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Recommendations on a Drag Harrow?

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Ford3230-CO

04-03-2008 07:31:44




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I have a 32 HP tractor and about 10 acres of pasture. I just started pasture boarding 4 horses. I am going to split the pasture in two so I can rotate pastures. I have two questions:
- How often should I use a drag harrow to aerate and spread manure? I live in Colorado where the soil is pretty hard and gets very dry in the summer.
- Do you have a recommendation for a specific harrow? I don't want to overbuy, but I've heard that cheap harrows don't last long.

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Kirk Grau

04-03-2008 10:59:11




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 Re: Recommendations on a Drag Harrow? in reply to Ford3230-CO, 04-03-2008 07:31:44  
I have a chain harrow from TSC 8'x8'. One side has teeth that stand almost vertical if dragged from one end and lay back to about 30 degrees when dragged the other direction. If flipped over it just smooths. Use it on both the arena and the pastures. I agree with the thoughts below about splitting up the pastures a little further although that is not practical for us due to our physical layout. I pull the drag behind the mower whenever I groom the pastures (Assuming horses have been on the pasture).

Kirk

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Ford3230-CO

04-03-2008 14:05:41




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 Re: Recommendations on a Drag Harrow? in reply to Kirk Grau, 04-03-2008 10:59:11  
Thanks everyone, very helpful!



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Jerry/MT

04-03-2008 10:24:17




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 Re: Recommendations on a Drag Harrow? in reply to Ford3230-CO, 04-03-2008 07:31:44  
If it were me, I"d drag it every rotation and if you have irrigation, turn on the water. I"d also divide it in to small maybe 1-2 acre paddocks with electric fence. That will give you 5-10 paddocks. During optimum grass growth, it takes about 28 days for the grass to recover and be ready to be regrazed. If you don"t have irrigation, either cut the stocking rate or feed supplemental hay. Don"t depend on the grass to support the horses. You"ll need to supplement when the grass goes into dormancy in hot, dry weather. Whatever you do, don"t let the horses grub the grass down to mothing or you have a weed patch in a few years.

You can ,make a drag out of old tires and a length of pipe and some chain. /_____ OOOOO

Get the picture?

Or you can buy a chain harrow for $200-500 depending on the width. Personally, with regard to chain harrows, I don"t think they are that different. Some guys drag around the old fashioned bed springs but they are hard to find these days. A log chain attached to a railroad tie at both ends and then dragged will also work.

Hope this helps

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Jim Will

04-03-2008 08:32:38




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 Re: Recommendations on a Drag Harrow? in reply to Ford3230-CO, 04-03-2008 07:31:44  
Hi I have never liked the solid spike type drags. Especially for dragging pasture, spreading manure around. The regular chain type is the best. They have long spikes on one side and short on the other. Short side is best for land with stock in it either cattle or horses. They aren't too pricey even new and they last a long time. Jim Will



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Fordfarmer

04-03-2008 07:51:03




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 Re: Recommendations on a Drag Harrow? in reply to Ford3230-CO, 04-03-2008 07:31:44  
I can't remember what brand it was, but Grandpa had a 5-bar, 20' spike-tooth that we pulled with the Jubilee (31 h.p.). The angle of the teeth could be adjusted for more or less bite. The ones without a transport under them typically bring $100-400 at farm auctions here in WI.



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