This turned out AWESOME. I've been looking for cultipacker wheels but their hard to come by. Thanks for sharing the video as it gave me some great ideas!
Thanks for the video. I took this video and made a cultipacker with a shaft length of 7 foot 2 inches. Drilling the holes was a pain! I really under estimated the time it took to drill so many. After many said prayers and watching this video I finally got finished. Took me about two weeks to complete working on it after work.
Great job. Where I grew up we used these in the spring after spring plowing. I think we called it a clod buster. Used it before the harrow. A large part of our farm was buckshot. I would suggest you invest in a welder and plasma cutter. Save money not using so many bolts and nuts.
great video! the shaft collar is the cam lock for the bearing. once it fits over the groove in the bearing, you can turn the collar with a spanner wrench, that's why the collar has a little hole in the outside circumference, or just take a punch and hammer to turn the collar till tight. then tighten the set screw.
good luck finding the packer wheels, I'm in Canada and been looking for them for 7 years, I gave up and had to pay big bucks for a factory one, the replacement wheels new were more then a new packer
I was able to find 18 packing wheels by my neighbor...I asked him how much he wanted for them...He told me take them he didn't want them. Big project this spring...Looking forward to it
great video i appreciate every part of it i want to thank you i have been wanting to build one i already have the wheels this video has got me thinking about it
Fantastic and looks like it works great. About how much did you have in it total for parts? I think you saved over 500 by doing it this way and probably will work better and last longer than bought one. Thanks for posting this; it is a great money saving idea for small farmers like me.
Wail on that bearing yeah! Don't deburr the shaft, just pound it on with a hammer. That "shaft collar" you are using is an eccentric collar used to lock the bearing to the shaft. You need to tighten it down with a spanner wrench. I wouldn't use this type of bearing as they wear a groove in the shaft, especially if they are loose like yours are.
Good build. I would've welded it, but if using bolts/nuts, should have the bolt drop in from the top with the nut on the bottom. This is in case the nut vibrates off, gravity will hold the bolt in and still somewhat hold.
Very nice job. I've been pondering building one. I guess you broadcast the seed afterwards. How do you cover them so not too deep? Again a very nice video.
Great video and thanks for sharing! Is bolting preferable to welding for joining everything. If you had the equipment and ability, welding would seem to save time and money. Thanks again for your time. Kevin
HI Kevin, I don't see why you couldn't weld everything except attaching the bearing.May want to use bolts for the tongue just so you could remove it for storage. Thanks for the feed back !
Not everybody has a welder or knows how to use one. Drilling is a cheap alternative everyone can do. Great video but surprised you didn't paint it green. In my area everyone wants John Deere.
Omni Mfg. is now offering a cultipacker wheel made of ductile iron, It is very break resistant and is less expensive than carbon steel, plus it's maintenance free.
Nice job on that cultipacker. Do you happen to have the plans for the cultipacker and are you willing to send them? I just can't afford to purchase a new one or even a used one. This seems the best way to own one. Thank you for the video, keep up the great work.
Michael thank you for the quick reply, I believe I can copy what you have done with a few minor changes. Thank you again, yours seem the simplest and most cost effective way of building one. From Richmond VA have a great day.
I found the pillow bearings at www.thebigbearingstore.com and they have the set screw collar built into the bearing. Their part# is UCP210-30. Will they work the same?
U need a welder bad my friend, but a great great job, know one works that hard for something this days,but I liftoff work with metal to and it make us feel better about it. Help me sleep good at night to lol God Bless my friend 👍👍better than a person can buy
davetileguy I was at the scrap yard awhile back and saw a large pile of break drums, wondered about trying to weld two of them together to "make a wheel". Let me know if you can make something work 👍🏻
Can someone give me an idea of what to search for on ebay? I searched cultipacker discs and disks, cast iron wheels, discs and disks and steel disks and discs. Thanks, Jimmy
Agri supply sells new ones, 9 inch for $8 and $12 each depending on the hole size. If you go this route get the packers 1st to make sure you get the right sized axel and bearings. As far as used, that’s where he challenge/fun starts. I have found them on Craig’s list, Facebook market place, let go ect... Mostly I get them word of mouth. A friends grandpa no longer farms and has old equipment sitting behind the barn for he last 10 years. Public farm equipment auctions are also good. No one wants to pay much for a 100yr old broken packer even though it may have 20 good wheels. Hope this helps, Good Luck!
