cow pile spreading

by **cornfarmer62** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:10 pm

Does anyone have any good ideas for spreading cow piles in a pasture?

by **MO_cows** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:19 pm

Some kind of drag. You are only limited by your junk pile and imagination.

by **Isomade** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:25 pm

A cattle panel works great. Hook a chain on each end and set the middle over the ball on your atv, truck, tractor ect. For a little added weight you can wire a post or a couple cinder blocks to it. 16 foot cattle panels were $15 last I checked.

by **LRTX1** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:41 pm

We have always fastened some chain link to an old gate. Through some tires on it for some weight.

by **TennesseeTuxedo** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:36 pm

I spend 3 hours this past Saturday driving a Gator pulling a 6x9 foot harrow around several horse paddocks and pastures and that did a great job spreading the horse poo around.

by **SRBeef** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:56 pm

These work very well if you don't have a very big junk pile yet:

http://wingfields.com/dragharrow.htm

They have all sizes. I have a 10 ft 3 point and it is great for spreading cow pies also dragging gravel drives and I use it to drag in some seed now and then. Prefer to drill but broadcast on some worked ground then drag it usually produces a very good stand.

Jim

by **TennesseeTuxedo** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:00 pm

Pretty much what I was using.

by **Calman** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:07 pm

I just use a couple of tractor tires chained together and pull them with my 4 wheeler.
Like was said just raid your junk pile.

Cal

by **circlew** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:09 pm

Saturday morning I tied five old tractor and forklift tires together and drug my pastures. Boy they sure look a lot better.

by **sim.-ang.king** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:30 pm

I made one out of a 7ft angle iron piece and three old car tires bolted on. Then chained it to the bale fork on the back.

by **Beefy** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:28 pm

i drag an old bridge railing.

by **momt5** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:42 pm

You guys are really creative!

by **gonzo** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:51 am

Idrag an old security gate it's heavy enough to do the job but not so heavy that it rips up sod . I pull it with my 4 wheeler turf type tire instead. of ag dose less damage

by **kjonesel** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:07 am

Out county rents a flexible drag harrow that folds up hydraulically for $75 a day. We rent it because it's 24' wide and run it over the hay fields also where we spring seed.

by **Crazy Farmgirl** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:59 am

I have used old metal bed springs wih cinder blocks for weight, old tires joined together and currently I have a rock screen out of a screening plant at the gravel pits