Identify this Field Cultivator if You Can.

[hawkeye08]

Growing up, farmers often had implements made for what they needed (size of tractor, size and shape of field, etc). I wish I had been able to get some of the implements around the folk's farm, but we did not have any acreage when it was sold/scrapped..

 

[jeff9366]

You are correct. I have a five-tine Field Cultivator. The error is mine.

 

[Rford]

Looks like my thread got hijacked just a bit by dirt science. I took a couple pictures today of the actual cultivator I have. Don't know if it will help with IDing it, but from the looks of the wear on the spring keepers my assumption was it is a million years old. Also, the points had never been turned and had worn completely down to the shanks. I don't know how long Fred Cain or King Kutter have been around.

I'm actually concerned that when I get my new springs they will break the worn spring keepers. I might ask some of you Fred Cain owners for dimensions at some point on the keeper parts to see if they would match as replacements .

 

[Rford]

A couple more photos.

 

[sweettractors]

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A couple more photos.

Take a hammer and knock the spring loops up on the full diameter of the keepers and then weld a washer on the end to prevent them from coming off. Ken Sweet

 

[scdeerslayer]

Take a hammer and knock the spring loops up on the full diameter of the keepers and then weld a washer on the end to prevent them from coming off. Ken Sweet

That's definitely a good idea.

For installing springs, here what I came up with. Find a bunch of heavy washers with about a 1" outer diameter. Tap them between the spring coils on either side of the spring, you may drive in a large screwdriver to open the spring up a little first. Once the spring is long enough to install easily, use pliers to yank the washers out.

 

[sweettractors]

That's definitely a good idea.

For installing springs, here what I came up with. Find a bunch of heavy washers with about a 1" outer diameter. Tap them between the spring coils on either side of the spring, you may drive in a large screwdriver to open the spring up a little first. Once the spring is long enough to install easily, use pliers to yank the washers out.

Another way is to use a piece of thin wall conduit(with approx 3/4 id) about 3 ft long. Cut one end at a 20 Degree angle (/), insert that end through the spring loop and then onto the keeper pin and pull back. When the springs loop gets aligned with the keeper pin, peck the spring loop over onto the pin using a hammer. Ken Sweet

 

[Rford]

Ken's idea works great....he shared it with me earlier this week when I was trying to figure out some things with this cultivator and I used a short piece of electrical conduit to slip on the springs as he suggested. The washer-as-a-stop seems like a smart idea too. Hard to believe how much I don't know and can't figure out.... I was planning on somehow removing the tack-welded in keepers and replacing them with whatever I could find to fit or having some machined. The washer idea will be a heck of a lot cheaper.

 

[BrooksAGParts]

If this 9 shank tiller has 14" springs it would be a Fred Cane unit, if it has 12" springs it would be a World Agritech Tiller, both very similar!

 

[Rford]

14" springs. How long has Fred Cain been in business? This seems well worn. Works good, but has miles on it.