tcn wings

[boibach]

Is it a advantage to cut the wings back a bit on tcn boards for match ploughing,

 

[colhonk]

Yes.

 

[Howard150]

Is it a advantage to cut the wings back a bit on tcn boards for match ploughing,

TCN 2W made for the job. Don’t cut them down any more though. Might need warming and bending at outer end at junction with mouldboard to improve soil flow.
Proportion it out from the picture. Give it 5 mm bigger for a start.

 

[boibach]

interesting,i would say tcn 9w are on the plough now and are quite common ,if I got hold of new genuine 2w would the fit early tcn ts 86 frogs the bolt holes look the same location, I see Westlake has some, or cut mine down then like you say.

 

[Howard150]

interesting,i would say tcn 9w are on the plough now and are quite common ,if I got hold of new genuine 2w would the fit early tcn ts 86 frogs the bolt holes look the same location, I see Westlake has some, or cut mine down then like you say.

Make sure the point where it meets the mouldboard is the same. Best to get some genuine ones then you can put them on top of the 9W’s and cut them to the right length.
The cut is roughly in line with soil flow over them. Look for the telltale scratches.
All TCN parts have the same pitch holes. Later ones did not have the hole on the landside of the share and are slightly more abrupt. Giving a wider furrow bottom.

 

[boibach]

im going to put genuine 2w on and see how we go ,thank you for explaining

 

[Ray996]

Is it a advantage to cut the wings back a bit on tcn boards for match ploughing,

Does anyone here know if tcn boards fit straight on scn non barpoint frogs?

 

[colhonk]

Not sure about the boards but don`t think so, the wings do not fit.

 

[Howard150]

Does anyone here know if tcn boards fit straight on scn non barpoint frogs?

TCN, UCN & SCN are all very similar to look at. TCN shares when first made were SCN14’s. The holes are a different pitch in the wings. Whilst a TCN board looks to fit snug on a UCN frog, it is at the wrong angle and sits up too straight with tha back of the board too high. Definitely no good for match ploughing. I would think SCN’s are very similar.

Sorry but if you need to use TCN’s get TCN frogs, although it’s not beyond the realms of possibility to take either SCN or UCN frogs apart and with a few tweaks set them up as TCN’s

 

[Farmerpickle]

What are TCN plough shares made from? Are they cast like YL’s? What is the best TCN share in the pictures?

 

[Mydexta]

View attachment 748100 What are TCN plough shares made from? Are they cast like YL’s? What is the best TCN share in the pictures?
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The ones in the top photo are home made by a poster on here.

The others are the standard ransomes points, which are readily available.

 

[Farmerpickle]

Cheers. I wondered if the top ones were a match plough share as I’ve noticed several ploughmen use shares like that.

 

[Farmerpickle]

Are the Sparex points any good?

 

[Mydexta]

Are the Sparex points any good?

Finding genuine points could be difficult, although occasionally a pair can be found on eBay.
Not sure what like the sparex ones will be

 

[Howard150]

Are the Sparex points any good?

Got some sparex ones a few years ago. Still in the shed. Alright for commercial work. Too bull headed for match work.
Westlake has some not too bad - also have the hole in the side. Used to wear them down so far then weld a new point on from a Khun reversible bolt on point cut in two. Used to weld the share to the wing as well. Dont forget a bit of lead to land.

 

[Farmerpickle]

Do you recommend these?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ransomes...e:g:5FwAAOSwNqRcNd3s:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true

 

[Dealer]

Yep thems about as good as any if you can't find genuine ones

 

[Roy Stokes]

Cheers. I wondered if the top ones were a match plough share as I’ve noticed several ploughmen use shares like that.

I don’t use those shares anymore Farmer Pickle, they were very good in some conditions and not so good in others, quite frankly you won’t go far wrong with the standard Ransomes set up with the “bump” on the front of the point ground down, this bump raises then drops the soil as it flows over the point giving a semi digger semi broken effect, flattening the bump helps hold the furrow slice together a bit more