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Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: DartmoorLiz on August 30, 2016, 03:38:08 pm

Title: tyne harrow dilema
Post by: DartmoorLiz on August 30, 2016, 03:38:08 pm
Hi,


I have 15 acres of permanent pasture with lots of moss and mole hills, a few ant hills and sheep.  Having researched I think a tyne harrow is the way forward.  Our chain harrow just bumps over all but the loosest mole hills. 


Has anyone tried the Oxdale 8 foot fixed weeder tyne harrow?  How effective / robust is it?
Title: Re: tyne harrow dilema
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on August 30, 2016, 08:35:35 pm
Do you have any way of weighing your chain harrows down a bit?
Fixing concrete blocks to the chains/heavy posts etc.
I've seen folk doing this before and it worked well as well as saving some money.
Title: Re: tyne harrow dilema
Post by: DartmoorLiz on August 30, 2016, 09:46:24 pm
Good point.  I'll give it a go as its an easy test.