New simplicity plow

[KVANDY12]

Just got a simplicity plow off e-bay $108.00 bucks was that an o.k. price? Looks almost new. MY question is, is the turn buckle an ajustment as to how deep you want to plow or what? Will I need rear wheel wt. fluid in tires, rear tire chains, what? Ownly different between boys and mans toys is the price. Ken

[MPH]

Think you did real well on the price. The turn buckle is for adjustment. The way I set mine is I drive the left side up on a 6x6 timber then adjust it so the plow is sitting flat on the ground. Works for me. I have double wts, 50 lbs, on each tire with ag lug tires. Thought about putting an extra wt on the land side like we use to on the farm tractors but it seems like when I do break traction both wheels spin so I haven't bothered. Don't recall who it was but someone here posted pics plowing with turf tires and did alright.

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Originally posted by MPH
Think you did real well on the price. The turn buckle is for adjustment. The way I set mine is I drive the left side up on a 6x6 timber then adjust it so the plow is sitting flat on the ground. Works for me. I have double wts, 50 lbs, on each tire with ag lug tires. Thought about putting an extra wt on the land side like we use to on the farm tractors but it seems like when I do break traction both wheels spin so I haven't bothered. Don't recall who it was but someone here posted pics plowing with turf tires and did alright.

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Go here: http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40134

[KVANDY12]

Read the stuff from the other sites, seems as if the plow is hard to lift out of the ground. So if I put front wheel wt. on will that make it easyer to lift? also is 6" 7" deep enough for plowing. Guess it must be if the front axle won't clear. Thank Ken

[mowerman1193]

Sounds like a great deal to me as well...Around here they seem to bring close to $200.. Sounds like you need the front counterbalance weight to make it lift easier?

[MPH]

Front wheel wts won't help in lifting the plow. You need a front counter wt., that through the Simple design, goes down when your tring too lift an impl. on the rear. They work really great. Here's a pic of one I made for mine last winter.

Plowing 6-7 inches deep I turn under green manure crops taller then the tractor so I think its deep enough.

[Chris727]

The manual says to plow no more than 5 inches deep. I just got one of those plows I believe #464. Also front wheel weights will help you to steer easier. You only want a counterweight for a foot dragger tractor, anything newer like 3400 or 7000 series does not have counterbalanced lift so it would be pointless. Also don't count on being able to plow without weights and chains. I have no idea how anyone here has done it. I've got 50 pound weights on each rear wheel and tire chains. I still have lots of trouble with the plow, but ground conditions are very important. The ground I was trying to plow was too wet. It is supposed to be dry enough that it will crumble rather than stick together when you try to make a ball of it. You probably should get the manual from the simplicity site. Its probably a 990464 plow.

[KenK]

I plow with a B-1 with 50# rear wheel weights and the 33# front wheel weights.I also have the counter balance weight up front.I have the narrow rear tires,dueled up with ags on them and ribbed tires on front.I pull in 2nd gear at about a 3rd throttle and at a depth of about 6-7 inches.I have spun out a few times when catching a tree root.Other than that it works great.Plowing is a close 2nd only to blowing snow as far as fun with my tractors.:D

[KVANDY12]

Thanks for the info. learned a lot sames after being off the farm for 40 years I've forget alot of what use to come natural. KenK looking forward to plowing in the dirt, but I do remember my days in minn. and the snow blower I had, had a 3' handle on it. MPH is that a 5' solid steel bar that you made the wt out of? Looks simple enough to make, cutting and welding which I can do.

[UCD]

The info should be well worth the pirce of a $10.00 membership.