Black Boar Camco ATV/UTV S-Tine Cultivator, for New Ground Preparation or Re-tilling (66007), Implements

We have a small acre and a half planting of sweet corn we grow for market every year. Due to peculiarities in weather this year, our herbicides were not terribly effective, in particular on our initial planting. Something needed to be done or we were at risk of losing the majority of our sweetcorn. We plant with a very old 4 row planter with markers that don't function, so have to try to do the best we can eyeballing row spacing. Because of this, the rows are uneven and not suited to using a larger cultivator. I found this and decided to give it a try. I could not be happier with the results. This is a nice little piece of equipment that I expect to be using for years to come. I set it up on a manual lift and use a 20 volt drill to lower the cultivator at the beginning of each row and raise it at the end. I changed the recommended spacing slightly to give an extra 2 inches of spacing in the center so that I could drive right over the row of corn and dig up on either side of the row. The only trick using it was to get the depth consistently right. Deep enough to uproot the weeds while being not so deep that it would bury or uproot the corn. My soil is extremely heavy and quite rocky. The cultivator handled it well. My 500 Rubicon was able to pull this easily. I kept the ATV in Low gear and held a speed of 3-4 mph while pulling the cultivator. I took a quick picture to show the before and after. Keep in mind that this is in my last planting which had much less weed trouble, but the results were much the same. We are very satisfied. A couple words of advice. Be mindful that when using in tall weeds/grass, the weeds can and will bind creating a ball of weeds/dirt that you will need to stop and clear out periodically (this is also true of the 12.5 foot chisel plow I pull with my 105 horse International, but is a lot easier to deal with on this cultivator). If trying to use this on soil that has not been previously worked up, I would advise shortening the vegetation first to avoid binding as much as possible, and then working your ground in stages. First shallow, then a little deeper. Be patient, go slow and do this until proper depth is achieved. Your equipment will last a lot longer.

Edit-Update... This company stood behind their product, after reviewing photos, they immediately sent replacements and an extra surprise! Very impressed. Would order again ! Very dissatisfied with this purchase- I have messaged the company and will change this review if they are helpful and stand behind their products. This was purchased May 2021 to do existing food plots for this season. Today, June 12, upon first use, to put in the deer food plots, 3 of the S tines have broken rendering the whole unit useless. Husband is very unhappy that what looked like a good product for the food plots, has failed. This was assembled properly and being used properly until the 3 S tines broke. We fully expect that this company will send replacement S tines ASAP. I will update this post with the company response.***** 5 stars for the company’s response !

This is great for a first pass to break up dirt before running over everything with the disc harrow

Great product at a good price seems very well made I bought the manual lift helpful hint get a grease gun and grease the heck out of it !!! Very pleased with all aspects ie quality , easy assembly , fast shipping

I live in the Texas hill country and our soil has a lot of rocks mixed in with the dirt. 5 of the 6 tines broke after a days worth of use. The tines break right where the holes are for the U bolts. Seems like they could beef up that area to reduce breakage. The tines are exactly what I was looking for to create channels in the dirt for the seeds for my food plot. I did reorder another set of 6 tines and will try again and will not be as aggressive on the plowing depth.

All S tines broken with in less than a 1/4 acre plot I have spoken to the manufacture and they are standing behind there product I will update after customer service and after getting the rest of my food plots in

i’m not happy. didn’t come with a tool bar. i had to spend another $ 120.

Takes a little long to install

Quick shipping and product is exactly as described and of the highest quality.