Stones on grass

[bakerg]

With all this snow this winter, I did alot of pushing snow off thr driveway and onto the grass. Now all the hills of snow have melted and has left me with piles on stone all over the grass. What are some of the ways you guys remove the stones other then raking? I just got a new shop vac with a 2" hose, thought that would save my back from raking.

 

[Pirate]

I had that problem the first year. After raking all the stones out of the lawn, I was extremely careful this past winter when plowing. No stones in the lawn this spring.

 

[beenthere]

I use a broom on the front of my X485. Sweep them off.

There are some mechanical powered hand-held "brooms" that is a drum with paddles. Works pretty well to sweep them back.

Years ago, I just let the grass grow up in the stones.

 

[grsthegreat]

here in idhao we grow stones......poof, there here. i also throw some with the blower. ive tried alot of things, but usually the rake wins out.

 

[rekees4300]

What are some of the ways you guys remove the stones other then raking?

A garden hoe works fairly well but rather tedious. For stones near lane just scrape back onto lane. For stones father out, scrape into piles then use shovel to throw stones back onto lane. This technique works best if done before grass starts growing.

 

[tallyho8]

Oops, when I read the thread title I thought it said "Stoned on grass".
I should have known better. :confused2:

 

[grsthegreat]

Oops, when I read the thread title I thought it said "Stoned on grass".
I should have known better. :confused2:

hehe...hippy

 

[JB4310]

I just started my spring ritual today. Put a steel pipe on my plow blade after the first couple of storms, so that saved me some, but those first plowings left a bunch of stone. I just rake it in piles and pick it with shovel, put in loader bucket and respread.

Vacuum would not work for me

JB.

 

[RoyJackson]

I've always just raked them. This year, I backdragged the snow piles on the lawn back on the drive (which was all cleared and melted) to melt.
The majority of the gravel is back on the drive. I'll still have to rake, but it'll be less of a task this year.

 

[Johnp33]

When I lived in Edmonton I had that problem, I bought a Kirby vacuum at an auction for $10.00 it sat in the shop for a long time when the lawn got dry I started raking that got stale real quick, went into the shop to get a different rake to try it when I saw the vacuum. It did a fantastic job, Sold it to the neighbor for $20.00 years later when I left the area, cost me a plastic fan blade for 10 years use.

 

[tawilson]

I can do as much in two hours with a paddle broom as I can in a day or more of raking.

 

[Ford850]

I use a leaf blower, after reading that advice on this site a few years back. I have a large Stihl hand held model, and it works better than raking. A back pack model would be much much easier. I rigged up a shoulder strap for my hand held blower to take most the weight off my arm. It takes several hours blowing the stone into piles or back to the drive.

 

[jimmyj]

Paddle broom is by far the best of the things I have tried. I rent it for about $30 and have been very pleased.

 

[polo1665]

I can do as much in two hours with a paddle broom as I can in a day or more of raking.

Paddle broom is by far the best of the things I have tried. I rent it for about $30 and have been very pleased.

I'll have to try that next year, raking them is a pain.

 

[jimmyj]

I get terrible tendonitis in my elbow when I do that much raking. The leaf blower isn't bad by the way.

 

[beppington]

Oops, when I read the thread title I thought it said "Stoned on grass".
I should have known better. :confused2:

I thought he meant the Rolling Stones were playing a Woodstock type event somewhere.

 

[Lightnsound]

Stihl Kombimotor 110 with PowerSweep head. Works like a charm.

 

[bigtiller]

I've been using the shop vac for several years now. The gravel on my driveway is 1 inch or smaller so a 2 inch hose works great!

 

[bakerg]

I've been using the shop vac for several years now. The gravel on my driveway is 1 inch or smaller so a 2 inch hose works great!

That is why I bought my new shop vac, rather suck up the stones then rake them.:thumbsup:

 

[tawilson]

With the paddle broom I flip the drum over and pull the stones to me. It's a lot easier on the back.