plow covers

[start switch]

we are having some pin damage and I was thinging of putting on some carpet plow covers is it woth the effort??

[8270king]

No - please do not use carpet

Use old distributor belts on the bottom where the pins impact the plows

Glue the dist belting to the plow with contact cement

[moonspud]

Plows are probably not your source of pin damage if they are in good knick.
Have a check for Sharp pin wheel inserts, nails in kickbacks, pin counter lever, pin cup bolts, pin deflectors, toggle fingers, protruding bolts, #1 pin track bracket to name a few......

have a look around for piles of pin chips to give you a clue. masking tape is a good test if you think they are touching something. stick a bit over suspect area and if it cuts through over time you know pins are hitting it.

[Kat]

No - please do not use carpet

Use old distributor belts on the bottom where the pins impact the plows

Glue the dist belting to the plow with contact cement

Jerry, are you referring to floor carpet or pit carpets? I cut up some old Stahl's White Carpets for plow covers and they work great. I can see how flooring carpet would be bad, but I like to re-use my old junk into other things. Pumpkin carpets make great under pinsetter mats.

[8270king]

I was referring to floor carpet

Distributor belt lasts for years

I can see using a carpet belt

[pinfeed]

I don't see the need for this. If a plow is broken and eating pins, than fix it.

[GreskoJ]

It's probably a $$ thing.

[pinfeed]

Get a mig. Saves $$.

[8270king]

Covering the contact point where the pin hits the plow with old distributor belt eliminates the plows cracking

[pinfeed]

Covering the contact point where the pin hits the plow with old distributor belt eliminates the plows cracking

...So does a 1 1/2" x 1/8" strap of steel welded to the back. Band-Aides come off...I prefer to do things once and done.

[8270king]

I would not consider a dist. belt affixed with contact cement a band aid

I would consider it preventative maintenance

I have some that have been on for 4 years -- over half of them - it is not like you spend much money or time on the installation

[Kat]

I agree with King. I don't consider my Plow Covers to be a band aid either. Once a plow is repaired, a cover is glued, and riveted on providing a nice pad for crashing pins; absorbing alot of shock that can crack plows. We keep our very tight and have yet to have a cracked plow in 3+ years.
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[pinfeed]

I'm not saying that your way(s) are wrong or anything. I'm just going by my experience. I am in my 24th year at the same house, fighting this same problem. When I started here the cracks were coved up with duct tape. After welding them all twice only to crack again, I said screw it...Beef the bitches up and you never have to mess with it again. I just wish I would have done this the first time.

[8270king]

Good quality repair there Kat

And I do not weld - trying to find replacement pizza topping at this time :0

[Tablejam]

I like the idea of putting something long lasting on it to absorb the shock. In a large center the logistics of replacing all the cracked plows and or welding each and every one is impossible. Adding shock absorbing material to the plow to extend its life and also cover existing cracks is easy and in expensive and logistically compatible with a large center on a tight budget.

This makes sense.