Ridgewalker
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Can someone please explain what a cultipacker does? I have been looking for a old 3 pt. disc to work over a old field and came across a culitpacker I can pick up pretty cheap. I just don't know if I need it! 
Cultipacker
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Can someone please explain what a cultipacker does? I have been looking for a old 3 pt. disc to work over a old field and came across a culitpacker I can pick up pretty cheap. I just don't know if I need it!
I breaks up dirt clods after plowing and/or discing.
Also used to pack the soil after discing and seeding a hayfield.
My 9-ft cultipacker is a typical design.
Cost: $600, a pretty decent price considering they go for twice that price or higher on eBay. These simple implements, IMHO, are way overpriced by dealers.
Farmwithjunk
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Can someone please explain what a cultipacker does? I have been looking for a old 3 pt. disc to work over a old field and came across a culitpacker I can pick up pretty cheap. I just don't know if I need it!
Many crops don't like to be seeded into a loose seedbed with air pockets and clods. Cultipackers break some of the clods and firm the seedbed. Grass seed comes to mind as one that prefers a nice firm seedbed. I don't know what you call "cheap", but cultipackers sell suprisingly high these days. If nothing else, buy it and re-sell. Nothing like a quick easy buck!
Cultipackers are highly sought after these days because of the rapidly increasing popularity of foodplotting for whitetail deer. A cultipacker that could only be sold for scrap value 10 years ago will almost always fetch $500 or better these days. I have one that I gave a neighbor a case of beer for (cheap beer too) about 15 years ago. It is tough to find a deal like that today. They are very effective when planting the two most popular deer plot crops: clover and brassicas.
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Ridgewalker
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I found one that the owner is asking $150.00 for. It looks like the one the the pix but doesnt' have the spikes and of course it's rusty as heck. pix added...
Sounds like I need to snag it if I can...Thanks for the quick replies gents!
Edit...it was good deal alright...it's already gone! It was posted on CL and the 1st guy to see it got it...dang!
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I have achieved just as good of results on clover plots by dragging something like an old railroad tie across after seeding as I have by using a cultipacker. Most folks are brainwashed into thinking you need a cultipacker for clover, etc, which keeps the values sky high.
WarrenF
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They are also used to break the crust of the ground so the seedling can come through. Especially if after seeding you get a hard rain. The ground can become crusty and will impede the seedling from pushing through.....that is what a cultipacker can do.
TellGRBill
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I have a stretch of ground that I have shaped to be a watershed for a pond on our farm. I have planted grass on this stretch of ground and now, after the grass matures and is mowed, I am considering regularly running a cultipacker over the ground in the direction of the pond to keep the ground smooth and packed to better shed water. I have never used a cultipacker and need some experienced opinions about using a cultipacker for this use.
The soil that I am doing this on is pretty light.
The soil that I am doing this on is pretty light.
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