one of my many jobs is at a +50 horse equestrian center. my good friends own it and don’t have ton of "farm" experience so I’ve been helping them as much as possible (the lady rides here too so it gets us both together a bit more).
I was told we needed something to drag the pastures with, it had to be low budget and easy to use.
old gate/chainlink fence from the scrap pile
few old tires
$50 worth of hardware/chain and… voila!
I threw some cinder blocks/dump truck tires on the chain link as added weight and now this thing does great at spreading the piles of "fertilizer" and the bolted tires tear the grass up just enough to promote a little growth and not destroy it. when im dragging it to the area being done I "fold" it up. what ya think?