tugboat-2
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- Joined
- Jan 12, 2007
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- ERIN, Ontario, Canada
- Tractor
- Many over the years, + '05 JD-4410 TLB, but quite proud of my big green "Rolls": AKA: 2006 JD-3520 Cab, HST, Tunes & 2-way tiltmeter, Cobra communications and 6" (x2) rear wheel spacers for a lot less pucker-factor!!
You mentioned lazer levels,..did you want a professional job? ..OR,..if you'd rather "do-it-yourself" and simply put a more gradual slope to those "drop-offs", (that sound dangerous for tractoring),. then,"my" personal suggestion would be:
By "grass",..I assume you meant it had been a "sod-farm",(or is that just a Cdn translation?) if so, you may have "top-soil" there which "should" loosen up fairly easily I would think. Your box blade scarifiers might do it, but may need extra weight like a couple of concrete blocks etc to get them digging in rather than scratching as they bounce along, (through the long grasses).
So my "suggestion" would be a set of "discs" you could borrow or rent, OR quite possibly pick up an old rusty set (cheap) somewhere locally. Check with local farmers, or watch for a farm, or implement auction? (or local dealers?)
Even old and rusty, squirt oil around 'em and they'll do a nice job of chopping up all that long grass and weeds for you then they'll slice up that top-soil and make it much easier to handle with your blade, rake, box and bucket.
Pull the discs over the high spots, back and forth, up and down and all around just loosening up that hopefully "nice top soil. Then go to work with the box blade or a rear grader blade on an angle leaving a nice windrow every few rows. Then scoop up the windrow with your bucket and drop it in the low spots to be smoothed out when apparently full.
You may have to scrape the dirt off then disc again a few times?
IF,...that is the sort of outcome you want, then this "type" of method will give you plenty of seat time, lots of experience with all your equipment and at the same time, you don't have to sweat and strain at "trying" to be perfect.
Anyway,..that's just "one" suggestion,..perhaps worth a shot?
Good luck to you!
. . tug
By "grass",..I assume you meant it had been a "sod-farm",(or is that just a Cdn translation?) if so, you may have "top-soil" there which "should" loosen up fairly easily I would think. Your box blade scarifiers might do it, but may need extra weight like a couple of concrete blocks etc to get them digging in rather than scratching as they bounce along, (through the long grasses).
So my "suggestion" would be a set of "discs" you could borrow or rent, OR quite possibly pick up an old rusty set (cheap) somewhere locally. Check with local farmers, or watch for a farm, or implement auction? (or local dealers?)
Even old and rusty, squirt oil around 'em and they'll do a nice job of chopping up all that long grass and weeds for you then they'll slice up that top-soil and make it much easier to handle with your blade, rake, box and bucket.
Pull the discs over the high spots, back and forth, up and down and all around just loosening up that hopefully "nice top soil. Then go to work with the box blade or a rear grader blade on an angle leaving a nice windrow every few rows. Then scoop up the windrow with your bucket and drop it in the low spots to be smoothed out when apparently full.
You may have to scrape the dirt off then disc again a few times?
IF,...that is the sort of outcome you want, then this "type" of method will give you plenty of seat time, lots of experience with all your equipment and at the same time, you don't have to sweat and strain at "trying" to be perfect.
Anyway,..that's just "one" suggestion,..perhaps worth a shot?
Good luck to you!
. . tug
