Cultivator Conversion

Rockin' G Ranch · Jul 23, 2008

I have a 3-point KK cultivator (see picture below). Can I change the chisel points to sweep blades to do a better job of "plowing" the ground? Have any of you tried this?

jinman · Jul 24, 2008

I think you will spend less money and have less hassle by just looking for an old sweep-style cultivator at a farm equipment auction or dealer. I don't think they are that hard to find and you will have an implement designed to do what you want with adjustable feet. I have one and I love it.

Rockin' G Ranch · Jul 24, 2008

jinman said:
I think you will spend less money and have less hassle by just looking for an old sweep-style cultivator at a farm equipment auction or dealer. I don't think they are that hard to find and you will have an implement designed to do what you want with adjustable feet. I have one and I love it.

Thanks for the input. Do you have a picture of a "sweep style cultivator"? I'm not sure what one looks like.

ToadHill · Jul 24, 2008

I did it to my cultivator several years ago. I put 6" sweeps on it and I think they cost about $7 each back then. I put 1/2 sweeps in the middle so I didn't come too close to the crops. It works well to keep the majority of the weeds out of the garden, and it's a lot less work than the rototiller was.

jinman · Jul 25, 2008

Rockin' G Ranch said:
Thanks for the input. Do you have a picture of a "sweep style cultivator"? I'm not sure what one looks like.

Here are some pictures of mine. I saw two similar ones at a farm auction earlier this year. I have a middle buster for mine too, shown in one of the pictures below.

BTW: Based on what Paul (ToadHill) said, you may be able to add sweeps to your cultivator much easier than I thought. It won't be as strong as my cultivator, but it could be satisfactory for your needs.