How to Make an ATV Drag / Harrow for Farm & Ranch (Gannon box, Scraper, Arena drag)

[@davidsiewert4326]

As I grew up in Tucson and moved away I want to thank you for your videos that remind of the place I truly love

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you David! Glad you enjoy them🙏😊

[@davestewart9146]

I’m a proud disabled vet, I push myself hard and often overdo it but I just can’t sit back and let someone do it for me, I have to try, I really admire all the stuff you do yourself instead of simply buying it, awesome video sir 👍😁❤️

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Dave! I can tell we are kindred spirits in that regard😊👍

[@victoralicearomanacc]

Ppppppp

[@marekowsianiecki7340]

I know exaxtly this feeling, I got the same and enjoy watching like made from scratch , made in poland and other great works bestwishes Dave

[@USM247]

your imagination and finesse never cease to amaze me.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you for checking it out😊🙏

[@My12521252]

Chain link fence with some old bags of hard concrete or whatever heavy stuff you have laying around is what's worked for me over the years. Thanks for all the content! Another bonus to having a dedicated (anything)... It keeps you from repurposing your repurposed item for what it was made for

[@alanesterline2310]

This is at least the 2nd time that I have watched this project since it came out. Part of the reason is that I'm looking for a way to "discourage" weeds and the 2nd part could be the answer. I did notice that it did remove at least part of the weeds. Note that a tractor tire, fence or bed spring may not as well. It looks like the "pins" tend to dig in a bit and/or shear the weeds off. One of the reasons that I watch and re-watch your videos is that you think things thru and do Great work. Thank you for all the fantastic videos you have made for us. I wish I could like the video each time I watch it but at least the algorithm counts it as another view.

[@cornpop7805]

I LOVE the shot over the bow of the drag show grooming creeps. That was stellar!

[@homesteadonomics]

Haha….thanks! Just poking a bit at the insanity we are living in right now🤪. Of course I’m sure I’ll be attacked by some of the woke mob that don’t understand the difference of what may be acceptable at an adult establishment….versus what’s being pushed on kids.

[@inspiringbuilds]

Innovative and such a time saver! Another quality build as well. It’s amazing the endless possibilities with welding skills. 👍

[@catgynt9148]

... and a friend like George for a source of metals.

[@catgynt9148]

Another great video Joe. Thank you for sharing this with us. Wyndy seems to be settling down into domestication. Now that the theater metal has been consumed you are going to need another source for salvaged metals. When I first saw version 2, I though you were using railroad spikes. Do the flat rods accomplish what you need or would conical tips be a better solution. Wishing you and your family a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace brother

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@homesteadonomics]

@@catgynt9148 thank you! Yes I considered doing pointed/conical tips on the rods, but figured theyd wear too quickly. So I figured I see how the flat worked first. Plus, I was being lazy and didn’t want to grind them down😉

[@catgynt9148]

@@homesteadonomics Practical and well thought out. Your style is well suited for teaching. Thanks

[@Omarateastwind]

I like the subtle digs here and there....fun!

[@michaelrjohnson11]

You can only celebrate that kind of humor with a cold bud light 😊

[@lennyf1957]

@@michaelrjohnson11 i'll opt for a poke in the eye with a sharp stick instead

[@homesteadonomics]

Just trying to interject some sanity in these insane times we find ourselves living in😂🙏

[@homesteadonomics]

@@LaraLovesBees haha…no, I’ll have to pass on that one😂. And you’re right that we live in a society where people are getting offended by seemingly anything and everything. But I do think there are some things that may be fine for an adult audience that would not be appropriate for the developing mind of a child. Anyways, hope that made sense. You may or may not agree and that’s okay too😉👍

[@blackberryhideout5793]

Another useful tool! I 100% agree with using our brains to create, puzzle things out, and challenge ourselves as a way to maintain our abilities. Way to go bro!

[@homesteadonomics]

Yep….projects, art, puzzles, conversation, games, etc,…. all contribute to better cognitive function! Use it or lose it!😊👍

[@henrypuyi5485]

Joe always love the design process you bring! Bear Down! My friend. 🌵

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Henry! And Bear Down to you as well!

