[AT] Pasture drag, rake, ???
Mike M
meulenms at gmx.com
Fri May 7 12:46:38 PDT 2021
Hi Dean,
I have a 6x8 version of the exact drag you posted. . I've used it to
smooth my gravel driveway, I've used it to smooth our sand arena, and
our paddock and round pen. There were times I had add weight, 200 to 300
lbs so it would deeper. For the paddock and round pen, I did not need
the weight and I could pull it with my garden tractor, although it
worked the crap out of it.For the sand arena I needed 4x4 because of
depth of the sand. Depending on your soil type it may work, but their is
no guarantee. IMHO a disc harrow would be better.
Mike M
On 5/7/2021 6:32 AM, 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:
>
> https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/yard-tuff-4-ft-x-4-ft-heavy-duty-drag-harrow
>
> 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.
>
> 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. 😊
>
> Dean VP
>
> 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...
>
> *From:* AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> *On Behalf Of *Dean VP
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> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Pasture drag, rake, ???
>
> One thing there is no shortage of here is tractors. They range from
> Garden Tractors, to Compact Tractors to a 720 Diesel John Deere. I do
> have about a 12’ section of pretty heavy channel iron that I use to
> level dirt but since it is ridged I don’t think it would work very
> good in the pasture, but I suppose if I went in enough directions it
> might get most of the mounds. Maybe I could just drag it behind the
> Garden Tractor every time I mow. I don’t see how it could make things
> worse. Hmmm, I’m starting to warm up to this idea. Maybe I could
> attach some weights to it too. Need to see if the messes up the
> mowing that the channel iron has been drug over before I get to mowing
> it. Wonder if there is a way to offset it. Hmmmm, this could get
> intelesting. May not work if it drags the loose clippings too much.
> What if I just drug a heavy beam the width of the mower deck. That
> would at least knock down the Mole and Pocket Gopher mounds a bit. At
> least doing it the same time I mow would eliminate duplicate trips
> over the field. Intelesting. Could drag a drag a 4’ wide 8’ long
> section drag harrow behind while mowing too. Need to have something
> that weighs enough to not bounce around on top.
>
> Dean VP
>
> 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...
>
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> Mark Johnson <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net
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> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Pasture drag, rake, ???
>
> You likely do not a big enough tractor. This what we did when we moved
> a house across the hay meadow in winter.
>
> We were left with deep ruts. The truck bogged down for two weeks.
> Finally got truck and house out in on the pad.
>
> We had huge massy Ferguson tractor and a 30 foot length of heavy
> railroad rail with a loop of heavy chain welded to both ends. Hooked
> the tractor to the center of the chain and drug it over the ruts.
>
> It filled the ruts and leveled it flat as a board.
>
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> On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 6:59 AM, Mark Johnson
>
> <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net
> <mailto:markjohnson100 at centurylink.net>> wrote:
>
> That one looks very similar to the one I spent many an hour dragging
> around the farm as a teenager - ours resembled two of these (12'
> wide)
> ganged together. My dad believed it did an adequate job...
>
> Mark J
>
> On 5/4/2021 11:39 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> > Here is one that looks interesting. Not sure if it has adequate
> pin density
> >
> >
> https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/loyal-drag-harrow-6-ft-x-8-ft
> >
> >
> > Dean VP
> > 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...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> <mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com>> On Behalf Of Dean VP
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:18 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [AT] Pasture drag, rake, ???
> >
> > Spencer,
> >
> > That is it. Drag or chain harrow is the name that seems to work
> here too. Haven't found a single used one for sale yet. Tractor
> Supply and Northern Tool have some that might be worth looking
> at. I wonder if the rental yards have them. That would be a way
> to test to see how it works before purchasing.
> >
> > Dean VP
> > 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...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> <mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com>> On Behalf Of
> Spencer Yost
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 4:05 PM
> > To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Pasture drag, rake, ???
> >
> > Drag harrow is what I think they’re called mainly around the
> country. I hear “chain harrow” around here more frequently. It’s
> probably your only option if you’re trying your best not to
> disturb more than an inch or two down and also not kill half your
> grass.
> >
> > I can’t even think of anything else that would do the job yet
> also leave stones unturned.
> >
> > I use it after disking to create a better seed bed and also in
> my pasture to de-thatch and scarify the surface after plugging but
> before fertilizing, seeding and spreading compost.
> >
> > PS: this is the type of implement that people often buy for a
> single reseeding project and then resell. I’ll bet some chain
> harrows have had dozens of owners. So check Craigslist.
> >
> > Spencer
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On May 4, 2021, at 6:33 PM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net
> <mailto:deanvp at att.net>> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have 6 acres that I mow with my Garden tractor 3 of which is a
> >> pasture on a slope which at one time had horses on it. Now I
> try to
> >> keep the pasture looking nice by mowing it with my Garden Tractor
> >> albeit at a slightly higher cut than the rest of the regular
> lawn. The
> >> last couple of years the pasture has gotten really rough from
> multiple
> >> sources including our not so friendly Moles and pocket gophers.
> There
> >> are several old growth stumps buried in the pasture which was well
> >> done except will the dirt fill occurs it doesn't completely
> fill all
> >> around the stump down below. So over time and our incessant
> rain some
> >> settling occurs and even some small occur. I try to fill the gaps
> >> with dirt as I find them but each year 2 or 3 more show up. So
> bottom
> >> line is the pasture has gotten rough and beats the crap out of
> me when I mow it. I would like to use a tool to try to smooth it
> out a bit and
> >> thatching the grass mat in places would not be a bad thing.
> But our soil
> >> is terrible and at best could described as glacial till filled
> with various
> >> sized rocks. So I really don't want to disturb the rocks too
> much since I
> >> have to mow it later. So I want to smooth the soil out, not
> disturb it too
> >> much. Known as a quandary.
> >>
> >> I'm thinking about acquiring pasture rake or drag with short
> teeth on
> >> it to work the top couple inches or so and try to smooth out
> the mole and gopher
> >> mounds which I have manually knocked down a bit prior to
> mowing, I have no
> >> experience with a pasture type rake. I have experience with a
> spiked
> >> toothed drag we used on the farm in NW Iowa. But that was used to
> >> smooth out loose ground in preparation for planting corn or soy
> >> beans. That isn't what I need. I think I need maybe 4 4' square
> >> flexible sections that can flex with the varying terrain and
> catch the
> >> low as well as high spots. I think I can pull an 8' 8' unit
> with my 20
> >> to 22 HP Garden tractors. I'm more concerned about traction but
> I can
> >> put chains on if necessary. I'm thinking I would want to take
> several
> >> passes at various different directions. And hopefully I could
> use this same implement to dethatch the rest of the lawn.
> >>
> >> Some of you surely have experience with something like what I need.
> >> What do I need? What are it's critical attributes? Where do I
> buy it?
> >> I do live in Horse country so there are a few stores that cater to
> >> horse owners and of course I have Tractor Supply, Lowes, Home Dept,
> >> Grainger, etc. and ???/
> >>
> >> I'm looking forward to being educated.
> >>
> >> Dean VP
> >> 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...
> >>
> >>
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