Broke My Middle Buster Today

[OkieDave]

Last spring, I bought one of the $120 County Line middle busters that everybody seems to have and like. Sure enough, I liked it too. Unfortunately, I broke the furrower in half today. Does anybody know where to find a replacement, preferably a better casting (bonus points for something forged)?

Would Agri Supply's http://mower-blades.agrisupply.com/search#w=36793&asug= work?

 

[BrianR]

I'd just weld it back together and reinforce it while you are at it (provided you weld or know someone who does).

 

[OkieDave]

I've used a welder exactly once. I was very proud of the results: no injuries, and I can still see. Also, the break is straight down the middle, where all of the stress concentrates (unsurprisingly), so it'd have to be very well done.

 

[Bird]

I'm surprised one broke, but Agri Supply and/or Tractor Supply should have replacements.

 

[sixdogs]

Those are available from a number of places, Agristar being one. Not sure where I got them, but I have a few different widths of these and some are thicker than others, 5/16 as opposed to 1/4".
If you are set up to weld that would be the easy way out and it would likely never break again. Actually, I can't recall one ever breaking and I have used these in rows and behind lots of horsepower.