[AT] Help with a Drag Harrow

[Gene Dotson]

    Dick;
    When I built my airstrip I built a harrow for incorporating
the seed. I started with a 4 foot piece of oak, about 4 inches
thick and 12 inches wide. I drilled holes in it at about 30
degree angle so I could drive 6 inch pole barn spikes in it.
They stick out about 3 inches on the bottom. I them pulled this
ahead of my 4 foot roller with a short chain to cover the seed
and make a smooth firm surface. I have a very good stand where I
used this. And as the tv ads brag "It didn't cost me one penny"

                    Gene



----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 4:35 PM
Subject: [AT] Help with a Drag Harrow


:     I am the ultimate city-slicker, so please bear with me.
:     This spring, we will be seeding about an eighth of a mile
of a wide
: ditch.  I've been told that after seeding that I should run a
drag harrow
: over the seed bed to help cover the seed.  Unless I can find
another use for
: this harrow, I'll probably never use it again.
:     The prices range anywhere from nearly $200 to $500 for a
4-foot drag
: harrow.  I've never seen one before but looking at the
pictures, it's hard
: for me to imagine that  there is enough material there to
justify that kind
: of cost.  It looks like a section of chain link fence.
:     Has anyone ever made one? Can it be made for less than the
price of a
: manufactured one?
:
: Thanks!
:
: Dick Day
:
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