Instructions / Assembly
TROUBLE SHOOTING
(PLOWING DIFFICULTIES AND REMEDIES]
PROBLEM
SLOW GROUND ENTRY
PLOW
CUTIING TOO WIDE
PLOW BOTTOM WON'T POLISH
CAUSE/CONDITiON
•
improper
Crank Adjustment.
• Badly'
worn Plow Share.
• Ground extremely
dry
and
hard due to lack of
moisture.
• Hitch downward movement
restricted
by mower
height adjustment.
• Improper
tracking
:adjustment.
• New or rusted 'bottom.
-Extreme
variations in soil
texture
and/or
moisture.
REMEDY
Refer
to
Depth Adjustment
and turn crank
CLOCKWISE
1 or 2 turns at a time.
Replace with a new Share.
Add extra weight to
tractor
or wait, until soil conditions
are suitable.
Adjust for shortest
cut
height.
See Tracking Adjustment
Clean
bottom
frequently during
use "until
polish
is obtained by:
Clean
bottom
with
rag
soaked
in
turpentine, or mineral spirits.
Old brick
or pumice
may
also be
used to polish bottom.
Or, rub
with
a 'rag soaked in
oil and dipped in sand.
See plowing tips. Soil
too
wet or:
dry
..
,'
.
F
UNEVEN PLOWING DEPTH,
• Plow rides up in harder,
dry ,'soil, runs shallow.
• Plow goes
too
deep.
9
: .. :
,R~duce
tractor
speed in hard spots.
Check .Depth
Adjustment,
Check Depth Adjustment,
Turn Counter-clockwise.