Plowing
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Plowing
Safety
Be careful when you reverse when driving backwards (when
turning with bodies under)
Be careful when reversing the plow while driving backwards. There is
a risk of mouldboards or the depth wheel hitting the ground. This may
result in damage.
Release the stabilizer bars
Destabilize the tractor’s stabilizer bars before plowing. If plowing is
done when the lifting bars are still stabilized, this can result in damage
to the tractor or the plow.
Plowing on a slope
Do not reverse the plow when the tractor is standing sideways on a
slope. If the plow is reversed, this can result in the tractor becoming
unstable.
Before plowing
Before you begin to plow
> Remove all oil and grease from parts which are in contact with the
ground.
> Release the lower link arms
> Turn the depth/transport wheel to the plowing position
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»Set into the plowing position«Maintenance intervals, page 37
Check during
plowing
Regularly check the following during plowing.
Penetration into the ground
When plowing hard or dry ground, it is possible that the plow will not
force down well. To achieve better penetration
> Replace worn-out parts. Worn tips do not penetrate into the
ground.
> Connect the top link the fixed hole position on the headstock.. This
transfers the weight from the tractor to the plow.
> Connect the top link to the tractor and the plow as flat as possible.
Tractor wheels sliding (on two-wheel-drive tractors)
To reduce the sliding of tractor wheels
> Connect the top link to a fixed hole on the headstock and make the
top link shorter. This prevents the back end of the plow from tipping
up.
> Adjust the tractor’s depth control more in the direction of the rheo
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static regulator, or do not plow so deep.
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