Cultivator, solid shank vs spring shank

[Maineman]

I have a Dearborn spring shank cultivator. I just love it! Flicks stones right out of my field! But, I wonder where does a solid shank cultivator come into play? What is it best used for?

Joe

 

[DeltaRed]

A solid shank works well if you have no rocks...When
I leased a field up in the "rocks" I had to get a
spring cultivator.And a spring trip plow(after I
destroyed my old rigid beam....)

 

[John A.]

Maineman, High Plains sand! when we used to row water!
Later,
John A.

 

[maxwell99]

I just the other day caught a root with my spring shank cultivator and broke a shank.

friend welded it back together, but I have little hope it will hold.
I understand welding spring steel draws all the carbon to the welding area and it becomes brittle. so it will break again around the welded area.
so I have found a supplier that sells replacement shanks if and when it breaks again.

however, I would think the spring shank will take more abuse. will shake in rough hard ground and may loosen the soil better.
I have used both type cultivators, the old AC front cultivator had straight, but had spring loaded kickbacks to protect itself.

 

[Maineman]

(quoted from post at 18:54:54 06/29/13) A solid shank works well if you have no rocks...When
I leased a field up in the "rocks" I had to get a
spring cultivator.And a spring trip plow(after I
destroyed my old rigid beam....)

Soil with no rocks? I'm more likely to have rocks with no soil!

Thanks for the info!

Joe

 

[Tim(nj)]

My experience has been if I need to run furrowers or hillers, or very wide sweeps, the solid shank holds them straight at a constant depth, while the spring shank bounces around too much and "porpoises" up and down. If I need to run narrow sweeps or points, the spring shank bouncing around does a better job of loosening than the solid shank.