Row Crop Cultivators For Sale

About Row Crop Cultivators

Cultivators have been around a long time. From horse- and human-pulled cultivators to the first powered rotary hoe, thought to have been developed by Australian Arthur Clifford Howard in 1912, cultivators have long been used to disrupt and aerate soil when preparing seedbeds. Row crop cultivation took center stage in 1921, when International Harvester introduced the Farmall, a general-purpose tractor created with row crop cultivating in mind.

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Hiniker 6000 Row Crop Cultivator

Reemergence

The use of row crop cultivators started decreasing in the 1960s as herbicide usage increased. But it has picked up in recent years, as farmers have begun to adopt strip-till practices to conserve soil health while still enjoying the perks of soil warm-up for better seed germination when planting. Additional support for fertilizer injection and the technological benefits of GPS or camera-based guidance have further helped row crop cultivators to meet the needs of farmers seeking alternatives to combat herbicide-resistant weeds.

Close-To-Crop Cultivation

Row crop cultivators can be fitted with different cutting coulters and discs, depending on the soil you need to work. Different knife options are also available to ensure accurate fertilizer application. Many modern row crop cultivators also work with monitoring systems and in-cab controls to adjust cultivator settings and fertilizer application levels on-the-fly. Adjustable row width controls on some row crop cultivators also farmers to control the inter-row spacing to support different planting widths. Depth adjustment capabilities are also common.

Bigger & Better

As tractors have become more powerful, row crop cultivators have gotten wider; many manufacturers now offer models that can cover up to 36 rows. These wider models generally include foldable arms for easier transport between fields.

Find Your Row Crop Cultivator

You’ll find a big selection of new and used row crop cultivators for sale every day on TractorHouse.com, including models form brands like B&H, Bigham Brothers, Buffalo, Case IH, Hiniker, International, John Deere, Lilliston, and Orthman.