Spiked Tooth Harrow

[rambler]

The type of harrow we always use would most closely be the Beaversupply "OPEN END RIGID ROUND STEEL BAR HARROWS"

The open ended type gives me much less headaches than the closed end like you are looking at. My closed sided likes to plug up & overlap & catch one on top of the other - hate it.

I prefer spike harrow. The spring type are a little lighter action. I like to mash the lumps apart. I've never used a chain type, but I think it would plug up a lot with the crop trash - works good for leveling a bare dirt horse track thing, but if you have corn/bean/grass clumps....

The adjustable angle unit will be much more flexable to deal with different conditions & crop trash & just scuffing or really going deep (as much as a harrow goes deep - not really!).

I'm not sure why you would be disking 2x a year & harrowing, not sure of your application here, so can't get more specific than this. Soil type, moisture, crop trash, all have a big effect on the type of harrow, & you didn't really mention the use of it. Level ridges, bust lumps, feather the soil smooth, harrow over planted seeds, or...... Again, makes a difference in what I would buy.

--->Paul

 

[greg_g]

I've never used a chain type, but I think it would plug up a lot with the crop trash

That's why I framed mine so I could lift it with the TPH. Simply picking it up drops about 95% of the accumulated trash. I took advantage of the "accumulation" issue one year, and used the chain harrow to rake up several acres of brome sage seed heads. I towed it in decreasing revolutions around the cut area, depositing the accumulated seed heads at the same point on each pass. Ended up with a nice long row of accumulated seed heads to burn.

//greg//

 

[Fredex]

Do you think that I could go wider than 14'?

With the 7520 pulling harrow only - Sure. Dad's old 2N loafed with a 12' harrow. 2N was about 22-23 pto hp. I've pulled a 6' section with my lawn tractor - got a little dicey for traction pulling it home up hill through foot high grass - no power issues. I would think the 7520 could pull way more than 14'. 18' may be a good size. If you get too wide you have tow bar issues combined with turning radius issues getting into the corners of the field. Some of that can be compensated with ganged tow bars, but pretty soon the tow bar setup costs more than the harrow.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The main reason for disking is fire control. I was burned out back in 02, Pines Fire, over 33,000 acres burned, NO FUN. Actually the disking out in the open field is fine, but everyplace that I turn with my D6 the tracks mound up piles of dirt. Anyway, I've gotten tired of these mounds and want to smooth- even them out. My disking patterns are irregular do to the topography of the land. I disk twice to get the weeds chopped up and turned under better. I'm thinking that I will purchase 3 - 6' 5 bar heavy duty rigid open end adjustable harrows so that I can smooth everything out quickly if I want, or put 2 of them behind my 12' seeder if I ever do plant. Anything else that I might be missing?

Thanks for your input.