tungsten plough point mod

[Will 1594]

small experiment
a box full of these to weld on kv points done 4 see how they go
hope they work

 

[KB6930]

How will they work for turning the points?

I don't run the knock on's but I was told you swap them top to bottom to wear evenly or keep them sharp ?

 

[Tomr10]

I see olly welding hardened mulcher point on his

 

[Boysground]

I never bothered swapping knock on points round when I used them. Probably averaged between 70 and 100 ac a set. Splashed out and changed to Spaldings tungsten and they are in their 3rd season so have paid for themselves

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[kevindb880]

We tried the KV knock ons, they did about 27 acres!
only tried them once!

 

[Boysground]

I used them for a number of years and got on really well. 5 mins to change and lasted substantially longer than anything else at the time. Tungsten has been a step forward.

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[KB6930]

I run standard kv reversible points I take 100 acres out of them turn them at 50 acre swap them at 100 and get another 100 acre as a wear block on the end if the landslide . 15 mins changes them with rattle gun

I found the knock on ones were expensive to run and too wide they wouldn't go in and stay in during a dry season

 

[kevindb880]

We now use Metcalf Tungsten points which can do around 200acres.

 

[Will 1594]

How will they work for turning the points?

I don't run the knock on's but I was told you swap them top to bottom to wear evenly or keep them sharp ?

no idea
experiment as bought a big box full of the weld on bits at a sale , budgy price .
turn normal
points every day
have done some more with captain slack precious metals ,
will take some pics of tungsten when it’s had 40 acre of stuart’s favourite field . gravel field abrasive black sand full of flint

 

[dowcow]

I run standard kv reversible points I take 100 acres out of them turn them at 50 acre swap them at 100 and get another 100 acre as a wear block on the end if the landslide . 15 mins changes them with rattle gun

I found the knock on ones were expensive to run and too wide they wouldn't go in and stay in during a dry season

It shows the difference in soils... as I've had over 100 out of my reversible points and they haven't been swapped and it has only just worn to the point it has smoothed the front angled top edge out. Unless you are talking acres per furrow and mean 1000acres on a five furrow reversible for the 100acre lifespan per point?

 

[KB6930]

It shows the difference in soils... as I've had over 100 out of my reversible points and they haven't been swapped and it has only just worn to the point it has smoothed the front angled top edge out. Unless you are talking acres per furrow and mean 1000acres on a five furrow reversible for the 100acre lifespan per point?

No 100 acres a set and they're starting to pull through the bolt holes on stones.

I could get 140 ish at most but taking them off at 100 and using them as wear plates fairly saves the landslide