P&O No. 2 Diamond Gang Plow – Equipment & Facilities

Directions for Setting Up and Working the

P&O No. 2 Diamond Gang Plow

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP

Take away all wires and prepare components conveniently.

Oil all bearings and shifting components as you proceed, and see that they work freely.

Bolts have to be used within the holes during which they’re discovered, or in components to which they’re connected, until in any other case proven.

Shaded parts within the illustrations present components to be assembled; these have to be positioned on the machine within the order numbered.

See Illustration No. 2

Flip ratchet up and bolt to border.

Elevate body a trifle, take away spring anchor and set collar from land axle, shove axle via left facet bearing, change spring anchor and collar and shove axle via bearing in ratchet.

Place land lever over ratchet, shove axle on via into sq. on lever socket, tighten nut on axle, take all slack out between lever socket and bearing and tighten set collar on axle.

Bolt furrow wheel axle (full with lever) to projecting ends on entrance nook of body; tighten set collar on axle.

Take away grease cap. Placed on 34” land wheel, safe interior finish with sand bands and outer finish with collar and pin via axle. Placed on grease cap; use the cap as a grease cup and proceed to power the grease in till the whole bearing is nicely oiled. Safe cap with set screw.

Placed on 24” furrow wheel in the identical method.

Bolt elevating hyperlink to proper foot lever arm.

Bolt left foot lever to bracket in place proven in Illustration No. 3. If lever doesn’t power plow all the way down to stops, transfer bracket ahead in body.

Bolt proper foot lever spool to foot lever in place proven in Illustration No. 6.

See Illustration No. 3

Tilt plow ahead and placed on rear wheel axle, full.

Take away grease cap. Placed on 20” rear wheel, safe interior finish with sand bands and outer finish with collar and pin via axle. Placed on grease cap; use the cap as a grease cup and proceed to power the grease in till the whole bearing is nicely oiled. Safe cap with set screw.

Connect scraper; safe with set screw.

Put controlling rod arm on sq. of rear axle, pointing in the identical course as hub of rear wheel. Placed on controlling rod by inserting bent finish via sliding block from beneath; safe with cotters. Put adjusting pivot via gap in arm from high; safe with cotter. (It is going to be essential to push block out into finish of socket in arm on entrance axle earlier than the rod will be put in place.)

Connect seat spring and seat.

Connect coulters; safe with cotters. See that the lip of washer on finish of shank is precisely between the arms of yoke when the blade is consistent with the plow.

See Illustration No. 4

Connect land axle spring and tighten similar.

Tighten elevating spring with hand wheel. (See Illustration No. 6 additionally.)

Take away clevis from hitch brackets and bolt hitch brackets to border. (See Illustration No. 7 additionally.)

Connect clevis to hitch brackets, about consistent with lengthy beam, lengthy finish down.

Connect evener bar to clevis (strap level down on proper finish).

Connect whiffletrees to evener bar.

Bolt tongue to tongue plate; on the similar time placed on oil can socket.

See Illustration No. 5

Connect neckyoke to eyebolt on entrance finish of tongue.

Illustration No. 6 – Element of Elevating Spring, and so forth.

Illustration No. 7 – Element of Hitch.

See Illustration No. 8

Connect weed hooks as illustrated.

Illustration No. 9 – P&O No. 2 Diamond Gang Plow, entrance view.

REMOVE THE VARNISH BEFORE STARTING PLOW!

Plow bottoms, rolling coulters and different components of P&O implements completed with a excessive polish are varnished earlier than leaving the manufacturing unit to forestall rust. Good work can’t be completed till the varnish is eliminated.

Varnish Remover. For this objective, use an everyday ready varnish remover which will be obtained from nearly any {hardware} or drug retailer dealing with a line of paints.

Concentrated Lye. One other methodology is to safe extraordinary concentrated lye and blend it with water, making liquid robust sufficient to take away the varnish. One small can of extraordinary lye to 1 quart of water can be enough to take away the varnish from one plow backside. The lye could also be utilized by attaching fabric or waste on finish of stick. After making use of the lye, let it stand for about fifteen minutes, and if mandatory repeat the operation.

Whichever methodology is pursued, make sure that all of the varnish is eliminated earlier than placing the plow into the bottom.

OILING

All bearings and dealing components ought to be saved nicely oiled. Oil caps on wheel packing containers ought to be crammed day by day.

INSTRUCTION FOR ADJUSTING AND OPERATING

FRONT FURROW WHEEL

Loosen bolts holding entrance furrow wheel axle bracket to nook of body and transfer entrance furrow wheel in or out as required to offer entrance plow the fitting width of furrow.

From outdoors of level of share to inside fringe of tire on wheel on 12-inch plow ought to measure 11-1/2 inches; on 14-inch plow, ought to measure 13-1/2 inches. In all circumstances the space between the surface of level of share and inside fringe of tire on entrance furrow wheel ought to be 1/2 inch much less that dimension of plow. After making the adjustment, tighten bolts securely.

TONGUE

Alter tongue on tongue plate so entrance furrow wheel inclines slightly towards furrow financial institution. The place massive horse is working within the furrow, flip the tongue plate the wrong way up on arm on high of axle and set tongue over from furrow horse about 6 inches. If tongue crowds second horse from furrow, set tongue again on arm 2 inches.

REAR FURROW WHEEL

Alter rear furrow wheel to run in nook of furrow financial institution.

If landside bears in opposition to the financial institution, loosen lock nut and screw the set screw out on the left facet of rear axle bracket. Then loosen lock nut on set screw on proper facet of bracket and screw in on set screw till landside runs from 1/8 to 1/4 inch away from financial institution; tighten lock nuts on set screws.

Alter controlling rod so rear furrow wheel runs 1/4 inch farther from financial institution at entrance than at rear. On hillside land, alter controlling rod to run rear furrow wheel straight.

HITCH

Hitch up or down on vertical clevis in response to peak of horses and size of tugs, to divide the burden on entrance and rear furrow wheels.

Alter the hitch to the fitting or left on wrought clevis as required, to run entrance furrow wheel in nook of furrow.

PLOW BOTTOMS

The rear finish of landside on rear backside ought to set 1/2 inch above backside of furrow. If heels of landsides are too excessive and plows working an excessive amount of on the purpose of shares, loosen bots in rear bail brackets and transfer brackets in the direction of the rear barely. This may decrease the heel of landsides. When lowered to 1/2 inch, tighten bolts securely. Alter cease below proper hand nook of rear bail. Alter entrance bail stops so entrance bail rests on stops and tighten all bolts.

A extra easy adjustment could also be made on the rear furrow wheel axle. To decrease the heel of landside, loosen the bolt and set screw in collar below rear axle body bracket and decrease rear finish of body till heel of landside units 1/2 inch above backside of furrow; then tighten bolt and set screw in collar. Loosen bolt in collar on high facet of body bracket and transfer collar down on bracket; see that lip on collar is in heart between shoulder on rear body bracket and tighten bolt in collar securely.

COULTERS

Set the coulters with heart of coulter over level of plow for plowing in common floor. In arduous floor, the middle of coulter ought to be set will again of level of plow. Don’t run coulters too deep in arduous floor as they may trip the plow out and take the burden off the wheels. In trashy floor or in land the place the plow scours with issue, the coulters ought to be set farther forward. In each circumstances they need to be set about 1/2 inch from and parallel with landside.

When mixture coulters and jointers are used, alter the coulters as described above and alter the jointer blade to run on a median of 11/2 inches deep. Alter jointer level near coulter blade and see that coulter turns freely and doesn’t contact jointer level. Jointer could also be adjusted to or from coulter by adjustable clamp on left hand facet of coulter yoke. To regulate jointer level in the direction of coulter, loosen rear bolt in clamp and tighten barely on entrance bolt. To regulate jointer level away from coulter, loosen entrance bolt in clam and tighten barely on rear bolt.

BALANCE SPRING

Alter pressure on spring so plow lifts simply. Alter foot lever up or down for elevating the plow, in response to size of legs of operator, and transfer seat ahead or again on seat spring as required.

