Tractors and garden tillers are the machines of choice for plowing or tilling a garden, but tractors are expensive and tillers are labor-intensive for large garden plots. If you own a truck, you need only to mount a plow on the back to turn it into an agricultural machine. Several companies offer truck-mounted, three-point hitch assemblies that attach to a standard 2-inch receiver hitch and allow the use of category-1 implements such as plows.
Slide the truck-mounted three-point hitch frame into the truck's receiver hitch and secure it with the provided pin. Clamp the hydraulic remote electrical connector to the positive terminal of the truck's battery, according to the manufacturer's directions, and put the remote control in the cab.
Back up the truck to a Category-1 single-bottom plow. Use the hydraulic remote control to move the lower lift arms below the level of the plow's lower attachment posts. Back the truck until the lower lift arms are next to the attachment posts and hook the plow's attachment posts through the holes on the lift arm, securing them with pins.
Attach the top link of the three-point hitch to the link attachment at the top of the plow with a pin. Adjust the top link by twisting the outer turnbuckle housing clockwise or counterclockwise until the plow's frame rides parallel to the ground when the tip of the plow is barely touching the ground.
Use the hydraulic remote control to lift the plow off the ground, then drive to the edge of the garden area. Lower the plow with the remote, and adjust the linkages so the plowshare's bottom is almost parallel to the ground. This prevents it from cutting too deeply on the first pass and bogging the truck down.
Drive forward in first gear until the plow reaches the far edge of the garden area. Stop, raise the plow, and reverse the truck. Position the plow next to the edge of the first furrow, lower the plow, and drive forward to make the second furrow. Repeat until the entire garden area is plowed.
