DIY Cultipacker

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Ok, I am finally getting around to finishing this project and posting it up for your DIY guys. I built a 6' DIY Cultipacker for under $500.00. So, as promised in Ballgame's thread here you go. (For some reason I can only upload 1 photo at a time.)

Cost:
Cold roll steel - 53
T-bar Frame - scraps
Angle Brace - scraps
C-Channel - scraps
Wheels - 329.70
Pillow bearings - 46.14
Wear collar - 22.00
Caster Wheels - 15.13
Paint - 8
Tube for tire -21.03

$494.00
435lbs

Pillow block bearing and wear collar

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Packer wheels, cold rolled steel, and bearings assembled

[highspeed]

Keep the pics coming. Where did you get your materials from?

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Cutting Frame

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Frame welded strategicly to fit cinder block if extra weight needed

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Frame continued...

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Caster wheels added, left caster had a flat, partial Paint. At this point I decided to add a brace to the inside of the caster wheels just in case I ran over stump or large rock.

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Probably one of the best deals I have gotten...

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Complete build! Ready for the fall! This guy has some Durana Clover in his Cross Hairs!

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Another angle of the finished product.

[woodsman08]

Cool project! Where did you get your pillow blocks?

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I got the bearings from USAbearingsandbelts.com

[Sergio_III]

Where did you find the packer wheels?

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I used the wheels Agrisupply offers.

[BrianL]

Might want to weld a carrying rack to the tongue for cinder blocks when traveling to plot. Looks great!