[@jaystewart9947]

Alright! My kind of “drag show!” Great job!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Jay! 😂🙏

[@One_Crazy_Dog_Mum]

Joe, I don’t come here for cheap and dirty builds, I love your projects even though I’ll never make 99% of them, I still love watching for the inspiration and the goats, always the goats and Olive #staypawsitive Michelle🇦🇺

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you so much Michelle! Great to hear from 🇦🇺 🙏

[@stuartkorte1642]

Both turned out nice and gave me ideas to update my DIY land plane. Thanks.

[@homesteadonomics]

Awesome! Glad to hear it!

[@jeffb9586]

Set up an assembly line because this thing is the next Model A! I smell another millionaire Awesome

[@2024isourlaststand]

If people have a problem with your video, then they should make their own. I found it informative and interesting. Keep them coming.

[@thomlindgren6253]

Really great projects. I’m sorry to see you are getting to the bottom of your drive inn steel pile. When you have the time and ability to make stuff is always a plus. I was surprised the pins stayed in during the dragging but the yellow painter tops seemed like a great idea for that. Thanks for sharing and loved the goat zombies at the beginning!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you! Yeah those little goats get playful right at the end of the day so I figured it’d make for a cute backdrop to my intro. And also….yes I’m sad that stew is getting close to being all finished. There are quite a few little cut off pieces but the longer ones are pretty much done.

[@dalekordes5406]

You put a lot of thought into your projects. I always end up with something entirely different from what I planned!

[@homesteadonomics]

Yes, me as well! 😂👍

[@whenworkisplay]

Hello Joe. Just wanted to say thank you. This is a great idea. I am in the process of building your wheeled version right now. All the best, Ben

[@OurNewLand]

Well played! Your custom builds are always well thought out before hand, leading to quality, useful products. Great job.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you for checking out the project😊🙏

[@bobbaker6199]

I like this idea, something like this would come in handy around my place.

[@homesteadonomics]

Glad you liked it Bob🙏😊

[@cabinman]

Very clever built! I need something like this and got some great ideas from you. I fully agree that doing it your own way helps your mind and keeps you balanced.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you CabinMan!

[@saltyberryapothecary6119]

Now that's a show we can get down with. 🤭 Good Job.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you very much SBA🙏😂

[@kevinritchie9227]

This video was a real drag. lol More great little projects!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you kindly Kevin!😂🙏

[@homemadetools]

Good job on a relatively rare tool build. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@douglasharley2440]

as always, *so sweet!* 😎👍 the only improvement i can think of is to sharpen the pin ends...oh yeah, and you could put springs on them, rather than relying on the small mass of the pin.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thanks Douglas! As for sharpening the pin ends, I wondered about that…but kinda thought they’d wear down too quick. Plus I didn’t want to grind them all to tips😂…. So I figured I’d try this first and see how they wore

[@douglasharley2440]

@@homesteadonomicswell, i guess the worst that could happen is that they wear-down flat again. 🤷 ...and until then they'd be more-sharp than flat.

[@RonaldDCass]

I had to downsize & move 5 years ago. I tried to keep at least a few scraps of metal for projects, but over 20,000 pounds of random metal parts went to recycling yard at a nickel a pound. Some items had been purchased at several dollars a pound. Very sad looking back!😖😟 I am now 81 & still do projects, but have more ideas than stamina. Building a 20X48 ft "tiny home" with/for daughter. Made our own trusses & had to build a machine to assemble with 6X8 inch mending plates like used on commercial made trusses. Also "gin pole" cranes to raise the 50 foot ridge beam. I love making things I have imagined & designed. I think I will copy & build your project if we can fit it in between completing my other projects. 👍👍👍👍👌👌❤ to you!

[@jimcollins9316]

That did an amazing job in the round pen!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@KimballCody]

Awesome build Joe

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you kimball!

[@JAKE3914]

Thank you sir!! Received your message LOUD & CLEAR!!! (also subbed)

[@homesteadonomics]

Thanks for checking it out and glad you liked my subtle message too😉🙏

[@markrjones]

Nice builds Joe!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Mark!

[@wdwtx2.0]

What a drag. Well, they look Olive and Wyndy approved. 👍

[@homesteadonomics]

Olive approved because it means she gets to run with the quad…..Wyndy is slowly wanting up to it😂

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome work Joe! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Fred!

