Push-Type Field Cultivator

Push-Type Field Cultivator CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 5-5-16 One of the first companies on the market with a push-type, belly-mounted cultivator for minimum tillage operations is Hart Manufacturing, of Lee, Ill. Their new PTC (push-type cultivator) attaches to the tractor belly on an A-frame hitch which extends out in front of the tractor. This leaves the regular tractor hitch free for hooking up a planter or any other implement you need for one-pass field operation. The PTC's A-frame mounting hitch doesn't add extra weight and stress to the tractor front end, according to Tom Hart, inventor, and it doesn't interfere with normal steering performance. The cultivator is steered with a separate control arm mounted on the tractor. The arm steers two trailer wheels to keep the cultivator in line with the tractor at all times. The Hart PTC is available in 13, 15,19, 20, 25 and 30 ft. widths. The largest two models are equipped with fold-up wings to keep transport width to 17 ft. All models feature Danish S-tines. Instead of raising the entire cultivator, the tines are hydraulically rolled up and ahead for road transport and at the field ends. Cultivator depth is controlled manually by T-handles over the trailer wheels. Inventor Hart estimates the PTC will require about 2 hp. per foot of width by itself. "With a 12-row, 30-in. planter behind the tractor, you'll need about 140 hp. for the 30 ft. PTC," he adds. Price for the 30-ft. model will be about $4,500. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hart Manufacturing Co., Box 124, Lee, Ill. 60530 (ph 815 824-21011.

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