Uses of Farmall Super A Cultivator Shanks Pictured

majikfish

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Hello. I am struggling to find information on the uses for the shanks pictured in this post. Also interested to know the "official" descriptive name of each type. I know the narrow one is called a "Reversible Danish sweep". Thanks for any input.

One of the things I want to try to do is pull three rows inside the wheelbase of the tractor, in a way that will also allow me to cultivate. Do you think that's feasible? If yes, how would I do it? I am thinking the Danish sweeps turned concave might work...
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Those are shovels not shanks. To do three rows inside wheel tread how wide are you going to have them set. Doing three rows will be hard to do unless you have the veggie model cult. What is the row spacing. The Danish will probably be the only one you can use doing three rows. The other shovels look like they are made for hilling.
 
(quoted from post at 07:18:57 07/28/15) Those are shovels not shanks. To do three rows inside wheel tread how wide are you going to have them set. Doing three rows will be hard to do unless you have the veggie model cult. What is the row spacing. The Danish will probably be the only one you can use doing three rows. The other shovels look like they are made for hilling.

Ok thanks for clarifying the difference between a shank and a shovel. Can you tell me please what the difference is between the larger sharper shovel and the smaller rounded one in terms of application? The interior wheel spacing at the back is about 34" from inside of rear tire to inside of rear tire. I was thinking 8" centers for something like carrots, beets or onions. What do you mean by "Veggie model cult."? Thanks
 
(quoted from post at 19:54:09 07/28/15) The veggie model allowed for small row spacing and could
be used

Was there a difference in the axles? Are you speaking of the tricycle type? Or is there a difference in the belly cultivator set-up, etc.? Or are we just talking about different sets of shanks and shovels that are available? Thanks,
 
No changes to the axles (other than possibly setting track as needed). The cultivator is a version made with tool bars (crosswise) that allow setting the working tools as needed for arbitrary row widths. Actual tooling (shovels, sweeps, knife weeders etc.) should be chosen based on the crop, soil and weeds.

The rest of this post is lifted out of a related thread from last January.http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?p=7309875

Here are a couple pictures. Note that these are both set up with the tool bars on edge. The later IH vegetable cultivators were done with the tool bars set flat.

An A-452 beet and bean cultivator that I adjusted to fit a Cub. It is set up with knife weeders and ducks feet for 4 24-inch rows.

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I put this together by borrowing the fore-aft bars from a Super A planter. Most of the rest was from a field cultivator. It is set up for 2 24-inch rows.

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(quoted from post at 07:35:21 07/29/15) No changes to the axles (other than possibly setting track as needed). The cultivator is a version made with tool bars (crosswise) that allow setting the working tools as needed for arbitrary row widths. Actual tooling (shovels, sweeps, knife weeders etc.) should be chosen based on the crop, soil and weeds.

The rest of this post is lifted out of a related thread from last January.http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?p=7309875

Here are a couple pictures. Note that these are both set up with the tool bars on edge. The later IH vegetable cultivators were done with the tool bars set flat.

An A-452 beet and bean cultivator that I adjusted to fit a Cub. It is set up with knife weeders and ducks feet for 4 24-inch rows.

mvphoto15119.jpg


I put this together by borrowing the fore-aft bars from a Super A planter. Most of the rest was from a field cultivator. It is set up for 2 24-inch rows.

mvphoto15120.jpg

Very sweet! Thanks for sharing. I need to get two of those bars. They are hard to find. Any ideas?

I really like the idea of covering all that width with one pass of the tractor. Great idea!
 
I suggest you start by identifying/finding the tooling you want to use and whatever clamps you can find to go with them. Given all that, you will know what size tool bars you will need.

Once you know the needed size, you can start scrounging for tool bars. They are just square steel so you can probably scrounge them from a variety of places. Old field cultivators (old enough to not be very large) can be a good source of tool bars. They may even have clamps you can use.
 
What are you trying to cultivate and what is your row spacing ?

I do 3 rows on 16" centers under my Super C with a basket weeder. It works great until the plants are too big to pass
between the baskets (~2 1/2" gap).

Greg
 
I have some or you can get a piece from a steel dealer The problam will be to add them to your cult. Clamps to hold round shanke can be got from AG Supply 12.95 ea. You could also fasten a bar on your frame for the second set type of bar will depend on what clamps do you have or can get.
 
(quoted from post at 19:48:34 07/29/15) What are you trying to cultivate and what is your row spacing ?

I do 3 rows on 16" centers under my Super C with a basket weeder. It works great until the plants are too big to pass
between the baskets (~2 1/2" gap).

Greg

I am trying to cultivate single and double rows of various crops: beans, eggplant, radishes, broccoli raab, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, tomatillos, carrots, turnips, rutabagas, potatoes.
 

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