Repairing cut up ground

Mtx

Grazing and silage ground has marks from machinery, some nearly 30cm deep. What is the best way to repair these cuts? Harrow?disc? Then throw seed and roll?

Reggie.

Mtx wrote: »

Grazing and silage ground has marks from machinery, some nearly 30cm deep. What is the best way to repair these cuts? Harrow?disc? Then throw seed and roll?

Land leveler if you have one

_Brian

Reggie. wrote: »

Land leveler if you have one

Then get seed stitched in ??

Muckit

Ptevention is better than cure!

If you are doing any repair work it will have to be May at earliest so that clay will crumble and fall into the ruts.

Reggie.

_Brian wrote: »

Then get seed stitched in ??

In my case get the big ruts filled in with landleveller then my harrow could straighten it out

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

Ptevention is better than cure!

If you are doing any repair work it will have to be May at earliest so that clay will crumble and fall into the ruts.

Sometimes April depending on the weather

cute geoge

Any tracks should be left alone until ground had dried out completely ,then slowly drive tractor wheel next to track and this will level in the tracks,couple of runs at each side of track and ground will be reasonable level.

Who2

It’s all localized. Some you’ll get early other bits late and that could be in the one field. Landleveller first if you don’t have one a link box weighed down and drag it around then a run of a grass harrow, seed and harrow again then roll.

Reggie.

Who2 wrote: »

It’s all localized. Some you’ll get early other bits late and that could be in the one field. Landleveller first if you don’t have one a link box weighed down and drag it around then a run of a grass harrow, seed and harrow again then roll.

That works around here

Mtx

What type of grass harrow? Chain or tine?

Reggie.

Mtx wrote: »

What type of grass harrow? Chain or tine?

Tine would be more aggressive at tearing up the ground but a chain would work I'm sure just it would take more runs

Bass Reeves

If the ruts are 30cm(12'') deep a leveller or chain harrow will not level it. You will have to wait until it is dry which may be after the silage is done in some places. A few runs of a disc or power harrow will be needed and the level and reseed it. If there is only a little bit if you have soil you will be able to fill and level with chain harrow.

If you cannot do as above a digger or back hoe can dig it and level it as well if you have them doing any job on farm

Dozer1

I've a few of these today after spreading a few loads of watery slurry....place is moving