super c cultivator

this cultivator bracket is on a farmall super c. The toolbar is a diamond style and is 1 3/8" wide. the shank is 1/4" x 1 1/2" I need an extra one of these. does anyone know where I can get one or how to have one fabricated? Photo has been uploaded into blog/post gallery using my handle "matt canaday"

Here is the picture of the bracket.

I've been on toolbar rampage, and I have some "C" cultivators I'm tryin' to adapt to front mount on a newer 35hp 4 wheel drive tractor. One thing, tryin' to find out what is the correct material tool bar should be made out of and the second thing, the proper size bar to hang cultivator attachments. As to the clamp your looking for I'd try Case IH, be prepare for sticker shock, though. I need 4 more of the clamps for the round shank cultivators, Case IH wanted $50 for the clamp. I located them at Agri-Supply $15 w/wedge bolt. Roll-A-Cone in Texas has some clamps and adapters for tool bars, but mostly for the bigger high HP stuff. All the square bar I can find locally is mild steel or a high priced alloy (4140) and only 1-1/4" bar. I've since found out that proper tool bar material is 1080 (high carbon stock) and cannot be had in 1-1/4" or 1-3/8" square. I'd like to know what other guys use when they have make up new bars and what type of clamps they use? Write back with your results. bjr

That clamp will be hard to find. It is for the veggie cultivator instead of the corn cultivator and I doubt many were ever sold to start with. A good fabricating shop could make one I suspect.

bjr,

I"d like to see you efforts thus far. I know that you are attempting to duplicate the tool bar setup that Farmall used......nothing wrong with that approach.....but as you have found, the material isn"t always available. So, you have to think outside the box. You really don"t need solid square 1080 framing. I just took apart and old Allis 4 or 6 row cultivator and the tool bar was formed by welding two pieces of angle iron together...forming a square tube.....strong as hell. In fact most all tool bars use heavy wall square tubing, these days. The round cultivator shanks generally fasten to the square tubing by using 2 U bolts that terminate into a flat backing plate on the opposite side of the tool bar....is that clear as mud? Picture the cultivator shank at a 90 degree angle to the square tool bar. A U bolt goes around the top of the round shank, across the TOP of the toolbar and the ends of the U bolt go through a flat plate that has 4 holes in it. Then another U bolt goes around the round shank and UNDER the square tool bar and again, through the same flat plate. You honk all four bolts down and the cultivator shank isn"t going anywhere.

The IH wedge bolt set up is excellent, but as you found out....expensive.

Hey, thanks for the reply that's what I was looking for, someone that had the practical experience. The angle iron welded together was strong enough for cultivating, I just didn't know what would be considered strong enough, you know, what would work. I like the ubolt clamp design idea and ,yes, I'm with you on the backing plate, I know what's going on there. I'm still in the design process and haven't actually hung any iron on the tractor yet. I'll write in as soon as I get something put together. The hydraulic lift cylinder placement will be a challenge. bjr

I would stay a way from the ag supply clamps if you can. I bought two about a month ago and the first time I drew down on the one the threaded part Pulled away from the wedge not twisted but pulled apart Bad cast. (cheep China stuff.) I like Mark’s idea with the u-bolts And think I will give it a try ( thanks Mark)
Larry