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Reid5365

10-21-2008 11:54:24

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I need to make a drag harrow or need suggestions for whats cheap that i can pull behind my 13 ft disc to create a good seed bed for orchard/alfalfa mix

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dave2

10-23-2008 11:22:35

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

Saw something made from car rims with a short chain welded between them, 2 rows staggered. May even be able to McGiver a way of having them raise with the disc.

Dave

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fregienewbee

10-23-2008 10:39:48

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

I made a harrow/landscape rake out of a length of slotted Unistrut and 1/2" bolts. I ran a nut all the way to the bottom of the threads and used double washers; then stuck the threaded end through the slot, added double washers inside the Unistrut and locked the bolts in place with nylock nuts. I mount it to a 3ph "carry all." Might be lighter duty than you want, but it works fine for preparing a seed bed after disking.

Larry in Michigan

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hay

10-23-2008 03:50:38

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

this probably won't help you, but here goes anyway. i built a homemade drag from 2"X2" angle and used rebar for the 'teeth'. my drag is only 6 ft. wide (for a compact tractor), but there is no reason that it cannot be made bigger to accomadate your rig. i wish i could put a picture on here, but don't have a way to do that. just make a frame as wide as you need and make a center brace and either a 3 pt. hookup or a chain to drag it with. weld the spikes on and your done.

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ray sprague

10-22-2008 17:14:36

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

the question should have read how do you make a red neck drag harrow . so here goes 6x6 salt treat 8 foot long 3 pieces. bolt them into a trangle use lap joints. now cut some rebar 12 in long . biger the rebar the better drill hole every 6 inches or so so you can drive rebar thew and still be tight now you can hook to any point and drag away and its heave enough to do a great job built a few of them

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TomH in PA

10-22-2008 16:42:13

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

I saw one made out of five truck tires linked together with pieces of chain. Three in the first row and two behind. Owner said it worked real nice.

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thurlow

10-21-2008 16:33:05

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

Might check on the local dealers' back lots for a used Hiniker harrow, which are designed to mount on the back of a disc or field cutlivator to make a 'one-pass' seed bed.

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Don Hooks*

10-21-2008 15:44:56

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

If you aren"t working new ground a couple of thicknesses of chain link attached to a pipe or angle and chained to the disc frame will work fine. It won"t do much to established sod though. You can let it drag when making turns and fold it over the disc when going to the barn.

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Scott in SF

10-21-2008 15:39:31

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

Go out to the junk pile and let your imagination run wild.

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Skyhighballoon(MO)

10-21-2008 14:44:06

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

Another idea is weld a wire hog panel to a piece of angle iron and put a couple eye bolts on each end of the angle iron to attach the chain to to drag it behind the disc. Mike

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johns48jdb

10-21-2008 13:55:41

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

i built a drag that goes behind my disk that is picked up by the disk itself when the disk is raised. sure beats doing all that lifting of heavy drags. i used some heavy angle iron welded together to form an 90 degree angle between the two pieces. one end of that is fastened a a good spot on the disk frame itself and the other end sits on the ground. i use a heavy piece of angle there also and have a 1/4 thick steel strip about 6 inches wide on top ot that piece of angle to catch the dirt and drag it from high spots to low spots. the length of the angle irons that are welded together is determined by the location of a bracket that can be welded to the disk frame. this bracket needs to be 2 or 3 foot towrds the tractor from the rear of the disk. when the disk picks up this angle iron frame works catches on the supports for the rear gangs. you may have to add some block on the rear gang support to catch the angle iron legs to make it pick up. its a trial and errow thing, but is worth the effort because you can pick it up and move easily from field to field without having to dismount. on disk that are wide i would put a drag on each side that over lap slightly in the middle. that way each area behind the reag gangs stands a better chance of dragging down level. i suppose that you could add weights to the lift arms, but i never needed it behind mine. i'd try it first before adding weights. i also let the drag extend at least 14 -16 inches past the rear blade on the disk to catch the dirt that thrown out by the front disk blades on the out of the front gangs.

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M Nut

10-21-2008 13:15:40

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

I pull my tractor tire chains spread out across the back of the disk an/or the grain drill. Seems to work good for me.

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Jim Broughton

10-21-2008 13:05:46

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

Reid: Up here, some of the farmers use old bedsprings, the "oldfashioned type" they used years ago, couple of those chained together work pretty well. Another method is to take four 2x12s, overlap them and bolt together, then drive 20 penny spikes, or larger (careful not to split the wood) in a random pattern, add tow chain to the front and voila ! add weight,if necessary Good luck, Jim B.

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KEH

10-21-2008 13:05:06

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Re: Cheap ways to make a drag harrow in reply to Reid5365, 10-21-2008 11:54:24

A log pulled behind the harrow does a fair job. Two log in tandem possibly would be better. Need 10inch diameter log at least.

Piece of heavy pipe or I beam works also.

KEH

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