artcarneyagr
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With most places having no hillers in stock, and I can't find any on the used market without nearly new pricing, and can't even find a cheap one-row cultivator and modifying it to work, I've decided to just try and make one. I've looked at all the various threads on here, and they seem a bit scattered as some people use stuff they have lying around or salvage stuff from old equipment on the cheap.
I'm having to start from scratch and trying to generate a shopping list. Open to any and all ideas, pictures are appreciated! Thanks!!!
Will a "T" shape be fine like in the pictures, or should I add some additional support at about 45 degree angles?
Category 1 tool bar:
2" x 2" Square Tube Steel - is 1/4" the thickness I need?
2" flat stock - go with 1/2" thickness? Planning to use it to add reinforcement at the "T" connection
4" flat stock - go with 1/2" thickness? Planning to use this for plate at the top for my top link, and then notch out a 2x2 square in the plate to use for my lower 2 pins
2"x2"x1/4" Angle - might use this instead for my lower 2 pins, wouldn't take much
As for the Disc Hiller, is there a preference of hub style? Looks like "King" vs "Blanton" and I'm not sure which would be better.
Disc Hiller - 16" Disc Hiller with 22" Shank, King Style Hub: Disc Hiller Cultivator-King Style
Alt. Disc Hiller - 16" Disc Hiller with 22" Shank, Blanton Style Hub: 16 Inch Disc Hiller with 22 Inch Shank | Agri Supply 31752
Clamps: I know I could probably make the clamps cheaper, but for $34 I may just buy them to save some time and effort.
Disc hiller mount bracket: https://www.ruralking.com/disc-bedder-clamp
Bar Length/Width: My tractor tire width is 30.5" between the tires, and then 55.3" out-to-out. The widest I would set my discs apart would be that 30.5" width so I can cultivate later on if needed. I'm thinking of going with a 72" bar width to get out past the tires in case I want to use the tool bar for something else in the future, or maybe add some s-tines or sweeps for use as a cultivator....do my hilling in the spring then swap the discs out for the s-tines for use as a one-row cultivator the rest of the year, but that might be too much pressure on a 72" width and might bend it?
I don't have a quick hitch, nor do I use one, but what would be the dimensions to make sure the pins are located at in case I ever picked up a quick hitch?
Open to any and all ideas, pictures are appreciated! Thanks!!!
Photos where I'm getting ideas from, some of which came from TractorByNet:
I'm having to start from scratch and trying to generate a shopping list. Open to any and all ideas, pictures are appreciated! Thanks!!!
Will a "T" shape be fine like in the pictures, or should I add some additional support at about 45 degree angles?
Category 1 tool bar:
2" x 2" Square Tube Steel - is 1/4" the thickness I need?
2" flat stock - go with 1/2" thickness? Planning to use it to add reinforcement at the "T" connection
4" flat stock - go with 1/2" thickness? Planning to use this for plate at the top for my top link, and then notch out a 2x2 square in the plate to use for my lower 2 pins
2"x2"x1/4" Angle - might use this instead for my lower 2 pins, wouldn't take much
As for the Disc Hiller, is there a preference of hub style? Looks like "King" vs "Blanton" and I'm not sure which would be better.
Disc Hiller - 16" Disc Hiller with 22" Shank, King Style Hub: Disc Hiller Cultivator-King Style
Alt. Disc Hiller - 16" Disc Hiller with 22" Shank, Blanton Style Hub: 16 Inch Disc Hiller with 22 Inch Shank | Agri Supply 31752
Clamps: I know I could probably make the clamps cheaper, but for $34 I may just buy them to save some time and effort.
Disc hiller mount bracket: https://www.ruralking.com/disc-bedder-clamp
Bar Length/Width: My tractor tire width is 30.5" between the tires, and then 55.3" out-to-out. The widest I would set my discs apart would be that 30.5" width so I can cultivate later on if needed. I'm thinking of going with a 72" bar width to get out past the tires in case I want to use the tool bar for something else in the future, or maybe add some s-tines or sweeps for use as a cultivator....do my hilling in the spring then swap the discs out for the s-tines for use as a one-row cultivator the rest of the year, but that might be too much pressure on a 72" width and might bend it?
I don't have a quick hitch, nor do I use one, but what would be the dimensions to make sure the pins are located at in case I ever picked up a quick hitch?
Open to any and all ideas, pictures are appreciated! Thanks!!!
Photos where I'm getting ideas from, some of which came from TractorByNet:
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