Field Cultivator CO Shanks Replaced With New S-Tines

Field Cultivator CO Shanks Replaced With New S-Tines CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 18-5-33 When the C-shanks wore out on his 50-ft. Deere field cultivator, Curtis Close, Bellevue, Ohio, replaced them with heavy-duty Unverferth S-tines, saving several thousand dollars and even improving the cultivator's performance. "It was a little more work than I anticipated, but when I was done my 15-year-old cultivator worked like new," says Close, who replaced the shanks a year ago. "The cultivator frame was in good shape but the C-shanks were worn out. Unverferth S-tines have high clearance for trash and are much heavier than regular S-tines so they should last a long time. I bought 100 new shanks and brackets from a Case-IH dealer. My total cost was about $3,000. It would've cost $5,000 to $6,000 to replace the original C-shanks. A new field cultivator would have cost about $20,000. "The S-tine shanks are mounted on 6-in. spacings. They have a different mounting angle than the original C-shanks so I had to stagger some brackets in order to make them fit. I also made some modifications to the cultivator frame, changing some sections by adding steel tubing in order to make the spacing come out right." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Curtis B. Close, 10817 Billings Rd., Bellevue, Ohio 44811 (ph 419 483-6526).

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