Rust-Proof 21-Ft Drag Harrow

Rust-Proof 21-Ft Drag Harrow TILLAGE EUIPMENT Harrows 19-4-9 "It's rust-proof and built heavy enough to do a good job," says Roslyn M. Galloway, Roebuck, S.C., who used lengths of heavy-duty chain to make a 21-ft. long drag harrow. The drag harrow consists of a 4-in. dia. steel pipe that's closed on both ends so it can be filled with 10 gal. of used oil as well as a 2-in. dia. pipe to provide extra weight. A pair of heavy-duty chains drag on the ground behind the pipe, with the longest one extending the full length of the pipe and the other two positioned a couple feet inside it. "It keeps the soil level and free of clods which helps keep my disc mower from getting damaged," says Galloway. "I make a pass with a disk harrow, then use my drag harrow to level the ground be-fore I plant. I farm heavy clay soil that clods up bad so it takes a lot of dragging to level it down. I figured that if one chain does a good job of dragging, two chains would do an even better job. The entire harrow weighs about 800 lbs. "I got the chains free from the steel making company where I work. The chains have 6-in. long links that, when cut off, make great clevises because they don't tangle up easily." Galloway screwed a cap onto each end of the 4-in. dia. pipe, then drilled a hole into the cap and used an I-bolt to bolt on a steel plate. To make clevises, he cuts off a link and then notches it just enough so that he can get it inside the eye-bolt. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roslyn M. Galloway, 3001 Walnut Grove Road, Roebuck, S.C. 29376 (ph 803 576-6491).

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