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houchens 
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:13pm |
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What, in you all's expert opinions, would be the best AC Cultivating tractor? I grow a big garden with alot of sweet corn and need a tractor with cultivators rather than a tiller, too much area to use a rotary tiller...
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8050 200 7010 185x2 D17-IV D15IIx2 D14 WD45 Deutz Allis 6260 Gleaner Kx2 Gleaner K2 Diesel 2300 discx2 600 and 333 planters 2 AC wagons several AC plows/chisels Rotobalerx2 Other Misc AC Equipment
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:20pm |
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2 rows at a time, the CA no competition.
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:23pm |
Does a CA beat a D-series?
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:26pm |
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Probably not, I just got my mind stuck on older tractors. a D12 or 14 might be a little more handy with the power director.
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:39pm |
Seams to me that the G was built just for that.
But i think they were all great.
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:53pm |
Go with the G but be aware that Allis made at least four types of cultivators for the G. Most growers are familiar with the simple one-row unit that came with either spring teeth or shanks and shoes. Allis also made an 80" single toolbar that could be equipped with any number of ground engaging implements. Then there was the 60" double tool bar that also could be outfitted with a whole bunch of shanks, shoes, knives, coulters, hillers, etc. Lastly Allis made the independent gang cultivators for one to six rows. Also Buddingh made its famous basket weeder amd its InRow weeder to fit the G. There are probably others out there too. En-G-joy!
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:53pm |
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WD45 in my book
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 8:42pm |
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The only 2 things a "D" series would have over the CA would be the Hi-Lo power director and power steering
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 9:17pm |
I sure had fun cultivating corn with this on my little plot of ground that I play on work
Can't wait to try my hand at cultivating beans this year with it.
Wil
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 9:35pm |
i sure hope it's a CA cuz that's the only "real" tractor i have (so far). and it must be cuz eldon (who seems to have at least one of every AC ever made) wanted mine from my first before picture... ;-)
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 9:49pm |
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Depends on what you are cultivating and how much. For your situation the very best would be the G. You can easily see what you are doing and do it very efficiently. Since there is only your garden with a one row cultivator you will be able to adjust your row width to fit the crop.
I would suggest my favorite the B but I must admit the G is a much better cultivating tractor.
Good Luck!
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Posted: 14 May 2012 at 11:07pm |
 CAdon wrote:
i sure hope it's a CA cuz that's the only "real" tractor i have (so far).
and it must be cuz eldon (who seems to have at least one of every AC ever made) wanted mine from my first before picture... ;-) |
Well I have to go with the G for now....If I had a veggie cultivator like CAdon's I'd build this same type of cultivator for it to do 2 rows instead of one...
After seeing the way the roots of sweet corn extend clear between the rows like a spider web I will never use shovels to deep cultivate again!
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Posted: 15 May 2012 at 6:34am |
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Posted: 15 May 2012 at 7:07am |
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although I've never ran a G, I would think it would be the best. It was designed from the ground up to shine as a cultivating tractor. When I was a kid, I worked for a couple of potato farmers who owned G's, and they cultivated probably a couple hundred acres a year with them. My next choice would be either a D14 or D15 (definitly one with power steering), and a set of front mount cultivator's. I've used this set up for a little "playing around" with my D14, and liked every aspect of it except for the lack of power steering on my 14. Darrel
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Posted: 15 May 2012 at 8:47am |
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It depends on how much you are going to cultivate. I've cultivated thousands of acres of dark red kidney beans with a D-17 IV diesel and a 6 row 30" cultivator. This combo works great.
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Posted: 15 May 2012 at 8:52am |
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My CA is good but I still like my WD-45 with 2 row setup because it sits higher and the seat is offset AND it's the one I used as a kid on my Grandfathers farm. Biased? Yeah.
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Posted: 15 May 2012 at 12:23pm |
I vote for the WD/WD45. Here's what you see on the seat of one.
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Posted: 15 May 2012 at 2:59pm |
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cultivated with a wc, wd, wd45, d14nf and d17wf. d14 wins hands down. excellent vision, operator comfort, quick steering, turn around area, 2 speed pd, fuel economy and operator mounting and dismounting comfort plus a dandy operator platform. if you only have 1 tractor you need to plow it, work it, plant it and spray it before you can cultivate it.
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Posted: 15 May 2012 at 9:09pm |
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I do not like to cultivate, it is about the same as baling hay, scooping ear corn and building fence. The only thing I can think of worse is making cement!
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Posted: 16 May 2012 at 7:18am |
The best one is the one you have -LOL My question would be how big is the garden? The definition of "large" garden really varies, depending who you are talking to. Does it also have other veggies you want to cultivate? I used a D17D wide front with a 2 row snap coupler cultivator on about 4 acres - worked fine. Have also used a G 1 row on about 1 acre. Folks all have their "favorites" - and it works for their situation. You have several tractors, so I'm assuming this one would be pretty much used only for cultivating - and playing. All of those mentioned would work fine. My preference would be a G for less than 2 acres or a D14 for larger area. Also depends on what you can find -- location and dollars, LOL.
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