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Bus Driver

04-29-2002 11:11:55




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Went today to my nearby implement dealer with some time available to look around. Usually just run in and out to get specific item. Had 9 shank tool for category 1 three point hitch. One brand was Fred Cain for $479.00. The other was Sitrex from Italy for $429.00. Very similar to each other. Each shank uses two tension coil springs at the top to allow some give in the shank. The Sitrex had shanks that look to be forged (casting would not be at all durable) and at the top had a grease fitting in each shank where the retaining/pivot bolt goes through. The Fred Cain unit had no lubrication provision and the shanks were (probably) stamped from sheet stock- at least 1/2" thick-did not measure. Shank size similar for both brands. While it is doubtful that any individual has one of each of these for direct comparison, your valuable comments should help me make an informed purchase decision. Thanks for the help with this one as well as with the recent Howse mower question.

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Tom-Pa

04-29-2002 14:39:47




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 Re: Tillage tool- cultivator in reply to Bus Driver, 04-29-2002 11:11:55  
Stan, Both Ferguson and Dearborn had a field cultivator that had the spring return shanks. came in both 7 and 9 shank units. like a miniture chisel plows. The dearborn units had a model number in the 10 series (10-XX). Fergusons was a type 9-BO-20 for one model.
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Tom-Pa



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Tom-Pa

04-29-2002 14:37:38




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 Re: Tillage tool- cultivator in reply to Bus Driver, 04-29-2002 11:11:55  
Stan, Both Ferguson and Dearborn had a field cultivator that had the spring return shanks. came in both 7 and 9 shank units. like a miniture chisel plows. The dearborn units had a model number in the 10 series (10-XX). Fergusons was a type 9-BO-20 for one model.
Good luck
Tom-Pa



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paul

04-29-2002 12:02:01




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 Re: Tillage tool- cultivator in reply to Bus Driver, 04-29-2002 11:11:55  
Most field cultivators these days have a flex shank of spring steel, with a spring to pivot as well - 3 or 4 rows of shovels. With a solid shank & twin springs, that sounds more like a chisel plow. Of course, a 9-shank would require 100 hp, so it probably is a field cultivator. They weren't all 9 lined up in one row across were they?

I've heard of Sitrex for hay rakes, never heard of the other name.

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Bus Driver

04-29-2002 17:51:30




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 Re: Re: Tillage tool- cultivator in reply to paul, 04-29-2002 12:02:01  
Not a chisel plow. This style "tillage tool" has been popular for many years-50 or more. A 7 shank version would work well with 8N Ford for example. The shanks on this style are rigid with only the coil springs at the top to permit limited deflection.



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Leroy

04-30-2002 19:28:39




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Tillage tool- cultivator in reply to Tim(nj), 04-29-2002 21:17:48  
I have one of the orignal Ferguson tillers, does nice work but do not have trash clearance, will go in deep, in bean stubble will give 4000 Ford (60 Hp) with 13.6-38 tires loaded with calcium and weights a full load enough to cause wheel spin



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Halbert

04-30-2002 17:10:05




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Tillage tool- cultivator in reply to Tim(nj), 04-29-2002 21:17:48  
I picked up a machine that looks just like that a few years ago. It has 11 rigid shanks with the springs on the top and they can be arranged in staggered rows and spaced out because there are holes in the frame 1" apart like a Dearborn/Ford cultivator. It is low to the ground and does not have a lot of crop clearance. The lower link pins are Cat 2, but the top link is Cat 1. There is a tag on it that reads "INDEPENDENT MFG. CO. INC., NEODESHA, KANSAS". What are these things supposed to be used for and what kind of teeth should be used on it. It looks likes it was designed to use narrow teeth. I have put some 1.5"-2" spike teeth on it and use it to rip up ground deeply before laying plastic for vegetables when we don't want to plow it. I have run it deeply thru pumpkins just before the vines run to improve drainage. I would really like to find the proper teeth to put on it, as the ones I bought last year don't have the right curveture to match the shanks, and one of them cracked when tightening the bolts.

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