sixdogs
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- Kubota M7040, Kubota MX5100, Deere 790 TLB, Farmall Super C
Cabin fever and kind of a slow time of year so I started to rebuld a set of harrows I bought. After taking some photos for myself I thought maybe I should post it here in hopes someone had an interest. It's not a difficult project but rewarding since I need the item when I'm done and it is an easy job. It will probably take six weeks to finish because I need warm weather to paint outside. These are usually called "harragators" but sometimes drag or spike harrows. I found this at an auction and didn't pay much since it wasn't worth much but it is very rebuildable and maybe worth $850 when done. This is an Unverferth (brand) and considered well-engineered and properly built. Made 1983 and I bought from original owner.
It was semi-frozen in the mud when I picked it up it had maybe 500 lbs of mud frozen to it, making it hard to load. It sayed semi-frozen and the mud just flaked off when I got it home. I left it in the rain for a day and then started disassembly. As with all of this stuff, it's always worse than you think and buyer's remorse only natural. Oh, well.
These first photos are in the barn after I unloaded it and stared to dissemble. Turns out many of the spikes were bent and would need to be straightened. Also, it was twisted here and there but nothing too bad. More on that after I post these pictures. Here's in the barn....
It was semi-frozen in the mud when I picked it up it had maybe 500 lbs of mud frozen to it, making it hard to load. It sayed semi-frozen and the mud just flaked off when I got it home. I left it in the rain for a day and then started disassembly. As with all of this stuff, it's always worse than you think and buyer's remorse only natural. Oh, well.
These first photos are in the barn after I unloaded it and stared to dissemble. Turns out many of the spikes were bent and would need to be straightened. Also, it was twisted here and there but nothing too bad. More on that after I post these pictures. Here's in the barn....
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