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Originally Posted by ssechrist
J-Mech I'll try to explain what the wheel does. All the wheel does is limit how deep the plow will go. The landslide helps control how true the the plow runs & helps keep a nice clean furrow.
I found that plowing the places I plow are not level. There are dips & humps that I plow through. Plowing off in a dip is no problem but when I plow back up the other side the plow goes too deep & stops the tractor. The gauge wheel will eliminate that.
I also plow in sandy ground & the plow tries to go too deep in that also.
I have tried to lock the depth of the plow in one position but then it will try to ride out of the ground so I set the depth stop & let it float.
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I know on here I generally spend time talking about mechanics, but I also grew up farming, and still help one of my friends farm. We had an organic farm. Plowing was still something we did every year. I have spent hundreds of hours on a plow. I'm pretty familiar with how they work and how to set them up. (Not trying to be smug, not sure how else to say it.)
That said, I understand what the wheel is for. But, you don't need to run both the landslide and a wheel. If your going to run a wheel, you should take the "tail" of the landslide off. The wheel does nothing for the furrow wall. A properly set cutter wheel will allow the moldboard to cut and leave a smooth wall. Big plows don't have long tail on the landslides. Even when you remove the "tail" there is still a small landslide on the plow. A gauge wheel will help you with the problem you have with un-level ground, but the pitch of the moldboard has to be set right also. Plowing is a totally different animal than any other tillage tool. One can't really learn how by reading about it. They need to be taught. Or just spend hours doing it. It takes a very long time to get good at it and really understand how to set up the plow.