Welding plough boards

[will_mck]

What with me being a skin flint and all, has anyone tried extending the life of their plough boards by welding say a long thin plate onto the back of the board edge. Seems a waste just dumping the board as it's the only part on the board that wears

 

[Hesstondriver]

depends on your soil type , if it sticks then a def no

 

[AJR75]

As far as I recall the boards used to be case hardened (this may have changed in more modern metallurgy). The high level of carbon in the board would likely make for a very brittle weld.

 

[Still Farming]

Should be ok unless more stress is exerted on bolted part possibly.

 

[rob h]

Have done it years ago welds fine

 

[thesilentone]

Due to the hardness of the metal, welding a mouldboard is an art.

It needs to be done at the lowest temperature possible, and in short runs, with the right rods. Once you have welded say 1-2 inches, the weld needs covered and kept warm for as long as possible to slow the heat contraction down to avoid cracking, if not it will crack at the weld.

 

[will_mck]

I might try a couple of boards then to start with and see what it does. I've welded a cracked board before with ordinary 6013's and got away with it. There's alot of pressure on that part of the board I suppose

 

[thesilentone]

I might try a couple of boards then to start with and see what it does. I've welded a cracked board before with ordinary 6013's and got away with it. There's alot of pressure on that part of the board I suppose

If you have the kit to do so, heat the area to be welded first.

 

[ford 7810]

I’ve used dissimilar rods with good results in the past

 

[David.]

A nice 312 rod is what you want.
The nicest I've used was a NikkoSteel, weld like the old BOC Armoids did; but they seem unavailable now, and not all 312s run the same.
Edit.
Actually, they are back on the menu:

I promise, these run like butter.

 

[will_mck]

Used a bit of old plough share as it's the same shape. In a moment of madness I ended up welding it to the tail press. See how that goes, should belong in the 'quick fixes, bodges and creations' section really

 

[Chae1]

We've welded up broken boards and been fine.

We run them till area board attaches to plough wears out. When boards start breaking there we replace them