tools to clean farmland

[Victor ten Olden]

Soon i will be a farm starter in Zambia. I'm looking on the internet for a tractor attachment to clean farmland.

To clean the land from everything (like stones, dirt) what works against the growing of a vegetable-plant.

Are there some tools for a tractor or has it to be done with handtools?

I'll think about to start with an MF-240 (massey ferguson).

Someone help me?

 

[TheMan419]

What do you mean cleaning farm land? Are you wanting to remove trees to then plant that area? Is the land been farmed in say corn and you want to covert it to hay? More details would help us. Certainly there are better ways than with hand tools!

 

[jeff9366]

Cannot focus helpfully on your need without knowing your tractor model, size of property and location.

Location gives us an idea about altitude, growing season, soil type, slopes. What works in one area does not work in all areas.

 

[Victor ten Olden]

Thank you.

Clean from everything against the growing of a plant.

 

[Victor ten Olden]

I don't know the soiltype yet. I wish i know it allready. I'll think i have to wait untill i explored the land and the environment. Thank you.

 

[EddieWalker]

I've never been to Zambia, but from what I've seen in Namibia and South Africa, it's going to be hard to find working attachments for a fair price. Both places that I went to would travel to Europe or here in the states to buy what they needed, and then ship them to their ranches there.

There isn't a single machine that does everything, but in my experience, you want something to pick up materials and carry it to where you want to put it. A tractor with wheels is better then tracks for this, so something with a front loader is needed. Even better is a loader with a removable bucket so you can put different attachments on the loader like pallet forks or a grapple. Nothing picks up trees and brush better then a grapple. Then you can place it on the burn pile without dragging a lot of dirt around getting there.

To get the trees and brush out of the ground, an excavator is the best machine out there, but they cost a lot of money. A backhoe is second best.

 

[Tompet]

Cannot focus helpfully on your need without knowing your tractor model, size of property and location.

Location gives us an idea about altitude, growing season, soil type, slopes. What works in one area does not work in all areas.

The op wrote Massey 240 and location Zambia. The reason is to clear an area for vegetable plantings. I've been on this site for a long time and don't post a lot, but try to ease up on the pendantic atitude on every topic, in particular with obvious new posters just asking for some friendly help or general info to start a discussion. Yes, focus.

To the op, if to clear brush with your future Massey 240, a brush hog, slasher or rotary cutter (whatever you call it in your area of the world). And to prepare the soil for vegetables a plow followed with a disc would help prepare the vegetable beds.

A rototiller that runs off the tractor pto would further prepare area and make it ready to plant. Maybe you could rent one.

If there are a lot of rocks, besides picking them up by hand, there is a rake and some other types of implements you can pull with your tractor to help with that chore.

 

[bikerdib]

I agree with Tompet; some of the responses make me think the responder didn't even read the original post. I thought the original post was pretty clear about the question being asked.

In that regard, Tompet also made pretty good suggestions.

 

[majorwager]

Agree wholeheartedly w/ Tompet and Bikerdib,
The FL member's approach resembles more the role of grand inquisitor than provider of helpful advice. Further agree OP offered adequate information concerning tractor, geographic location and intended tasks.

As to suggested implements, again Tompet offered viable solutions.

Lastly, instead of the verbose overreaching dribble or quoting tractor data when the OP solicits neither, instead offer friendly assistance to begin a discussion, and focus, quoting Tompet again.

Note: An authoritarian and simply boarish, rude and insensitive overture is counterproductive to the T-B-N theme.

 

[jeff9366]

The op wrote Massey 240 and location Zambia. The reason is to clear an area for vegetable plantings.

I wrote at 8:42 AM this morning. OP doubled his opening post at 8:53 AM this morning.

Everyone offering advice to inquiries from the less knowledgeable is practicing pedantry.

OP, a person of few words in English, did write THANK YOU.





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