The invention is directed to a bearing hub protector for a disc plough having one or more discs rotatably supported on an axle by a bearing housed in a bearing hub, the bearing hub being fastened to at least one of the discs and having an access face on a side opposite to the disc, wherein the protector is formed: (a) to extend at least partly about the bearing hub and axle; and (b) to provide a space between the protector and the disc fastened to the bearing hub such that the space is off-set along the axle from the access face of the bearing hub.