Farmall h and JD 44h plow set up

DanH · Apr 24, 2017

Trying to set up my JD 44h plow to my farmall h. Anyone else have the same type of set up I'm using. Used it over the weekend at a plow day and could not get it to pull straight. If anyone has any pictures of there setup or any suggestions they could share with me that would be greatly appreciated. I know it should be a international plow but couldn't find one around here.

Leroy · Apr 24, 2017

First thing is make sure it is level with both bottoms cutting the same depth. And with a plow day you have a problem right there. If you are plowing by yourself it is easy to make sure both bottoms are set the same depth as you are controling the previous furrow. At a plow day you might be following 3-4 or more different plows running at different depths and also different moldboard widths as that will all mess you up. If you have the hitch set corectly it will not make any difference if your wheel tread is at 60" or 80" as some will say. Dull or wore out shares or mishmatched shares can also cause that problem along with coulters.

Hayfarmer · Apr 24, 2017

were you at the plow day near Othello, Wa? remembered seeing an H with JD plow

Leroy · Apr 25, 2017

I should have added that is after the moldboards are shined up mirrow bright, Dirt-rust will do that untill cleaned up.

jnf · Apr 26, 2017

It is important to get the plow's center center of draft as close to the center of the tractor as possible. For a 3 bottom 14 inch Plow, the distance between the tractor drawbar and inside tire sidewall should be 25 inches. Difficulty arises with a two bottom for which the distance needs to be 18 inches which is not obtainable. In this case, bring the tractor wheel tread in as narrow as practical. Then center the Plow behind the tractor by moving the tractor drawbar to the right and the Plow hitch to the left equally until the width of cut for the first bottom is correct. For a tractor with tires set wide, say 80 inch tread, requires too much offset in the Plow hitch and in heavy clay soils will cause the Plow to want to pull to the left, or as we used to say, "sideways". I hope this helps. Good luck and happy plowing!

BushogPapa · Apr 26, 2017

Look at your IH "H" and then at a JD A or B and they are similar enough..
The HITCH on that JD plow is made so you can CORRECTLY "Off-Hitch" the plow toward the Furrow and still have your Hitch-point CENTERED and the plow tongue STRAIGHT..

My JD "B" and 2x14" JD plow match and that is with the rear wheels set to 42" Cultivator widths ( Corn).

That way we eliminated moving the rear wheels a couple times each year..

The measurement from tractor "Center" on our JD "B" tractors was always 29 1/2" to the Inside of each rear tire sidewall..

Hitch Height is easy to set with the 2 front Hitch Mounting Plates.

IF your plow is SCOURED (shiny) and has a GOOD rear furrow wheel and Good Land-Slides ( and Coulters and Jointers?) you should be able to do some Nice plowing..

I tack-welded a longer land-slide on the front frog side and the plow really never crowds over in loose or soft ground..the original was worn to a taper..

Know what "Good Shares" should look like...they can be worn out and you will have a devil of a time keeping the plow in the ground..

Leroy · Apr 26, 2017

We never tried to even set then in like you are saying and we never had any of those problems you are saying you get. That will not make the bottoms want to run sideways, other settings and rust will but not them. 60 years since I started plowing.

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