Easy To Use Harrow Transport

Easy to use harrow transport TILLAGE EUIPMENT Accessories 13-6-22 "I needed an easy way to transport the four 150-lb., 5-ft. sections of tine harrows that I pull behind my 19 1i2-ft. tandem disk. Instead of just throwing them upon top of the disk, I designed a drawbar that lifts the harrow sections without an extra remote cylinder," says Dennis B. Gagnon, Meadow Lake, Sask. All that's needed to make the harrow lift is a 20-ft. length of 3-in. dia. pipe (Gagnon used oil field drill stem pipe), 26 ft. of 3/16-in. chain, and 20 in. of 4-in. channel iron. "Cut the channel iron into five 4-in. long pieces and cut a slot 1 1/2-in. deep at the top of each piece that's wide enough to accept a chain link. Weld each piece to the back of the disk with the slotted end up in the air. "Then weld five 4-ft. lengths of chain to the 3-in. pipe at the same spacings as the channel iron pieces on the disk. Then weld 8-in. pieces of chain to the opposite side of the drawbar to hook to the harrow sections. "Hook everything together and then ad-just the five main chains so they pull equally and then mark the link hooked in the channel iron with paint so you know where to rehook each chain after every move. "To put the harrows into transport, first raise the disk and back up about 1 ft. Then lower the disk and move the 5 pull chains up in the slots so the drawbar is off the ground. Then tilt the harrows up against the back of the disk, raise the disk, and away you go. To put back into field position, you just reverse the procedure. "I've used this method of transport for 5 years without any trouble at all. There's nothing like it on the market." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dennis B. Gagnon, Box 1554, Meadow Lake, Sask. SOM 1 VO Canada (ph 306 236-6035).

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