# How to Remove Wheel Tracks When Seeding
When farmers plant seed in a large field, they use a drag behind the planter to cover the wheel tracks made by the tractor and seed planter. The wheel lines must be removed to ensure no ruts end up in the field. The water from rain and irrigation that settles in these ruts can rot and drown out new seedlings. At the end of the growing season the ruts can be hard on cutting equipment. A large drag can be used to cover wheel tracks in large fields, but smaller areas can be raked out with a landscaper's rake.
Things You'll Need
- Field drag
- Landscaper's rake
Instructions
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Using a Drag
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Back the seed planter up to the drag with a tractor.
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Lift the drag hitch up to the seed planter's hitch. Insert the hitching pin down through the holes in the drag hitch and the seed planter's hitch.
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Plant the field and watch as the drag automatically covers up the wheel tracks by smoothing out the soil.
Using a Landscaper's Rake
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Walk to the side of the planted area farthest from the exit.
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Rake back and forth over every square foot of planted soil. Move the top inch layer of soil around to fill in the wheel tracks left by the planter.
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Work from one side of the area to the other. Walk where you haven't raked to also remove your footprints. Rake until you get to where you can exit the area without leaving any footprints or wheel tracks.
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