[@Jasonoid]

LOL LOL "Drag show!" Looking forward to seeing Monsoon season and some good storms. Can you give us some good footage of the water being collected around your property this summer?

[@homesteadonomics]

😂🙏. And yes, I’m planning to try and do a bit more with regard to getting more rainwater content this year. We normally go camping for about 2 weeks right in the middle of monsoons and I end up missing out on the good daytime rains. But this year we are postponing that camping until after Marley’s Mustang challenge in September. So hopefully I’ll be home and not at work on some of the bigger rain days.

[@riverbottomband]

Great job. Now you need a box blade with an electric actuator. I built one and pull it with my zero turn. Does an outstanding job. Really surprised me

[@homesteadonomics]

Now that sounds like a fun project and perhaps I might have to look into that…thanks!

[@riverbottomband]

@@homesteadonomics I can send you pictures of mine I use it on my gravel driveway. I'm sure you can build it a lot better than I did.

[@riverbottomband]

I watched your video again and on the last drag you made the back angle iron if you welded it on a 45 angle the finish dirt or gravel will be a lot better, if that makes sense. I did that to my drag....I copied it from a pro built drag. It's amazing how good these things work. They do a great job.

[@JB-mf1zc]

And you get to make us another video thanks for sharing!! God Bless!!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you JB! May God Bless you as well!

[@chicknman9]

That’s Awesome! You always have great builds. Keep up the great work!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Dan!

[@perlovaya]

you have inspired me to design and build a garden hiller and planter to pull behind my atv

[@liuk854]

Nice project Joe 😃

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Luca!

[@kirbyyork7669]

That looks like a good candidate for a drag that I can pull behind my John Deere S240 lawn tractor.

[@MannyFontes1968]

Boy Joe, your homestead is becoming quite the ranch...lol You never disappoint with your project builds...No aluminum this time but the homestead gray made an appearance.😊

[@homesteadonomics]

Haha….yes, the aluminum needed a break on this one. But you can be sure it’s going to make a comeback soon! 🤪👍

[@docholiday3800]

Thanks for this my man, I came looking for a belly scraper idea. I got some nasty crawfish and ruts in the backyard. Great message at the end😂👍

[@broGabiza]

Great design👌. Thank you for posting great videos

[@cephalopodx7587]

Very NICE! I was reminded of one of the old piano player machines while watching the pins pop up and down in the harrow as it was being pulled. If it starts making music you and the horse can form a band. jk..jk Fantastic job.

[@homesteadonomics]

Yes, yes…..it does kinda resemble that. And for our band…..I’m going to name it “breaking Wynd” 😂

[@jimmyalamo839]

the drag show grooming joke was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@homesteadonomics]

Sorry this is so late….but I’m glad you liked that bit😂🙏

[@jayyambrovich3740]

Nice work, love your ingenuity. Instead of weight plates, consider using used brake discs. Also heavy, usually repair shops have some around and they are happy to get rid of them.

[@wesleemiller]

Great video

[@Dr.Reason]

I like it! I’ve been dragging around a 4’section of chain link fence on a scrap of heavy iron for years. Looking for something better, like this!

[@wolfpreist]

Always enjoy your videos. If i might make a suggestion, get some jack chain to the pins so if you hit something hard like a rock or root and it pops out, or if you pick it up and lift over too far the pins don't get lost.

[@homesteadonomics]

I like that idea thank you! 🙏😊

[@DigItGarden]

I am pretty sure that old tyres aren't that good at removing weeds from gravel. That's why I was watching. Great work as usual.

[@jeromemaxwell143]

I love your show bro!!!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Jerome!

[@ManJay3220]

You are very creative, great videoonce again, thank you.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you ManJay!

[@elliottjames671]

That's cool I was planning on getting a atv and basically making it My mini tractor

[@homesteadonomics]

They are pretty darn useful!

[@lugnutzz75]

Nice work. Yours fancier than mine. I made from T posts and bolts.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thanks! Working with things you’ve got on hand is always a good project….so T posts and bolts sound good to me😊👍

[@Escoltas4x4]

Great video ,thanks for the idea I’m going to make some 👍🏻

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@MaryBrownForFreedom]

An old single bed spring with weight on top makes a decent drag. Used one for 2 years when I rented a house with a 1/2 mile long driveway. Loved that house but the owner decided to tear out the grove and in MN that made it to hard to heat in winter(on the prairie...)

