Levelling fields

[ajd132]

Have taken on managing a farm that has been no till for a while but some of the fields are really quite rough.
don’t want to properly roar fields up because the soil is in good stead underneath.
some kind of shallow tine and levelling have board?
Just drilling at angle won’t sort it out quick enough.

 

[Clive]

year 1 new land we usually shallow till behind a carrier

 

[farmerm]

what if the field is perm pasture and developing ant hills of such scale that they will be marked as actual hills when OS next update their maps, asking for a friend...

 

[Henarar]

what if the field is perm pasture and developing ant hills of such scale that they will be marked as actual hills when OS next update their maps, asking for a friend...

powerharrow

 

[davidroberts30]

what if the field is perm pasture and developing ant hills of such scale that they will be marked as actual hills when OS next update their maps, asking for a friend...

Grass harrow with the angle irons on the front

 

[Kevtherev]

what if the field is perm pasture and developing ant hills of such scale that they will be marked as actual hills when OS next update their maps, asking for a friend...

Chain Harrow with bar down on front

 

[Farmer Fin]

Plough

 

[ajd132]

year 1 new land we usually shallow till behind a carrier

Those type machines don’t do enough on heavy land from experience

 

[deleted user 837354]

Simba discs and press. Do it twice, ideally in opposing directions. Should level it and crumble it down. Very fast and relatively cheap.

 

[ajd132]

Neighbour has a farmer fantom, tines followed by levelling board and packer. I reckon twice with this at speed would do a good job. We don’t have anything with a levelling board on anymore.

 

[Chae1]

Bulldozer.

 

[steveR]

what if the field is perm pasture and developing ant hills of such scale that they will be marked as actual hills when OS next update their maps, asking for a friend...

You been wandering around my place @farmerm?

I am wondering how to level it a bit of PP, as ploughing is contra-indicated!! Cannot even spray or top dress as it is so so lumpy!

 

[farmerfred86]

Have taken on managing a farm that has been no till for a while but some of the fields are really quite rough.
don’t want to properly roar fields up because the soil is in good stead underneath.
some kind of shallow tine and levelling have board?
Just drilling at angle won’t sort it out quick enough.

out of interest what's caused the roughness from repeated no till? Presumably wet areas or drilling in compromised conditions? I've found mole draining alone can do some good but depends on the situation.

 

[ajd132]

out of interest what's caused the roughness from repeated no till? Presumably wet areas or drilling in compromised conditions? I've found mole draining alone can do some good but depends on the situation.

Not levelled properly before no till started.

 

[farmerfred86]

Another way is to use something like a Claydon drill. It moves more ground which helps level out the field but also protects the soil.

 

[ajd132]

Another way is to use something like a Claydon drill. It moves more ground which helps level out the field but also protects the soil.

That was another way I think would be good for doing it, maybe get DC down the road to put some beans in.

 

[farmerm]

You been wandering around my place @farmerm?

I am wondering how to level it a bit of PP, as ploughing is contra-indicated!! Cannot even spray or top dress as it is so so lumpy!

Think we must have super ants in Shropshire! some our ours, er I mean my friends, are knee high

 

[deleted user 837354]

Old Simba toptilth but needs to be relatively loose for the tines to get purchase to get the levelling boards into work.

 

[ajd132]

Old Simba toptilth but needs to be relatively loose for the tines to get purchase to get the levelling boards into work.

Yes I was thinking do a fairly shallow pass with something then find a top tilth

 

[farmerfred86]

That was another way I think would be good for doing it, maybe get DC down the road to put some beans in.

Yes definitely. We had some unlevel ex sugarbeet ground. The Claydon has done an excellent job there. Won’t solve it in a single year but it does save cultivating it!