Car Spare Tires Convert Field Cultivator Into Press Drill

Car Spare Tires Convert Field Cultivator Into Press Drill TIRES/WHEELS New Uses 25-2-11 Those "mini" spare tires found in many cars make great drill packing wheels, say Ray and Dale Culler of Lethbridge, Alberta, who converted their 37-ft. Deere field cultivator into a press drill by mounting 36 mini spares on back of it. The 13-in. wheel rims with mounted tires on them are about 24 in. high. The wheels mount by pairs on a series of 6-ft. steel pipes, with three pairs per pipe. Each pair of wheels pivots on a 2-in. dia. bent pipe, allowing the wheels to turn freely instead of skidding on corners. "It really works good for seeding peas, lentils and beans," says Culler. "The wheels are very durable and are just the right size for this job. We bought the wheels and bearings from a local auto recycler and had the pipe for the wheel pivots bent at a local muffler shop. The wheels pack the soil to improve seed-to-soil contact, which results in better germination. The wheel sections are mounted on a special frame that's permanently mounted to the machine. By removing the wheel sections we can still use the cultivator as it was originally designed. We sometimes use Noble Treaders on the cultivator, instead of the packer wheels, for better seedbed preparation." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ray Culler, 118 Elm Cr. S., Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 4V1 (ph 403 328-9118).

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