It was in need of work - the spoons on the wheels were worn away; 7 of the torsion springs that provide downpressure on the wheels were broken off; one arm/row was missing. I bought 18 new wheels (at $42 each), new springs, and made a spacer for the missing arm after I couldn't find another one (new or used).
To put the new parts on I had to take off a section, which is held in place by the springs pushing the cast arms up against the bottom of the 4"x4" steel toolbar.
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The spring cups around the back of the curved arm, while the top of
the curved arm presses against the bottom of the red steel toolbar. The
other end of the spring is vertical against the face of the toolbar,
effectively pinning the arm, under tension, in place. The effect is to
allow the wheel/arm to bounce up and down while maintaining downward
pressure on the soil.
I still need to bolt on the new wheels, as well as replace bearings on a few of the old wheels. That is relatively easy now that I got the hoe back together. Once all the parts are in place I'll take it out for a test spin.
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