I have a field about 15 acres in size that was heavily wooded but burned about 3 years ago. Right after the fire, I had dozers in to push all of the burned timber into piles and they also shoved about 95% of the stumps out of the ground. The problem is that the fire burned hundreds of stumps that were dead and left behind when the area was timbered about 20 years before. Those old stumps burned down into the ground, leaving giant holes in some areas. The dozers leveled off the ground, but now those holes have sunk in after numerous rains and the field is so uneven, and filled with ruts and holes, that I cannot drive my pickup across it.
I tried discing it, and it did the normal good job of working over the fairly level places, but will not level out the deeper holes. Anything I can use other than hire another dozer to come in? I have a 62 hp Ford tractor with front end loader and I have a straight blade I can mount on the 3 point in the back. Don't own a 3 point tiller or a box blade, and was thinking about trying both, but thought I would get some advice first before I wasted any money. I know a whirl plow would probably help, but can't see it doing much to move dirt around to fill in the holes and gullies.
If I can't do this with a tractor, am I better off hiring a dozer or a maintainer? How large a dozer? Can you level a field like this with a small one, like a JD450, or do I need something like a D6?
Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks,
I tried discing it, and it did the normal good job of working over the fairly level places, but will not level out the deeper holes. Anything I can use other than hire another dozer to come in? I have a 62 hp Ford tractor with front end loader and I have a straight blade I can mount on the 3 point in the back. Don't own a 3 point tiller or a box blade, and was thinking about trying both, but thought I would get some advice first before I wasted any money. I know a whirl plow would probably help, but can't see it doing much to move dirt around to fill in the holes and gullies.
If I can't do this with a tractor, am I better off hiring a dozer or a maintainer? How large a dozer? Can you level a field like this with a small one, like a JD450, or do I need something like a D6?
Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks,