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 elements conveniently.

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

Bolts should be used within the holes during which they’re discovered, or in elements to which they’re hooked up, until in any other case proven.

Shaded parts within the illustrations present elements to be assembled; these should 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 aspect 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 internal 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 drive the grease in till all the bearing is effectively 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 drive 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 internal 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 drive the grease in till all the bearing is effectively 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 route 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. (Will probably 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 strictly between the arms of yoke when the blade is in step 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 in step 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 on.

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 elements of P&O implements completed with a excessive polish are varnished earlier than leaving the manufacturing unit to stop rust. Good work can’t be completed till the varnish is eliminated.

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

Concentrated Lye. One other technique is to safe peculiar concentrated lye and blend it with water, making liquid robust sufficient to take away the varnish. One small can of peculiar lye to at least one quart of water might be ample to take away the varnish from one plow backside. The lye could also be utilized by attaching material or waste on finish of stick. After making use of the lye, let it stand for about fifteen minutes, and if needed repeat the operation.

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

OILING

All bearings and dealing elements needs to be saved effectively oiled. Oil caps on wheel packing containers needs to be stuffed every 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 present entrance plow the precise 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 gap between the skin of level of share and inside fringe of tire on entrance furrow wheel needs to be 1/2 inch much less that measurement of plow. After making the adjustment, tighten bolts securely.

TONGUE

Modify tongue on tongue plate so entrance furrow wheel inclines a bit of towards furrow financial institution. The place giant horse is working within the furrow, flip the tongue plate the other 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

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

If landside bears towards the financial institution, loosen lock nut and screw the set screw out on the left aspect of rear axle bracket. Then loosen lock nut on set screw on proper aspect 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.

Modify 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 accordance with peak of horses and size of tugs, to divide the burden on entrance and rear furrow wheels.

Modify the hitch to the precise 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. Modify cease underneath proper hand nook of rear bail. Modify 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 underneath 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 aspect of body bracket and transfer collar down on bracket; see that lip on collar is in middle between shoulder on rear body bracket and tighten bolt in collar securely.

COULTERS

Set the coulters with middle of coulter over level of plow for plowing in common floor. In arduous floor, the middle of coulter needs to be set will again of level of plow. Don’t run coulters too deep in arduous floor as they’ll experience 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 needs 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. Modify 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 aspect 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

Modify stress on spring so plow lifts simply. Modify foot lever up or down for elevating the plow, in accordance with size of legs of operator, and transfer seat ahead or again on seat spring as required.

WEED HOOKS

Modify weed hooks ahead or again on beams in accordance with 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 peculiar change in depth, use the entrance furrow wheel lever. Degree 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.

Notice that these bottoms are constructed with the well-known P&O Double-ribbed Malleable Frog. These ribs brace the mildew towards 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

Fashionable plow producers have expended giant sums of cash for the aim of giving the farmer one of the best plow shares that may be produced. Refrigerating crops have been put in to take care of the tempering tub at a uniform temperature; one of the best three-ply gentle middle metal that may be produced is used. In actual fact, nothing is left undone that can produce a plow share so arduous that it’ll 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 traces above talked about will be undone in a couple of minutes by the primary man who sharpens the share, both via lack of information or carelessness.

The typical 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 mistaken, because it permits the warmth to increase over all the 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 accomplished by banking the fireplace, permitting solely a small opening within the aspect for the blaze and warmth to flee. Begin with the purpose of the share. Insert this into the fireplace 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 completely needed. Draw this all the way down to the right form and thickness, which needs 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 large. You will need to preserve hammering after the metal has modified from a purple warmth to a black, as this makes the sting robust and arduous, giving a sporting floor that can final for much longer.

If as soon as down the share just isn’t ample, reheat; however confine the heated half to the above measurements. In working alongside the innovative, preserve 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 discuss with each arduous and crucible metal shares.

P&O PLOW BOTTOMS

Totally different soils require completely 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 underneath common situations. (See Illustration No. 13.)

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

Rod Breaker Collection. In land during which a mildew 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.)