WEED HOOKS

Alter weed hooks ahead or again on beams in response to depth of furrow and lift or decrease level of hooks as required.

TO OPEN UP A NEW FURROW

For opening up a brand new furrow or for any extraordinary change in depth, use the entrance furrow wheel lever. Stage the plow with the land lever.

P&O QUICK DETACHABLE SHARES

IXL Stubble and Scotch Clipper bottoms are outfitted with the P&O Fast Removable Shares. The loosening of 1 bolt releases the share for sharpening or for placing on a brand new one. The P&O Fast Removable Share is held rigidly in place by the tightening of the one bolt and, when drawn up, the frog is wedged in between the share and a metal pin within the stub landside (see Illustration No. 11) which makes it unimaginable for the share to work free.

Observe that these bottoms are constructed with the well-known P&O Double-ribbed Malleable Frog. These ribs brace the mould in opposition to the landside, which in flip is supported by the financial institution of the furrow, which accounts for the good rigidity of the P&O Backside.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHARPENING P&O PLOW SHARES

Trendy plow producers have expended massive sums of cash for the aim of giving the farmer the most effective plow shares that may be produced. Refrigerating vegetation have been put in to keep up the tempering bathtub at a uniform temperature; the most effective three-ply mushy heart metal that may be produced is used. In truth, nothing is left undone that can produce a plow share so arduous that it’s going to scour and polish like a mirror, but face up to the pressure and shock incident to heavy plowing; and all that has been completed alongside the strains above talked about will be undone in a couple of minutes by the primary man who sharpens the share, both via lack of awareness or carelessness.

The common blacksmith, after eradicating the share from the plow, plunges it into an enormous broad hearth to warmth preparatory to sharpening, oft-times setting it on edge within the hearth; that is improper, because it permits the warmth to increase over the whole floor of the share, withdrawing the hardness that the producers had been so cautious to preserve. It additionally causes it to warp and lose its unique form, inflicting annoyance in changing the share on the plow.

To correctly sharpen the plow share:

Construct a fireplace on the forge appropriate for this specific work. That is carried out by banking the hearth, permitting solely a small opening within the facet for the blaze and warmth to flee. Start with the purpose of the share. Insert this into the hearth simply far sufficient to warmth the half you want to draw, by no means allowing the warmth to increase farther again on the share than is totally mandatory. Draw this all the way down to the correct form and thickness, which ought to be as close to the unique bevel as potential. After the purpose has been completed, work again towards the heel or wing of the share, by no means heating greater than 1-1/2 inches from the sting and 2-1/2 inches extensive. It is very important maintain hammering after the metal has modified from a pink warmth to a black, as this makes the sting powerful and arduous, giving a sporting floor that can final for much longer.

If as soon as down the share just isn’t enough, reheat; however confine the heated half to the above measurements. In working alongside the innovative, maintain it straight. In so doing you’ll keep away from having to return and reset the sting.

Shares used on wheel plows shouldn’t have any wing bearing. These directions consult with each arduous and crucible metal shares.

P&O PLOW BOTTOMS

Totally different soils require totally different bottoms.

P&O Bottoms are of superior design, and when used within the soils for which they’re meant will give 100% effectivity.

IXL Stubble Collection. To be used in wheat, rye or oat stubble or any land that had been in small grain. (See Illustration No. 12.)

IXL Scotch Clipper Collection. To be used in clover, timothy or alfalfa sod, and stubble land below common circumstances. (See Illustration No. 13.)

Breaker Collection. This backside is designed for breaking blue-grass sod or virgin soil. The mould may be very lengthy, with a sluggish, simple flip, and throws the sod fully over. To be used in sod solely. A mould extension is furnished and can be utilized or not. (See Illustration No. 14.)

Rod Breaker Collection. In land during which a mould of the breaker sort is preferable, our Rod Breaker Bottoms are unsurpassed. They’ve the identical form, and switch the furrow the identical because the stable breaker. (See Illustration No. 15.)