What make is this Plow?

[T>D>C]

I bought an old plow this past weekend. Can someone tell me what make it is? I have yet to find one like it on the internet. How old is it? I think 40s or 50s?

Also, if you have experience with it, how to adjust it. I am having difficulty getting both blades to cut evenly. What role is the rubber roller wheel supposed to play? Depth control for the front, back, both or not at all? I am also having trouble keeping my smallish tractor straight (kubota L4400 45hp 4X4 with frontend loader). I think I need to replace the load spring on the back that keeps an idler wheel pushed into the dirt to try and stabilize the tractor…I think.

There are two scrapers missing off the big blades. I may have to make those.

The good news is, I broke it right off and had an opportunity to weld!

[T>D>C]

Couple more pics.

[greywynd]

Not sure of the make, but that is a 'disc' plow.

disc plow

The link is to a currently made version.

I would suspect that the reason you are having trouble is simply adjustment to set things up for your tractor, and the first furrow is the hardest to get going to boot. The plow needs to be setup side to side in such a way that the right hand tires of the tractor are in the furrow left by the last pass of the plow. There is likely bolts somewhere that are meant to be loosened to slide the plow side to side for that, problem is they are generally set for a tractor and left there for the next 30 years, meaning they are generally seized/rusted solid by now.

The rearmost wheel, looks to be on about a 45 degree angle, should match up with the edge of the furrow and keep the plow from pulling to the left. Set up properly, a plow should almost track itself straight in a line, there should be no side pull at all on the tractor.

[FarmallMan]

It's pretty hard to say without looking closely at the castings for identification. Looking at it, my gut tells me probably late '50s. Also, because 3 point wasn't as common in the 50's, and the fact that its a two bottom plow, my guess would have to be Ford. Of course, these are all educated guesses.

Nick

[T>D>C]

I cannot find an identifying mark on the casting other than what looks like a serial number.

Thanks for the replies.

[greywynd]

Doesn't look right to be a Dearborn (or Ford) plow. With some more googling, I came up with Dearborn plows as models 10-80/202 and the 10-203/204. (One thing I notice is the a-frame uprights are narrower than the Ford/dearborn plows usually are.

However, if you go to New Holland Parts and type in the model numbers I listed, you can compare yourself. Maybe some of the casting numbers will match up, can't help you there.