skims on a plough

[arcobob]

Hi can i bring this back to the top Arcobob what do you make your skims out of ? welded a piece of mild steel on mine will try it on Saturday but do not think it will stand up for very long was thinking of making a pair out of cold rolled steel

The body is made using Fiskars skimmers which were designed to have a replaceable edge.I bought 12 from a dealer who had them surplus for £3 each. You could use any similar pattern but you have to fill surplus holes and drill new ones to suit the angles you need. To replace the wearing edge I use bottom blades off commercial cylinder mowers and weld them on. They are similar in hardness to the original steel from Fiskars. To drill holes and countersink I sharpen tungsten masonry drills (SDS) to the appropriate angle on a diamond wheel. These will also countersink discs.

 

[tomlad]

And drill free hand with the sds @acrobob every

 

[arcobob]

And drill free hand with the sds @acrobob every

No, I use a drill press, either adapted to SDS or straight in the chuck. Not good for the SDS splines but the drill is adapted for a special purpose anyway.

 

[tomlad]

Ahhh

 

[arcobob]

Running a front skimmer too far forward can have unpleasant consequences when using a quick entry top link . When the plough dives in an an extreme angle on hard or heavy land the skimmer is asked to perform a miracle entry for which it is not designed. The result is a bent skimmer arm as I know to my misfortune, so be careful.

 

[Ray996]

The body is made using Fiskars skimmers which were designed to have a replaceable edge.I bought 12 from a dealer who had them surplus for £3 each. You could use any similar pattern but you have to fill surplus holes and drill new ones to suit the angles you need. To replace the wearing edge I use bottom blades off commercial cylinder mowers and weld them on. They are similar in hardness to the original steel from Fiskars. To drill holes and countersink I sharpen tungsten masonry drills (SDS) to the appropriate angle on a diamond wheel. These will also countersink discs.

What metal are Ransome's plough frogs made from? And what drill bit is best to use to drill them?.

 

[arcobob]

What metal are Ransome's plough frogs made from? And what drill bit is best to use to drill them?.

Depends on model but either cast steel or medium carbon I would say. Either way a good quality HSS bit or cobalt should do the job. Howard 150 may well correct me as I have never tried to drill a frog.