It was supposed to be a cultipacker

RollTideRam · Oct 1, 2008

I found a listing for a cultipacker in the Farmer's Exchange. I drove two hours to get this one today before I was beat out again. These things seem to go fast if you can find one. After I saw it, I almost changed my mind, but here is what I bought. JC

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It seems to be missing a bearing
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rvaitor · Oct 1, 2008

Looks pretty nice to me. They seem to bring pretty good money when I've seen them sell.

drivadesl · Oct 2, 2008

Looks like a nice packer in good shape. I haven't seen a double row one like that but I bet it will do the job for you. Will you use it as is, or convert into a 3 pt? I could have used that last month when I planted food plots. Let us know how it works out.

Farmwithjunk · Oct 2, 2008

Even without the bearing, it'll still work just as intended. Afterall, they aren't exactly a precision instrument!

It wasn't all that long ago a cultipacker wouldn't even draw a bid at an auction. No one wanted them. Back then, even their scrap value was minimal. Now they sell for big bucks.

Lindy · Oct 2, 2008

Farmwithjunk said:
It wasn't all that long ago a cultipacker wouldn't even draw a bid at an auction. No one wanted them. Back then, even their scrap value was minimal. Now they sell for big bucks.

FWJ, do you have any idea why this was the case? Why didn't anybody want them? It's not like we'd be using them for anything different today than back then. Is it because more rural homeowners have tractors these days that the demand has gone up?

I'd kill for a nice cultipacker that I could pull behind my little Kubota. It would be the perfect tool for intermediate/end prep of a really nice seedbed for the lawn. The new ones are just so expensive for a country homeowner like me.

MMagis · Oct 2, 2008

I might be confused, but do you realize that IS a cultipacker? Maybe your title threw me a little. I'd agree a missing bearing is no big deal. They operate just fine without bearings. If you really wanted, you could make a new wooden bearing. Or do as I did and weld it stationary. I'm curious, what would be the reasoning to make it a 3PH? All the packers appear to be there and in good shape. I'd say you done good. I know it took me a while to find one as well, and I was glad to finally find one at a local auction.
Lindy, I expect it's a combination of food plotters and high scrap prices. I though I had mine bought for $70, then someone bid it up to $200 because he wanted to sell it for scrap.

Farmwithjunk · Oct 2, 2008

Lindy said:
FWJ, do you have any idea why this was the case? Why didn't anybody want them? It's not like we'd be using them for anything different today than back then. Is it because more rural homeowners have tractors these days that the demand has gone up?

Way back when, they were extremely common. Farms were generally much smaller than today. With that, there were many MORE farms. EVery farmer had a cultipacker. By the 60's and 70's, they just weren't being used nearly as much. There was a surplus of old cultipackers.

In recent years, their use has been rekindled. Same applies for ALL smaller implements. Once upon a time, you couldn't hardly give away a 2-row planter. Now they're "gold". The trend can probably be attributed to things like, "food plots", the "ranchette", and all those weekend warriors.

pitt_md · Oct 2, 2008

Lindy said:
FWJ, do you have any idea why this was the case? Why didn't anybody want them? It's not like we'd be using them for anything different today than back then. Is it because more rural homeowners have tractors these days that the demand has gone up?

I'd kill for a nice cultipacker that I could pull behind my little Kubota. It would be the perfect tool for intermediate/end prep of a really nice seedbed for the lawn. The new ones are just so expensive for a country homeowner like me.

Just a note on using a cultipacker on the new lawn. It will be a bumpy finished product. Ask me how I know.

jeffinsgf · Oct 2, 2008

Farmwithjunk said:
..., the "ranchette", and all those weekend warriors.

HEY! I resemble that remark!

RollTideRam · Oct 2, 2008

MMagis said:
I might be confused, but do you realize that IS a cultipacker? Maybe your title threw me a little. I'd agree a missing bearing is no big deal. They operate just fine without bearings. If you really wanted, you could make a new wooden bearing. Or do as I did and weld it stationary. I'm curious, what would be the reasoning to make it a 3PH? All the packers appear to be there and in good shape. I'd say you done good. I know it took me a while to find one as well, and I was glad to finally find one at a local auction.
Lindy, I expect it's a combination of food plotters and high scrap prices. I though I had mine bought for $70, then someone bid it up to $200 because he wanted to sell it for scrap.

I know it is what we call a cultipacker, but apparently, McCormick-Deering, called it a soil pulverizer. At least that is what they have on the side of it. JC