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| I'm about to have 4-6" of sand added to my arena and am looking for a new drag to handle the ground correctly.
I know NOTHING so please, offer any and all advice you have! ?? |
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Location: "Si Fi" Ville | Lucas Metal Works Ground Hog I think is what mine is. It has adjustable rippers followed by a different set, then a leveler and a roller/packer. It’s handy for many uses. It’s adjustsble so you can keep your ground level. I wouldn’t trade mine for any other drag. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | Blackwidow
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| ONCE YOU SEE THIS THING AT WORK ..
YOU WILL BE AMAZED ...
The last thing you want to do is rip your arena ... all you want is
a 3-4 inch cushion and making it level while filling in holes or
low spots ...
This thing is built for gravel roads or drives around barns .. it is
versatile to use for about anything involving dirt ... roundpens,
arenas etc ... it refreshes the top of gravel or any kind of dirt ..
AND IT IS CHEAP ...
PRICING .. I believe they have added a hydrolic unit to raise and lower the blades that have teeth on them and no rippers!! .. Look for ... maintainer ... in the left drop down scroll box ....http://www.jimfg.com/inventories
(copy and paste for prices $1000-1200 .. this link does not want to be alive .. lol)
and then click photos on their site and look at #53 black unit
http://www.jimfg.com/photos ... see the teeth on the Shruminator maintainer ..... and then a similar youtube video to get an idea how simple this thing is ..... https://youtu.be/H0RYsqcSoXk ...
ALSO .. keep in mind .. poop and shavings from cleaning stalls is going to be your daily challenge ... if you use your tractor bucket for the waste with this maintainer on the back of tractor .. you can go to a pasture poor spot or low spot and dump small clumps of your daily waste while at the same time spread it with the maintainer ... no more wheelbarrows or handling poop piles 2-3 times ...
Call J&I for video of this thing .... GOOD LUCK .. wished this thing was available 50 years ago .. I would be a younger man today ... laughing
Edited by BARRELHORSE USA 2017-10-21 1:45 PM
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 Cyber World Challenged
Posts: 2526
Location: My Own Little World | The Blackwidow is by far the best one out there. The facility we use previously had a ground hog and the arena is SO much nicer since buying the widow. |
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Official Butt Slapper
Posts: 11055
Location: guthrie | Check out Purcella Performance drags . www.PurcellaPerformanceDrags.com seem to be reasonable priced . They have a fb page too |
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 Ms. Poutability
Posts: 2362
Location: In my own world | Ive been looking at “the drag queen”. |
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Posts: 824
Location: Duvall, WA | My understanding is with sand you do not want to rip or "fluff," but rather level and pack. Sand fluffs on its own as it dries, which is why sand arenas need so much water for good traction. You can literally use an I beam, works great. We have a custom made square of 4" iron an arena guy had welded for us. Works great. Sand has the marvelous quality of being all season around here, we love our sand arena. Enjoy! |
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 Straight Shooter
Posts: 5725
Location: SW North Dakota | I have natural sand in my arena and leveling is the biggest thing I want in my drag. The more water the better at my place, cuz the sand goes at least 8 feet deep and dries out fast. I bought a drag from www.arenarakes.com and I love it. Had it 6 or 7 years. |
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Posts: 518
Location: from the valley | The Blackwidow ........ https://www.blackwidowgroomer.com/  |
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 Loves to compete
Posts: 5760
Location: Oakdale, CA | black widow |
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Posts: 627
Location: middle of nowhere | The drag queen has been good in all arena types. It also works to level and spread the dirt. |
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Location: Tenn. | We looked at all kinds. Seriously almost EVERY ARENA DRAG. We were ready to put down quite a bit for one since we have such a large arena and plan to have events in the near future. Our ground is good, but had quite a few low spots. We ended up purchasing The Drag Queen, and absolutely love it! Within a month our pen was completely level and our ground keeps getting better and better. It's comparable to the black widow, but quite a bit cheaper. |
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