[AT] RE: Land slides (plow parts)

[Larry D. Goss]

My Dad used to tell a story about making landslides, Andy.  His father
(my grandfather) cut a new one out of steel and had it all finished when
he discovered that he had put the countersinks on the wrong side of the
plate.  So he put it back in the forge, heated it up, and beat the
countersink through from the opposite side by putting a plow bolt in the
hole and pounding it down through the stake hole in the anvil.

Knowing what I know now about steel, forging, machining, etc, it was
probably stronger having been made that way than if he had made it right
in the first place.

Larry

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Subject: [AT] RE: Land slides (plow parts)

Yes the landslides are important.  Without them the plow will push
itself 
out of the furrow.  Look at them closely and you will see a part which
is 
easily reproduced.  Most landslides are just flat steel with holes in
it.   
I have a 2-14 Little Genius plow that had worn out landslides.  A
coworker 
made me new ones out of 3/8" thick cold rolled steel (what I think of
when I 
see CRS in a post).  He used the original ones to transfer the hole 
locations to the new ones.  The steel may not be as durable as the
original 
but you probably won't have any problems with hobby use.  If "original" 
parts aren't readily available consider making your own.

>   47.  Land slides (plow parts) (JAHaze at aol.com)
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>Our club has our annual plow day scheduled in two weeks.  I've been 
>thinking
>about trying to go, but have been having a hard time deciding what plow
to
>use.  I want to bring my Case C on full steel, and thought it would
look 
>best
>pulling a two bottom plow on steel.  My best option is an old John
Deere 
>plow I
>have, but the landslides are broken on each of the bottoms.  Do I
really 
>need
>these to make it work properly?  I don't think I could ever find 
>replacements
>for them.  I'd really like to find a decent Case plow on steel to use,
but 
>I'm
>pretty much out of time.  Thanks for your help.
>
>Enjoy, Joe
>


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