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JMS/MN
10-24-2002 22:47:16
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Re: WD cultivators in reply to matt delfert, 10-22-2002 10:22:42
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Are you talking about a row-crop cultivator for corn, beans, etc.? The front of the tractor should have two flat iron brackets mounted on the front pedestal bolts, forming a square yoke, open to the front. A two by two square tube rests in those yokes, and each side mounted unit is pinned to the end of that tube, as well as being bolted to the side frames of the tractor. The depth adjusting handles mount in the mid area of the tractor, and one lift arm cylinder needs to be disconnected from the lift arm and swung forward to connect to the front lift assembly. The remaining lift arm cylinder is left attached to the lift arms, to which the rear cultivator gang is attached. You should have rear cultivator gangs behind each rear wheel, and in the center of the tractor. As an option, you can mount additional gangs in the row areas to use as a rear mounted field cultivator. If you have a four row cultivator, the mounting is the same, but I think the front square tube is longer, and there may be an x brace in front of the radiator, and rods going out to the sides for additional support. Been many years- over 25, and I remember the D17 better- it had a different subframe, and an integral handwheel winch to assist in mounting the four row. Two row is not bad to mount, the four rows are back breakers because we didn't have much for winches back then.
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