LA cultivator shovels

fpappal · Apr 25, 2016

I recently bought a set of cultivators for my LA. Does anyone have a picture of what the shovels should look like? The picture I have attached is of the shovels that it came with. The problem is the two holes in the shovels do not line up with the two holes in the shank. Each shovel is attached with only one bolt. Is this how it is suppose to be? I cannot find any close up pics of the actual shovels on the cultivators. I have the instruction manual for the cultivator setup but it does not provide detailed pics of the shovels. Some of the shovels are currently off, and others are turned to one side or the other. I am wondering if one bolt will be enough to keep the shovels straight up and down while being used. I actually plan on using these, not showing them which is why I ask.
Thanks.

Hotflashjr · Apr 26, 2016

My LA cultivators were the same. That is a possible shovel for the tine but what you need to do is measure the shank on the cultivator itself. Measure the distance between the center of the two bolt holes and then the size of the hole on the shank. I have found Agri-Supply online has a good set of choices for shovels and are reasonable. You can also get them from JD still. I have also bought some from ebay. The trick is to figure out your plow bolt size and then spacing between the two bolts.

That is not to say 1 bolt will not work if tight. Been there, done that. If you hit a good size rock it will likely move the shovel sideways and at the end of the row you have to adjust. Good to keep an adjustable wrench on you if you go that route just to use what you have.

fpappal · Apr 26, 2016

Thanks. Agri-supply has just what I need. I will try the one bolt first since my soil is rock free.

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