How To Make A Homemade Drag Mat

I have about 4 acres of woods i can make a food plot with and a new atv but i have seen the prices of some of the attachments and it just ain t in the cards.

How to make a homemade drag mat.

Chain link drag mat made of chain link fence is among the cheapest and most popular field equipment in leveling surfaces and maintaining turf. Add weight to the drag mat by placing a couple of old boards across the 4 foot width. Here is a quick rundown of how to make a chain link drag mat. Use a cutting torch to cut a rectangular piece of grating to a size of 4 feet by 6 feet and then attach a chain to one of the 6 foot sides.

A 4ft x 6ft width by length drag works for a start though you can make it longer than 6 foot as per your. And you can easily pull it manually making it a fantastic alternative if you don t have an able tractor. For larger areas attach the mat to a lawn or garden tractor. Diy driveway gravel driveway horse shelter small tractors tractor implements tractor attachments yard tools lawn maintenance chain link fence.

Saved by bigjohn greggs. Lay an appropriately sized chain link fence on the surface. The drag mat can be pulled by hand across a small area. In this episode we show you our homemade drag for our lawn mower.

Anyone have pictures of a homemade drag they made for pulling behind an atv for cleaning up land for a food plot. Place a couple of concrete blocks on top of the boards. Industrial drag mats and harrows are pulled behind tractors but a smaller version simply made from chain link fence can be pulled by hand or by a ride on mower.