Ok so my adjustable link was to long and I couldn't get the 4 bottom plow in the ground. Heres a picture of it and some of you sharp eyed experts have already spotted the problem.
Well I didn't and in frustration I ended up switching to the 3 bottom that I usually use on the WD 45. Well I never had problems on the 45 but on the D17 it was just the same as with the 4 bottom. We tried all the same things with the same results
OK it's pretty obvious in this picture what I was doing wrong if you look at the adjustable link. It finally hit me while looking at it for the umpteenth time and in less than 5 minutes it was finally plowing! Didn't take a picture though.
Heres a picture of someone elses plow hooks up properly and it really shortens op the link.
It was really tough pulling and at first we had trouble with the stalks & shucks plugging the plows. As it warmed up the plugging stopped but it was still a hard pull. I picked the spot where the lime was dumped and loaded on the spreader on and the auger cart came up to fill the semis. Ye hah! It's rough looking plowing and noone had the skill to win a plowing match.
Here are some more pictures.
This little monster made my WD buck and jump and spin it's tires like it was chained to a wall, so we tried it on the M and it snorted like it was still pulling the 3 bottom but the tires were set too wide to make it work. So finally we put it on the D17 and got it to plow.
The big horse threw a shoe, a brand new pair of tires and one slipped on the rim and tore the valve stem, that should be a warranty repair. This is the only shot of everyone, except me, I'm taking the picture.
I think everybody had a good time, even the guy sitting on the step of the 1155 and it's his tractor. We might even do it again next year!
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