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Home-Built 8-Row Precision Depth Cultivator
This is a picture of an 8-row precision depth cultivator I built last summer. The shank brackets were moved to the front side of the lift linkage to bring the shovels closer to the tractor wheels. That reduces drift on hillsides and makes it easier to keep them centered between rows. The gauge wheels mount as close as
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Home-Built 8-Row Precision Depth Cultivator CULTIVATORS This is a picture of an 8-row precision depth cultivator I built last summer The shank brackets were moved to the front side of the lift linkage to bring the shovels closer to the tractor wheels That reduces drift on hillsides and makes it easier to keep them centered between rows The gauge wheels mount as close as possible to the front of the cultivator shovels – centered exactly in front of each shovel - insuring accurate consistent depth control This provides a smooth consistent flow of soil delivered by the Flow-Shields that mount on each shank above the shovels Flow-Shields which have been featured in FARM SHOW before break up clods and slabs of soil www profitorganics com; ph 608 606-0810 This cultivator setup allows for progressively deeper cultivation with each pass with no readjustment of depth needed We set the depth at about 1 1/2 in and made no further adjustments during the season The cultivator worked great and I plan to build another one identical to it Curt Forde Profit Organics Viroqua Wis www profitorganics com
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