Leveling drag blade

Frank Surber · Dec 14, 2020

Having seen a lot of guys use these and even built one for a guy many years ago I got the idea to aid in leveling out the shop floor one of these just might be of use It did and it didn't mostly didn't because of the large size of the drag blade being used in the confined area of the shop floor with the back hoe as the power

oosik · Dec 15, 2020

I have several implements that I use to smooth/level rough areas. LPGS, rear blade- forward & reversed, home made drag, ROBB. Each has its unique advantages/limitations. But your implement is probably about the best that can be used in that limited space. That's a whole lot of tractor to be squeezing into a small area.

Frank Surber · Dec 15, 2020

the Backhoe is like trying to get a Texas longhorn into a cattle trailer then make him turn around and come back out

oosik · Dec 15, 2020

Yes, that could well be - Frank. But you make doo with what you have. Here is my "fancy" home made drag. Leaning up against one of my out buildings. It has a rope yoke - towed with my ATV. We actually have folks, up here, with small herds of Texas longhorns. Like the small herds of buffalos. Mostly for just show. Never seen longhorns trying to be loaded into a cattle trailer.

However - I HAVE seen a valient attempt to load three buffalos into a cattle trailer. They DID NOT want to load and, by golly, they never did get loaded. Luckily - nobody got hurt and no equipment nor vehicles were damaged. Only damage done - pride of the rancher and his helpers.

Especially when cattle prods were used and then the buffs turned on the rancher.

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Frank Surber · Dec 15, 2020

Speaking of buffalo, there is a ranch not too many miles from me in the same county that has a few of those ornery critters. I have no idea how many in his heard, but he gets from 10 to 15 buffalo calves each year, and sells off a few yearling bulls and possibly a couple of the female every so often, and Like his heard of beef cattle they get their regular veterinary attention. Our county vet and his staff might spend a week sometimes 2 weeks on the ranch administering to the ranchers heards I have heard some really fascinating stories at the feed store about what has been happening at so and so's ranch the past weeks. Anything from a large buff bull ramming his head into the side of a pickup to one managing to climb on top of a 8ft high steel pipe loading chute or a buffalo mother attacking anything and every thing when she has to be separated from her calf while it gets chipped or tagged. Beef cattle can be the same way as well but they are no where near as large and powerful.