Rough ground . How to level

irishguy19772

Have a lot of Rough ground due to land being poor and animals damaging iit due to it being soft.

What is the best way to level? Worth investing in a harrow or would a transport box do?

I see ones harrows and land levellers on donedeal but not sure if they are too light

Or should I just pull a piece of rsj after me?

Dunedin

Chain Harrow (one on the frame) would be a better bet. Don’t let it get too dry though

Base price

We use a heavy duty land leveller for any ground or areas that were poached. I think it's 12' and a couple of passes both ways does a great job. We draw it on a Fiat 880/5DT.

older by the day

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058296733/rough-ground-how-to-level

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120605977#Comment_120605977

Ya borrow a land leveller. I find the chain Harrow in the frames are too light for any serious holes. A bit of grass seed in the fert spreader. A rub of the roller and you have your field reseeded for the decade

hopeso

A power box with the lip on the front is a good job too. You can even put something into it for a bit of weight, if you think you need it.

memorystick

Does no one use a roller anymore?

endainoz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120612786#Comment_120612786

Sounds like a roller would be ideal for it

Suckler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120621924#Comment_120621924

Did it stunt the rushes growing back at all?

irishguy19772

Here are some pics from the land

Water John

Agree with Base Price, a leveller would do a good job. A couple of runs. You could then over seed and roll if you wanted to.

patsy_mccabe

Mulching must be very heavy on diesel. You're not just cutting the rushes but chopping them up too.

I have a heavy duty 8 foot chain Harrow here. Ideal time to use is after some rain after a dry week or so. Only top is wet then.

PoorFarmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120630579#Comment_120630579

Had some mulched for me last year. Lad driving reckoned about 30l/hr for diesel on a 3m mulcher. Good job on light rushes but if you get into thick heavy crop it will cost you. Mowed a few fields 2 years ago and raked them all up when they were dry and got the mulcher to run through the dried rows for me. Beats the $hit out of baling them up.

endainoz

Could try to shred them with a major cyclone or a quad x, it may take a couple of runs, but will probably be a lot cheaper than a heavy duty mucher.