. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. Figure 3. surface at this ])iiiiit. The result is that the front plow- tends to take more '"land". The trouble in the above extreme ease was that the bolts holding this casting to the frame were both loose. A monkey wrench fixed the plow in two minutes. The plow was all right; was the man behind it all right? Lay a straight edge along the landside and measure 14 inches over as shown ; some advocate l^Vi; inches, and this will depend on the "set" of the implement at work. Tlie set oi t
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. Figure 3. surface at this ])iiiiit. The result is that the front plow- tends to take more '"land". The trouble in the above extreme ease was that the bolts holding this casting to the frame were both loose. A monkey wrench fixed the plow in two minutes. The plow was all right; was the man behind it all right? Lay a straight edge along the landside and measure 14 inches over as shown ; some advocate l^Vi; inches, and this will depend on the "set" of the implement at work. Tlie set oi the colter and the hitch will be dealt with in their ])roper place. Plows Not Cutting the Same Depth. The fai'mer should very carefully measure the "suc- tion" of the plow when new. It has "suction" under the landside and also on the side, to give penetration and "land". A .straight edge and a rule are all that are required to get this information. (See Pig. 6A.) You should scratch the measurements down on the shop door, or in a note book or in your head. The manufacturer gives his particular plow a definite "set" and this "set" must be maintained if the best results are desired. You M'ill know if the village blacksmith has given the share more or less, if you have the figures; some think that an eighth of an inch more or less "suck" makes lU) differeiU'C; it does, and usually too much is given, and it may take â ')0 iier cent, more power to ])nll llie ])low. The team liavc (he heavy THE SET OR ADJUSTMEMT OF A PLOW. >^ METHODS of ADJUSTINO SUCTION. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa [etc. ]
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