Keeping the plough in the right direction

Hello Good evening ploughmen,

I plough with a b275 and TS59 plough. I am not too sure how to keep the plough over to one side if the plough isn't siting in the right position because the plough is leaning down hill.

My first idea was a stabilizer. But I found out that there isn't enough room on the tractor to hang the chain up when the stabilizer would be disengaged.

My second idea was to keep the check chains adjusted and tight so the plough wouldn't move so much. But the plough couldn't be steered.

My third idea is to extend the lift arms. Or put on longer lift arms like Cropmaster ones. I haven't tried this yet.
(Has anybody tried this?)
 
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wilt434

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Location
North Wales
What I do is trip the plough so that it rides on its landslide when going in to work and it works fine for me. Or when I am using my kverneland top link I dont have to trip it only lower it slightly so it rides on the landslide.
 
What I do is trip the plough so that it rides on its landslide when going in to work and it works fine for me. Or when I am using my kverneland top link I dont have to trip it only lower it slightly so it rides on the landslide.
Yep that's the only way I can think of to keep the plough over.
 

arcobob

Member
Location
Norfolk
Hello Good evening ploughmen,

I plough with a b275 and TS59 plough. I am not too sure how to keep the plough over to one side if the plough isn't siting in the right position because the plough is leaning down hill.

My first idea was a stabilizer. But I found out that there isn't enough room on the tractor to hang the chain up when the stabilizer would be disengaged.

My second idea was to keep the check chains adjusted and tight so the plough wouldn't move so much. But the plough couldn't be steered.

My third idea is to extend the lift arms. Or put on longer lift arms like Cropmaster ones. I haven't tried this yet.
(Has anybody tried this?)
You will have to make a telescopic stabiliser as shown. When the plough is in the air, the tension is off the spring (attached to mudguard) and the latched holds the two silver pegs which normally slide up and down a slot. When the plough is in the ground the spring lifts the latch and the plough is free to float. The length is adjustable for fine tuning as is the spring tension. When I transport the plough I disconnect the spring from the chain and when I am about to do the chip I hook the latch up to ensure that the plough quickly moves to the right. I
Locking stabiliser1.JPG
am sorry the photos are not terribly clear but will take some more next time I dismantle it.
Locking stabiliser2.JPG
 
You will have to make a telescopic stabiliser as shown. When the plough is in the air, the tension is off the spring (attached to mudguard) and the latched holds the two silver pegs which normally slide up and down a slot. When the plough is in the ground the spring lifts the latch and the plough is free to float. The length is adjustable for fine tuning as is the spring tension. When I transport the plough I disconnect the spring from the chain and when I am about to do the chip I hook the latch up to ensure that the plough quickly moves to the right. I View attachment 229502 am sorry the photos are not terribly clear but will take some more next time I dismantle it.
View attachment 229476
I must admit that is a pretty compact little stabilizer as it only has the spring holding the plough over! I'll make one of those after this ploughing season has finished.
 
You will have to make a telescopic stabiliser as shown. When the plough is in the air, the tension is off the spring (attached to mudguard) and the latched holds the two silver pegs which normally slide up and down a slot. When the plough is in the ground the spring lifts the latch and the plough is free to float. The length is adjustable for fine tuning as is the spring tension. When I transport the plough I disconnect the spring from the chain and when I am about to do the chip I hook the latch up to ensure that the plough quickly moves to the right. I View attachment 229502 am sorry the photos are not terribly clear but will take some more next time I dismantle it.
View attachment 229476
Your brain must be full of BRILLIANT IDEAS!!!!!!!!!
 

Mydexta

Member
Location
Dundee/angus
This is what you need.


This is a cruickshank of Denny adjustable stabiliser.it works by squeezing the handle and working the lever to either push the implement away, or pull it in.
I have seen them
Used at ploughing matches, where the lad used a piece of rubber hose to keep the handle squeezed, to allow the arms to float in and out when in work, then when he got to the end, before he lifted, he removed the rubber hose, so the arms were locked and the plough in the correct position to take the correct width when he set it down at the other side. Once down, the handle was squeezed and the hose out back on and away he went.

These stabilisers were also made by harkness, a smiddy famous for their ploughs, and also by international as there was one in eBay not so long ago
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