[AT] Pasture drag, rake, ???

[Bill Brueck]

Dean, never mind.  Steve's link worked so I retried yours, successfully.  Maybe I got a random attempt to establish an account with probably a bypass link I didn't see.

I'm skeptical about doing much where grass is established but the mower idea is a good one, maybe just a little at a time over many mowings will help some.

B²
Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.

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Subject: Re: [AT] Pasture drag, rake, ???

Dean VP wrote:
> What do you guys think of this unit from Tractor Supply at $259 and 
> then attaching a 4’ heavy plow beam section at the tail end to create 
> more down pressure due to added tension and smooth things out a bit 
> after the teeth do their job? I would then just drag this behind the 
> Garden Tractor when I mowed.  I don’t think the drag rake by itself 
> would do the job but adding the heavy plow beam at the tail end might 
> help quite a bit.  A longer tow chain might reduce the tendency to 
> lift the front of the drag harrow too.  Worst case one could add 
> weight on top but I don’t see how that weight gets distributed very well with a chain drag.
> See URL Link below:
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> https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/yard-tuff-4-ft-x-4-ft-heavy-
> duty-drag-harrow
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> This can be purchased elsewhere for $239 but then $70 to $80 freight 
> is added.  At $259 at TSC is gets delivered to the store. That is only 
> 7 ½ miles away for me. Haven’t found anything that beats that yet.
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> PS, I was thinking of pulling my water filled barrel roller behind 
> this to push the loosened rock back into the ground but that is too  
> heavy and cumbersome I think   And would not work very good going 
> down hill.  
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> Dean VP
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> Snohomish, WA 98290
> 
> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and 
> gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
> 
> ..Winston Churchill...
> 

Build yourself something like this

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/handozer-42-in-gravel-and-soil-drag-d35-mg

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