1940 IH Field cultivator trip lift

1940 International Field cultivator. I have my Dad's 8' IH field cultivator and a second one I rescued from the scraper. I restored my Dad's,painted it,put new or better springs on the tensioners and new clips..it works great ,but I don't want to use it since it is painted up and clean..so I hooked on to the other old cultivator. I just had a small garden plot to do for my grandson who wants to grow and sell squash. After playing around I can get it to trip and lift only if I get off the tractor and give the lift mechanism a smack with a stone or hammer..I think there is a spring inside the notched wheel,that is supposed to pull the lift rocker arm into the notches so it will lift..has anybody got ,or remember those lifts on the old cultivators and plows? My Dad called it a "Stiff toothed cultivator,it had wide shovels on it and it would rip out weeds and grass very effectively. I used my cultivator on a twelve acre field that we were putting white navy beans in,the field had got weedy so I ripped it with the old IH and it did a great job..that was 20 years ago..old technology that worked but too small...you could get these cultivators in 6',8' and 10' models. Can you imagine working 80 acres with a six foot cultivator? Any of you can remember that spring set up give me a shout!

Take it apart and inspect it, make sure all rollers and such are free, replace springs if needed.

Ain't much in there and it has been a few years since I redone mine.

Somehow got a double and can't get a pic on here

Since the lift trip works when I position the rocker assembly,I do suspect that a spring is weak,rusted or broken,I didn't want to get into a repair job on something that may never be used again,however,I have oiled all moving parts,greased all nipples and the slide for the depth . I would dearly love to see a picture of the internals..I know there isn't much in there other than the notched inside of the lift wheel,a spring and an activator arm..thanks guys

There ARE moving parts inside and you cannot be sure they are free until you take it apart

The thing is easy to open up and do a clean and inspect

There ARE moving parts inside and you cannot be sure they are free until you take it apart

The thing is easy to open up and do a clean and inspect

Never fails to amaze me that someone would go to all the work to repair,cleanup,paint an older piece of equipment/tractor and refuse to useit for fear of scratching/'damageing' it. Is'nt that the point? to repair,cleanup, paint it to use it,ENJOY it??

(quoted from post at 12:23:11 06/06/14) Never fails to amaze me that someone would go to all the work to repair,cleanup,paint an older piece of equipment/tractor and refuse to useit for fear of scratching/'damageing' it. Is'nt that the point? to repair,cleanup, paint it to use it,ENJOY it??

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That is a good point, I do not run a museum either and I have a lot worn off paint on my stuff too.

(quoted from post at 10:23:11 06/06/14) Never fails to amaze me that someone would go to all the work to repair,cleanup,paint an older piece of equipment/tractor and refuse to useit for fear of scratching/'damageing' it. Is'nt that the point? to repair,cleanup, paint it to use it,ENJOY it??

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Nothing wrong with "One for show and one for go!" if you have them. There are actually some of the younger generation who like seeing what the "older generation" used and it's nice to see what a "new" one looked like.
However, since you have two, it should be easy to compare parts and see what's wrong with the "go" cultivator.

I restored the cultivator and a three point plow for the International Plowing Match. I showed them at the Huron county Plowman's Association and at the Ilderton Tri Counties Heritage show. I don't need to scuff it up,I have three Konskilde cultivators. This second IH cultivator is a bonus,something I spent about an Hour with after it sat for the last thirty years. It works,lift needs a peek at. I like to retore things,but in reality how practical is a 74 year old 8'cultivator in this day and age???

Depends on how big a garden ya got.

I am using 1950's equipment to work and plant about 4 acres of food plots for the birds and deer, then I work up a big garden.

Gene