Metal for Spring Tooth Cultivator

Is there a special kind of metal used for that purpose or just regular metal?

The one in the picture was made 1950 - 1968, It was same as the afore mentioned one but the helper spring was longer.

I have the clamp but need the two springs shown below like made 1950 - 1968.

I also need the two gauge wheels which were metal with a square center. Shanks on these wheels were 1 1/4", same as the cultivator shanks on a farmall cub, SA, or 140.

I have a friend looking for three sets of the springs of either the older type or the newer type.

Im starting not to like spring steel. lol

Your correct tho. I been doing some reading up and if your cold bend it you will break it and if you heat it you ruin the ability of the metal to spring back.

Annealing metal is another thing I dont fully understand. Lots more to this than just heating and bending.

I may get one from that Shoup site or tractor supply and see how it matches up with spings on the cultivator now. I know they are differant tho. I wonder if the springs can be bent "a little" cold where they would match the old springs.

Case has the main spring but not the helper spring. It costs $75.76 and has to be shipped out of Canada. I would still need the helper spring.

I may need to wait this out and see if an old used one comes up for sale.

Both names are owned by AGCO now.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Take a look at the link below, for a source of ready-made ones:

• Cultivator parts