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Pivot For Tractor 3 Pt
You can increase cultivation speed and do a better job at the same time, according to the manufacturers of a new guidance system for cultivators that pivots the ends of the cultivator forward and back rather than shifting the entire cultivator from side to side.
Fleischer Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturers of Bu
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Pivot for tractor 3 pt CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 11-6-29 You can increase cultivation speed and do a better job at the same time, according to the manufacturers of a new guidance system for cultivators that pivots the ends of the cultivator forward and back rather than shifting the entire cultivator from side to side.
Fleischer Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturers of Buffalo Farm Equipment, came up with the new guidance system for use on the company's own no-till cultivator but it'll fit any other cultivator as well. It mounts on the tractor 3-pt. between the 3-pt. and the implement itself.
The cultivator pivots back and forth on a center pivot point at the center of the 3-pt. Two short hydraulic cylinders on either side of the pivot point push the ends of the cultivator back and forth, as signaled by a pair of wire "wands" that drag along the stalks of the crop.
"Other guidance systems on the market try to shift the entire cultivator back and forth rather than pivoting it forward and back like this system. The problem is that it's difficult to move shovels and coulters sideways through the soil. They won't move as quickly or as smoothly. When you shift the cultivator the way this system does, the cultivator moves back and forth quickly and smoothly with a more natural motion. All the operator has to do is stay near the row. The guidance system does the rest," says John Matteson, sales manager.
Matteson says the guidance wands can "read" off seedlings 4 to 6 in. high. "There's no need to make a slot or a groove to follow. You can cultivate faster and let inexperienced workers do more cultivating. It also makes it easier to cultivate at night and works great on sidehills. Takes the stress and fatigue out of cultivating."
The guidance system sells for $3,450.
For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fleischer Manufacturing, Inc., Box 848, Columbus, Neb. 68601 (ph 402 564-3244).
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