Does anyone have any suggestions for making their own drag to cover seeds when planting a food plot for deer? I used a pallot one time with cement spikes, it work reasonably well at the time. I have also heard of people using a piece of chain link fence.
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RickS
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I've used a cattle panel with some weight on it with good results.
IslandManMitch
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I use old bedsprings for finish leveling and seed covering, they do a good job. The chain linc works well for seed covering. You can bolt a board or wire pipe to the front and rear of the fence to help keep its shape. I see you are from Florida, I'm near Pensacola how about you?
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I made an 8' drag out of a piece of 48" chain link fence stapled to 2x12's front and rear. I haul it with my AC 5020 using two chains to the drawbar (can adjust to angle left or right) and have the boom pole set to pick up the boards first and then the whole rig. Allows me to get into corners and feather out at ends (as well as dump loads of trash that it can collect).
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I have heard of alot of the same, such as old mattress box springs, chain link fences, etc. I know someone else who simply dragged a 2x12 beam or similar behind them.
I just heard the most interesting one the other day. A farmer told me he used to cut down a couple of birch trees and secure them upside down to his loader bucket. He would then drive around backwards dragging the branches and leaves over the seeded areas. He said it worked very well.
You could always buy a drag harrow for $180 at your local TSC. They generally have pretty beefy tines and some can be reversed for digging in.
I just heard the most interesting one the other day. A farmer told me he used to cut down a couple of birch trees and secure them upside down to his loader bucket. He would then drive around backwards dragging the branches and leaves over the seeded areas. He said it worked very well.
You could always buy a drag harrow for $180 at your local TSC. They generally have pretty beefy tines and some can be reversed for digging in.
RobJ
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I just posted this in another thread. 6" 1/2" solid bar spikes welded to some T post. Some baler rakes and chains welded to the end. It picks up a lot of crap and I have to stop and dump it every now and then. Somebody posted one like this on a 3pt to pick it up to clean it. Nice thing about this is I can carry it on the ATV and drag it with my atv. Also since the spikes are staggered, it does a great job of filling in the V in the dirt a disk leaves in one pass. I might redo the frame this winter but for now it works great.
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shane
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I'll seconed what VistanTN says about using a drag in conjunction with a boom pole set up just as he says. I works wonders and gives you much more control as well as ease of transporting.
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RickS said:
Take a bolt cutter and cut some of the bars in that cattle panel and bend them down.. will cut in better.
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Soundguy said:
Not at all a bad idea! I'm re-seeding the lawn and was about to conjere up something to drag it with. Looks like I'm butchering a stock panel.