Implement identification?

[C4Ranch]

Found this on a new piece of land. It's got tons of spikes on it and a lever that adjusts the angle of the spikes.

Can someone tell me what it is? What it does to the ground? Why and when would I use it?

Pretty small so I'm thinkin it would be best behind my 4 wheeler or ranger 500 crew?

TIA,

J

 

[DT86]

That is a spike harrow.

 

[creekbend]

I agree with the Spike Harrow concept. The previous owner probably used it to loosen up the soil or perhaps to break up manure piles in a field or garden plot if a chain harrow wasn't available. Just my thoughts.BTW, it appears that it made have been Homemade.

 

[C4Ranch]

Thanks! So is it used to break up dirt clumps after discing? Or does it help put seed into ground after spreading?

I also found a long oil pipe with chain on both ends. Thinking that may be used as a drag. When is dragging necessary during the process of planting ?

TIA.

 

[DT86]

It is for busting up clumps of sod after plowing or discing, also as mentioned to bust up manure and prepare a smother seed bed,

 

[bcp]

Often several harrow sections were fastened behind a pipe for wider dragging.

Ferguson S-BO-41 Spike Harrow - TractorShed.com

Bruce