Ransomes rsld land wheel shaft!

[arcobob]

Someone probably used it without having the proper shares which should be 44K's, they stand up a bit higher at the back end as they use a thicker spacer at the front of the board. I have a brand new Kent board in the shed if anyone wants it, good boards on heavy clay which we have a lot of here in Kent

That grey gault clay is the worst soil in creation. I was taught to plough on that and it was not a good place to learn.

 

[Kenham]

Character building material, we have yellow and red as well.

 

[wuddy]

Getting there David. Not much happening with mine right now and not much prospect in the near future. Not much prospect of any spring work in this area either with all these beasts and mini beasts. Would be a good thing for a lot of the car drivers round here to have their cars taken off them on the first of December and get them back on the first of April.
Is that a marker you have on the drawbar? Have all the bits to put a disc on similar to a high cut plough for mine. Can’t get my head round running with the wheel tight to the furrow wall. Ok for running a bit off but difficult for putting a bit on.
Have all the raw materials to make the levelling screw into acme thread - even got a brand new 22mm pilot bored uj for £15. Local farm machinery dealer wanted £62 for just one Walterscheid yoke.
Looks as though you are missing the diagonal stay bar that goes across over the top of the beams just in front of the front mouldboard stay. Have a square bar for mine which I intend to put a weight carrier on and extend out to land beyond the back body to incorporate a second wheel for finishing. Have the wheel and cast boss.
Managed to get the landsides machined and fabricated. Still unsure what to do with the pressed wheel but do not relish the open side to it. Have another wheel which I can cut the centre out of but it’s finding an easy way to put them together without making something ungainly.
Just toying with putting brackets on the frame to slip a 9 hole drawbar through so that I can pick it up on the 3 point linkage. Just getting the profiles cut and folded ready for a modified weight frame for the front of the tractor.
All good fun but no spare time. Just waiting to go into hospital which won’t help the cause either but then that’s a problem for another day.

There is a marker on the drawbar but I have to admit I stole the drawbar off one of dads ploughs as haven’t got mine finished yet! Still deciding what way to go at the front as the drawbar was just a heap of bits when it came and the hook and spring are missing. Any pics of your drawbar attachment point and tractor drawbars would be good

 

[Howard150]

There is a marker on the drawbar but I have to admit I stole the drawbar off one of dads ploughs as haven’t got mine finished yet! Still deciding what way to go at the front as the drawbar was just a heap of bits when it came and the hook and spring are missing. Any pics of your drawbar attachment point and tractor drawbars would be good

Will get some pictures of mine. Has the hook and the springs. Mick Osborne just uses the hook but has a couple of the original shackles which he moves accordingly

 

[Ley253]

There are two types of hitch, on one, the hand grip, which lifts the pawl is behind the hand lever, and folds over it when operated, this hitch is dangerous.I found out the hard way. Somehow, the hand grip snapped over the lever, trapping my hand between the two. I could not pull my hand free, or reach anything to prize the grip back. I was attached to the plough for several hours till father came out to see if I was all right as I was late home! the other type, has the pawl operated by a lever at right angels to the main lever, it cannot cause injury.I will take some photos of this type tomorrow.

 

[Ley253]

Pictures

of the safe type of hitch. Bolts mark position of plough attachment.