William Hackett 8ft Fixed Grass Chain Harrow H‑HG08

If you've outgrown the 6 ft, the H-HG08 is the next step up — 2.4m of fixed-tine mat that drags out thatch, aerates compacted turf and flattens mole hills in a single aggressive direction. British made, ring-hitched and happy behind anything from a compact tractor to a 4x4.

Coverage where the smaller mats stall

At 8 ft wide, this is the largest of the William Hackett fixed grass harrows. A full menage or a sizeable paddock gets walked over in noticeably fewer laps than the 4, 5 or 6 ft siblings. The fixed tines pull one way only — drag, lift, turn around, drag again.

Tow vehicle, not three-point

There are no linkage arms to wrestle with. A simple ring hitch on a heavy-duty steel tube drawbar, chain draft, welded-spacer attachment bar — hook it to a tractor drawbar, an ATV, a 4x4 or, with a bit of rigging, a working horse.

• Working width: 8 ft (2.4m) — widest in the H-HG fixed-tine family
• Weight: 68 kg — enough mass to bite without bogging an ATV
• Hitch: ring hitch with chain draft — fits tractors, ATVs, 4x4s and pickups
• Drawbar: heavy-duty steel tube, reinforced by a welded-spacer attachment bar
• Construction: carbon steel, British made for wear resistance
• Action: fixed tine mat, one-way aggressive pull for thatch and mole hills
• Overall dimensions: 240 x 152 cm
• Use cases: paddocks, manèges, gallops, running tracks, smallholding fields and lawns

Where it earns its keep

Equestrian yards use it to keep manèges and gallops level and free of compaction. Smallholders run it over paddocks each spring to clear winter thatch. Quick to hitch, quick to drop, simple to store.