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Restored Cultivator A “Work Of Pride”
FARM SHOW subscriber Jeff Annis of Gaithersburg, Md., lives in the suburbs and he doesn’t have a lot of practical experience with tractor engines or hydraulics. But he’s been inspired by other FARM SHOW readers who take on all kinds of restoration projects. So, he decided to tackle something a little simpler, restoring
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Restored Cultivator A “Work Of Pride” CULTIVATORS FARM SHOW subscriber Jeff Annis of Gaithersburg Md lives in the suburbs and he doesn’t have a lot of practical experience with tractor engines or hydraulics But he’s been inspired by other FARM SHOW readers who take on all kinds of restoration projects So he decided to tackle something a little simpler restoring a single wheel “spouse-powered” 3-prong cultivator that was used by his wife in her garden He completely disassembled the cultivator wire brushing metal parts and repainting them He replaced the badly weathered wood handles with new ones made out of a chunk of oak he had in his shop The biggest problem he had was reassembling the 12 pieces of the cultivator “I figured there was only one way to put the pieces back together so I didn’t take a photo or make a sketch Big mistake It took me a while to get it right ” says Annis The project cost less than $25 and took 3 days which was mostly “waiting for paint to dry” When finished his wife said it was too nice to use so her garden is now “no-till” She said to put it on display some place where she wouldn’t have to mow around it Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jeff Annis Gaithersburg Md ph 301-654-2500; jeffannis@realtor com
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