I've been keeping my neighbors 4-5 acre field mowed for the past 6-7 years. This spring, feral hogs got in it and rooted it so bad and all over that I couldn't get my tractor and bush hog in it to mow without dropping off into their root wallers. When I talked to the owner about it, he asked if I could possibly straight it up.
The only way I could think of was to completely harrow it up and smooth it back out, which I tried. I made two passes at different angles. Then I used my cross tie on back of the tractor to try it smooth it, but that didn't work, just dug trenches from the grass root balls turned up from the harrow. Then I tried my landscape rake and had a little better result, but still the same.

The only thing I can think of is to run a rotary tiller over it, but I'm open to suggestions.
I've posted a few pictures to better see what I'm up against.

Thanks for any and all help, I need it.

Roger
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Yea, disks kind of pack down ground, if you get aggressive they tend to ridge. Never really get level, they just move the ridges around.

Harrow or drag doesnt move enough dirt to fill much, just fine tuning. If you make them aggressive they tend to drag clumps which make trenches.

Most of the problems are in grass clumps, takes time to weather those down and fall apart.

A field cultivator goes 4 inches deep lifting the dirt up, and carries a wave of loose dirt with it, they can do about the best leveling if you go different directions, but the
clumps can still be a problem.

Paul
 
Thanks Paul.
When you mention field cultivator, are you talking about the spring tooth design with the reversible chisel points, I believe I've heard them called spring tooth harrows, or cultivators, but I may be wrong on that.
I'm not as concerned with the grass clumps as I am the trenches from dragging the clumps. So, you don't think a pto tiller is a good option?

Thanks again,
Roger
 
John,

Don't think I haven't thought of that. Unfortunately, I don't own the land in order to erect a fence and the owner isn't able to help, and just the other side of the wood lines are more residences that make gun fire a problem. I've even thought of trapping, but from what I've learned, they are very smart and will learn of the traps and avoid them.



That's why I was considering a pto tiller, that way, I could smooth out the root areas without having to do the entire field in order to mow without doing damage to my equipment.

I understand your area has a severe problem with these hogs too. I also understand that due to the EPA poisons are off the board for now, unless something has changed recently..



Anyway, thanks for the input.
 
I use a tiller on small patches.. think it works well. I just have a 5 ft. King Cutter. Toller. But have a 48 hp tractor. Mite keep them out with a electric fence.
 

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