fiat 9090
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Does anyone know what is the best way to shine boards of a plough so that the clay doesnt stick , i bought a plough and at the end of every run i scraped the boards but it still sticks
Cleaning plough boards
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beltbreaker
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- Ross-shire
Find a sandy/gravelly field. Are you close to a beach, alternatively elbow grease or wire on the grinder
fiat 9090
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- co offaly eire
The wire on the grinder have i to be careful i dont scratch the boards
Silt or black land shines boards to a mirror ,our fl8nty sand dulls them very quick , and is friendly
milton-95
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- aberdeenshire
Wire brush on the grinder and give it a light go over just to get the worst of it off , then soak the boards in a diesel and oil mix , I have a mix of diesel and old ATF oil for this, leave it to soak over night and go back with the wire brush on the grinder in the morning, works ever time here .
fiat 9090
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- co offaly eire
I must do that thanks so much
Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Are you talking commercial plough boards or top flight match plough boards?
I bought a plough that used to belong to my Dad, a KV 3 furrow reversible. It had been stood outside for over 15 years.
The boards proved to be some irreplaceable special type so I set to with a grinder before replacing them all with a different type. Nothing to lose kind of thing.
It took several hours with each board. I took the boards off and clamped them to a bench I could get all round. Then I went over them with 3 ( may have been 4) successively finer flap wheels or linishing wheels.
You have to be careful to use the grinder in such a way that the minute scratches left on the board are all the same way as the soil will follow during ploughing.
They looked ok when I had finished so off I went, not expecting too much. However it ploughed a treat in some stiff sandy clay and has made a great job in some sandy loam.
One of the 6 boards was noticeably more difficult to shine than the other 5 for some reason. It seemed to take many more runs over than the others but outwardly looks no different.
One of the rear furrows leaves a barely noticeable difference in the finished ploughing, which is annoying. It never sticks or drags and all the measurements are the same. It turns a beautiful even furrow like the other 5 but something makes it look dull where the others leave a bit of shine. That board is not the one that took more work.
I’m pleased I put the effort in, well over 24 solid hours of grinding!!
I bought a plough that used to belong to my Dad, a KV 3 furrow reversible. It had been stood outside for over 15 years.
The boards proved to be some irreplaceable special type so I set to with a grinder before replacing them all with a different type. Nothing to lose kind of thing.
It took several hours with each board. I took the boards off and clamped them to a bench I could get all round. Then I went over them with 3 ( may have been 4) successively finer flap wheels or linishing wheels.
You have to be careful to use the grinder in such a way that the minute scratches left on the board are all the same way as the soil will follow during ploughing.
They looked ok when I had finished so off I went, not expecting too much. However it ploughed a treat in some stiff sandy clay and has made a great job in some sandy loam.
One of the 6 boards was noticeably more difficult to shine than the other 5 for some reason. It seemed to take many more runs over than the others but outwardly looks no different.
One of the rear furrows leaves a barely noticeable difference in the finished ploughing, which is annoying. It never sticks or drags and all the measurements are the same. It turns a beautiful even furrow like the other 5 but something makes it look dull where the others leave a bit of shine. That board is not the one that took more work.
I’m pleased I put the effort in, well over 24 solid hours of grinding!!
- Location
- South Lanarkshire
Gravel bed in a burn sorry river is good as well
Spencer
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- North West
Local beach.., at night 
fiat 9090
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- co offaly eire
I have only 2 to do the rest are ok sounds like u had to put a fair bit of work into them
Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
My arms were dead for about two days!!
Now you have done that pete ,go to the beach , and find a well worn down soft london brick ,and sit with a bucket of water and a milking stool and do an hour every night foras long as it takes to polissh out all the marks ,or just come here and plough 20 acre of silt
bravheart
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- scottish borders
Yea send the plough here it'll be shining like a new pin with one run down the field.
Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
If I had the time I would love to!
Nearly
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- North of York
There are different grades of flap disk, and the solid foam paint removal ones too.
I did a set of 10 dowdeswell ones back when it would have been almost as cheap to fit new ones.
It looked ok at the end.
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I did a set of 10 dowdeswell ones back when it would have been almost as cheap to fit new ones.
It looked ok at the end.
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Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Gleaming!!!!