[Noah Kellerman]

Hi All
Using the cultivator with just the pole worked fine. For using a middlebuster, heavy disc hilling, or any time I was more harrowing than lightly stirring the soil surface, we just ran a chain from the yoke ring to the center shank on the cultivator. The only downside was that lifting the cultivator out of the ground tightens the chain, so we had to unhook the chain from the ring every time we got to the end of a row. I wonder if I could rig up something using a chain binder as a way to quickly tension or release the chain.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I will post again if I come up with anything creative.
-Noah

[Noah Kellerman]

Hi Jared and Erika
Thanks for your responses! Erika, if you have a photo of how you rigged up the chain/tongue on your cultivator, it might help me not reinvent too many wheels. I have not used a chain and tongue together before.
I spoke with Jonathan at Crossroads Cultivators yesterday. What a knowledgable guy! His major concern with just pulling from the pole was that the gangs might not bite into the soil properly. I have not found this to be a problem. However, for heavier draft situations, like using a furrower or hilling potatoes, he agreed that getting the right line of draft would be good for the machine in the long run. I have some ideas, and will post back when I’ve built something. In the meantime, happy mud season to you all, and thanks again for your help.
-Noah

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