With 160 acres of grassland, pasture management is an important part of what we do here. What you see in the photo is our new chain harrow, which is used to drag the fields. This breaks up manure clumps, scattering them in small pieces across the ground so it can fertilize the grass. Dragging also aerates the soil, de-thatches, and does other good things for the pastures.
Notice I said "new" chain harrow. It arrived in multiple pieces on two pallets, weighing 584 pounds. Assembly required. Now, I don't know about you, but anytime I see something that says "assembly required," I head for the hills.
Except in this case I was able to call two fabulous volunteers, Amy Z. and Nate L., and ask if THEY would like to assemble this monster instead. Nate's a civil engineer and was raised on a ranch, so this kind of thing is a piece of cake for him. That's Amy and Nate in the photo. (Click on photo for larger image.)
They arrived yesterday evening and started the project. This morning, after some final adjustments in the clear light of a new day, we took the harrow for a test drive. It was just awesome. Thank you, Amy and Nate!
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