Front-Mount Field Cultivator Floats

Front-Mount Field Cultivator Floats CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 14-4-28 An up-front carrier frame solved the problem of handling front-mount cultivators for Illinois farmer Jack Waldeck of Farmersville who pushes a 30-ft. field cultivator with his Case/IH 4890. Waldeck says the problem with most front-mount cultivators is that they buck back-wards against the tractor. He found that by suspending the cultivator from an independent floating frame, equipped with its own wheels, he could eliminate the problem. The carrier was built mostly from scratch out of 3 by 5-in. tubing. It attaches to the tractor with just one pin which allows the frame to flex. The cultivator floats on four gauge wheels while the carrier frame has two caster wheels. The cultivator wings fold up over the center section. Two turn-buckles between the frame and cultivator adjust the pitch of the shovels. There are two rows of tines spaced 7 in. apart. Rotating pivot arms on the carrier frame raise the cultivator out of the ground. Waldeck uses the up-front tillage tool, together with a rear-mount cultivator, on fall chiseled fields before planting. The front cultivator smooths the field so that the rear rig can do a better job incorporating herbicides. One disadvantage of running a front cultivator is the increased amount of dirt stirred up around the engine. Waldeck often changes direction of travel to take advantage of prevailing winds to reduce dust problems. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jack Waldeck, Rt. 1, Farmersville, Ill. 62533 (ph 217 227-4466).

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