Smoothing 9 acres

[KiotiJohn]

A great way to do it is to disc it so that all the weeds and grass are mobile, then attach and old bed spring to the drawbar, weight it down, and drag it around and around all over the place. It will break up clods, and disperse the soil to smooth it.

If you want, get an inexpensive boom pole and rig chains from the pole to the springs so that you can lift it with the hitch/pole.

An old chain link gate weighted down also works well.

You may be able to skip the discing if the weight is sufficient to drag the weeds and grass off.
John

 

[KiotiJohn]

A great way to do it is to disc it so that all the weeds and grass are mobile, then attach and old bed spring to the drawbar, weight it down, and drag it around and around all over the place. It will break up clods, and disperse the soil to smooth it.

If you want, get an inexpensive boom pole and rig chains from the pole to the springs so that you can lift it with the hitch/pole.

An old chain link gate weighted down also works well.

You may be able to skip the discing if the weight is sufficient to drag the weeds and grass off.
John

 

[AndyG]

Disking and dragging are both good suggestions. I recommend doing both at the same time. Hook a drag to your disk and you will perform both operations in on pass. large timbers and pipes also make good drags.

 

[AndyG]

Disking and dragging are both good suggestions. I recommend doing both at the same time. Hook a drag to your disk and you will perform both operations in on pass. large timbers and pipes also make good drags.

 

[flusher]

One of my neighbors sharecrops three 10-acre parcels that are planted in oats.

He uses an ag cat to plow the soil with a 4- share plow. Then he uses a big disk harrow that has a drag harrow attached to finish the job. End result looks just like my vegetable garden after rototilling and raking.

 

[flusher]

One of my neighbors sharecrops three 10-acre parcels that are planted in oats.

He uses an ag cat to plow the soil with a 4- share plow. Then he uses a big disk harrow that has a drag harrow attached to finish the job. End result looks just like my vegetable garden after rototilling and raking.

 

[Jay4200]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I am looking to get the land smooth enough to run a finish mower over it a couple time a year and to turn part of it into horse pasture.)</font>

Two passes with a Harley rake and it will be a golf course.

Jay

 

[Jay4200]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I am looking to get the land smooth enough to run a finish mower over it a couple time a year and to turn part of it into horse pasture.)</font>

Two passes with a Harley rake and it will be a golf course.

Jay

 

[RobbP]

I know this thread is a little older, butrather than starting a new one. I have 12 ac which uase to be a potato field - very "bumpy". I too am looking to smooth it out for pasture, house, barn, tennis court (don't ask).

Eric - did you end up letting the contractor get it done for you? How did he do it, or how did you do it? How did it turn out?

Jay4200 - what is a Harley Rake? (I'll look around in the forum)

 

[RobbP]

I know this thread is a little older, butrather than starting a new one. I have 12 ac which uase to be a potato field - very "bumpy". I too am looking to smooth it out for pasture, house, barn, tennis court (don't ask).

Eric - did you end up letting the contractor get it done for you? How did he do it, or how did you do it? How did it turn out?

Jay4200 - what is a Harley Rake? (I'll look around in the forum)