Rational Horse Shoeing and Wagon Making
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with rules, tables, recipes, etc., useful to
manufactures, blacksmiths, machinists,
well-drillers, engineers, liverymen,
horse-shoers, farmers, wagon-makers,
mechanics, amateurs and all others who have
occasion to perform the work for which this
book is primarily intended.
There are two kinds of shares: lip shares and bar shares, and
they must be treated differently. We will first treat of bar
shares. The first thing to do when a plow is brought for a new
lay is to look over the condition of the landside, By landside is
meant the bar to which the share is welded. Now if this bar is
worn down so that you think it too weak to stand for a new
share, then make a new one.
HOW TO MAKE A LANDSIDE
For a 14-inch plow take 2 1/2 X 3/8, or 2 1/2 x 7/16. For a
16-inch plow, use 2 1/2 x 7/16 or 3 x 7/16 common iron.
Cut the iron diagonally at the point. This will prepare a point on
each side of the cut; that is, you had better cut out two
landsides at a time. But if you do not want to do that, then cut
the iron off square, Next take a piece of common iron 3 x 3 x
1/4, 13 inches long for a shin; cut this diagonally, and it will
make shins for two. Some plow factories use steel for shins,
plowshare any better, but, on the other hand, will be
quite a bother when you want to drill a hole for a
fincoulter if ' it is hardened. Place this shin on the land
side of the landside, and weld. In preparing the
shoulder of the shin for the plate use a ship upsetter.
See NO.3, Figure 8.
Not one out of 500 blacksmiths have this tool. Every
smith should have one. You cannot do a good and
quick job without it. When you shape the point of the
landside hold it vertical, that is, the edge straight up
and down, or plumb. If you don't do this, there will be
trouble in welding, especially if you have held it
under. Then it will lean under the square when
welded, and in such a case it is hard to get a good
weld, and if you do you will break it up when you
attempt to set it to the square. Another thing, don't
make much slant on the landside up at the joint, for, if
you do, you can never weld the share good up there.
Give more slant towards the point. Be sure to have
the right curve. It is very important to have the lands
idea right: I, because it is the foundation for the
plow; 2, if the landside is right the start is right, and
then there is no trouble to get the share right. When
finished place the old landside on top of the new,
with the upper edges even; don't go by the bottom
edges, as they are worn.
Gauge - Gather Gauge
Landside Part 2 >>>