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Jeff

07-07-1999 08:59:15




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What's something a person could use to pack the soil down for a native grass seeding when you can't afford a cultipacker...




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Jerry (Al)

07-08-1999 06:42:58




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 Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Jeff, 07-07-1999 08:59:15  
Whitetail Institute reccomends planting their clover by using a 4x8 piece of plywood. It has two strips of wood wide enough to stack concrete blocks between nailed along the back edge. They have a 8 foot section of chain link behind the plywood. The plywood is pulled by bolting on a 2x4 to reinforce the front edge.



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farmer

07-08-1999 06:30:48




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 Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Jeff, 07-07-1999 08:59:15  
If one is available an old rotery hoe does a great job on grass seed and can be bought for almost nothing. I have even had them given to me.
A drag made of old chain link fence works well also.



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Dennis H.

07-07-1999 13:59:57




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 Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Jeff, 07-07-1999 08:59:15  
Down here in southern Indiana we have alot of cedar trees. I cut two trees about 15ft tall, lay them on the ground butt to butt with them overlapping 18-20 inches. Wrap chain around the middle of the overlap tightly and when the other end is attached to the tractor and pulled the trees will form a "V". This is what we call a "Crawford County Cultipacker" and it works great. We disc the ground, then spread the seed and finally drag with the "CCC". This progression of events is to prevent too deep of a placement of the seed which will impare your germination rate. And hey, the darn thing is re-cyclable!

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Jeff

07-08-1999 06:04:20




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 Re: Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Dennis H., 07-07-1999 13:59:57  
Hows the best way to hook up the ends?



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Dennis H.

07-08-1999 12:39:51




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 Re: Re: Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Jeff, 07-08-1999 06:04:20  
If you lay them on the ground with the butts overlapping and chain them where they cross thats all you need.



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Trapper

07-09-1999 06:23:59




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Dennis H., 07-08-1999 12:39:51  
I think he's referring to the other ends. How do you attach it to the tractor?



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Tim(ny)

07-07-1999 09:44:32




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 Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Jeff, 07-07-1999 08:59:15  
How about 3 six or eight foot 2x8's ? Overlap each one about 2" on the one below it and nail them together. Bolt each end of a chain 1/4 of the way in from each end and attach the middle of the chain to your drawbar with a clevis. Be sure the boards "step up" towards the tractor and hitch them fairly close. This is also a poor man's back blade.



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Tim(ny) forgot to mention

07-07-1999 09:47:50




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 Re: Re: Cultipacker alternatives in reply to Tim(ny), 07-07-1999 09:44:32  
It works better if you get someone else to drive the tractor, then you stand on the boards, hang on to a rope attached to the tractor and "surf". Tip your toes down to dig more, and up to float.



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