Chain drag

[wisconsinguy]

Hi

Has anyone used one of these chain drags to smooth a yard for seeding. I don't see much about them on here, they are only a couple hundred bucks but just wondering if they work.

Phil

 

[wisconsinguy]

Finally found a link to what I am talking about

http://www.kovarsales.com/chainharrow.html

 

[FL_Cracker]

I have a 7' x 8' long 4 section unit that I pull with my RTV or L5030 tractor. This is the best investment for the money you can find. I use it to level our round pen for the horses, smooth out small bumps in our gravel roads, dress up and prep banks before I grass them, I drag in all over the pasture spring to smooth out the grass and stimulate growth, and again in the fall to smooth the ground and break up the top coat of soil in preperation for over seeding. If I cutting or grading a new road the last step is to pull the drag chain over the whole road just before the gravel. When I plan to over seed the pasture I pull it once with the spikes down, then spread the fertilizer and follow up by pulling the drag chain again with the smooth side down to cover up the seed.

Great Tool, it should be the first thing anyone buys that has land, gravel roads & pasture to maintaine.

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[GaryE]

Phil,

I drag a hunk of chainlink fence with a couple of peices of angle iron wired over it. It cost a lot less and I am sure works almost as good.

Gary

 

[wisconsinguy]

I've tried the chainlink fence, its just not quite agressive enough.
I tilled the area and raked with a landscape rake and leveled with the box blade but by the time I'm done must of the loose dirt is gone. I just need to loosen up the surface a bit to seed. The dealers all say they work great I guess I was looking for another opinion. For 200 bucks it is probably the cheapest attachment I have bought.

Phil

 

[shoppintractors]

I've used 'commercial grade' chain link fence mounted to a gate frame (5 x 6 foot) with 260 pounds of I beams for weight.

I've grated driveways and prepped a property (consisting of dry clay) for seeding. The commercial grade link stood up to the task.

Don

 

[Farwell]

I mentioned this in another thread but nobody picked up on it, an old set of bed springs will do the job very well. Been using them for years. They may not be available in all places but there are plenty available at garage sales in Michigan. Next best for the price is like a couple of posters have said, chain link fencing will do the trick. If you got the bucks the chain drag is great.

 

[johan3400]

Phil, Go for it. I am sure you will be pleased. You can keep them aggressive by putting the teeth down or easy by flipping them over. I think they are good and I think you would too.

 

[sweettractors]

We handle the HD Tarzan with reversable 5/8 inch diameter high tinsle tines and the 9 ft is $625 (shown in picture)--We also stock a lighter harrow that sells for $225 for a 4 ft model--Ken Sweet
Email: sweet@scrtc.com
Phone 270-528-3323-mon-fri-8-5-cst

 

[Soundguy]

Chain harrows are great... generally they have an agressive, and less agressive side. Good for roughing up soil before or after seeding.. good to smooth out bumps and contour land before sodding.. great to smooth loose dirt and bust maneuer clods.

Soundguy