Home-Built 12-Row, 30-In. Folding No-Till Cultivator

1998 - Volume #22, Issue #3, Page #04

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Tim Gogerty wanted a 12-row, 30-in. vertical fold no-till cultivator for his corn and soybeans, but he didn't want to spend the money for a commercial rig. The Zearing, Iowa, farmer solved the problem by combining two old Nobles 3-pt. cultivators into a single unit.
He used an 8-row 36-in. folding model and a 4-row 36-in. model.
The toolbars on both cultivators were the same size - 4 3/8 by 8 in. He cut the toolbar on the 8-row model in half. Then he cut a 32-in. section out of the 4-row toolbar and welded it in. He then moved the 8-row model's quick hitch over to the center of the new bar and reattached the original gangs and hydraulic cylinders.
"I used it last summer and it worked great," says Gogerty. "The four rows on each side fold vertically and come over center. I do have to be careful when pulling it on the highway. I like having a big, heavy folding 30-ft. toolbar because it's so versatile. I can hang anything on it including knives to apply anydrous ammonia or different kinds of gangs to make it a heavier type of no-till cultivator.
"Both cultivators were Danish tine models made in the 1960's or 70's. I bought them from a neighbor who was going out of business and paid less than $1,000 for both. My total cost was less than $2,000. A new 12-row no-till folding cultivator sells for $8,000 to $12,000, although they're built heavier and are spring-loaded. One reason I saved so much money is that old 4-row equipment can be bought at scrap metal prices. The shovels on the cultivators were in good shape so I didn't have to replace them. The old-style Danish tines really plow the ground. I can vary their pitch by adjusting the angle of the top arm on the 3-pt.
"I use a Deere 4230 tractor to pull it. The tractor doesn't have enough weight up front to pull a 12-row narrow cultivator so I leave the loader on in order to counterbalance the cultivator's weight."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tim Gogerty, 102 E. Custer, Zearing, Iowa 50278 (ph 515 487-7825).

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Home-Built 12-Row, 30-In. Folding No-Till Cultivator CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 22-3-4 Tim Gogerty wanted a 12-row, 30-in. vertical fold no-till cultivator for his corn and soybeans, but he didn't want to spend the money for a commercial rig. The Zearing, Iowa, farmer solved the problem by combining two old Nobles 3-pt. cultivators into a single unit. He used an 8-row 36-in. folding model and a 4-row 36-in. model. The toolbars on both cultivators were the same size - 4 3/8 by 8 in. He cut the toolbar on the 8-row model in half. Then he cut a 32-in. section out of the 4-row toolbar and welded it in. He then moved the 8-row model's quick hitch over to the center of the new bar and reattached the original gangs and hydraulic cylinders. "I used it last summer and it worked great," says Gogerty. "The four rows on each side fold vertically and come over center. I do have to be careful when pulling it on the highway. I like having a big, heavy folding 30-ft. toolbar because it's so versatile. I can hang anything on it including knives to apply anydrous ammonia or different kinds of gangs to make it a heavier type of no-till cultivator. "Both cultivators were Danish tine models made in the 1960's or 70's. I bought them from a neighbor who was going out of business and paid less than $1,000 for both. My total cost was less than $2,000. A new 12-row no-till folding cultivator sells for $8,000 to $12,000, although they're built heavier and are spring-loaded. One reason I saved so much money is that old 4-row equipment can be bought at scrap metal prices. The shovels on the cultivators were in good shape so I didn't have to replace them. The old-style Danish tines really plow the ground. I can vary their pitch by adjusting the angle of the top arm on the 3-pt. "I use a Deere 4230 tractor to pull it. The tractor doesn't have enough weight up front to pull a 12-row narrow cultivator so I leave the loader on in order to counterbalance the cultivator's weight." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tim Gogerty, 102 E. Custer, Zearing, Iowa 50278 (ph 515 487-7825).

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