Defender/Series 3 as a paddock tracor

Mingus · Mar 7, 2019

Hello all,
I have rather expensively got two horses in a yard and filed of approx 5 acres with a slope and at the moment its a mud bath. The field will need harrowing, topping and rolling. Has anyone used their defender or series for doing these jobs and any advice? Ta.

300bhp/ton · Mar 7, 2019

You can use a Land Rover, but tbh a cheap small tractor is likely a better bet. A Land Rover doesn't have a 3 point linkage, so you'll be limited to implements that would be pulled behind a horse. You also don't have the maneuverability a small tractor will have.

Mingus · Mar 7, 2019

I've already got a 110 and a 109 so trying to cut down on any more vehicles. I can use an ATV harrow and roller on the tow hitch. Topper will have to be powered and they are pricier than non powered. Could get a compact tractor for maybe £1500-2000 but then still need implements on top and will be used infrequently. Probabaly easier and cheaper just to bung a few quid to local farmer for them to do

300bhp/ton · Mar 7, 2019

Might be. Depends on how much you want to spend on gear. The 109 has the ability to run a PTO, well so does the 110, but usually doesn't have the hole in the rear crossmember.

Turning a 109 round at the end of a field with a large implement behind might be a barrel of laughs though. A 2wd tractor really will turn on a sixpence. And likely be less damaging to the ground.

jamesmartin · Mar 7, 2019

Mingus said:
I've already got a 110 and a 109 so trying to cut down on any more vehicles. I can use an ATV harrow and roller on the tow hitch. Topper will have to be powered and they are pricier than non powered. Could get a compact tractor for maybe £1500-2000 but then still need implements on top and will be used infrequently. Probabaly easier and cheaper just to bung a few quid to local farmer for them to do

better off buying a little fergi than a compact tractor cheaper too

dieseldog69 · Mar 7, 2019

I used to use my 109 pick up for harrowing and rolling duties, I refurbished an old self propelled reciprocating cutter bar for mowing but never used it.

Land Rovers were the farmers high speed tractors from their inception and had incredible versatility with a huge variety of genuine parts equipment available from transfer case driven non live PTO that could power everything from welder generators, compressors, hydraulic pumps, water pumps and of course out the back the rear mounted PTO was capable of driving a driven belt for threshers and stationary balers of that era as well as powered trailed implements and even mounted implements.

The most versatile vehicle short of a Mercedes Unimog.

Mingus · Mar 7, 2019

Mmmmm......Unimog....cant really justify the price they fetch but would love one. Been looking at Fergies and DB's as stated they are cheap and good for the job and dead easy to fix.

Jim@sea · Mar 8, 2019

Mingus said:
Hello all,
I have rather expensively got two horses in a yard and filed of approx 5 acres with a slope and at the moment its a mud bath. The field will need harrowing, topping and rolling. Has anyone used their defender or series for doing these jobs and any advice? Ta.

After many years of messing about with fields and tractors unless you need a pto shaft of a 3 pin linkage I found the best machine for towing rollers around fields are Dumpers.
I had two dumpers. The best one was a Benford 2.5 Ton with 3 cyl Lister electric start. (they sell for around £2000) I found the best way to roll a field was to put a Cambridge Roller £150 - £250) immediately behind the dumper then put the 5 ton flat roller after the Cambridge. The advantage is the Cambridge roller lined the ruts up into lines and the 5 ton one rolls them flat. In addition you can set the dumper to walking speed, turn the wheel for turning in a big circle and jump off and walk behind it.
In addition you can throw fence posts in dumper and drive round fields, also useful for moving horse muck etc. You can of course tow chain harrows after a dumper etc.

Rodeo Joe · Mar 8, 2019

Use a rangerover ejoke,
bugger all use for anything else cept posing.

doriz · Mar 8, 2019

Rodeo Joe said:
Use a rangerover ejoke,
bugger all use for anything else cept posing.

Was going to suggest a Freelander 1

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