Bourgault Speed-Loc Adapters For Field Cultivators

Bourgault Speed-Loc Adapters For Field Cultivators CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 26-1-17 Valentine Pomedli, Pilger, Sask.: "My best buys are the Bourgault Speed-Loc adapters that I use on my 42-ft. Bourgault field cultivator (F.P. Bourgault Tillage Tools Ltd., Box 310, St. Brieux, Sask., Canada S0K 3V0 ph 306 275-4500; Website: www.tillagetools.com). These quick-change adapters allow me to install or remove cultivator shovels fast without using any wrenches. It takes less than half the effort and time to change sweeps and shovels compared to any other system I've used in the past. It takes only about a half hour to change all 68 shovels on my cultivator. "To install a shovel I just pop a spring-loaded pin into a hole in the stem of the sweep. The spring-loaded pin eliminates any chance of losing a shovel in the field. A unique upper stop on the adapter keeps all shovels working at the same depth. Because the spring-loaded pin holds the shovel on, the stem doesn't have to fit nearly as tight on the adapter as with other shovel adapters. A couple of light taps with a hammer is all I need in order to get the sweep to the upper stop. A handy speed-release tool allows me to easily remove the shovels. "The system virtually prevents lost shovels, even in rocky ground. I've used these adapters for a full year and haven't lost a single shovel yet. I don't have to replace shovels and bolts all the time and I don't have to worry about lost shovels causing flat tires later on. "The company offers different Speed-Loc models to fit various brands of cultivators and chisel plows, and also offers adapters for air seeder openers. They sell for about $17 to $25 apiece (Canadian) depending on model and come with a two-year warranty against any sort of failure and also a one-year buy-back guarantee if you're not completely satisfied with them."

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