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More Tulare Pics
16 years 11 months ago #5433
by 3J1Bill
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parade CAT's
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16 years 11 months ago #5445
by Toolbox
Replied by Toolbox on topic More Tulare Pics
What are the pad thingies in front of the roller frames on the two tailseat machines? Are those to keep limbs from getting pulled down beneath the tracks? We don't have things like that over here in "Corn Country".
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16 years 11 months ago #5450
by Al Letts
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D2-5U-10614
other small excavating pieces as well.
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I askedthat question a year ago, They (pad thingies) are furrow busters used to smooth travel across fields that have been plowed already, The pads when folded down act as a plow to smooth the surface for the tracks to ride on.
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D2-5U-10614
other small excavating pieces as well.
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16 years 11 months ago #5455
by 8C 361
Replied by 8C 361 on topic More Tulare Pics
I have heard them called "check breakers". When they flood irrigate an orchard they pull up a series of checks throughout the orchard. When they go back to disc and float the orchard the check breakers are used to break down the checks and smooth the path for the tracks so the Cat doesn't have to rear up over each one.
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16 years 11 months ago #5460
by Willie
Replied by Willie on topic More Tulare Pics
Well here in Calif. where they originated they are called ridge busters after you disc a vineyard or orchard one direction and leave ridges and furrows you disc other direction with them, so every disc width you dont bounce over the ridge . In case of vineyard they could be evry 6 ft and on a tailseat after 8 hrs bouncing over a 6 in burm evey 6 -8 ft you are beat to death I KNOW LOL
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16 years 11 months ago #5474
by Toolbox
Replied by Toolbox on topic More Tulare Pics
Thanks guys. You learn something new everyday. Does anyone have any pics of them in use. They are just so odd to me.
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16 years 11 months ago #5475
by TractorDon
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Here's a few more pics from Tulare. Don
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