Wooden drag harrow

[Carykong]

Hey Messmaker,

I noticed that you own a "Quckspade." I have considered purchasing one but have never heard from an actual owner with experience operating this attachment. Any opinion on your "Quickspade?"

 

[bcp]

King road drag:

King road drag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Road-drags

Annual report of the Commissioner of ... - Google Books

BOAB-GBADEB - Google Patent Search

Bruce

 

[jimmyj]

You can buy harrow teeth. I wonder if you could fit them to your drag. That may be costly though.

What about attaching a serrated tooth type edge steel rail to the lower edge of the drags? You could get flat bar and cut saw type teeth in it and bolt it to the front edge of the wood beams.

 

[Carykong]

jimmyj, great idea. I will modify this drag after its first big test in sept. If the timber nails fail (and I think that is a probable outcome with lots of use),your idea of a sturdy single tooth comb up front and lapped boards installed behind the tooth may give me the best results for a smooth surface to plant seeds for rugby play.

 

[jimmyj]

I was at an auction sale yesterday that featured antique farm equipment. There was an old drag harrow made of wood with steel teeth. Sorry, I didn't take a camera but the wood planks were about 2x8 and the teeth were iron about 6 inches long, maybe 5. The teeth were of flat steel but in a triangle shape so the fat side of the triangle was above the plank and the pointy end was driven through a slot in the plank. Note that the triangles ran parallel to the direction of travel.

Anyhow, hope that helps.

 

[Baby Grand]

Like this?:

Cultivator old

A pack of railroad spikes, an anvil, a hammer, and a good fire with a blower and you could make one for next to nothing.

 

[jimmyj]

Yes but the spikes were more flat along one axis. Almost like sideways pieces of pizza. Cool.

 

[Carykong]

saw this wooden drag at a antique store yesterday