Re: Drawn/Trailing hitch plough question, why a clevis?

Posted by LA in WI on May 17, 2013 at 19:47:07 from (64.251.222.7):

In Reply to: Drawn/Trailing hitch plough question, why a clevis? posted by buickanddeere on May 17, 2013 at 09:10:50:

If plowing in cornstalks, do not use the jointers....they will constantly cause plugging.
They work well in sod.

Older trailer plows had solid moldboards, so the jaw type hitch was the only place that would let go if you hit a rock. When you hit that rock, you would hear a loud bang and suddenly your tractor had no load so it would increase speed. You stop the tractor, throttle down, and back up slowly to the plow, get off and hook it up again.
It was a simple invention and it worked very well. That is why you see a big spring on the hitches of trailer plows....that spring kept the proper tension on the jaw of the hitch, enabling you to plow until or if you hit a rock.

Old trailer plows are a wonderful performer if they are properly set.
LA in WI

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• Re: Drawn/Trailing hitch plough question, why a clevis? buickanddeere 03:04:26 05/19/13 (0)

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