23 | 014 - New gear! Drag harrow introduction

[@urthesmile4me990]

Now that it’s been awhile, would you recommend the drag harrow?

[@humansustainability]

I appreciate your follow up question! The road has become a major concern for me. I've come to believe that I need more extreme means to mold the trail I have into the road I need. I have not used the harrow this season. I have gotten an ATV recently and I intend to use this piece of gear more frequently in the coming season. What I know so far is that for an established gravel road this is a terrific piece of gear. For a road that is little more than a trail it is not an immediate cure. I intend to use this equipment far more now that I have an ATV and I will record those efforts and share them with the community. My recommendation is 2 sided. For an established gravel road I expect this is a useful piece of gear but if you have a trail as I do it will not 'fix' the trail without repetitive use. My current plan is the same as I explained in this vid, though I'll use the ATV to drag it instead. I will post vids of me using this and the progress I see in the next season.

[@steveklick]

Where are you out of? You look like you're in my area. Right from the beggining I was wondering what you were thinking and if you knew what you were doing. You can put more weight on it if you want to but what you will find is that it is still too small and will clump up with plant material and will even become less effective. As plant material is packed into it it will just slide right across everything. If you want to drag your road then you basically need a drag harrow at least three times longer than with weight on the front of each segment. You can buy attachment lengths to connect. A drag harrow like that will only work when the road is straight dirt or gravel and you use it to smooth out or grate your road. You can attach tires too it too! If you get enough weight on there or do it enough times hopefully it will start killing the plants to where you can start to get contact with bare ground.

[@humansustainability]

You make good points, no doubt. The road is going to be one of those things that will need nearly constant maintenance for years to come.

[@steveklick]

@@humansustainability Are you northern MN?

[@humansustainability]

@@steveklick I'm familiar with that area yeah 😃