Plow & Disc - Rust questions

[Merk]

by robpa
plowing some good gravel ground will polish the plow nicely, then keep it greased between use.

You may get rid of the rust....You will ruin the point on the plow.


I take my 4 1/2 inch grinder with a 80-120 grit sanding flap disc and remove the rust.
Before:


After using snading disc:



Moldboard and coulter will have a shine aftera hour or two plowing.

[Methos]

I've had good results with using a wire wheel on my drill.

[Conig]

It'll be a couple of weeks before I can go get the implements, and who knows how much longer before I get them clean and use them. I'll post pictures afterward.
Thanks again, everyone.
Conig

[green 4 acres]

My plow was pitted pretty good and I sanded and polished it the best I could. but it grabs and holds dirt especally at the point ,more if it is a little wet ,which it is hard to find a dry time in the spring.
I am going to check and the plating shops to see about having my blade acid dipped then nickel plated . It was fairly cheap 12 years ago.


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[Methos]

Originally Posted by green 4 acres

My plow was pitted pretty good and I sanded and polished it the best I could. but it grabs and holds dirt especally at the point ,more if it is a little wet ,which it is hard to find a dry time in the spring.
I am going to check and the plating shops to see about having my blade acid dipped then nickel plated . It was fairly cheap 12 years ago.


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mtd

You'll still need to deal with the pitting before plating why not use a welder and fill the pits and grind to a smooth finish.

[Matt G.]

Originally Posted by green 4 acres

My plow was pitted pretty good and I sanded and polished it the best I could. but it grabs and holds dirt especally at the point ,more if it is a little wet ,which it is hard to find a dry time in the spring.
I am going to check and the plating shops to see about having my blade acid dipped then nickel plated . It was fairly cheap 12 years ago.

Why plate it? It's just going to wear off anyway. The 10" plow I have used the most was very rusty and somewhat pitted, and all I did was wire wheel it and plow. The point and most of the moldboard is pretty shiny now after less than 10 hours of plowing. Just give it time, it'll get better.

[wj-ihc]

I agree with Methos on the plating. If a guy were to pursue plating, it would need to be a hard surface plating like chrome or cobalt to stand up to.the abrasion and wear, and hard surface chromes are not very thick. Whatever imperfections or pitts that are in the base metal will remain. Hard surface plating is not like the chrome on your bumper which is relatively thick. Shine it up like everyone is suggesting and put some hours on it and you will be happy in the end.

[green 4 acres]

Originally Posted by Matt G.

Why plate it? It's just going to wear off anyway. The 10" plow I have used the most was very rusty and somewhat pitted, and all I did was wire wheel it and plow. The point and most of the moldboard is pretty shiny now after less than 10 hours of plowing. Just give it time, it'll get better.

10 hours wow I guess you really do plow that whole field behind you in the picture Matt. I plow about 25' x 45' or about a half hour ( city boy here) although I wanted to expand that this year by 4x my plow on the cub just isn't working and I think it grabing soil is most of it It does have a few big pits that have been brazed or filled in the past ( before I got it ). It either wants to drag a clump of soil or it becomes a anchor I have sanded and polished but not much different. one problem is my land has a 7 degree grade so the plot receives water draining from above. I tryed plowing a week ago as it was kind of dry ,last year it seems it would be mid june before it was dry enough. I know a big tractor polishes the rust off blade ,I think if it was slick and smooth I'd have better luck

[4SPEED]

Merk, Ive seen the plow before