Plough accessories

a) Jointer:

• It is a small irregular piece of metal having a shape similar to an ordinary plough bottom.
• Its purpose is to turn over a small ribbon like furrow slice directly in front of the main plough bottom.
• This small furrow slice is cut from the left and upper side of the main furrow slice and is inverted so that all trashes on the top of the soil are completely turned down and buried under the right-hand corner of the furrow.

b) Coulter:

• It is a device used to cut the furrow slice vertically from the land ahead of the plough bottom.
• It cuts the furrow slice from the land and leaves a clear wall.
• It also cuts trashes which are covered under the soil by the plough.
• The coulter may be (a) Rolling type disc coulter or (b) Sliding type knife coulter.

c) Gauge wheel:

• It is an auxiliary wheel of an implement to maintain uniform depth of working.
• Gauge wheel helps to maintain uniformity in respect of depth of ploughing in different soil conditions.
• It is usually placed in hanging position.

d) Land wheel:

• It is the wheel of the plough, which runs on the ploughed land.

e) Front furrow wheel:

• It is the front wheel of the plough, which runs in the furrow.

f) Rear furrow wheel:

• It is the rear wheel of the plough, which runs in the furrow.