Hey everyone!
Looking for some advice as I did not grow up on a farm. I have an 18 acre field that hasn't been touched in 10 years. I need to level out the gopher mounds and get the field as smooth as possible. I know how to take care of the gophers and that is not a problem - not looking for gopher advice.
The soil here is sand. I want to retain as much of the current grass as possible.
I have a heavy steel plate that I dragged the field with and it knocked off the high points on the gopher mounds to where I could mow it with my 15 foot bat wing mower. Now that it's mowed it's a lot easier to see what needs work. I'll be trapping and poisoning (I have a 3-point gophergetter) the gophers.
One-time dragging didn't do a lot. It needs a lot more work.
My question is, what to drag the field with? I have a lot of steel and can make a tool. However, I was thinking about a spike tooth harrow and adding cement blocks for weight. I can get enough sections to make one about 20 feet wide. I've played with them in the past though and they don't seen to do much.
Do the rollers that farmers use for flattening work very well?
Suggestions?
Looking for some advice as I did not grow up on a farm. I have an 18 acre field that hasn't been touched in 10 years. I need to level out the gopher mounds and get the field as smooth as possible. I know how to take care of the gophers and that is not a problem - not looking for gopher advice.
The soil here is sand. I want to retain as much of the current grass as possible.
I have a heavy steel plate that I dragged the field with and it knocked off the high points on the gopher mounds to where I could mow it with my 15 foot bat wing mower. Now that it's mowed it's a lot easier to see what needs work. I'll be trapping and poisoning (I have a 3-point gophergetter) the gophers.
One-time dragging didn't do a lot. It needs a lot more work.
My question is, what to drag the field with? I have a lot of steel and can make a tool. However, I was thinking about a spike tooth harrow and adding cement blocks for weight. I can get enough sections to make one about 20 feet wide. I've played with them in the past though and they don't seen to do much.
Do the rollers that farmers use for flattening work very well?
Suggestions?