F Agricola wrote:In the horse drawn days, they'd plough the paddock then run what was called a 'slide' over it - it looks like a small timber barge, the operator stands on it and the horse/s pull it to slightly flatten the soil and break up clods. The front leading edge was slightly curved to reduce friction and stop it getting caught. (My Grandfather used this device regularly.)
I'm a recycle type, I have dragged a pallet the same way, just lift the front edge a bit so it doesn't catch too much dirt. I have tied them to a VW bug to smooth a driveway, and dragged them by hand to knock down some ankle turning messes left by utility workers. Smaller chunks of wood, or the really small pallets work well for path smoothing, and are light enough to drag easily by hand.