a ton of lime at $170? did he tell you to bend over and grab your ankles next?

$50 for one acres worth of fertilizer? did he tell you to touch your toes after grabbing your ankles?

those prices seem astronomical. when i had my first soil test done a few years ago, my P was 2 ppm (next to non-existant). now it around 28-35, depending on what part you test. K was moderate, and now it's around 160 ppm. i had a test 2 months ago.

for a 1 acre plot, you can get (at least around here) a 5 gallon bucket of DAP (18-46-0) for $5, same thing for K (0-0-60) and N (44-0-0) from the co-op. spread that stuff with a baby buggy type spreader, it's not that difficult. i did it on several acres my first year. i weighed the buckets with the fertilzer. 5 gallons of N is around 44 lbs, 5 gallons of DAP is around 52 lbs, K is about 60 lbs. that is total weight, not actual weight.

as far as lime goes, i would get .5~1.0 ton (depending on your pickup capacity) and spread it out the back with a leaf blower while another person drives. ag lime is $6/ton here at the quarry.

working up the soil, you're s.o.l. there. trying to do it with a pickup is going to be futile. do you or anyone you know have an ATV? you can build some kind of drag/harrow/scarifier for about 30 bucks and tow it behind. use lots of weight.

before you start doing all the groundwork. spray the aread down with generic roundup (glyphosate), 2-3% soln. if you can get a few gallons of liquid fert to use as a carrier for the roundup, you are saving yourself a few steps. you'll still need a 2-3 gallon pump type sprayer. they're about 20 bucks. do not spray 2-4d.