On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:33:41 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:41:53 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:
Leon Fisk wrote:
On Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:57:06 -0600
"Terry Coombs" wrote:
I need to build well , "need" might be too strong ... some kind
of plow to pull behind my "new' tractor , and I'm thinking chisel
plow . 3 or 4 blades is probably going to be the most I can pull
with 17 hp , and I'm trying to form a basic design using some old
Chevy springs as the part that holds the actual plow blade . Basic
framework will likely be some 2X2 tubing , using some high-wheel
mower wheels as depth regulators (Isn't that how they work? Wheel
sets the depth?) . I'm not sure I'll even need to design a 3 point
hitch to use this type of plow ...
That's kind of a catchall term, chisel plow. Picture of a JD
V-Ripper he
http://www.ag-power.com/new-product/...e/915-v-ripper
If you're thinking of something like that (but smaller) it will
still take a lot of machine to pull it. It sounds like you want
something similar to their cultivator:
http://www.brinly.com/CC_56BH.html
Yup , that cultivator is very similar to what I have in mind . This
is for prepping my garden in spring , might see duty as a
between-the-rows cultivator too . I'll probably also use it so score
the ground where I want wild flowers and stuff planted for our bees
. Not going to see really heavy duty , at least that's not the plan
now .
OT:
Whatcha planting for your bees? A client sent me a little jar of her
Lehua honey from Hawaii. Yum! Do you li'l guys produce honey for you
and do you and collect/use the beeswax? Top bar or Langstroth style
hives?
I've got several types of flowering plants , including clover , penstemon
, alyssum , and a few more I can't remember .
Back on topic:
Some scrap heavy duty angle iron and old leaf springs might be
cheaper, since you have extra time/less $$ now. I have a spare leaf
spring which I made into a woodsplitting tool, a froe. I was going to
make a nice, big slick (2-handed wood chisel) but Gunner gave one to
me when I was there last month. (Thanks, mon!) It's handy steel.
I have a pair of springs from a mid/late 70's Camaro , should have enough
to make a froe and several knives after I get what I need for the cultivator
. I also have a selection of structural shapes , I don't think I'll need to
buy anything but maybe a pair of wheels . One pair of decent wheels can be
swapped from device to device - trailer , log dragger , cultivator . Hey , I
can only use one at a time .
Whatever works!
$199 snow plow blade, not too bad. But does your local steel scrap
yard have pieces of 48" (or 60?) pipe you could cut one from?
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Swisher-4...8749/203629508
Not sure why you suggested a plow blade ... this machine came with a swell
front plow , with "overload springs" so it tilts when it catches on
something . It can also be locked ... I used it to plow snow off my driveway
I could have sworn you said you'd like to get one. My brain must have
farted on me. So solly.
this morning . Not that it really needed to be plowed , but I wanted to try
it out before the need was dire . I found that the hydraulics can either
lock the blade in position or let it "float" depending on how the control
lever is positioned . Power down , I can lift the front end off the ground
... and steer with the brakes .
This has been a very imformative thread , and I appreciate the input from
all who responded . I learned a lot ...
Yeah, fun thread. I've always wanted a tractor but haven't owned one,
yet. (Front end loader and backhoe)
--
I started out with nothing and
I still have most of it left!
--anon