Farmall Cub Disk Harrow Operation

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WildFarmall

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Hello all: I have a 1949 Farmall Cub that I use on my small market vegetable farm. I have a newer Disk Harrow that I apparently do not know how to adjust the harrow disk See pictures. I would like to use the disk to till up the soil between watermelon rows. Is there any way to adjust the disk so that both sets of disks face straight forward? As you can see in one picture I have the adjustment arm at the furthest hole but nevertheless it cannot make it slice straight ahead. I am trying not to pile soil on my plants.
Also are there any members who use Cubs and implements on small scale organic/natural vegetable farms that have a website or youtube videos using Cubs on their farms?
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Thanks Bob. So the rods on top with the two set nuts on either side do the adjusting? I figured the rod underneath with the three hole option was the way to adjust. I guess I should leave it in the closest hole and then loosen the rods on top until the disks are facing straight forward?
 
I think you'll need to pull the rods that are far front, with the three holes. Then lengthen the chains to let the discs swing back.
 
If you set the disk so they are parallel with your rows it will cut 10 lines in the soil between the rows. What you could do it move the outer adjustment piece ( three holes in the angle iron) so it closer to the center mount which would give a slight angle to the disk and will break the soil but not push as much dirt towards the plants..
Wm
 
Another thought is if you raised the outer disk by the two adjusting nuts it would not cut in as much and move less dirt on the outer disk.
Wm
 
The place you were making the adjustment (the 3 holes) is the right place for the adjustment you are attempting. However, it just isn't designed to set the gang angle at zero. You could try to temporarily get that adjustment by substituting something a little longer in place of the rod (maybe a chain and 2 clevises). However, if you do get it adjusted that way, I expect you will find what William said, you will just cut 10 little grooves in the soil.

I'm afraid you are simply trying to use the wrong implement. You need a mounted cultivator or maybe a field cultivator or spring tooth harrow.

By the way, it is possible to drop one disk off each side. You would have to leave the spools in place and would end up with the arbor bolt sticking out. Shorter arbor bolts do exist.
 
Jim Becker":u643p6la said:
I'm afraid you are simply trying to use the wrong implement. You need a mounted cultivator or maybe a field cultivator or spring tooth harrow.
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What Jim said!!!
Do you have a set of cub-144 cultivators?
 
wrz":11c079zh said:
If you set the disk so they are parallel with your rows it will cut 10 lines in the soil between the rows. What you could do it move the outer adjustment piece ( three holes in the angle iron) so it closer to the center mount which would give a slight angle to the disk and will break the soil but not push as much dirt towards the plants..
Wm
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I was going to say the same thing. Making them run straight will accomplish absolutely nothing but make some really narrow slits in the ground. You adjust them straight and you can pull the disk o we ground you don't want to disturb and you don't need to lift it....I know you can lift it but just saying.
 
The two-gang 23-A disc harrow has an adjustment latch that by backing the tractor up, pushes the latch/rod into the disc body, causing all the discs to align. It's used for transportation to get from one field to another without tearing up the ground.

Manual is available in the PDF Manuals under Farmall Cub>Cub Attachments>Harrows.

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WildFarmall":9cnl4p4x said:
Also are there any members who use Cubs and implements on small scale organic/natural vegetable farms that have a website or youtube videos using Cubs on their farms
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I dont have a website or youtube (yet), but I (attempt to farm) growing organic potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, green beans, sugar snap peas, sweet corn, field corn, squash, cucumbers, onions, ocasionally pumpkins, and sunflowers, and soft red winter wheat. Sometimes dome cabbages too!

I have used the cub to plow, disk, plant, cultivate, cut grass, cut hay, pull hay wagons, grind grain, plow potatoes, mow brush, plow snow, and with my 2020 acquisition of a fast hitch platform carrier haul in some of harvest!

OccasionllyI like to just ride it around! :)
 
Not organic but we use our cubs a little in our big gardens. the use in the small gardens is limited to plowing where the 806 and 5 bottom cant get into--- they work great for that. ---- to cultivate, we mostly use troy-built horse's between the rows and the tb tuffy between cabbage and tomato plants.
Tried the cultivator once ---- just makes a mess ---- ridges and grooves between the rows making for hard walking ,plus pushing dirt over the small plants and fenders dont prevent that either. so we stick with the tillers for that reason. ---cultivator works fine in the corn and soybean field, just not in the garden! We do use it a little with disk hillers to ridge up the potato patch. Works fine for that too.
Sweet corn is rr, so no cultivation is used or needed on it, as ground stays loose due to high compost content in the soil.
Carrots, beets, and small plant crops are hard to cultivate when they are small----cant get too close with anything til they get some size to them. ---- till they get size,---its use the hoe.
You will find your disk useless for cultivating anything----they are not designed for that use.
 
SamsFarm":5db7rj7k said:
Jim Becker":5db7rj7k said:
I'm afraid you are simply trying to use the wrong implement. You need a mounted cultivator or maybe a field cultivator or spring tooth harrow.
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What Jim said!!!
Do you have a set of cub-144 cultivators?
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What is the row spacing or spacing between plants?

Just throwing out a thought. Smaller disk harrow such as one for an ATV, garden tractor, 2 wheeled garden tractor.
 
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