corn cultivator

The guy I bought the corn planter from also has a four row front mount corn cultivator. I am thinking about buying it also but don't know how well they work? Also how hard is it to steer the tractor?

The main benefit of a front mount cultivator is that you get to see what its doing without spinning on the seat constantly. So there's less excuse for cultivator blight.

Gerald J.

Have any pictures

I think most of the Allis cultivators and rubber on the wheels like a planter wheel. I'd say anywhere from $150-$500. Make sure to get all the brackets too.

I think the front mount cultivator is less common than the rear mount, but probably has special mounts. The front mount makes the cultivating task easier for the tractor driver. I know I wished for one when I cultivated.

Gerald J.

I spent more time than I care to remember cultivating and for ease of operation the front mount wins hands down power steering or not. They lost out to rear mounts for two reasons. One is they are pretty much model specific, a WD cultivator will of course work on a WD45. The other being the time it takes to mount or remove them. Allis was better than some in that respect but it took all morning to install or remove them from our Farmalls.  Value around here is $50 per ton.  There was a rear "scratcher bar" to take out wheel tracks but  a lot of guys never used them.

I recall we had them on a WD and WD-45 back in the day.  They had a rear furrow bar that would take out the wheel tracks and it was on a delayed lift.  I believe the left side hydraulic cylinder would swing forward to lift the front half and the right side cylinder would raise the rear bar.  It seemed it would take dad, my uncle, and the dog all morning to mount the 4-row cultivators on both tractors.  No power steering on either tractor.  I remember riding on the toolbox cultivating corn... it was HOT!

I first cultivated with a Ser I D-17 ,no power steering ,front mounted cultivator with the scratch bar , furrow bar whatever you called it on the back . I thought a rod went from the back bar to the front cultivators to lift . We later got a rear mounted for the D-19 . I told my brother it hurts my neck to look behind all the time .He said that he just looks forward and does not look back . I told him , yah I can tell where you cultivated . The first time I cultivated with the front mounted unit when dad was training me I was all worried he was going to yell as he was riding on back. After it was quiet for a while I wondered why he wasn't yelling and looked back ; he was already in the truck headed back , Guess I knew all I needed to know about cultivating .

I dunno how you guys drove 'em....If your row spacing is set right, and cultivator rows match planter rows....I ripped out more corn looking behind me and "drifting" than I did looking forward. Kept the shotgun sight center of the rows and look ahead. A quick glance back every now and again to make sure nothing was broken, clogged, whatever surprises.

Allis dave wrote: I think most of the Allis cultivators and rubber on the wheels like a planter wheel. I'd say anywhere from $150-$500. Make sure to get all the brackets too.

If I remember right, I think I read that Allis invented those zero pressure tires for cultivators and planters.

    Never looked backwards, all of the "action" happened in front. The only thing that I ever took out was the outhouse. Front wheels tend to not turn on a narrow front in loose soil when you don't use the appropriate brake pedal. Still to this day I hear about how I took the outhouse out. Sigh.