Amazing Find.............a Drag Harrow

[bindian]

I was checking out another Amco disc when I stumbled across a fork lift pallet with a pile of harrow and a spreader pipe on it. I inquired on the price and got them down to $500 for this 10 foot drag harrow. Only thing wrong with it, besides being used is the spreader pipe has been left in the dirt and has major rust pockets on the bottom side. Otherwise the harrow works well...........even being pulled in reverse with it attached to my loader bucket! Anyway, I'm ready for those discing jobs now!
hugs, Brandi

 

[sixdogs]

Great find and exactly what you need. Congrat on the true grit in getting what you want.

I have one of those and also use it to de-thatch my lawn.

 

[bindian]

Great find and exactly what you need. Congrat on the true grit in getting what you want.

I have one of those and also use it to de-thatch my lawn.

Sixdogs,
Thanks! It sure collects the sticks! Should I hook it up behind the disc for the first pass, or wait and hook it up before the second pass?
hugs, Brandi

 

[sixdogs]

Have to do the trial and error thing. Yes, it does collect sticks and stuff so works best in plain dirt.
You can use it three directions. Tines down forward for aggressive cutting. Reverse unit with tines down for less aggressive and smooth side down for smoothing and distribution.

 

[Gary Fowler]

When I disc, I pull my drag harrow behind me all the time. It helps level out the low spots and break up the clods on each pass. They do pick up a bunch of trash don't they!!! If we only had a device mounted on the disc to lift it up(the harrow) and clear that trash, it would be perfect

 

[jenkinsph]

While I think the drag harrows work very well I find the 3ph spike harrows do a good job without the headaches. I built this harrow and used it to smooth and cover seed yesterday on three acres. Material cost was $250 so cheap enough imo.

 

[pacerron]

While I think the drag harrows work very well I find the 3ph spike harrows do a good job without the headaches. I built this harrow and used it to smooth and cover seed yesterday on three acres. Material cost was $250 so cheap enough imo.

Nice job! She could probably also pull it with chain behind her disc or drop the disc and use it on the 3pt. in tighter places.

 

[bindian]

Thanks Sixdogs and Gary. Armstrong Ag makes a 3PH carrier for the drag harrow.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

While I think the drag harrows work very well I find the 3ph spike harrows do a good job without the headaches. I built this harrow and used it to smooth and cover seed yesterday on three acres. Material cost was $250 so cheap enough imo.

Very nice build, Jenkinsph. But your rig would require another pass....AFTER all discing is done with 3PH arms installed. Another pass over 7 or more acres is not in my plans.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Ron, a chain runs from the spreader pipe (bar) to a single ring to pull. One hole drilled in the back of my disc and one clevis and it is ready to roll. No 3PH arms installed right now. Remember, it's a pain to R&R those arms for the BH. They'll be going on soon, so I can use the brush hog.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Wyobuckaroo]

Nice find......
Looking at the pictures, I wonder if it is made up of 2 pieces. You may be able to separate the rear half off and fashion a simple set of arms to raise it up when used behind a 3pt disk........

Good luck

 

[bindian]

Nice find......
Looking at the pictures, I wonder if it is made up of 2 pieces. You may be able to separate the rear half off and fashion a simple set of arms to raise it up when used behind a 3pt disk........

Good luck

It is two pieces. I'm thinking of welding them together. I don't have the 3PH arms because of BH clearance problems.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I got to use the drag harrow again yesterday, seeding rye grass on the dam. It is worth it's weight in gold.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Brandi. I use my drag harrow every fortnight to break up my horse's droppings after I've shifted them to the next paddock. It's great to spread but still leaves enough 'balls' to be a wee bit fustrating.

Then I discovered that my lawn tractor does a wonderful job of smashing (mulching) those balls up! So that's the routine now; harrow to break-up + spread, then mulch to really break up all of the 'goodness'.

I'll also use the harrow after I seed, as you've done. As you've said, it's a simple implement worth it's weight in gold.

 

[bindian]

G'day Brandi. I use my drag harrow every fortnight to break up my horse's droppings after I've shifted them to the next paddock. It's great to spread but still leaves enough 'balls' to be a wee bit fustrating.

Then I discovered that my lawn tractor does a wonderful job of smashing (mulching) those balls up! So that's the routine now; harrow to break-up + spread, then mulch to really break up all of the 'goodness'.

I'll also use the harrow after I seed, as you've done. As you've said, it's a simple implement worth it's weight in gold.

Wagtail,
Lawnmowers are great tools that have a lot of extra uses. How's the weather treating Y'all Down Under? How many horses do you have?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Wagtail]

Wagtail,
Lawnmowers are great tools that have a lot of extra uses. How's the weather treating Y'all Down Under? How many horses do you have?
hugs, Brandi

Weather-wise it's "supposed to be" late spring and warming up. No such luck except for the odd teasing. I went 2 weeks (fortnight) without a wood-heater fire on and then last Thursday had to put it on for a few days. Heaps of rain though, so my tanks are chockers.

I've got 2 thoroughbred horses. One for riding pleasure & the other one is his paddock-mate... and I'll stop there as I could go on & on about them. :laughing:

 

[bindian]

Weather-wise it's "supposed to be" late spring and warming up. No such luck except for the odd teasing. I went 2 weeks (fortnight) without a wood-heater fire on and then last Thursday had to put it on for a few days. Heaps of rain though, so my tanks are chockers.

I've got 2 thoroughbred horses. One for riding pleasure & the other one is his paddock-mate... and I'll stop there as I could go on & on about them. :laughing:

Chockers?:laughing: That's a new one on me. Chockers as in chock full. I had an ex boss who was British. He had all kinds of different words.:confused3: Rubbish for Trash. Torch for flashlight.
Nice hearing, again, from our tractor friends Down Under.:thumbsup:

The drought is almost over here in Southeast Texas. My ponds are full and were overflowing two weeks ago.
hugs, Brandi

 

[sixdogs]

bindian--live in Northern New England for a while. There are almost no pronounced "R's" except where they do not belong. For example is cah for car or hoss for horse. On the other hand is sewerage for sewage. Go figure.

 

[bindian]

bindian--live in Northern New England for a while. There are almost no pronounced "R's" except where they do not belong. For example is cah for car or hoss for horse. On the other hand is sewerage for sewage. Go figure.

I knew I was out of Texas when I went up to Alantic City once TDY and asked for ice tea. They bought out a cup of hot tea with almost melted ice cubes in the cup. That stuff was gross.
hugs, brandi

 

[Wagtail]

G'day sixdogs! The dropping of the last 'R' is standard for speaking Aussie, ie: Cairns (Queensland) is pronounced like 'Cans'. We also shorten a lot of words and slap an 'ie' or 'o' on the end. So 'breakfast' becomes 'breakie' or a 'Bottle Shop' (liquor store) becomes a 'Bottle-o'.

And don't get me started on 'expressions'. I could go on half an arvo on 'Fair Dinkum' alone! :confused2: