I plowed this weekend and it went ok. I have heard correctly setting a plow is a lost art. I know at a plowing day in NW Iowa it was obvious some plows worked much better than others. SO, I thought I would start a conversation about setting a plow so all of the guys who have actually done it before (that leaves me out) could share the wealth. I have a ford 101 1bottom behind a VAC with eagle hitch. The 101 manual is on line. THis is what I did: dropped the left arm of the eagle hitch, cranked the 3rd member up so the point of the plow was pointed down a little, aligned the plow so the back of it was canted a bit toward the furrow, pushed the wheel in so it overlapped the end of the shear by about 3", figuring the drag of the sod would push the plow left some. Did I overdue it on pushing the wheel in? I still have room for some adjustment on the plow. It did tend to pull the nose of the tractor toward the furrow a little.
As I said, it worked ok. But always looking for better.
As I said, it worked ok. But always looking for better.