The overall length can be.
Diy chain link fence drag.
Hydrostatic transmissions are fine as long as they provide a slow pull mode of about 2 miles per hour at full throttle.
Three steps of making a functional chain link drag mat first select a piece of chain link fence.
Lay the chain link mesh on the ground outside the fence.
Chain link fabric or mesh is usually sold in rolls 4 5 or 6 feet high.
I found chain link woorks very well with a fence post or two on top to keep it on the ground.
Just enough to cover the seeds and close any disk grooves.
Second place the chain link fence section on a flat surface.
Chain link drag mat doesn t have strict requires of the quality.
Go with chain link with weight and it will work fine.
The implement is designed to drag behind a substantial lawn tractor with anywhere between 12 and 20 horsepower.
Cut a piece of chain link fence down to 6ft.
Tie one end of the rope to the left side of the 4 foot width of.
Lay the section of chain link fence 4 feet wide by 6 feet long on the ground.
A 4ft x 6ft width by length drag works for a start though you can make it longer than 6 foot as per your needs.
It s pretty heavy rolled up.
Here is a quick rundown of how to make a chain link drag mat.
How to make a drag from chain link fence step 1.
If you have enough fence just roll most of it up and wire it so it won t unroll.
Lay an appropriately sized chain link fence on the surface.
It should not take alot of weight to grag the planted area.
Right behind it is a 4 foot section of chain link fence slightly weighted down with old tires.
Run a tension bar through the links at the end of the mesh.
I use a chain link fence for a drag on my food plots.
The bar makes the end of the fence rigid and provides something to attach to the posts.