no MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



the tugs with small-sized horses. The point of a share 

 should never be bent upwards in order to prevent the 

 plow from going too deep. Set the share right, and if 

 the plow then goes out of its proper way the fault must 

 be found somewhere else. 



WHEN A PLOW TAKES TOO MUCH LAND 



If a 14-inch plow takes too much land the fault is 

 either in the point of the share or in the beam. The 

 point of a share should stand one-eighth of an inch to 

 land, and the beam should stand about three inches to 

 the right. Tliis will be right for a 14-inch plow and 

 two horses. If for a 16- inch plow and three horses, 

 the beam should be in line with the landside. 



HOW TO FIX A GANG PLOW THAT RUNS 



ON ITS NOSE 



When a gang or sulky plow runs on its nose and 

 shoves itself through the dirt, the fault is with the 

 share or in the beam. In most cases this fault is a set 

 back beam, but it might also be the result of a badly- 

 bent-down and out-of-shape landside point. If it is in 

 the beam, take it out and heat it in the arch, then 

 bend it forward until the plow has the right shape, and 

 it will run right. 



