OT cultivator question

(quoted from post at 18:19:40 05/09/17) I have an old Ferguson cultivator. Great size, it's a shade over 7' long. I only use it work up my ropin pen. I have lost/broken enough of the spring tines over the years, that it's rendered it pretty much useless. It's got 11 brackets, with heavy U bolts in it, where the tines should slide in. In the absence of replacement tines, would a large 18" piece of rebar suffice for my needs? I know they wouldn't have any angle on them, but would they tear the ground enough to meet my needs? I havent measured the holes the rebar would slide in, but it looks to be slightly over an inch. Maybe as big as an inch and 3/8 IDK. I always pull a heavy drag behind the cultivator.

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(quoted from post at 05:04:01 05/10/17)

(quoted from post at 18:19:40 05/09/17) I have an old Ferguson cultivator. Great size, it's a shade over 7' long. I only use it work up my ropin pen. I have lost/broken enough of the spring tines over the years, that it's rendered it pretty much useless. It's got 11 brackets, with heavy U bolts in it, where the tines should slide in. In the absence of replacement tines, would a large 18" piece of rebar suffice for my needs? I know they wouldn't have any angle on them, but would they tear the ground enough to meet my needs? I havent measured the holes the rebar would slide in, but it looks to be slightly over an inch. Maybe as big as an inch and 3/8 IDK. I always pull a heavy drag behind the cultivator.

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I just had to come in and see how "Cultivator" could ever be OT!

As to your question and shooting from the hip . . .
maybe think vehicle or trailer leaf springs. You could take the biggest rod that will slide through as your shank and weld curved leaf spring pieces to them for sweeps.

I thought this monster would really rip, but it needs sweeps to pull it under. I started with the grey piece that I inherited and added the heavy brown railway rails. But this one would probably work for your ropin' pen.

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(quoted from post at 07:19:40 05/10/17) I have an old Ferguson cultivator. Great size, it's a shade over 7' long. I only use it work up my ropin pen. I have lost/broken enough of the spring tines over the years, that it's rendered it pretty much useless. It's got 11 brackets, with heavy U bolts in it, where the tines should slide in. In the absence of replacement tines, would a large 18" piece of rebar suffice for my needs? I know they wouldn't have any angle on them, but would they tear the ground enough to meet my needs? I havent measured the holes the rebar would slide in, but it looks to be slightly over an inch. Maybe as big as an inch and 3/8 IDK. I always pull a heavy drag behind the cultivator.

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