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  • From: "Tom Wikstrom" <wikstrom AT inovion.com>
  • To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: TRACTORS
  • Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 13:26:39 -0700


What are the specialty cultivators that you use on the Farmall Super C? I
have one, but have only used sweeps. Am looking to improve my cultivating
techniques. Any indication where I could find more information on basket
weeders, finger weeders etc. would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom Wikstrom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sudoa Farm" <awarren AT jetstream.net>
To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: TRACTORS


> Hi Allan, We have a 574 International with a hydrostatic transmission and
it is a lovely
> thing to have if you need to go really slow and keep the power. The engine
speed can be
> throttled up to what ever rpm needed to do the job while going incredibly
slow -much
> slower than possible with a "regular" transmission on low 1. This comes in
handy while
> using the transplanter and turning compost. They are more complicated to
service tho,
> having more filters.
> We also have a 1950's farmall super C with an underbelly mount that is
fitted with a
> buddinghing basket weeder-this hoes our 4 row beds very efficiently.
> If you have a large garden (more than 5 acres) you may want to consider
the under belly
> hydraulics which is available in new tractors too (Kubota) for mechanical
weed control
> -basket weeders, cultivators, lilliston rolling cultivators , finger
weeders,etc and are
> much more precisly controled when directly under the tractor.
>
> Allan Balliett wrote:
>
> > I'm in the process of purchasing a new tractor. I'm looking pretty
> > seriously at the Kabota line. I primarily use a tractor for spading,
> > but the loader will come in very handy also.
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone has user experience with the 'hydrostatic'
> > transimission. The dealer tells me that I can use this 'automatic'
> > transmission to keep my groundspeed low while keeping my pto speed
> > where it has to be for the spader. I'm finding that hard to believe
> > (and do not have an opportunity to test this out).
> >
> > I'm also interested in what other people use their tractors for. I'm
> > clearing snow, drilling post holes, turning compost, clearing brush,
> > leveling the lane, and so on. What are you doing?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -Allan Balliett
> > Loudon Hts, VA
> >
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