Two-section Cultivator Set-up

[tamurmueen]

Hi, Folks,

A kind friend has located a Mid-mount Cultivator section to match my Rear-mount Cultivator section, now giving me a complete Cultivator set-up, which he has kindly set-up with two cultivating shanks (as shown in the thumbnail above), in addition to the two hiller blades!

I have never had the opportunity to use this device, obviously, and would be keen to learn from anyone here how and when to use the various sections (mid- vs rear- vs both), and when to attach the shanks vs the hiller blade(s) on the mid-section.

Thanks for your help!

Best, Tamur

[Chris727]

To an extent it would depend on the type of crop being cultivated and the width of row. The couple of times I used the mid and rear cultivator was on corn. 

[Bill725]

I grow (6) 60' rows of sweet corn and I use a Brinly cultivator, which is 36" wide. between the rows for weed control. I plant the corn on 48" rows so I can continue to cultivate as the corn grows.

[tamurmueen]

Thank you!

 

Any thoughts of when to use both front and rear, vs rear only?

 

Any advice on the use of the "hiller" attachments on the front/mid-section attachment?

 

Best, Tamur