Over Reacting?

[Allan in NE]

Yeah, I know.

Probably could have gone another season. :>)

Allan

 

[Michael Soldan]

I think you got that one right Allan. I have done just the front sweeps on a field cultivator and got some more acres outta the rear ones..but ultimately they all gotta be replaced sometime

 

[CWL]

Better to replace them now than to pick up that little wing in a tractor tire one day in the future. I've got a nice little round scar in the palm of my left hand from changing cultivator points. I was holding the point and using an impact to take the nut off. The bolt jumped out of the square hole and cut me before I could let go.

 

[Allan in NE]

That's what I was thinkin'. Looks to me like it is about ready to break off.

Was greasin' the gangs yesterday and noticed that it was gettin' a bit thin. Just my luck to run 'er thru an expensive tractor tire. :>(

Allan

 

[1936]

Yah, could do if had to. Also save it don't throw it out!

 

[Allan in NE]

If I put it on ebay, it'll darn sure sell, won't it? :>)

Allan

 

[JoshuaGA]

Call it decorative metal art. They'll fall over themselves trying to get them. :lol:

JoshuaGA

 

[Anonymous-0]

Better take a look at the alignment of the prongs too - wearing more on one side. Dad wouldda had us switch with the opposite side gangs too.

 

[Brokenwrench]

I`d call it being a little proactive, not overreactive...

Now tell the truth, you`ll start with one or two, and end up replacing them all just so it looks right

 

[Anonymous-0]

bet it would.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Now, did none of you guys ever hear of knock-on shovels for cultivators? Saves a lot of time...and a lot of bolts.

 

[buickanddeere]

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

[thurlow]

Looks to me like the new ones aren't as big as the old ones; are those buzzard wings...........in NE?

 

[BobHnwOh]

You replacing 9" with 7"???

 

[rexhellwig]

Warranty!

Defective parts!

Class action law suit!

All of the above!

 

[Allan in NE]

Old one was a 10". Looks as tho it was a hand-me-down cultivator wheel track duckfoot tho.

New one is 6" wide, which is what belongs on the thing. It is the center ridge buster on my disc.

Allan

 

[omahagreg]

Reminds me of walking beans as a HS kid. Twas a seed bean field-they could do that, ya know. Headlands were along a creek-mile and a quarter 1/2 round. Was 24 rows wide, but only sent 3 guys-so we were watching more rows than we were used to. Told us there was a $100 reward for a cultivator shank that he was sure he lost in there. We never did find it-never heard if his combine tire did either!

 

[Texasmark]

They grow that high $$$ corn in Nebraska? If so, don't matter. You'll have money to buy a new sweep plus fill up your Ford p/u.

Mark

 

[Anonymous-0]

I hope you reused the bolts and nuts.

 

[Mattlt]

Oh boy, does that bring back memories!

You guys couldn't have found an old cult. shovel somewhere so you could have collected your bounty? Oh well, I guess you did the honest thing.

One of the guys I had walked beans with laid down their hoe in a bean field. Never did find it. Farmer was really mad. Found out later it ended up in the rock box on his combine.