Chain Harrow?

[RhallVA]

I am thinking of looking for a used (i hope) chain harrow to drag behind a B2410 for the purpose of maintaining a horse field for spreading out the manure and perhaps even overseeding some areas. What size chain harrow is sensible with the B2410? Any hints or tips?

Thanks!

 

[TresCrows]

I have mentioned my tine harrow several times. I love the thing--it is very useful and will do nicely for what you mention and other things too. I bought it for my BX orginally and was told 5 hosepower per foot but I dcecided to get the 6 wide foot by 8 foot long and it is just right for the BX and a good size for the 2410 also but you could get the 8 footer. I like the 6 because I can "slalom" in and out and around trees and things easily. Furest flexible tine harrow is what you want--not cheap but very nice quality.
J

 

[TresCrows]

Here is another pic of it behind one of my tractors. J

 

[ddl]

I have one of these harrows also and love it. Mine is 4 foot wide and 7 foot long. The reason for the 4 foot wide is it was what the dealer had and had a good price on it. I do wish I had a 5 foot or six foot wides units. They come in four foot widths I believe and you use a new tow bar to add a new width.

Dan L

 

[TresCrows]

Actually they come in 4 foot lengths which can be hooked together, mine is 8 feet--two four foot sections. Width is 4 foot up in 2 foot increments I think. They also have some for garden tractors and ATV's that are much smaller--you would be surprised at how much drag one of these things can produce in some conditions (loam and sand) and in others virtually none (hard drought polished clay)
J

 

[ddl]

Mine is 4 foot wide and 7 foot long, even the bigger versions of this harrow are 7 feet long. They do come in four foot widths. I almost bet my wife on it!!! They are still great devices.

Dan L

 

[Charliebrn]

TresCrows,

How much did that unit cost you? I'm very interested in purchasing something along these lines, but I'm concerned about how well it'll prepare a seed bed in my hard clay. Think it'll penetrate enough to do this for grass seed? I had considered tilling, but to get a decent powder i'd have to get pretty deep, deeper than necessary for grass, and that would take a lot of time as well.

 

[TresCrows]

Maybe yours is a different brand because mine is 6 feet wide, they had a 4 and an 8 at the place I bought it and they had several extra sections in each width for making them longer--each 4 foot additional. Fuerst has a web site that tells about the things. They show sizes from 4 feet to 24 feet in two foot increments (width)
I do not remember what it cost--it was a bunch. I love the thing but hard clay is not it's best use for preparing a seed bed. You may have to till or otherwise break the soil and THEN use the harrow to work it into a seed bed.
I have used mine to prepare freshly spread soil and already worked soil, it makes nice little grooves the seeds fall into for good germination. I also maintain my gravel drive and road and it seems to stimulate the lawn when I use it to drag in fertilizer or top seed and I have no tilled alfalfa with my PTO spreader followed by the tine harrow.
J

 

[ddl]

I could be wrong, when do you want myu wife????

 

[TresCrows]

ddl, sorry, I already have one wife, two would be more than I could stand or should even be wished upon any man though I am sure she is a really nice lady--no thanks!
Sorry I am so hard headed--I just want the original poster to get it right which might be best served by his visiting their web site.
I have also seen chain harrows in the Northern catalog and several other places that or similar to mine though I think mine is heavier built than others I have seen.
J