Plow plugging up

I don't understand what you mean that you have your coulters set 3 to 4 inches above the front coulter.

or try bush hogging the field next time, before plowing.

The CA probably could have pulled the 2-14 in 3rd most of the time there...

Dick L wrote: I don't understand what you mean that you have your coulters set 3 to 4 inches above the front coulter.   When the plow is in the ground at plowing depth the coulters need to be in th eground 2 to 3 inches in line or to the outside of the landside an inch or so. They have to be deep enough to cut thru the stocks. If you disc the ground that deep when chopping the stocks it will not work real well. The stocks will then tend to push ahead of the coulters rather than cut thru them.

Sorry for the confusion.  I didn't proof read my post as I was in a hurry to get the girls to a 4H meeting.  The coulters are about 3 to 4 inches above the front of the plow lay point. when the plow is out of the ground.

Edited by Wil M (NEIA) - 06 Nov 2011 at 8:25pm

If I was going to plow I would not disc first. Tie a piece of #9 wire on plow frame to just infront of mowlboard, about 6' long to cover stocks.  MACK

 I had the same problem with my 4 bottom 80 series behind the D19. I got sick of unplugging the plow so i removed the colters. It didn't stop the plugging up but it didn't plug up as often.                    Matt

Dick L wrote: If the disc was run over the ground that much and has the ground loose to the depth you have the coulters set the stocks will tend to push ahead of the coulters rather than cut thru them. Stocks are tuff to cut with anything running over them. If the ground is solid and the coulters are cutting 2 or 3 inches deep the stocks will get cut as it slices into the solid dirt rather than push the stocks down into the loose dirt rather than cut them which causes the stocks to push dirt while mixing them with the loose dirt making a fun project of pulling the stocks out of the loose dirt under the plow. If that is the case I would forget the plow and use a field cultivator to stir the stocks in at plow depth.   School of hard knocks that we all attend or have attended along the way.

Thanks Dick. Sounds like I may have just entered that school:-)  I seem to remember way back when that sometimes we would disc stalks before we plowed.  I went out and tried to plow in one spot before I hooked onto the disk thinking that I should disk this before I plow and I plugged up in 5 feet.  I was able to go about 20 feet after disking before I plugged.  I will adjust my coulters down and see if that helps.  Last year I plowed bean stubble and did not disk it before I plowed and still had some trouble plugging up so I may just not have things adjusted correct.  How does this wire that I keep hearing about work.  Where do you connect it, place it, and does it just drag along on the ground or ???

I plowed at a plow day with many makes and models of plows. It was in the spring and plowing down corn stalks. Everyone was having trouble plugging up but me. I was plowing with my G. That concave coulter on the G plow sure makes a difference.