Re: Rough hayfield

Posted by Hugh MacKay on July 14, 2007 at 12:14:49 from (216.208.58.182):

In Reply to: Rough hayfield posted by CRAIG MN on July 14, 2007 at 05:03:40:

Craig: You have an M and you live in MN. Your soil must freeze hard in winter. What you need is an upstate New York roller. These were made using two 6' long steel cylinders that nicely fit over an M's 38" tires, almost to the fenders. The attachment is very similar to snap on duals. I've seen several systems used for the front end. The most common was a cone shaped cylinders that went over narrow front wheels and attached much the same as the rear cylinder rollers. Some used a caster type roller out front, with hydraulics on roller taking 75% of front end weight. My favourite was a 6' diameter steering roller on a loader taking all front weight, and you steered it using bucket cylinder valve. I like this last one best as the large diameter front roller carries best on soft ground.

The guys in NY would hit the fields in spring just as frost was coming out, with these self propelled rollers. I think Bob M has a few photos of these. Someone in NY is bound to have one.

The advice you already have on plowing is by far the best solution. The other folks have given you good advice. Getting rough fields smooth is much like grading gravel roads, you've got to cut it below the deepest hole. Pay particular attention to Allan, his dad probably taught him much the same as my dad taught me. If the seeded hayfield wasn't smooth enough to get his 57 or 59 Chevy sedan up to 50mph, someone screwed up on tillage. Believe me that was damn smooth, that old 59 Chevy would bottom out if a wheel dropped in a tractor tread mark.

I'm only suggesting the M roller as a short term solution. Maybe you only want to plow a small percentage each year. These rollers were popular in high rainfall areas where some rutting was unavoidable in wet years. I doubt if Allan has experienced that.

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