john deere 555 plow

[JD2ACWD]

I was out plowing hit a rock and it tripped the moldboard,the pin is missing to hold it back in place,what is that pin called so I can try and find one? thanks

 

[DeltaRed]

Not familiar with a 555 plow. Is this a 'shear bolt'? If so ,a regular grade 5 bolt is what is what is normally used.Get em anywhere that sells bolts.If this is a 'spring loaded' catch,then visit your JD dealer.

 

[jon f mn]

Are you sure it's gone and not just stuck up there? Ours used to get stuck up in there sometimes.

 

[JD2ACWD]

hey jon f mn,yep its stuck up there so how do you get it down? thanks

 

[jon f mn]

It's been near 40 years since I used that plow, but if I remember correct there is a cast tab that sticks out the rear that you can tap up on. Lube is a double edge sword there, lack of it causes that sticking, application of it causes easy tripping.

 

[JD2ACWD]

hey jon f thanks for the help,this plow has been sitting in a fence line for years I did grease everything on it got it for free so I cant complain.

 

[CKain(MI)]

This said to be a 555H . I never worked one.

 

[buickanddeere]

It looks entirely acceptable.
My father traded his 555H 4x14” approx 40 years ago . Found it and bought it back approx 10 years ago .
Previous owners had added trash boards and moldboard extensions, so bonus. Needed three new tires . The linkage is worn a bit , the tail wheel barely raises the rear moldboard off the ground .

 

[Mark-Ia]

10 year old post

 

[buickanddeere]

10 year old post

69 year old plough that my a father bought new .

 

[used red MN]

10 year old post

I gave him the benefit of the doubt, figured he was just adding his reply for nostalgia reasons. I would think if this is the case it would be nice to acknowledge you had a purpose for reviving an old thread.
There is really only three ways to get to an old thread.
1) Most likely he stumbled into a Similar Thread at the bottom of a current thread.
(The next two require a higher level of intentional action)
2) He found it with the YT search feature.
3) He happened across it when doing a web search.
I have just given in to the fact that “old dudes, do old dude things” At 63 I will soon have to concede to being an “old dude”

 

[used red MN]

69 year old plough that my a father bought new .

In the future when you do this tell us that is the reason you decided to revive the old thread nostalgia or peaked your interest etc.!!!!!!

 

[buickanddeere]

I gave him the benefit of the doubt, figured he was just adding his reply for nostalgia reasons. I would think if this is the case it would be nice to acknowledge you had a purpose for reviving an old thread.
There is really only three ways to get to an old thread.
1) Most likely he stumbled into a Similar Thread at the bottom of a current thread.
(The next two require a higher level of intentional action)
2) He found it with the YT search feature.
3) He happened across it when doing a web search.
I have just given in to the fact that “old dudes, do old dude things” At 63 I will soon have to concede to being an “old dude”

I was at a couple of excellent plough seminar last and D seminars by Dave Wolfe at the New York Expo .
Was thinking about my 416, 45 and 555.
Not far off on the ages either .