[Luremaker]

Originally Posted by wvtechs

I have had some success by making multiple passes "dragging" a chain harrow across a freshly tilled surface. It works best if the soil is more on the dry side and slightly compacted.

Like this:



A quick and dirty DIY one can be made by using a bar attached to some old chain link fence that is weighted on the ends. Not as effective but works in a pinch.

I agree with wvtechs and the chain harrow. I drag my chain harrow back and forth through my pastures in the spring and it will pull loose most of the rocks on or near the surface. Then its a matter of getting the kids and a few buckets and pick up the stones. My 17 acre pasture used to take us 2 days to pick up the loose stones but now we are are done after 2 or 3 hours of picking.

We still spend a full weekend picking stones on my other 25 acre pasture. It will be a few years before we start running low on stones.