[@homesteadonomics]

Yeah, an old bed spring would do well sure…. Or a strip of chain link. And I can imagine about the heating issue in MN🥶

[@robshelton6374]

I love this! It's exactly what I've been looking for to prep food plots around my property. Unfortunately, I don't have that innate ability to throw things together from the ideas I come up with. Any chance you could/would pass on the measurements for the 1st pull-behind drag?

[@minutemark]

Very creative!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Mark!

[@DestinationDesert]

Always coming up with great ideas! Where you a teacher at some point? Always look forward to a new video. God bless! 🇺🇸

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you kindly! But no, I was never a teacher. Just a fireman. And God Bless you too!😊🙏

[@kpyro]

Great job! If you have any inkling to create another arena-type implement, I have been trying unsuccessfully to find some sort of prototype for a rock screen to either drag behind my ATV or behind my arena groomer pulled by my ATV. I need something to pick up the smallish rocks surfacing in my arena, yet allow the sand to screen through. A plus would be some sort of hinge or way to dump the rocks out. I may just be dreaming. 😢

[@bobcriss600]

Just a quick thought for you…. The angle iron at the front of 2nd drag that has all the pipes and rods across the front of it…. Where it welds to the angle irons on the left and right side of the Gannon box …. Perhaps if it were a half inch higher the whole thing would work more like the way you want it to…. I.e. the back angle iron bar catching the material that the rods shake loose and then smoothing it out as you go…

[@mandeladams4793]

Any thoughts on adding an adjustable top bar over the pins and a compression spring on each pin for tougher ground situations such as fire break maintenance ? Some old value springs from an engine come to mind . Great project &video.

[@homesteadonomics]

I think that would make a good upgrade and would help to keep the pins from rattling up too much😊👍

[@andrewjones-productions]

I would have added a hanging chain harrow to both of your creations (within the frame and would still allow the first harrow to be lifted easily, although a little heavier). Especially the first one. The second one, I would add springs of the appropriate strength, to the top of all the pins (rods) attached to a frame at the top. Also, to make transportation easier on the second, you could add a coupler to the drawbar of the harrow to lift it enough that it doesn't drag. When working, the chain works well I think. Just some ideas and based upon my experience of growing up on a farm and seeing implements on a daily basis.

[@homesteadonomics]

Great info thanks! I will be sure to take a look at these when I get to making modifications on these🙏

[@mixyom1]

Wow nice bro😊

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@mixyom1]

@@homesteadonomics most welcome man...take care😄

[@omegaroyal]

Love the channel.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@MrCPPG]

I love how you buried tires for the goat playground.

[@mtncreekdawn]

At some point when you aren't busy with other stuff (ha!) maybe could you do a couple walkthroughs? Overall farm, fire break zone, and (my favorite) water systems. 😁

[@stevebrown3408]

Thank you , was looking for more of a pull behind leaf rake . Have you ever made one ?

[@Luis-gz3oo]

Man that joke was funny af, specially with the Olympics stuff going on lmao

[@homesteadonomics]

@@Luis-gz3oo glad you liked it😂. Just my subtle way of pushing back on the insanity we are living in😊👍

[@davidcrumrine1165]

Put set screws on the pins and set your pins at about an inch, and they will work as intended and allow the dirt to not collect on the front bar.

[@joycedimaggio3816]

Fun project. Thanks

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Joyce!

[@danielfisch655]

Great job, thank you for sharing.

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you Daniel!

[@fivefivesix3625]

You need to hold the pins down with springs.. They will still "give" if they hit something solid but should provide enough down force to loosen the first few inches of the soil instead of just bouncing around... Just a thought...

[@LeeDrew]

Hey, were you talking about me at the end of this video? lol Great project Joe. I want to have your skills when I grow up.

[@homesteadonomics]

Haha…. Well, that could describe lots of people. But more so of my desire to hopefully maintain a sharp mind as I get older. And btw….I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up🤪

[@williamwhite1596]

Good idea ! God Bless !!!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you William and may God Bless you as well!

[@eugenedenny9119]

Nice build,

[@haideranwar]

Verry good bro we proud of you

[@bevaroni27]

Love it! Have you thought of using it to make a Japanese Zen dry garden?

