drag harrow

[PondCreekFarm]

I need to plant my fields with food plots and native grasses and flowers. I have it plowed and disked, andnow need to plant. I figure that a broadcast spreader will work well so long as I drag a harrow accross the seed bed to lightly cover the seed. I have seen the chain sections that pul lbehind ATV's and I think these would work although I am concerned about how to pick it up. I do not want to drag it the whole time and would like to pick it up and put it down with more precision. Is there an alternative? I saw one on the net, but it ws well over $1000, and that seems a bit steep.

 

[thcri]

I have always used a normal drag. But that can't be picked up too easy either. My neighbor built a drag out of chain link fence and he never has a reason to pick up. He drags it over just about everything.


murph

 

[DOUBLEG]

I made a harrow lift out of an old trailer hitch and some tubing for my diamond harrows. Works great and really didn't take much work. I have to remember to take a picture of the project at some point.

Just an upside down T to connect the 3 pt hitch and a tube trailing out the back (doesn't even have to be the full length of the harrow) with a brace. Connect the harrow to the bottom of the T and the end of the tube.

 

[greg_g]

Is there an alternative? I saw one on the net, but it ws well over $1000, and that seems a bit steep.

I didn't want to pay that price either. I bought 4 squares and assembled them in an 8' x 8' configuration. Starting with the 8' tow bar, I used three more sections of pipe to make a frame around the harrow sections. Attachment points are U-shaped pieces of rebar, harrow is attached to frame with connecting links. It can be flipped over for simple smooting work. But if I had to do it over again, I'd put a tow bar on both ends to enable towing in either direction.

Then I lift the whole thing with an extended boompole. Word of caution with this design though, it's very hard on toplinks.

//greg//

 

[Soundguy]

I've found that my 49$ boom pole and a length of chain is great for moving my drag harrow. I just roll the harrow up into a roll, and chain from one side to the other, thru the eye ont he boom pole.. then take it where i want it.

Soundguy

 

[LoneCowboy]

google Delta Tooth Harrow
should go to the world's crappiest web site of high country manufacturing, but it's a very cool harrow.
much tougher than the usual oversized chain link fence.

BTw, I just drag my harrow over everything.

 

[N80]

I made one out of chain link fence with a 6x6 at the front. Chains from 6x6 to the drawbar. Total failure. My plots are too small to turn around with it. It wandered from side to side, etc.

So, I rolled the chain link fence around the 6x6 and wired it that way so its like a big bundle of fence with a heavy 6x6 in the middle. Shortened the chains so that it drags just behind the rear tires without hitting them in the turns. I can turn very tightly and it works great. But, I can't lift it. I unhitch it and scoop it up in the bucket. I tried putting short lengths of chain to see if I could lift it with the lower lift arms but it didn't work. And with it 'suspended' that way it tended to bounce rather than stay in contact with my rocky, lumpy soil.

A boom pole would be perfect for my particular set up. Thanks for the tip guys!

 

[wushaw]

Carry it with the FEL or boom pole or if it is frame like mine then I just set it on my reciever hitch and hold it with one hand till I get to where I'm goin and drop it and hook the big "D" ring around the ball on the 2" ball and dragg.