The wheels I used in this video are 11 inches across. I built one with 15s and needed to add a couple inches to the end pieces and add a 3rd 2x2 under the bearing so the larger packer wheels didn't rub against the angle iron frame.
I think I figured out how to link a few photos of a packer I built using the larger 15 inch wheels. s1230.photobucket.com/user/MikefromMichigan/library/15%20inch%20packer%20wheels
I find them at farm auctions, Craig’s list and Facebook market place. I have got some really good deals just by letting people know I’m looking for old ag equipment people may have out in the weeds behind the barn
Michael, I wonder if you're related to this lot: www.miedema.com/nl/ They have built some ag equipment or 2. They are based in Friesland, Netherlands, where I come from. Tho I live in the UK now.
I've watched a lot of videos on cultipackers and this is by far the best one. The end product is super nice. Good job.
Thanks Mike, exactly what I was looking for to rebuild my seeder.👍👍
This turned out AWESOME. I've been looking for cultipacker wheels but their hard to come by. Thanks for sharing the video as it gave me some great ideas!
I've found them for as little as $10 each but then you have to run down the 1 7/8" shaft or purchase the bearings that go in them.
Awesome job.
For the tools you had it is amazing!!!
Good job!!
Great video!!!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice work, but holy smokes.... I now appreciate my little home machine shop more than ever.... Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for the video. I took this video and made a cultipacker with a shaft length of 7 foot 2 inches. Drilling the holes was a pain! I really under estimated the time it took to drill so many. After many said prayers and watching this video I finally got finished. Took me about two weeks to complete working on it after work.
massey9556 good for you! Hope you get a lot of years of use out of it👍🏻
Great job. Where I grew up we used these in the spring after spring plowing. I think we called it a clod buster. Used it before the harrow. A large part of our farm was buckshot. I would suggest you invest in a welder and plasma cutter. Save money not using so many bolts and nuts.
This is awesome. Makes me want to try this out! Not a farmer-nor have the time & money or tools to do this ATM but totally awesome!
great video! the shaft collar is the cam lock for the bearing. once it fits over the groove in the bearing, you can turn the collar with a spanner wrench, that's why the collar has a little hole in the outside circumference, or just take a punch and hammer to turn the collar till tight. then tighten the set screw.
Nice job. Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Outstanding detail. I appreciate the parts list too. Nicely done!
trekspyder Thank you!
That's an outstanding job, great video, Thanks
good luck finding the packer wheels, I'm in Canada and been looking for them for 7 years, I gave up and had to pay big bucks for a factory one, the replacement wheels new were more then a new packer
I was able to find 18 packing wheels by my neighbor...I asked him how much he wanted for them...He told me take them he didn't want them. Big project this spring...Looking forward to it
Great job! Thxs for posting!
Excellent job and great video.
Awesome job, it looks great
Excellent job............Too nice to use.
That was a very good video. The finished product is fantastic. Great job!
Excellent illustration
great video i appreciate every part of it i want to thank you i have been wanting to build one i already have the wheels this video has got me thinking about it
Thanks Robert, let me know if you build
one and how it turns out.
You, sir, are a truly impressive tightwad. Great video!
Andrew D 😁
Good video sir. Well done!
Got an old one with persimmon wood bushings. Thinking I will use moly plastic block to replace
thanks for sharing, Always put bolts in from the top, then if the nut loosens you could save it before it comes clear apart.
at very least use lock washers
Pretty awesome!!!
Fantastic and looks like it works great. About how much did you have in it total for parts? I think you saved over 500 by doing it this way and probably will work better and last longer than bought one. Thanks for posting this; it is a great money saving idea for small farmers like me.
Wail on that bearing yeah! Don't deburr the shaft, just pound it on with a hammer. That "shaft collar" you are using is an eccentric collar used to lock the bearing to the shaft. You need to tighten it down with a spanner wrench. I wouldn't use this type of bearing as they wear a groove in the shaft, especially if they are loose like yours are.
Good build. I would've welded it, but if using bolts/nuts, should have the bolt drop in from the top with the nut on the bottom. This is in case the nut vibrates off, gravity will hold the bolt in and still somewhat hold.
Great job
Very nice job. I've been pondering building one. I guess you broadcast the seed afterwards. How do you cover them so not too deep? Again a very nice video.
Awesome.
great video
Great video. I’ll second the welder. Painful thinking about drilling all those holes !!!!!!!
In New Zealand, these are called Cambridge Rollers
NICE !!!!!!
