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Location: Muncie, IN | My home arena is starting to become WAY to packed, and my tractor tiller just can't keep up! Do you guys have any suggestions on what arena drags I should look at? I need something that will rip up the hardpan underneath. My footing is 1/2 sand, 1/4 top soil, and 1/4 peat moss on top of a brown clay base. It is starting to pack more like clay, so I'm sure I'm due to add some more sand into the mix soon... I have a small tractor with only around 30 Horse Power and we are located in Indiana... Any idea on affordable drags that can help rip up my arena??? |
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Location: Penrose , Colorado | Lucus ground hog |
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Location: Hill Country of TEXAS!! | ground hog does it all!! We did a lot of research on drags aND we LOVE the ground hog!! We got the 8 foot wide drag. |
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Location: West Texas | A 30 hp tractor is likely too small for a ground hog. They make a 5' model. If your tractor is 4wd and has a very narrow stance, then it may work, although working an arena 5 ft at a time takes awhile. For just breaking up hard pan, a chisel plow works well. You will have to go at least two directions. Anything that is a one direction implement, your tractor wont pull. As far as drags for that size tractor, I like Arena Works. They have one with ripper teeth on the front and a wheel on the back. That would work well for you, but to rip, you will need to go at least two ways again. A 6 foot with rippers would be about the right size. If just the drag then your tractor will pull up to an 8 fine. For a chisel plow or ripper bar, just enough to cover the back tires is sufficient, up to about a 6-7ft.
Edited by Tdove 2015-10-29 10:50 AM
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Just go find your self a small disc....local classifieds or farm auction....i disc mine then float it and our float is a 12"pipe cut in half....M
Edited by mruggles 2015-10-29 11:21 AM
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| Just bought one. Got a Tarter. It's nearly exactly like a Priefert we borrowed to try. Have a buddy that works at a Tarter dealer so we saved a couple hundred bucks.
Would I have rather bought a Groundhog? Well, yes :). Decided that for just our home use, going a bit cheaper and with something that doesn't have hydraulics that could potentially break down, this Tarter is fine. |
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