Power harrowing a stone track

[bert]

We have a long farm lane that needs mending come spring, there's plenty stone there but needs loosening up and putting into a camber. I thought about buying an old robust power harrow and loosening it with that, any thoughts on this? or what would be the numbest cheapest power harrow that would be suitable?

 

[Yale]

A demo one.

 

[Jon]

That would be naughty

 

[Darren]

Tried that yrs ago. 3 mtr lely. Non stop breaking shear pins. Did a couple of gravel tracks with an old pressure harrow. Did a good job with that. Old Dutch harrow would do the same. I put a few weights on it and after a couple or. 3 passes it was ready to be rolled down

 

[bert]

Tried that yrs ago. 3 mtr lely. Non stop breaking shear pins. Did a couple of gravel tracks with an old pressure harrow. Did a good job with that. Old Dutch harrow would do the same. I put a few weights on it and after a couple or. 3 passes it was ready to be rolled down

Have previously used a dutch harrow on the back and one on the front, but its knackerd them both, it was taking nearer ten passes to get any amount loosened. Thought power harrow would be quicker and more effective, maybe could alter the levelling board to give it a camber also

 

[Mdt]

We use a dynadrive.

 

[bert]

We use a dynadrive.

DynaDrive????

 

[Yale]

What about one of those ripper attachments for a 360 digger.Have seen some with 3 or so tines.

 

[tr250]

What's wrong with a 360 digger

 

[bert]

What's wrong with a 360 digger

Nothing, but that's a steady job and would have to get someone in to do it also

 

[Mdt]

DynaDrive????

Yep if conditions are right, not to dry or too wet after a few passes the track is done for another year. Its a mix of soil and rubble in places. The dynadrive was surplus to requirements and had the idea of trying it on tracks with some results so put it through workshop and spruced it up a bit with parts we already had.

 

[bert]

What about one of those ripper attachments for a 360 digger.Have seen some with 3 or so tines.

Neighbour had an old drott with a ripper on the back that would have been ideal but father wasn't keen at the time that we should have bought when he sold it

 

[tr250]

It could be tracked in well in my limited experience that makes the difference between a good and bad track

 

[Dave W]

I reckon a good old power harrow with worn out tines would work

Plenty go through York for £500. Weld the pto clutch up and dont try to do 4" deep in one pass

 

[bert]

It could be tracked in well in my limited experience that makes the difference between a good and bad track

Yes it does make a good job been tracked in, that's where a drott with a ripper would be ideal, does soon get brayed down by constant traffic on it anyway

 

[ARW]

I have a good p/h with new tines in my yard, have that, dunno who's it is it just turned up last week

 

[bert]

I reckon a good old power harrow with worn out tines would work

Plenty go through York for £500. Weld the pto clutch up and dont try to do 4" deep in one pass

Yeah was thinking that, its just knowing which one will turn and which one wont

 

[bert]

I have a good p/h with new tines in my yard, have that, dunno who's it is it just turned up last week

Am aware of that well maintained, well looked after, well placed p/h.

 

[John 1594]

best "numb" implement for ripping the guts out of a roadway is an old bomford superflow with standard tines

drag that through it, then just go over it by hand and pick out/bury and big bits, dutch harrow and roll, job done

 

[bert]

best "numb" implement for ripping the guts out of a roadway is an old bomford superflow with standard tines

drag that through it, then just go over it by hand and pick out/bury and big bits, dutch harrow and roll, job done

not a bad idea, maybe get one of those in York sale for less money and risk. have you done this before @John 1594