Potato Diggers?
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Topic: Potato Diggers?
Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Subject: Potato Diggers?
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2010 at 11:20am
I am looking for a 1 row potato digger. It can be ground or PTO driven, running or not, but must be complete. The two photos show the type of digger I'm looking for, but any make or model will be considered. Thank you.  ------------- Thanks & God Bless Dennis |
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Posted By: pumpkin man
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2010 at 11:33am
| I have a I-H One Row P T O Rubber Tires 734 - 536 - 2280 |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2010 at 12:58pm
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Dennis, I have a Hoover that looks a lot like the picture. I spent about 40 hours working on to try it out. I dug my potatoes in about 1/2 an hour but could have done the patch by hand in a few hours instead of tinkering with the digger. It's pretty much a yard ornament now cause the chain links are near worn into. Good luck finding what you need and if everything else fails, a 6 tine pitchfork works great. I might add, a digger like the one in the picture will not work worth a hoot if there is grass and weeds in the patch. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2010 at 9:28am
| I have one that looks like the picture you have posted. However, it is not complete. The hitch was modified to work off a tractor's 2 point hitch. Also has some other weld jobs on it. However, I am looking to sell it, so let me know if you are interested. |
Posted By: tomdavison
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2010 at 1:16pm
| I have a one row digger in great shape. It was horse drawn, but has been converted to PTO drive. Make ins unknown. I dig about 1/8th acre each year. It works very well. |
Posted By: Dnoym N. S. Can.
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2010 at 6:38pm
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I have a one row digger in bad shape. it a Hoover . looks a lot.like your picture. It was horse drawn, but has been converted , it a yard ornament or for display now but i did walk behind it to find and bunch up the potato to let them dry 5/10 acre a year a little info for you In 1885 Isaac W. Hoover applied for a patent for his design for a potato digger. The next year, the In 1916 Hoover of Avery, Ohio, and his brother-in-law, Albert Prout, formed the Hoover & Prout Co. to manufacture and promote the Hoover potato digger. In 1910, Prout left the business and it was renamed the Hoover Manufacturing Co. In 1926 Hoover sold his digger to the John Deere Plow Co., which had been the digger's sole distributor. picture not of mine mine http://www.highridgetractorparts.com/horsedrawn_equip.html   a yard ornament B:-) Dnoym |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2010 at 7:02pm
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That is the same one I have, but mine doesn't have the front truck. It was pulled behind a tractor by the previous owner. Mine also does not have the new paint but it does still have yellow on it and you can easily see that all the casting lines had black pinstiping. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Dnoym N. S. Can.
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2010 at 7:36pm
 Dennis don`t mean to take over your post CTuckerNWIL and other here a picture of what left of mine on display at a supper store this Aug. The hitch was modified to work off a tractor no back and the seat was remove B:-) Dnoym |