Ransomes TS59 Novice advice !

[Massey_3115]

I have recently acquired myself a TS59, YLs set up on 11 inch furrows with an adjustable headstock.
I always assumed YLs were on 10 inch work ? So should the front leg be on the inside of the frame ? My Rear Wheel centres are 52 on a FE35 tractor.
Compared to my old TS54 - the boards seem to be really pushed round to leave a wide furrow base. Is there any reason for this or can I bring them back ?

Im only starting out with a plough that has some adjustment - so all helpful pointers received

 

[wuddy]

Will go much better at 10” and as you say easiest way is to put front leg inside beam. I’ve attached a picture highlighting part of the beam that needs removed to give you the required movement of the crosshaft for finishing as well.

 

[MrNoo]

Going to be going through all this shortly with my plough, word is they run the boards back around 10", from board tip to landslide edge. Some run the boards almost in line, lower edge of board to lower edge of landslide and I have noticed others have the boards lifted slightly at the board tail relative to landslide bottom. I guess it depends on how you plough.

 

[Massey_3115]

Finally got out with the plough yesterday. I haven’t changed anything since purchasing, though it I would see what it ploughed like. I will put it back to 10 inch and ease off the push of the boards. It was certainly leaving a wide furrow bottom.

My finish wasn’t great! But certainly a great upgrade to my old robin with no depth wheel!

 

[Massey_3115]

Been tinkering today. The rear leg has a spacer on the inside of the frame. So I’ve taken that out and put on the inside of frame and also the front leg on the inside.
I’ve cranked the cross shaft across but it doesn’t look like the top link / plough sits straight behind the tractor now. Should I bring my wheels on the tractor in further ?

wondering if that’s why the previous owner had the spacer and was running on 11 inch furrows to keep it a square pull with out re manufacturing the top link headstock.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Don't worry about it, the toplink will be fine running at an angle, as it don't need to be straight,
If you have it at 10 furrows now it will plough a lot better,
I would say tractor wheels would be best with 52" centers on back , and 48" centers on the front, that should leave about 40" between tyres front and back

 

[Massey_3115]

Don't worry about it, the toplink will be fine running at an angle, as it don't need to be straight,
If you have it at 10 furrows now it will plough a lot better,
I would say tractor wheels would be best with 52" centers on back , and 48" centers on the front, that should leave about 40" between tyres front and back

Thank you that’s a great help indeed.

this may be a very basic question.
which end of the cross shaft is likely to need the most adjustment - is it towards the furrow and ploughed work ? Or towards the un ploughed land.

on 11 inches the plough was quite central ( headstock standard and not narrowed yet). Moving it to 10 I have put the plough right over towards the lower link arm.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Thank you that’s a great help indeed.

this may be a very basic question.
which end of the cross shaft is likely to need the most adjustment - is it towards the furrow and ploughed work ? Or towards the un ploughed land.

on 11 inches the plough was quite central ( headstock standard and not narrowed yet). Moving it to 10 I have put the plough right over towards the lower link arm.

You will need to slide the plough along the cross shaft to ploughed land by 3 inches, from where it was before

 

[Massey_3115]

You will need to slide the plough along the cross shaft to ploughed land by 3 inches, from where it was before

Thank you. Looking around a ploughing match today. I noticed there was a mix of starts techniques. I was going to do a chip ( that’s what I’ve called it) but going down to 10 inches and moving the plough over to the the land - there is no further adjustment towards the land to get the front furrow across enough. Is the chip start not the right way for a YL plough ? Or do I need to move the plough over and hold on the check chain ?
Thank you

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Thank you. Looking around a ploughing match today. I noticed there was a mix of starts techniques. I was going to do a chip ( that’s what I’ve called it) but going down to 10 inches and moving the plough over to the the land - there is no further adjustment towards the land to get the front furrow across enough. Is the chip start not the right way for a YL plough ? Or do I need to move the plough over and hold on the check chain ?
Thank you

In short, you straddle the opening with tractor wheels and chip in with back furrow only, them pull 2 furrows both ways to the chip