Petetheploughman
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- The West Country
Does anybody have any ideas for a match plough wheel marker to mark the ground so you know your ploughing the right width?
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Match plough wheel marker
- Thread starter Petetheploughman
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Put a ring or a disc on your depth wheel.
massey765
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- nr clitheroe lancs
I just got a strip of 25x5 .......gas axe, welder, warm it up ,weld it, till it joins up
Did this on a ts59 wheel ...works ok but you could cheat and get some 5 mm laser cut to fit
Did this on a ts59 wheel ...works ok but you could cheat and get some 5 mm laser cut to fit
Petetheploughman
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- The West Country
Where would you get the disc and what sort of disc? It is quite a big wheel.
Tonym
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- Shropshire
Old circular saw blade and remove the teeth? I got a local firm to roll a length of flat to the correct diameter and welded it around the wheel. Only cost a few pounds
Get mine laser cut from 5 or 6mm. When you fit it make sure you can spin the wheel so that you can check it for true. Make sure to mark it out well for welding and weld short sections 100mm long diametrically opposed. Do not try to weld it continuously round without stopping or it will deform and your scraper will not work correctly.
I always set mine in from the edge so that it does not cut the furrow wall down when running off the oddments at the finish when you have the left hand wheels in the furrow hole.
I always set mine in from the edge so that it does not cut the furrow wall down when running off the oddments at the finish when you have the left hand wheels in the furrow hole.
rusty nuts
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Another way to do it is to fit a normal plough disk to the frame and make a bracket and shaft just make the shaft so you can get it 10 or 12 inches from the rear landside
Fergie Ploughman
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- Cheshire, UK
Had a piece of 3mm (maybe thicker?) profiled and welded it to my depth wheel....
Petetheploughman
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- The West Country
@arcobob did you do the same as @Fergie Ploughman?
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On my latest effort I did the same as Howard and cut my circle from an old buckled Ransomes wheel using a plasma cutter. Previously I had used a Ransomes wheel and cut the rim off then fitted the tyre either side though I had to get an engineer shop to roll the tyre so this time I decided on a new wheel .
Petetheploughman
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- The West Country
How much would it cost to have a marker laser cut?
Petetheploughman
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- The West Country
In other words quite a lot going by this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-0mm-Th...hash=item3b15014a0b:m:mSZUHzGdpyPLQK9BMS5RlkQ
Fergie Ploughman
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That's a rip off, you'll get something much cheaper than that. Shop around local fabrication companies, someone will cut you something for £20/30. Mine was laser cut as a favour from a local company who supply where I work. Mines also 3mm, I think its ample...
Petetheploughman
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- The West Country
How deep do you recommend the wheel marker should go into the ground? Or how much bigger than the wheel should the marker be? I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
You want it so it can be seen if the ground is like concrete, but not too big clog up the scraper or lift the plough out if on stoney ground.
You want it so it can be seen if the ground is like concrete, but not too big clog up the scraper or lift the plough out if on stoney ground.
Easy Order - LaserMaster
If you’re looking for that one off impossible to find custom cut washer or cut to size metal disc you can use this simple easy online order system to create the item you need. This system calculates the price which includes UK mainland P+P instantly, then if you’re happy with the price and want...
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Petetheploughman
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Thank you!500mm OD, 450mm ID, 3mm thick, £32 + vat + delEasy Order - LaserMaster
If you’re looking for that one off impossible to find custom cut washer or cut to size metal disc you can use this simple easy online order system to create the item you need. This system calculates the price which includes UK mainland P+P instantly, then if you’re happy with the price and want...
Tonym
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- Shropshire
Much cheaper to get a bit of flat bar rolled.
Fergie Ploughman
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- Cheshire, UK
Mines about 50mm proud, works a treat, puts a nice mark down for my disc to follow so I know I'm exactly the right width on my front furrow. I never have any issues with hard ground or trash...
Roll it, laser cut it, doesn't really matter...its whatever's easiest for you to do/buy.
Roll it, laser cut it, doesn't really matter...its whatever's easiest for you to do/buy.
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- 200 miles N,NW of New York
I just got some 40 x 5 mm flat, made a tool the bend it to a circle, yet keeping it flat and not buckled, and welded it on
