How To Bend Moldboard Sheet Steel For A Plow Blade

On the small dozers with six way blades we use 3 16 plate and dogged the plate down to the base skin for a tight fit.

How to bend moldboard sheet steel for a plow blade.

The plow i am using is a seven inch one bottom david bradly sears three point hitch plow. We ve been fabricating new replacement moldboards right here in our kansas facility since 2005. Driving a big chevy up onto a pipe to bend it. I am building a one bottom steel wheel plow to go with my 2 bottom plow.

This plow i m redoing is for my s 10 blazer and was originally one of the more heavy duty line of plows. I started this afternoon and got this much done. On pull type plows the main hitch bar should extend down ward from the hitch of the tractor. Page 1 of 2 building a one bottom steel wheel pull type moldboard plow posted in garden tractor implement forum.

We have options from diamond fisher and meyer for many varieties of truck makes including dodge ford chevy jeep and more. You still have to dog the plates in but it isn t so much work. I them painted my frame and bolted my poly skin to my frame. On the larger machines we would made a template of the curve of the face and send the steel out for bending.

Plow enters the ground and the draft of the plow. Ask your steel supplier for advise and pricing. Most people wouldnt be able to tell it used to be a steel plow. My idea is to build a pull type frame with a pull rope.

3 shows the correct vertical alignment for the hitches on two three and four bottom pull type plows. Tractor hitch is too low. The hardest thing about the project was to bend the mold board into the place. Whether you need a metal weld on skin replacement or a trip edge base replacement we have many parts to choose from.

I used my plasma cutter and cut my rotted steel skin off of my plow. Hey i am redoin a plow and the moldboard on it is very rusty and quite thick 3 16 inch. Little sketchy that the wood was rotten. If you need a plow blade skin replacement look through our selection of skins and replacement parts.

Our moldboard track record is great. What would be a good thickness that i could bend into shape with c clamps and maybe a torch. Weller moldboards are installed on graders from coast to coast in the united states and we ve also sent them to canada mexico australia south korea south africa portugal. Hitch on the plow is too high.