Pittsburgh Field Cultivator Gauge Wheels

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Jim Becker

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I decided to add some gauge wheels to my Pittsburgh Field Cultivator. I had a pair that had been salvaged from an old IH mounted cultivator. They needed clean-up and really could stand new tires. While doing that, I thought the rest of the machine could use a quick cleaning and repaint. I tweaked the mounting of the teeth to get uniform spacing and depth. When I pulled the shovels off to reverse them I found each had the Pittsburgh Forgings logo stamped into the back side. My best guess is they are the original set of shovels and had never been reversed. I haven't put it in the ground yet to see if the gauge wheels need adjusting. I wanted the gauge wheels as far forward as possible and may have them too close to the tractor tires. I have a second set of mounting holes and there are several options for flipping parts to change them if needed. Here is what the results look like, followed by a before picture.

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Hmmmm shouldn’t that also be a Rosemam rake or did Roseman use the Pittsburgh frame to turn it into a Roseman Rake?

That looks very nice, we use ours frequently.
 
CapeCodCubs":fry3pejg said:
Hmmmm shouldn’t that also be a Rosemam rake or did Roseman use the Pittsburgh frame to turn it into a Roseman Rake?
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Pittsburgh sold under their own name and also OEMed to others. From what I have seen, it looks like they made both the original Ferguson field cultivator and the Dearborn after the Ford/Ferguson split. It looks to me like Roseman either took the Pittsburgh units as OEMs and added their parts, or they sold their parts as a field attachment. I've seen pictures of one that had Pittsburgh labeling on the main part and you could fairly clearly see the Roseman serial tag was back on the bar with all the jagged teeth. (https://www.purplewave.com/auction/180619/item/EJ9546) I've also seen some (evidently) later versions of a Roseman attached to a very different looking field cultivator. (Maybe after Pittsburgh quit making them?)
 
CapeCodCubs":3docscg4 said:
Could you post a picture of the underside where you attached the gauge wheels, please?
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I think you can see it all if you look closely at these pictures. I added an angle iron (I believe 2" square by 1/4 thick, 17 long). It is bolted to the bottom of the top cross angles. The clamp attaches through 2 of 3 holes crosswise in the angle iron. (The angle iron is red, but looks orange with all the orange surrounding it.) The clamp (blue) and all the parts from the clamp to the tires are IH parts straight from an IH (round tool bar) cultivator.

If this explanation and the existing pictures aren't clear enough, let me know and I'll take another picture. Let me know if you want exact dimensions of the angle iron and holes.
 
Jim Becker":3nwhvdra said:
If this explanation and the existing pictures aren't clear enough, let me know and I'll take another picture. Let me know if you want exact dimensions of the angle iron and holes.
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I took some additional pictures and drew up the bracket. This bracket worked out fine with the gauge wheel parts I had. If you want to do something like it, you may have to make changes to go with your gauge wheels. My parts came off a round (pipe) frame cultivator. The u-bolts that came with them are longer than for a square frame. I had to use inch long spacers on them. You can see them in the new pictures.

The wheels are very close to the rear tractor tires. In fact, if I crank the front of the Fast-Hitch up they can touch. The forward (unused) hole in the bracket lets you move the blue brackets forward, which would be usable with a Lo-Boy. It could also be used if the wheels were reversed to angle back rather than forward.

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Thanks for posting the additional pictures, the mounting details are food for thought. I also appreciate the manufacturing back story which is something I enjoy just as much as owning a Cub.
 
In your rusty pre painted pic, there is a extra set of mounting brackets on each end. Looks to be the same as the ones that hold the cultivator shanks, but they are turned around.

Was them on there for a set of round shank gauge wheels?

Do you have any literature / brochure for this nice piece?

I guess it would be possable to add a front row of shanks, or stagger the ones there.

I wonder why they put that bar on clamping all the spring tines together. ???
 
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