Larry Jaques wrote:
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)

This whole adventure started about a month ago when my wife wanted to know
if I was still looking for a lawn mower ... well , it DOES have a mower deck
too ! I knew when I dragged it home that it was going to need several
hundred dollars in parts and repairs . I'm into it just over 400 bucks , and
AFAIK I don't need to buy any more parts . It's all labor and material on
hand now .

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Snag