Levelling ground after a disk harrow

[Johnny Deere]

What's the best procedure to level scrawy ground after a disk harrow is there a machine that will level it? Power Harrow tends to leave it smooth one way but rough crossing it

 

[Nearly]

Discing should be a levelling operation.
Pick a different angle to the usual one to work it to remove ridges created by previous operations.

 

[john432]

My theory is that the tractor wheels compact the ploughed furrows, then be it a power harrow ,disc,or spike harrow level up the ground, but when it does settle,all the wheelings end up as humps! Would several flat rolling between "operations" be the answer?

 

[Dry Rot]

This question has come up before. I like Forage Trader's suggestion of dragging a length of steel girder behind the tractor to smooth out the lumps and hope to give that a try this autumn.

 

[Johnny Deere]

Sorry ment to say not ploughed just disked 3 times in different directions

 

[rob h]

Something with tines to level a press with tines or Dutch harrow

 

[Steevo]

Good question this! I find our disc harrows are a nightmare to level the field afterwards - they just leave a large ridge in the middle of them.

 

[Johnny Deere]

Something with tines to level a press with tines or Dutch harrow

Won't work will just start pulling the scraws and eventually lift the Harrow

 

[rob h]

Have you tried 2 passes with the power Harrow at different angles

 

[Johnny Deere]

Have you tried 2 passes with the power Harrow at different angles

Yes it's still rough

 

[Western promise]

Tow a press with levelling tines behind your discs.

 

[vantage]

Yes it's still rough

Vibrating road roller!

 

[multi power]

What's the best procedure to level scrawy ground after a disk harrow is there a machine that will level it? Power Harrow tends to leave it smooth one way but rough crossing it

Is it not level to begin with or is the disc causing the issue?

 

[Ffermer Bach]

This question has come up before. I like Forage Trader's suggestion of dragging a length of steel girder behind the tractor to smooth out the lumps and hope to give that a try this autumn.

seen this done in Australia for pea ground

 

[Johnny Deere]

Is it not level to begin with or is the disc causing the issue?

It's the scraw or tatch is causing the issues I think.

 

[PuG]

I've got the similar problem, going to have to take up two fields again this autumn, the power harrow has done an awful job (presumably operator error on my behalf). So going to set the discs to be less aggressive then just a couple of passes with some heavy harrows. Turning the field into no till only but I assume if it starts bumpy it will never improve even with thick cover crops?

 

[JJT]

when sowing grass lays into stubble we go over with a set of discs and then level it with a set of cambridge rollers with paddles on. Does a nice job.

 

[Dman2]

Take some set off the disc with each pass

 

[multi power]

It's the scraw or tatch is causing the issues I think.

Disc is too much angle perhaps

 

[spikeislander]

Rexius twin, cultipress, or similar basically a double press with leading tines and most importantly levelling paddles to drag soil forwards into dips