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[andydap]

hi everyone,
thinking of buying an unverferth perfecta. i have an oliver 1650 diesel and its supposed to have 66 hp. the perfectas i'm looking at are a ten footer and an eight footer. which one can the oliver handle or don't buy a perfecta? soil is a typical sandy loam with some rocks. the oliver handles a semi mount three bottom plow just fine.

 

[used red MN]

hi everyone,
thinking of buying an unverferth perfecta. i have an oliver 1650 diesel and its supposed to have 66 hp. the perfectas i'm looking at are a ten footer and an eight footer. which one can the oliver handle or don't buy a perfecta? soil is a typical sandy loam with some rocks. the oliver handles a semi mount three bottom plow just fine.

Apparently “everyone” knows what a Unverferth Perfecta is??
Unverferth field cultivator

 

[Steve in VA]

Apparently “everyone” knows what a Unverferth Perfecta is??
Unverferth field cultivator

Ha! I thought it was like "cofeffe".

 

[cjunrau]

heavy soil requires 10hp per ft according to google. Depends on if you have it loose already but if going in to hard sandy loam. 6 ft would be best but 8 should work. I have a 1650 cockshutt and a 10 ft deep tiller was to much.

 

[super99]

hi everyone,
thinking of buying an unverferth perfecta. i have an oliver 1650 diesel and its supposed to have 66 hp. the perfectas i'm looking at are a ten footer and an eight footer. which one can the oliver handle or don't buy a perfecta? soil is a typical sandy loam with some rocks. the oliver handles a semi mount three bottom plow just fine.

Go with the 8 footer and run faster, it will do a better job.

 

[Butch(OH)]

Looks like a field cultivator with a packer/crumbled behind? In a world of 5 MPH tillage 4-6" deep on fairly level plowed ground I'd say you can pull the 10 foot easily. However in today's world where people expect do preform tillage at 8-10MPH and expect to do that up hill down hill and around corners on hard ground at ?? depth who knows?? One thing for certain, if you call the manufacturer and give them the facts they can tell you how much HP you need.

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

Ha! I thought it was like "cofeffe".

I was thinking it was a TV, but that was the Predicta.

Turns out it's just a Danish tine cultivator with duck feet & a basket thing-y.

Pfffft!

Mike

 

[Butch(OH)]

I was thinking it was a TV, but that was the Predicta.

Turns out it's just a Danish tine cultivator with duck feet & a basket thing-y.

Pfffft!

Mike

But they can't market them without a goofy(for us old salts) name. People I work for have a speed disk called a Joker, LOL

 

[rrlund]

I wonder how wide the one is in the video? That dude's cruising right along with it with that Deere loader tractor. Nice outfit. I'll have to look in to one.

 

[rustred]

I would say 10’ . Min. That unit is not designed to be used where the soils are hard and have to be plowed or deep tilled first. U are just going to stretch the shanks if it even goes into the ground with shovels. That is to be used as a finishing unit for seed beds. And there is no reason u cannot not pull 12-14 ft. If you can’t then get an Ihc tractor. And it I was using that behind my 660 I would want 20’.

 

[Non-farmer]

Ha! I thought it was like "cofeffe".

I'm pretty sure even my N can pull a covfefe. I'm guessing an N would have trouble with an unverferth tho, sorry.

 

[scootergmc]

Unverferth recommends 4-7 HP per foot. I'd err on the side of 7 HP. Your tractor is a 56 horse drawbar tractor according to the actual Nebraska test, and who knows how much less it is now 60 years later. So the 8 foot is what I would get.

edit: Of course I'd probably also buy a bigger Oliver/White...

 

[andydap]

hi,
despite the playful ribbing, thank you for the advice. i think i'll go with the 8 footer.

 

[rustred]

hi,
despite the playful ribbing, thank you for the advice. i think i'll go with the 8 footer.

I don’t know how you’re using this cultivator but around here I would pull that with my McCormick w4. It is for previously worked soil. Not to go in and think you’re gonna do some fall tillage with it. All it is a light vibra shank cultivator which I use prior to seeding.

 

[JD Dave]

I'd say 8 foot max for 66 HP. If you go bigger and it doesn't pull well, you'll be disappointed.

 

[rustred]

Get the dealer to bring one or 2 out so you can see what u can pull. I can’t see buying something by guessing. Plus you’re not telling us how deep you’re going and that is the big thing also. 4” with that is good.

 

[paul]

Your tractor could handle a 10 foot field cultivator in lighter soils.

With the rolling basket tho, that takes more power than a person would think, and would move down a size to accommodate the rolling baskets.

As well, if this is a 3pt as pictured above, that basket is pretty heavy way back there, would your tractor have enough front weight to pick up and handle a 10 foot implement? You might be limited by the weight of the cultivator and what your tractor can lift.

Paul

 

[DoubleR]

I didn't have a Unferth but had a six foot off brand that was the exact thing. I wasn't impressed. As already said, you won't be able to use that in heavy soil. Its meant to be used as a finish tool in soil that is already worked. Those S tines won't holdup. You won't have any problem with a 10 footer using it as its meant to be used with your Oliver.

I sold mine for what I paid for it at a auction. Went back to using a my field cultivator or a drag with a packer hooked on the back,

 

[Texasmark]

Go with the 8 footer and run faster, it will do a better job.

If we are talking about a rolling disc type of implement, they do a better job (for me) going at a good clip if soil has seen steel recently. If not, on my hard clay, I have to slow down and give the "weighted" discs time to "attempt to" sink in.