Plow days and trailer plows

[Charlie M]

This is a question for you guys that take trailer plows to a plow day - how do you get them off the trailer if they have the back wheel that stays on the ground? I picked up a couple of #8 little genius plows that need just a little work to be able to plow and would be fun to take one to a plow day.

 

[David from Kansas]

This is a question for you guys that take trailer plows to a plow day - how do you get them off the trailer if they have the back wheel that stays on the ground? I picked up a couple of #8 little genius plows that need just a little work to be able to plow and would be fun to take one to a plow day.

Some plow day promoters will have a skid steer or loader tractor available. I have seen them dragged onto the trailer with the tractor and then dragged off by another tractor. Gotta be real careful if the trailer is like most and has a steel beaver tail. That's why lifting them off is preferred.

 

[Fritz Maurer]

Little Genius has a transport lock on the curved rod that serves as a steering stop. More often than not these are missing. Position the lever on the spindle against the stop by doing a hard right turn. Clamp a pair of vise-grips on the rod behind the lever and you can back that plow anywhere you want.

 

[centralilbaler]

With my Olivers, i just lock the tail wheel and back them off

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

I've seen at least one where they used a come-along to lift the tailwheel of the plow up off the ground and backed it off like a 2-wheeled trailer.

 

[Charlie M]

I just looked and mine has the curved rod mentioned by Fritz and nothing that locks it. Vice grips sounds like a good idea. These plows are new to me so I'm learning a lot about them and the parts that are available. Can wait to try one of my sets in the ground but unfortunately I'm done plowing for the spring and I have some work to get either set of plows ready so I guess it will have to wait until I can do some fall plowing. Thanks for the input to everyone.

 

[Janicholson]

I've seen at least one where they used a come-along to lift the tailwheel of the plow up off the ground and backed it off like a 2-wheeled trailer.

IH plows often have a down facing hook type hitch into a twisted clevis. the hitch is hinged, and the plow is heavier than the hitch. A small I beam long enough to extend the plow/hitch then strapping the hitch down into the clevis would work. some ratchet straps and go.

 

[formerly ny bill]

I have seen trailer plows arrive at plow day, put on backwards on the trailer, hooked to the tractor, so it can drive off the trailer. Then at the end of the day, the rig is driven, tractor first, onto the trailer, and removed however at home. Avoids trying to back a trailer plow up.

If the trailer has a beaver tail, a chunk of 2x12 under whichever bottom would be first to snag, usually rides the plow over the joint.

 

[J Hamilton]

I winch mine on tailwheel first and nose the front of the tractor beside it. Then, I can hook to it and drive off. My trailer is 20' for reference and reasoning for doing it this way

 

[moresmoke]

I have seen trailer plows arrive at plow day, put on backwards on the trailer, hooked to the tractor, so it can drive off the trailer. Then at the end of the day, the rig is driven, tractor first, onto the trailer, and removed however at home. Avoids trying to back a trailer plow up.

If the trailer has a beaver tail, a chunk of 2x12 under whichever bottom would be first to snag, usually rides the plow over the joint.

This is how I have done it. I load the plow with a loader at home, back the tractor on and hook up. I bring a length of 2x8 to make an extra ramp for the tail wheel. Done plowing, I drive on and head home.

 

[blueridge]

This is a question for you guys that take trailer plows to a plow day - how do you get them off the trailer if they have the back wheel that stays on the ground? I picked up a couple of #8 little genius plows that need just a little work to be able to plow and would be fun to take one to a plow day.

During the Late 80's and early 90's I had a 36 F-20 I restored and 2-14 Little Genius Plow on Steel, and hauled them to many shows and Parades on a 18 Ft. Trailer, I would winch plow on at home, park it on right side at front of Trailer, then run nose of tractor up past back of plow. At Shows I would look for a slope in parking area and roll Tractor off and pop clutch and it would start in Reverse, then look around for a couple big young boys and ask them if they could help to turn plow around and hook to tractor. There was usually someone willing to help. Had a big young man in our club and he would pick up back wheel and turn plow around like it was nothing. Gene

 

[super99]

This is a question for you guys that take trailer plows to a plow day - how do you get them off the trailer if they have the back wheel that stays on the ground? I picked up a couple of #8 little genius plows that need just a little work to be able to plow and would be fun to take one to a plow day.

I load my 3 bottom with the loader and there’s always a loader at the plow days to unload. I figured out the center points on the plow and can pick it up with one chain hooked front and back and lift it.

 

[Tgrasher]

I have a tilt 20 foot trailer but only 16 feet of it tilt. Tractor and 3 bottom semi-mount that I plan to use are longer than 16 foot. I suppose I could use a loader to lift the rear of the plow and carry it on and off letting the tilt work with the weight of the tractor.

 

[Mike Fitz]

I have used as short of hook chain as possible to hook the tractor drawbar to the tail wheel and pull the plow on as I drive the tractor on, I then set my ramps for unloading and push the plow off, the plow goes a short ways beyond the trailer and stops, I do have a rubber tired plow, and I do this by myself as most of my close calls have happened when I well intentioned but uninformed help, my trailer is fairly low also.