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heartbeetsfarm

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Morning,

We are looking to upgrade from our international 140 for cultivating vegetables. We are running into clearance issues with maturing crops, especially onions (it is the rear wheel drop down piece that also holds the rear cultivator). Looking to boost clearance and maybe add a newer tractor to the mix (we have a 140, G and a super A for cultivating). I am having trouble finding anything actually for sale - looking at ford 1710 offset, case IH 265 and really anything else that actually has more clearance. Also thought about finding larger rims, anyone do this? Worried about ground speed increasing too much though.

Thanks.
~Steve
Heart Beets Farm
 
Super AV has taller tires. put something like that on your super a & 140. ford & oliver made offset tractors but didn't have any more clearance
 
On the rear just use the two rear brackets that just covered the tire tracts and you will have plenty of height for onions and peppers thats what i use on the Cub and the A if you cant find them not hard to make then the center over the row will be clear and not touching the crop.
 
I think the problem is we used a raised (About 4) plastic bed for most field crops. And its about 36 side to side, which puts it in line with the parts I mentioned.
 
Kubota and Case/IH have row crop specials that are fwd with real skinny large diameter tires and wheels made specifically for cultivating taller row crops. They have been in use long enough, that they are starting to show up on the used market. You might try researching that line.
 
For tobacco and 28 inch rows we used John Deere H with one row cultivator.
Remove one front wheel and adjust rears to center on rows. JD mechanical lift cultivator are very easy to lift. I don't know if a Farmall C could be set up the same way.
 
Mel,
You, of all people, know there is only one brand of G.
I will be there to watch when you start pulling with
an orange G. Better stay out of the 6500lb and above
classes.
 
In the Ford 1710 offset or the CaseIH 265, you're looking for some of the RAREST tractors ever made.

Of course you're having trouble finding any for sale. What few are out there are being held on to tightly by their owners. You might see one come up for sale now and then of course, but it's not like running out and buying a new toaster oven at Walmart.
 
(quoted from post at 10:18:51 12/15/22) Mel,
You, of all people, know there is only one brand of G.
I will be there to watch when you start pulling with
an orange G. Better stay out of the 6500lb and above
classes.
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How about the John Deere G?
 
Of the three that mtf posted I believe the 140 is the only true high clearance tractor. I have an IH 274 like the one shown, and it has the same clearance as my regular 140.
 
Right now the wholly Grail of offsets high clearance tractors is KUBOTA L245H diesel. Good straight nice ones will just about bring whatever the seller ask. Not Shure which one it is but one of the IH ones that has the diesel has a steering gear that fails and no parts anywhere for it.
 
If you are doing 1 row and it has a fast hitch take the fast hitch off.
I can not imagine the sweep arms being and issue they do not need the fast hitch to operate.
 
We used to cultivat pretty tall corn with an H and 4 row cultivator. I believe it was close to 18-24 inches or a bit more maybe.
 
Hobo is right. Any offset Farmall or IH has very little ground clearance with the one point fast hitch on the tractor. It must be removed.
 
Odd bit of trivia, but the hi-clear versions of the 140 had a two-point fast hitch if they had a fast hitch. VERY rare.

But, yeah, a Super AV, or a 100/130/140 hi-clear are your best bet. Super AV probably the most common, followed by 140 because they were made for 20 years.
 
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