Are Chain Harrows Any Good?

When used on sports fields they are very effective at removing and spreading worm casts and ripping out moss. Chain harrows can be used for levelling all weather race tracks and indoor or outdoor jumping arenas and maneges. Reasons for harrowing include: Pasture renovation; breaking up and levelling heavy soil.

When should you chain harrow a field?

Chain harrows are inexpensive farm implements that provide an environmentally friendly way of improving grazing or grassland. It is also one of the first paddock and pasture maintenance jobs you can do in the spring, even when it's still damp. Typically, mid-March onwards is the ideal time to start regular harrowing.

What do you use a chain harrow for?

Chain harrowing can be used on pasture land to spread out dung, and to break up dead material (thatch) in the sward, and similarly in sports-ground maintenance a light chain harrowing is often used to level off the ground after heavy use, to remove and smooth out boot marks and indentations.