jinman
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- Joined
- Feb 23, 2001
- Messages
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- Location
- Texas - Wise County - Sunset
- Tractor
- NHTC45D, NH LB75B, Ford Jubilee
I have an old Dearborn cultivator tool bar that I use with the traditional plow sweeps to lay out rows. As a kid, I've plowed acres and acres of vegetable crops, but I prefer to use this cultivator to lay out rows and then use my little Mantis-style tiller to do the cultivating after my veggies start growing.
What I've wished for is a simple way to throw up hills so that I'm planting on raised beds. My tiller does a great job of preparing the soil, but I really like raised beds. I recently saw hilling discs in the Agri-supply catalog and ordered a pair for my cultivator.
When I got the discs, the shafts are just a bit too small in diameter for my sweep mounting feet. I couldn't tighten down on the shaft. I decided to split a 3PH cat 1/2 bushing lengthwise and use half around each shaft as a filler so I cold tighten down on the shafts. I had to spread the bushing halves a bit after cutting them, but I was able to easily tap them down around the shaft and tighten the clamp down.
Below are some pictures of my cultivator set up to throw up planting hills. I left one sweep in the middle of the hill to knock down the ridge and give me a small valley to run my planter in. All-in-all, I think my $60 plus shipping was money well spent to make nice planting hills.
What I've wished for is a simple way to throw up hills so that I'm planting on raised beds. My tiller does a great job of preparing the soil, but I really like raised beds. I recently saw hilling discs in the Agri-supply catalog and ordered a pair for my cultivator.
When I got the discs, the shafts are just a bit too small in diameter for my sweep mounting feet. I couldn't tighten down on the shaft. I decided to split a 3PH cat 1/2 bushing lengthwise and use half around each shaft as a filler so I cold tighten down on the shafts. I had to spread the bushing halves a bit after cutting them, but I was able to easily tap them down around the shaft and tighten the clamp down.
Below are some pictures of my cultivator set up to throw up planting hills. I left one sweep in the middle of the hill to knock down the ridge and give me a small valley to run my planter in. All-in-all, I think my $60 plus shipping was money well spent to make nice planting hills.