bit awayHow?
Hopefully they will. Sometime I will make sure it all fits together.Braver than I am stretching it that way, hope all you're holes for the rear leg line up and are level with the front ones.
What do you mean?well the bloody bit laying on the floor in the back ground is the bit you want, why is it some throw the best bit away