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disk plow
disk plow or disk, farm implement employing a row or rows of concave circular steel disks that cut and pitch the soil in a way somewhat similar to a moldboard plow . It can be used in many situations where the latter will not work, such as dry crusty soil, rough ground, or sticky gumbo. The one-way disk has essentially replaced other plows in areas where wind erosion of the soil is a problem as it can work the soil without turning it completely over, thus leaving the stubble on top for protection. This type of disk can also be fitted with attachments for seeding small grains.
Bibliography: See H. P. Smith and L. H. Wilkes, Farm Machinery and Equipment (6th ed. 1976); C. Culpin, Farm Machinery (11th ed. 1986).
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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ED plows against grain
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 12/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Drivers should trail plows by the required 50 feet. Plow drivers might not notice...right behind the snow plow. 3 Don't pass plows. Snow plows in the...an exemption for snow plow drivers, Copple said, driving plows against traffic is illegal...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PLOW FLEETS PRACTICE STREET SCIENCEKEEPING THE REGION'S ROADS CLEAR OF ICE AND SNOW DEMANDS A KEEN SENSE OF THE ELEMENTS AND A DAUNTLESS DETAIL OF DRIVERS.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/4/1998; 700+ words
; ...salt alone -- to plow 21 major routes, Bruce said. About 50 city plows first tackle high...clear, he said, plows prowl into residential...city's ability to plow it, Albany calls...of town vehicles to plow. Dump trucks, front...get equipped with plows, said Paul Russell...
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Advanced plows prove worth on Lasmo, Shell trenching projects. (Soil Machine Dynamics' trenching and backfill plows)
Magazine article from: Offshore; 2/1/1996; 700+ words
; ...sophisticated pipeline trenching plow currently available and...successful long-beam subsea plow concept. "One of the...improvements compared with past plows is the low ratio of structural...pressures, so that the plow can remain stable on soils...Stena Offshore. "The plows are further ...
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Vibratory Plows Are Neat and Adaptable.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Magazine article from: Construction Equipment; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the ground." All plows operate on the same...their vibrators, plow linkages (which connect...versatile vibratory plow comes in a variety...lawn" or "drop") plows designed for making...combine a vibratory plow and offset trencher...package. Vibratory plows are used in a wide...
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Utah Plow Maker Plans Expansion.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/5/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...equipment manufacturer. His plows and sanders clear highways...Depending on the size, plows cost from $3,100 to...frame that pushes the plow, lights, hydraulics to lift or shift the plow, electrical components...up against the premium plows in the industry," says...
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Tile plow pointers; Ohio researchers offer practical guidelines for buying and operating pull-type plows.(machinery)
Magazine article from: Farm Journal; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...hooking a tractor onto a plow and laying tile is...of the pull-type plows prompted Fausey and...hooked directly to the plow with a cable. * Weight...000 lb. Drawbar plows require more weight...hitch point and the plow shank. The longer...the cutting point. Plows attached to the ...
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Snow-plow blades mean commitment. (Vehicle Emporium).
Magazine article from: Landscape & Irrigation; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...one manufacturer makes a plow blade with adjustable...normal position, the blade plows the snow. Commercial...have adopted the two-plow concept, using a back...Ultra, Pro' reasons to plow Snow Wolf offers the Ultra...the Pro Series of snow plows, each with a special...
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Plow planes lead the way
Magazine article from: The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc.; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...hammer is the king of tools, then the plow plane must be the king of tool collections...Pennsylvania, last October 19-20, four were plow planes. Top price went to the Ohio Tool...s ivory-tipped, beech centerwheel plow plane at $15,950. This surprised many...
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VANISHING WISCONSIN ANTIQUE PLOWS Collection blooms like fields once tilled Ladysmith man restores fleet of old plows, tractors to their former glory
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/28/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...pedestrian as a plow. Adding to the...t care what the plows looked like as long...14 conventional plow, and No. 40, 41 and 42C plows, designed to be...blades, to sulky plows ridden behind horses...Without the plow we'd still be...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Plows get early start on streets With more inches likely, trucks head to neighborhoods.(News)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 12/27/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...city isn't supposed to plow the 14,000 blocks of...deploying its 110 light plows to neighborhood streets...180 have to drive light plows because driving a city...volunteered to drive light plows. Training 3 hours in the classroom learning plow operations 2 hours hands...
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plow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...replaceable shares, and steel plows with self-scouring moldboards...the modern moldboard plow has been improved by various...powerful tractors, larger plows have come into use. Among the various types of plows in use today are the reversible two-way plow for contour plowing...
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Steel Plow
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
STEEL PLOW The steel plow was invented in 1837 by...that their wood or iron plows proved ineffective in...steel surface to make a plow that could successfully...grass fell away from the plow's smooth surface. The...manufacturing one thousand steel plows each year. After the...
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disk plow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
disk plow or disk, farm implement employing a row...in a way somewhat similar to a moldboard plow . It can be used in many situations where...way disk has essentially replaced other plows in areas where wind erosion of the soil is...
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Deere, John
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...arrived at the little plow factory in Grand Detour...had grown to 1,000 plows, the first slab of cast plow steel ever rolled in...company produced 10,000 plows that were carried in...the prairie. The Deere plow became known as the...
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Agricultural Machinery
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...replaceable parts. Wood's plow probably did more...the wooden moldboard plows than any other design...draft power of other plows. Deere's plow became known as the...one-horse walking plow, but four or five...for draft power. Plows with more than four...
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