Guys,
I'm a newbie and seeking some feedback.
I've come into some 50+ acres of land (and an unoccupied house) the family has owned for about 13 years. It's mostly ridge like forested hills not good for much but the bottom land has some potential. It would be a nice place to retire to or to move to if I'm ever able to work remotely from there. Non AG taxes are a killer and it only takes one horse to qualify for a AG tax break which would reduce the tax burden by 75%. With that in mind, in Nov '08 I had 2.5-3.0 acres bulldozed with the intent of creating some grass land to support one or more horses.
The cleared section rests between the bottom of a hill and a 10' deep runoff river bed that cuts through the property so when it rains, the ground gets pretty soft. The three brush piles of been drying out for a year and we started to burn them down in the last couple of weeks. They need probably one more burn and then the last of the unburned debris scooped into a final single burn pile. When that is completed, I need to then clear the land of any residual debris (dead roots, rocks, etc) before planting some type of grass.
Question: What is the best way to accomplish that final cleanup? I know there are different types of plows and I figure I don't need to go very deep for grass so is there a better type plow to use behind my 8N?
Thanks for the insight!
-Bill
Dallas, TX
1948 Ford 8N (built in '47)
Front mounted Dist, Converted to 12v
http://photobucket.com/Ford_8N
I'm a newbie and seeking some feedback.
I've come into some 50+ acres of land (and an unoccupied house) the family has owned for about 13 years. It's mostly ridge like forested hills not good for much but the bottom land has some potential. It would be a nice place to retire to or to move to if I'm ever able to work remotely from there. Non AG taxes are a killer and it only takes one horse to qualify for a AG tax break which would reduce the tax burden by 75%. With that in mind, in Nov '08 I had 2.5-3.0 acres bulldozed with the intent of creating some grass land to support one or more horses.
The cleared section rests between the bottom of a hill and a 10' deep runoff river bed that cuts through the property so when it rains, the ground gets pretty soft. The three brush piles of been drying out for a year and we started to burn them down in the last couple of weeks. They need probably one more burn and then the last of the unburned debris scooped into a final single burn pile. When that is completed, I need to then clear the land of any residual debris (dead roots, rocks, etc) before planting some type of grass.
Question: What is the best way to accomplish that final cleanup? I know there are different types of plows and I figure I don't need to go very deep for grass so is there a better type plow to use behind my 8N?
Thanks for the insight!
-Bill
Dallas, TX
1948 Ford 8N (built in '47)
Front mounted Dist, Converted to 12v
http://photobucket.com/Ford_8N