"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
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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 ...

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Snag


What type of equipment do you have now?

3 or 4 blades might be a bit optimistic unless you have an unusually low
first gear, 4wd, a lot of ballast, and light soil.

If you have a rake you might be able to make a bolt on a plow with a leaf
spring (other other suitable vertical bar) and a plow point bought cheap off
Ebay. Turn the rake bar over or remove the tines.

I did rough bed shaping for a winter garden with my rake by just removing
(turning over) most of the rake tines leaving 4 in the middle and 3 on each
end. Even with my 4wd 30HP John Deere it would spin tires if I didn't lift
the rake slightly at the end of the rows when the tractor came up over the
berm.

Next time I till and shape the garden I'm going to try 3 plow points set in
front of the rake and 8-10 inches below the tines. Yes, bought off Ebay and
mounted to leaf springs as verticals. LOL.