[@markb.1259]

Great project (all versions)!! I just wondered if you thought you'd get better performance if you'd of put the Ver. #2 pins on the BACK of your square box, vice the front? Good thing you don't paint your projects a desert sand color... you'd never find them! LOL Thanks Joe!

[@homesteadonomics]

Yeah, the tan would blend in very quick…haha. As for the pins… my original thought was that the front would agitate and the back would kinda smooth it. But it very well might work fine on that back too

[@markb.1259]

@homesteadonomics !! Thank You Joe!!! Keep'em coming!!!

[@rdykes828]

Awesome !!

[@homesteadonomics]

Thanks!

[@fleaniswerkhardt4647]

Those pins that are slotted into the pipe - if they were ground down to a conical tip - do you think they would be more likely to dig slightly deeper into the ground at each pass? The benefit being that you'd need to do less passes.

[@homesteadonomics]

It definitely cool I’ll help, but I was being lazy as I didn’t want to grind the ends and figured I’d see how they did as flat ends first😉🤪

[@calimesacox]

Are you using a new camera... Picture is fantastic... Great new project 👌

[@homesteadonomics]

Glad to hear it! But no, it’s the same canon m50 that I’ve been using for the last year or two. I also use a t7i but find myself grabbing this one more because it’s smaller and more convenient

[@lennyf1957]

Maybe you could explain by one device uses teeth and the other uses the loose pins

[@homesteadonomics]

Just two different versions I wanted to try. The teeth in thr first one will likely be relegated to just the round pen and softer areas, as the teeth would likely wear down quickly on my harder ground. So that is where the pins come in…, as they wear down I can simply cut more and slip them in.

[@nates2526]

What is the benefit of having the pins loose instead of fixed an inch or two beneath the angle iron?

[@homesteadonomics]

It’s mostly to allow the pins to adjust with the ground topography. But also because I have large sections of granite that partially protrude on my property. So the pin is able to adjust and not hook hard onto something where it’d put undue stress on the quad at the hitch point. Plus it’d keep me from flying forward🤪

[@godslittledude]

good job

[@homesteadonomics]

Thank you!

[@gearheartscott]

i like the first one

[@nonbregano5508]

Good idea buena idea

[@mstrickk1]

The grooming got me laughing good

[@homesteadonomics]

Glad you got it🙏😂

[@josephcimino4203]

Great design…….I might have used a better set of wheels but I understand “use what you got”

[@BruceS42]

LOL, a "drag show", Homesteadonomics-style. Well done, and if it could have been done more easily with tires on a bit of fence, that wouldn't have made an interesting video.

[@homesteadonomics]

😂🙏 Yeah, it’s hard to beat an old section of fence or tires for the utility of it. But you know I like to tinker on these kinda things 🤪

[@BruceS42]

@@homesteadonomics And we like to watch you tinker!

[@steveramirez1654]

👍👍

[@dakotahrolfe1915]

What welder are you running man

[@kingalmighty3847]

Where do you learn these things

[@homesteadonomics]

Just by trial and error mostly. But also, by doing research on the thing I’m interested in. Internet, friends, mentors like moms and dads, etc,…. But when push comes to shove, it’s just about getting my hands dirty and figuring it out. I’ve made lots of mistakes along the way but eventually you’ll be surprised by what you know and can do after a good bit of tinkering on things. Thanks for checking it out😊🙏

[@weedwacker1716]

No one ever said that the building collapsed because it was _over_ engineered.

[@homesteadonomics]

Very true!😂🙏

[@robertc49]

5:42 Hoof Hearted

[@michaelblaker2334]

The opener...... HAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAAAA!

[@homesteadonomics]

Glad you liked it😂🙏

[@DonaldMaynard-um7bu]

Nice

[@Muravied]

Can you extract weed with that?

[@omegaroyal]

Toot!

[@homesteadonomics]

😂

[@kenbrown9773]

Dude, careful with those drag jokes. Don't want to pass off the ministry of truth.😂

[@homesteadonomics]

Haha…..yes! We are living in a 1984 kinda world now 😂 Of course they’re the same people that’d scream ‘r@acism’ if a person happened to use a piece of white printer paper to write a note. They’re literally looking for anything to be angry and miserable at🤦‍♂️🤪

[@elliottjames671]

Make excavator