Great video and thanks for sharing! Is bolting preferable to welding for joining everything. If you had the equipment and ability, welding would seem to save time and money. Thanks again for your time.
Kevin
HI Kevin, I don't see why you couldn't weld everything except attaching the bearing.May want to use bolts for the tongue just so you could remove it for storage.
Thanks for the feed back !
Not everybody has a welder or knows how to use one. Drilling is a cheap alternative everyone can do.
Great video but surprised you didn't paint it green. In my area everyone wants John Deere.
Omni Mfg. is now offering a cultipacker wheel made of ductile iron, It is very break resistant and is less expensive than carbon steel, plus it's maintenance free.
Paul Miller Thanks for the tip Paul
Great video, I'm about to start on mine. If you were to add transport wheels on top, how would you do it?
I thought about that, one idea would be to bolt on some castor wheels
www.harborfreight.com/10-inch-pneumatic-rigid-caster-38943.html
Great Video. Can show/tell how you attached the cultipacker to your reartine tiller.
Dennis Laundrie The tiller has a 2 inch piece of tubing the runs down the back. I drilled a hole and attached a 3/8th eye bolt that was 5 inches long.
WHER DID YOU GET YOU BASKET WEAVE BELT?
Nice. How many?
Nice job on that cultipacker. Do you happen to have the plans for the cultipacker and are you willing to send them? I just can't afford to purchase a new one or even a used one. This seems the best way to own one. Thank you for the video, keep up the great work.
Bohica1691 I don't have anything written down other than a few notes on measurements. Pretty much everything I have is in the videos
Michael thank you for the quick reply, I believe I can copy what you have done with a few minor changes. Thank you again, yours seem the simplest and most cost effective way of building one. From Richmond VA have a great day.
Bohica1691 hope it turn out good for you! Send me pic when your done
Will do.
I found the pillow bearings at www.thebigbearingstore.com and they have the set screw collar built into the bearing. Their part# is UCP210-30. Will they work the same?
Jon Wolter yes, the one you listed has the same specs as the ones I use. Check out Surplus Center, they have pretty good prices too
U need a welder bad my friend, but a great great job, know one works that hard for something this days,but I liftoff work with metal to and it make us feel better about it. Help me sleep good at night to lol God Bless my friend 👍👍better than a person can buy
charlie knight 😁 thanks for the comment!
how about worn out disc brakes from the tire store?
davetileguy I was at the scrap yard awhile back and saw a large pile of break drums, wondered about trying to weld two of them together to "make a wheel". Let me know if you can make something work 👍🏻
great job....looks like it will last a lifetime....grease. grease. grease'///
Can someone give me an idea of what to search for on ebay? I searched cultipacker discs and disks, cast iron wheels, discs and disks and steel disks and discs. Thanks, Jimmy
Agri supply sells new ones, 9 inch for $8 and $12 each depending on the hole size. If you go this route get the packers 1st to make sure you get the right sized axel and bearings.
As far as used, that’s where he challenge/fun starts.
I have found them on Craig’s list, Facebook market place, let go ect...
Mostly I get them word of mouth. A friends grandpa no longer farms and has old equipment sitting behind the barn for he last 10 years.
Public farm equipment auctions are also good. No one wants to pay much for a 100yr old broken packer even though it may have 20 good wheels.
Hope this helps, Good Luck!
Thank you sir, have a great rest of the day.
Hello sir I from India which wheel are used? Or pully used? And suzzest me Please Thanks.
Most of the wheels I use are 15inch cast iron. You can buy them new ( here in the US) but they are pretty expensive.
What diameter are your packing wheel's?
The wheels I used in this video are 11 inches across. I built one with 15s and needed to add a couple inches to the end pieces and add a 3rd 2x2 under the bearing so the larger packer wheels didn't rub against the angle iron frame.
I think I figured out how to link a few photos of a packer I built using the larger 15 inch wheels.
s1230.photobucket.com/user/MikefromMichigan/library/15%20inch%20packer%20wheels
where'd ya get those wheels?
I find them at farm auctions, Craig’s list and Facebook market place. I have got some really good deals just by letting people know I’m looking for old ag equipment people may have out in the weeds behind the barn
Your can just buy black rust stop pant or anly color you wish from Lawson instead of primer
Weld that thing up.
Michael, I wonder if you're related to this lot: www.miedema.com/nl/
They have built some ag equipment or 2. They are based in Friesland, Netherlands, where I come from. Tho I live in the UK now.
I know I have relatives in the Netherlands, I'll have to ask Dad next time I see him.