Re: Flattning out ground
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Posted by Paul Fox on November 25, 1998 at 13:55:34:
In Reply to: Flattning out ground posted by Stan on November 24, 1998 at 17:15:57:
: A little background:
: Late last winter I moved in to a new house that sits in the middle of what used to be a farmers field. My guess is that this land had been abandoned for at least three or four years. I assume this because of the growth of very small trees and the height of the underbrush. The last thing that was done to it was that it was plowed over in several different directions. This left several rutts of varing size all makeing it very tricky to walk over unless you like a twisted ankle or a or a popped knee. My origional thought was I would purchase a tractor, plow and disk turn the ground under with the plow break it up with the disk and continue to flatten it out with an old box spring. When this was done I'd seed it with grass purchase a woods mower for the tractor and live happily ever after mowing my oversized yard. It all seemed so simple. Now I find there are several different type of plows, several different types of disks and combinations of both.
: My question:
: What do I need???
: I hope I havent put the cart before the horse but I have already purchased the tractor, a Farmall Super A. As you may be able to tell I do not have any kind of farming background. I think you have the right idea, plow it to turn all the old sod under, then work it up to level it, and seed it. If you can find the proper implements for the A, it'll do the job for you. It might take a while if you're talking about a LOT of land (say 20 acres or more) but it will still do it. Most of the A's I've seen or heard about used a mounted plow, usually a "two-way" that allowed you to turn around at the end of a pass, lift one plow, drop the other and run back down the same furrow. If you can find one, that will work nicely. Another way to go would be a small trailer plow, preferably a single-bottom, or perhaps a very small (12 or 14 inch) two-bottom. Not sure if the A would pull a two bottom, depends to a certain extent on the type of soil and how deep you're trying to plow. A disk (or, more properly, disk harrow) is the next step. The A should handle a 6' disk, I would think. Again a trailer-type would most likely be easiest to find and hook up. Multiple passes with the disk will do a good job of breaking up the plowing and leveling things initially. You may find that you'll want to follow that with a spring tooth or spike tooth harrow to help with leveling. You might also want to consider a box-blade if you have a lot of holes to fill. Finally, a roller is a good idea. When I seed a new piece, I broadcast the seed, spread some straw or hay over it, water it lightly, and then roll it to press the seed into the soil. Have fun!
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