Dearborn Shank Conversion

[bowhunternw]

Has anybody ever converted a 3pt Dearborn cultivator to a more rugged shank? I have broken 2 of my shanks on the cultivator now and want to find a renewable and more rugged option. I use this for foodplotting and only work a couple of acres a year. I was kind of thinking of finding an old out of service chisel plow.

 

[Leroy]

Get what ferguson called a tiller but used a cultivator frame. It was made with the shanks to do the work that you are trying to do with a row crop cultivator. Ford-Dearborn also had their own version.

 

[bowhunternw]

Yes that would work perfect but I doubt that I would have much luck finding the shank units. Like I said I want to use the existing frame but want to use a different shank that would be common and easily replaced.

 

[Leroy]

Just buy the complete unit and lse it for first time over and follow up with what you have. No need for unbolting and rebolting a hundred bolts all the time.