alternatives to shakearator legs

[britt]

Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel just follow the shakearator with something to level the ground again after.
I looked at alternatives and came to the conclusion that it would be cheaper to just follow with a power harrow and rolls to level the ground.
I no longer have a power harrow so just disc and roll. A Carrier or similar would be better.
I find a spring tine pulls up the lumps and stubble rake doesn't do enough.
Often the Shakearator leaves it level enough, mine has a Simba packer roller on the back, by the time the drill's been over and it's been rolled.

 

[Spud]

What is the leg spacing please?

50 cm (20") apart on a Rehab

7 legs in 3m

 

[PSQ]

Take the shins off the shakerator, new legs are cheap enough.

Could also replace the shin with a length of hardox bucket edge to reduce the drag and ‘upheave’, but it would have to be profiled with acetylene to curve the back of it around the bottom of the ‘j’.

It would also need indifferent rods to weld hardox to cast, but a 4 or 5 40mm welds should do it.

 

[Will 1594]

On some soils the shakearator works well, here on this heavy snot it heaves the living daylights out of the ground and is common to pull up horses heads and leave the resulting hole behind it. Low disturbance it aint, not here.

And yes, I'm wanting to pull a deep leg through deeper than the previous ploughing was done to, to alleviate the possibility of a pan/compaction . It's next door to ours, the difference is ridiculous. I feel a fresh start is required. The only difference is management. Weed issues mean I don't want to bring anything more up than I absolutely have to, hence the low surface disturbance. I keep hearing of alternatives for shakers, I figure someone must have tried some on some real heavy stuff.

Sounds like a fallow needed , and give it a good riving up in summer ,

 

[J J Metcalfe & Son]

 

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[The Gentleman Farmer]

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