Dad has been pulling a 5-16 plow in furrow for over 30 years with 20.8x38 tires. Fits in the furrow fine.
picked up a nice 560 plow today
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Ron Cook
, Apr 29 2012 01:02 AM
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 08:40 AM
I've got a 560 6-16 plow and i use it with my 1566 with 20.8-38 works just fine. Once you get it adjusted just right you'll be a plowin fool.
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 12:16 PM
Sandy soil works good too!
Rawleigh
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1973 IH 500C a.k.a."Calico Cat"
1955 Cat D2 5U bulldozer with Hyster D2N winch
1945 Cat D2 3J crawler tractor
1979 Pettibone "Super 6" Forklift a.k.a. "Too Tall"
1973 Ford F600 Dump Truck
1980 Ford F350 Flatbed a.k.a. "Beastie"
1960 Allis Chalmers Model 72 All Crop combine
1966 Case 931 Comfort King Tractor
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 12:52 PM
Since our "all summer flood" last year there is plenty of sand around. I just don't have any available to go plow in. I know that would work. The flap disc might be a very good alternative for now. I would like to get the thing cleaned up and then protected. No sense in leaving it so long it gets pitted.
I like hearing of the 20.8 tires and and the 6-16 working so good. Hopefully by fall I will have the 1566 up in shape to try the plowing. Sounds like fun. Believe it or not, I have not done any plowing to amount to beans since before this 560 plow was new!
Ron
I like hearing of the 20.8 tires and and the 6-16 working so good. Hopefully by fall I will have the 1566 up in shape to try the plowing. Sounds like fun. Believe it or not, I have not done any plowing to amount to beans since before this 560 plow was new!
Ron
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 02:54 PM
Another approach mentioned in the past is to use paint. It provides a slick surface for a while and gradually wears away to bare metal.
Gary M
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:05 AM
I got the No. 560 unloaded and grabbed a couple photos. A no-till neighbor parked his planter here just after dark last night before getting rained out. He said he thought I had too much plow for the tractor. I played dumb for awhile and then he caught on. The gas 4020 was just for parking purposes. 
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 04:27 PM
A 60 grit flap disc on a 4 1/2" grinder works great cleaning rust off...
...PWR
Old timers always claimed a brick worked good for scouring moleboards but I would prefer something like the flap disc or a "roto-loc" on a 1/4" die grinder. We always paint our moleboards with CIH's "Til-coat" paint to prevent rusting. Next time you use the plow the paint will be gone by the time you get to the far end of the field.
Years ago I had a 560 x14" plow. I replaced the steel trash boards with the plastic ones . Wouldn't go back to the steel .
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 01:19 PM
I got a manual for the plow today and I see there is a part call the "Vertical Limiter" that I did not get with the plow. The manual says to remove the center link of a 3-point, so apparently it must operate differently. Once the dimension is established, is that limiter a solid piece or does it telescope in use? I do not know where to obtain the part, but if I knew how it worked I could probably make one. Or find something that would work. Any ideas?
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