Homemade arena harrows & recommendations on what to tow it with!

[SWE]

Has anyone made their own arena harrow?

Thinking of making my own but no idea where to start!

If so how did you do it/where did you get the materials/is there any improvements you would make/roughly how much did it cost you?

Also what do you tow it with? Also on a budget for this too!

TIA

 

[Tiddlypom]

The most basic arena leveller is a metal gate, preferably weighted down with summat. Any vehicle with a tow bar will tow it, I use a SORN'd 4x4.

 

[Shantara]

An experienced driving pony and a metal gate! It wasn't me doing it, I hasten to add!

 

[GirlFriday]

Rake and someone in need of pocket money...

 

[DabDab]

I have a metal gate with a chain to hitch to the car and a few (8-10) bolts through the bars on one side if I need to cut into the surface a bit

 

[SWE]

Thanks for the ideas all!

Joking aside I am very tempted to bring my old boy out of retirement to tow it haha! Not sure how he'd react to having a metal gate dragging behind him though!

Gate sounds like the best option! Although probably don't have enough room to store a 4x4 just to use for towing and don't own anything that is 4x4! Might have to keep saving for a quad.....

 

[meesha]

Normal car should tow fine as long as arena not deep going, friend used a bed frame or metal headboard can't remember which! I have graded arena with a Skoda yeti (not 4x4) and ford kuga (AWD) ..

 

[Auslander]

I have this. I'm not sure what it is, other than something that was once attached to a wall, bit it does the job! Its very very heavy, so it levels pretty well. For perfection, I'd like it to have a v shaped bit on the end to get to the sides of the school.

 

[DD]

a Shire horse would do the job.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

a Shire horse would do the job.

We keep joking about my Suffolk doing the schools at our yard because he'll get into corners better and it would be good exercise for him. If only he had a collar.

 

[ycbm]

My cob does mine with a breast collar thingy and blue rope, dead cheap off eBay. Not that I've done it for years.