7 Footed Spring Tooth Ripper

sweettractors · Nov 8, 2005

<font color="blue"> What hp would be recommended for one of those units? </font>

About 40 HP for 9 shanks--Ken Sweet

hunterridgefarm · Nov 8, 2005

("Springtooth Ripper" sounds like an oxymoron. Maybe a springtooth harrow or springtooth cultivator.)

Exactly... I know cultivators and springtooth harrows. The "springtooth ripper is whats a little confusing. I was thinking it would be something like sweettractor posted a picture of, which is what I need.

The "7 footed" could mean 7' wide or it has 7 tines which would be around 5' wide...I think.

I guess I will just have to wait till Saturday and see. But I need the 2 moleboard plow and rippers.

hunterridgefarm · Nov 8, 2005

"That's funny. Actually growing up all I ever heard them called was a tiller."

Jerry,
All I have ever heard them called around here is rippers. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Most of the dealerships have them for sale. Once the ground has been worked several years you can use the "rippers" instead of "turning plows"(another term for my area). I was getting ready to buy a set when I received the auction paper.

Funny how implements are called different things in different parts of the country.

I have heard them called field cultivators but never tillers. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

HobbleCreek · Nov 8, 2005

That looks like the implement that I saw in the barnyard the other day and was going to try to get a picture of for the "pasture retorvator" thread. The only difference is that the one I saw was a bit rusty.

What's the difference in function between this "tiller" or "field cultivator" and a pasture renovator?

-- Grant

sweettractors · Nov 8, 2005

<font color="blue"> The only difference is that the one I saw was a bit rusty. </font>

We have a few of those also. They do indeed, make excellent renovating tools--Ken Sweet

unreconstructed · Nov 8, 2005

Being off a West Texas cotton farm, I can say I never saw one of those rascals either. Learn something everyday from TBN. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

willfick · Mar 8, 2010

A couple of weeks ago the hunt club guys had me weld the top link bracket back onto a five footed one of those. They called it a scarifier, but they're not farmers, either.
Wm