IH vibrashank

DeltaRed · May 6, 2019

I borrowed a vibrashank from a neighbor. Never pulled one before. Those things are amazeing!Works the ground without packing like a disk or pulvimulcher(rollerharrow) does. However,it pulls like a 'sled'. Works the snot out of the 1256.I want one!!! LOL

oldtanker · May 6, 2019

LOL I first used a Vibrashank back in 73 working for a farmer. First time I used it it was brand new!

Rick

paul · May 6, 2019

Yea, disks were retired to the fence line here in the 70s, in our clay and wet ground a disk is for special occasions, not everyday use.....

Paul

SVcummins · May 6, 2019

I?ve got a 14 footer I pull with the 3020 in 4th the 4020 will pull it in 6th with a drill behind . I?m going to make a hitch so I can pull my spare Lely packer behind the vibra shank they do a good job on plowed ground or not to much residue . When there is a lot of stubble I use the John Deere 100 with 16 inch wheat land sweeps or if I want a cultivator in front of the 16 foot drills

rusty6 · May 6, 2019

(quoted from post at 20:37:05 05/06/19) I borrowed a vibrashank from a neighbor. Never pulled one before. Those things are amazeing!Works the ground without packing like a disk or pulvimulcher(rollerharrow) does. However,it pulls like a 'sled'. Works the snot out of the 1256.I want one!!! LOL

My brother has one. A number 45. They do a nice job but not a lot of trash clearance. He pulls the 18 foot with the 970 Case.

SVcummins · May 6, 2019

hd6gtom · May 6, 2019

I've got 1 too. Would hate to be without it.

Bruce from Can. · May 7, 2019

I have had a vibrashank forbear 30 years. Mine is a 18 foot, and I can pull it with my 930 Case , and have many times. But usually it is too darn cold for an open tractor when I am cultivating. If it doesn?t quit raining soon, I?ll be out in shorts planting spring corps.

Case Nutty 1660 · May 7, 2019

Steve, glad you got to try one finally,, I have been using the Case version (made by Glenco then) since 1967, still have the 32' one Dad bought new with his 1030 that year. I bought a 16' Ford version a few years back, Handy this spring being its 3pt,, I also bought a nice 14 or 16' Case pull-type I have yet to get home from ND, if I had a buck for every acre I pulled the original one over I could buy a new quad track lol they are great tools but remember they are a Cultivator and NOT a chisel plow, the PO who had my Ford one thought it was the latter broke it up BAD,

rdandersom · May 7, 2019

Green Giant raised sweet corn on the farm next to us growing up.The family that worked all the Green Giant land around here used Glencoe soil savers and C shank cultivators so I bought a used vibrashank when I decided to try farming. 12 1/2 feet (25 shanks) was a perfect match for our John Deere 1830. Ours always had 7" sweeps on 6" spacing. I could really cover the ground if I put my mind to it. I always set it by gradually lowering it until I never saw the teeth on the front row as it vibrated.

tomstractorsandtoys · May 7, 2019

Great machines and IH had a reputation for having one of the best ones built. I had a Deere C11 12 ft. for years and updated to a Deere 1100 last year. They work great but do not like trash. We farm some bottom ground that lays wet and will not dry out unless you open it up and they are perfect for that. Tom

rrlund · May 7, 2019

The only complaint I ever heard about those was that they can get bouncing from end to end,but then my Oliver does to some extent too.

NY 986 · May 7, 2019

A dealer who was IH before the merger said the DMI replacing the IH design was the best thing that ever happened from the perspective of the farmer as they wear far longer w/o rebuilding. Conversely, the 45 was a tool that kept the parts department going in a lean year. If you are going to buy a 45 buy one where the pivot is tight and the springs are not breaking apart or losing their tension. We have a JD 1000 that over the course of decades has required very little in terms of rebuilding the shank assemblies. It would take a pretty nice 45 for me to walk past a good 1000.

SVcummins · May 7, 2019

The only we?ve ever broke is the end of the square tube the spring bolts to will rip off if you try to use it in hard ground to much or pull it to fast in hard ground

the tractor vet · May 7, 2019

Ya want to take a real good look at the DMI tiger mate , then add in the crumbler , Now that is a one pass seed bed . But ya may want to keep the size down to around 18 foot . I ran a 24.5 foot with a 26 foot crumbler behind pulled by a 3788 running about five-six inches deep and on our humps and bumps let you know nit was back there even with me turning up the wick due to the 3788 was lacking some pony power while dragging the five shank Tiger with the 7and a half inch tiger points at 16 inches deep . My one friend was a blockman for DMI and i helped him a couple times on demo's Thqat same set up worked well being pulled with a Cat 45 . Saw a listing on Craigs list here in Ohio for a 18.6 Tiger Mate and 20 foot crumbler not log ago . The probelm with the 45 is if you haave heavy trash left over they tend to plug like all the old field cultivators with the three bar DMI went to a five bar and added height for trash flow.

rusty6 · May 7, 2019

IH also made a heavier version called the "Vibra-chisel". Not sure of the model number but I knew guys here that used it as their only tillage for the season. From seed bed preparation before the press drill to working down wheat stubble. Left a good surface for seeding yet heavy enough to work down stubble for summerfallow.

JMS/.MN · May 7, 2019

I"ve never understood the penchant that folks on this board have for always buying disks to go with their tractor. Disks pack the ground, ridge often. FC digs up the ground, and paired with a rear tine tooth harrow, make an excellent seed bed. When I had the 18 foot Glencoe mounted on the 4020 I"d back into wet spots, drop the digger, and go. Come back in a few hours and the clay was dried enough to drive through. In 7 years I never broke anything on that machine. I"ve had a 24 foot Wilrich since "81. Covered thousands of acres with little maintenance. Can"t say the same for any disk I"ve ever had.

SVcummins · May 7, 2019

Only thing I like the disk for is cutting up sod or breaking clods to make a seedbed after really dry fall plowing other than that field cultivator or my power harrow

Even this half of plowed I ended up using the 100 chisel plow with wheat land sweeps

Leroy · May 7, 2019

What is the difference between a vibrashank and a field cultivator? Don't think I ever saw a vibreashank.

morepower02 · May 7, 2019

(quoted from post at 18:37:07 05/07/19) What is the difference between a vibrashank and a field cultivator? Don't think I ever saw a vibreashank.

Same thing that was just Internationals name for them along time ago.

morepower02 · May 7, 2019

In Minnesota a field cultivator is commonly called a digger.

rusty6 · May 7, 2019

(quoted from post at 16:51:55 05/07/19)

(quoted from post at 18:37:07 05/07/19) What is the difference between a vibrashank and a field cultivator? Don't think I ever saw a vibreashank.

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Same thing that was just Internationals name for them along time ago.

Yes, Vibra chisel or Vibra shank was just an IH name. Morris had their own version called the "Challenger". I've had two over the years and they are a pretty decent secondary tillage unit as well. Currently running a 37 foot Challenger II. 8 inch spacing with ten inch sweeps.

caterpillar guy · May 9, 2019

I have a 4600 has the 3x4 tube frame . We pull 24 ft with 1466 in bean stubble I use 4low for the first pass then 1st high for the second. leaves it nice and smooth with the spike tooth drag on the back.

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