"I Saved The Price Of A New Harrow"

"I Saved The Price Of A New Harrow" TILLAGE EUIPMENT Harrows 26-4-40 It took a lot of time but Bob Sampson says his harrow tine repair project was well worth it. What he did was to mig weld extensions onto worn tines to bring all of them back to their original 16-in. length. He bought 20-ft. lengths of 7/16-in. cold rolled steel. Then he cut and added enough tine to bring each tine back to its original length. "I made two welds on each tine, leaving space in between so they could flex a little," Sampson says. "I had a bit of a problem holding the pieces in alignment until I came up with a jig made of a split piece of 3/8-in. pipe. I used clamps to hold the pieces in place while welding. "After a full season of use, none of the extensions have been lost. I saved the price of a new harrow." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bob Sampson, RR3, Box 115, Petersburg, Ill. 62675 (ph 217 632-2016).

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