Lemken europal depth wheel chain breaking

[Elliott]

Would anyone be able to take a picture of their one that works!
Ours keeps breaking the d shackle and pin that it fixes to on the plough. It’s been fixed a few times but now we are thinking something isn’t right there.

Many thanks
Elliott

 

[custard]

only happens on ours when the plough isn't lifted high enough to clear the ground when turning over.

 

[Hampton]

If you keep mending it, the chain may be too short. We ended up buying a genuine replacement and not been a problem since.

 

[Elliott]

only happens on ours when the plough isn't lifted high enough to clear the ground when turning over.

Hmmm yeah that could have happened. Thanks

 

[Elliott]

If you keep mending it, the chain may be too short. We ended up buying a genuine replacement and not been a problem since.

I did wonder if the length might have something to do with it. Thanks

 

[haybob]

Hi, I'm just getting use to running a lemken variopal (second hand) I'm having trouble when I lower it into ground the wheel doesn't always catch correctly and the back end sinks down. Have to lift it out and drop it down and try again . Does it 50% of the time! Anyone know whats up with it ?

 

[Norfolk Olly]

I find with ours you have to be at a slight angle to your work and moving as it touches the floor to get it to work right

 

[haybob]

Also the land wheel seems to run at a fair slant

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Also the land wheel seems to run at a fair slant

Yes ours does too

 

[DougD]

Hi, I'm just getting use to running a lemken variopal (second hand) I'm having trouble when I lower it into ground the wheel doesn't always catch correctly and the back end sinks down. Have to lift it out and drop it down and try again . Does it 50% of the time! Anyone know whats up with it ?

Ours does that as well
If you look at the link while you flip the plough over watch the shackle is travelling to the top of the link if it doesn’t the depth wheel won’t be in the right place and will slip past
This will sound a bit “heath” but if you smear a little dollop of grease on the link it certainly helps a lot the shackle doesn’t stick after that

 

[Hampton]

Hi, I'm just getting use to running a lemken variopal (second hand) I'm having trouble when I lower it into ground the wheel doesn't always catch correctly and the back end sinks down. Have to lift it out and drop it down and try again . Does it 50% of the time! Anyone know whats up with it ?

We welded a bit on the end to stop it sliding past, they will wear over time

 

[Will 1594]

And how hard do you let plough down , going into work , try it gentler ,

 

[haybob]

And how hard do you let plough down , going into work , try it gentler ,

Drop it nice and gently. The michanic advised to bang it down. We don't drop anything with a bang

 

[Midnight plough boy]

Hi, I'm just getting use to running a lemken variopal (second hand) I'm having trouble when I lower it into ground the wheel doesn't always catch correctly and the back end sinks down. Have to lift it out and drop it down and try again . Does it 50% of the time! Anyone know whats up with it ?

There’s a grease nipple on the wheel turn over assembly on I think the shaft next to the beam which the chain hooks onto. (Been a few years since I used one so can’t remember exactly) Keep this greased. Needed a pump a couple of times a day and problem solved.

 

[haybob]

Ours does that as well
If you look at the link while you flip the plough over watch the shackle is travelling to the top of the link if it doesn’t the depth wheel won’t be in the right place and will slip past
This will sound a bit “heath” but if you smear a little dollop of grease on the link it certainly helps a lot the shackle doesn’t stick after that

Thank you for your advice. It has worked better this afternoon with a bit extra grease.

 

[MontyK]

Also the land wheel seems to run at a fair slant

Make sure the land wheel pivot bush is not worn, that will make the wheel run out of line and miss the depth stop.

 

[DougD]

Thank you for your advice. It has worked better this afternoon with a bit extra grease.
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Also watch there isn’t a rough bit on the link or shackle that will catch on each other you would think with the weight of the wheel that it has to drop to the right place but sometimes it doesn’t

 

[Martyn]

Our lemkin plough keeps dropping out of position once you have turned it over correctly it creeps back, no sign of ware on oil pipe spool valves, are their seals in the black oil box that can ware?