A super middlebuster?

[jinman]

Looks about the same to me. I like the rest of the rig to!!

Rob, if you look at the front beam on the cultivator, you will see some reinforcement right in the middle under the 3PH yoke. That middle buster bent the front beam and my dad had to have it straightened and reinforced. Our ground was mostly sand, but in areas there were lots of basketball sized rocks buried about a foot down. When you hit one of those with this middle buster, the tractor stops instantly. The front beam just could not stand that shock from the middle buster.

Dad's tractor was a Ferguson TO-20, so I'm sure if I hit something with my 45 hp New Holland I could do some damage. That's why I suggested that you should build extra support for your middle buster. Your beam will work in normal ground, but if you hit a rock or root, you may have the beam twist.

 

[RobJ]

I cut the holes in the bar last night and stuck it in. The top of the plow is 12". To the bar it's 21". Total width has to be 17-20". I didn't measure that this morning.

We'll know how wide and how deep in a couple week!!
Rob

I was close, the total width is 21". So by default this thing should trench a minimum of 12" deep and 21" wide. Cool.