Re: Need advice on Farmall for cultivating garden

Posted by Hugh MacKay on April 15, 2006 at 03:01:08 from (216.208.58.178):

In Reply to: Need advice on Farmall for cultivating garden posted by Nicolas on April 14, 2006 at 18:51:30:

Nicolas: You did say cultivate a large garden and that indicates use. Right off that word USE eliminates the Cub. I wouldn't consider the A either, in the era we now live you may as well go hydraulic.

From there I question the meaning of this terminology most folks like to use calling these tractors 1 row tractors. I ask the question, ONE ROW WHAT? Why in 1 row pumpkins a guy could do the first cultivation with a 300 hp articulated tractor, with 23" duals.

I use to do commercial vegetable production, with Farmalls Super A and 130, and over the years I've used several wheel tread settings to accomidate as many crops as possible. There is a wide variety of vegetables each requiring more or less space to grow. I finally settled in setting my Super A on 52" wheel tread and my 130 on 60" wheel tread. This allowed me to do single rows with either tractor although Super A did most of the single row work. I also have center and rear mount tool bar type cultivators for both tractors. These allow me to line cultivator shanks up for just about any row spacing I want.

I also did two 26" rows with Super A and with 130 I had the option of two 30" rows or three 20" rows. I've also used variations in between. Most of the cultivating equipment I have has been fabricated by myself using modern day ground working tools. The main factor at hand here is the amount of space each vegetable requires for successful growth.

If you would like a closer look, send me an e mail. I can give you photos and an outline on how I acheived this. I have 18 implements or attachments for these tractors, 80% of them being my own fabrications, and I'm still building. By the way I've been doing this for over 45 years. My goal has been to grow vegetables, with as little hand weeding as possible and little or no chemical weed control. It works but you must acheive ground cover with the various crops.

Replies:

• Re: Need advice on Farmall for cultivating garden Dave H (MI) 06:07:19 04/15/06 (1)
  • Re: Need advice on Farmall for cultivating garden Hugh MacKay 11:43:50 04/15/06 (0)

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