Dirt Moving Cultipacker- best hitch for me?

   / Cultipacker- best hitch for me? #11  
I think the best thing would be a cultipacker with both a 3 point and pull hitches.

The 3 point aids in maneuverability, while a towed/drawbar hitch enables the cultipacker to follow the contours of the ground better and produces better seed to ground contact.

I plan to add a 2" receiver in the middle between the 3 point lower hitch points. A chunk of 2" steel .25" wall tube will work for a drawbar and a bracket on the the width of the packer will hold it when transporting it.
 
   / Cultipacker- best hitch for me? #12  
Thanks all. I got a 3pt hitch style cultipacker. I fitted it up yesterday and did a test run. Should be perfect.

I am in the midst of liming and tilling it in a new area around a pond. Looks like I have until the 9th of July for any chance of a first rain. Will plant it on the 8th and hope for a good pickle shower.

You made the right choice IMHO. Like ovrszd, we have an 8' pull unit and it is not a fun implement to use.
 
   / Cultipacker- best hitch for me? #13  
Thanks all. I got a 3pt hitch style cultipacker. I fitted it up yesterday and did a test run. Should be perfect.

I am in the midst of liming and tilling it in a new area around a pond. Looks like I have until the 9th of July for any chance of a first rain. Will plant it on the 8th and hope for a good pickle shower.

Post some pics of your project!!!

Not sure where Traverse City is? Really bad time of year to do seeding here in Missouri unless you have a daily irrigation system.
 
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Will do. Traverse City Michigan is in the NW corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
 
   / Cultipacker- best hitch for me? #15  
Will do. Traverse City Michigan is in the NW corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

An area I've never ventured to. On my bucket list though. :)
 
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This is a picture of Before we (wife and I) started. We had to get the swamp dug out before the buckbrush bloomed.
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This is the big dig.
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I went from 4 huge piles of swamp sludge from the long stick excavator (great black soil mixed with roots and stumps) to thousands of little piles from a wheel loader. I spread out all the piles of slop to dry out. IMG_1034.jpg
 
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Then I started raking, de-rooting, spreading, and burning.
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We started this in April 2020 (cutting down trees for access for the excavator) and now, here it is 1July, and it is seed ready. Just doing a Ph increase then buckwheat for a good soil-buildup.
 
 
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