Another "smoothing lawn thread"

[Ford850]

I've seen someone drag a large sheet of expanded metal, heavy and stiff, that acted like a large grater (not grader). It sheared down high spots and filled dips and holes. They scattered piles of soli around in bad areas too, speeding up the process. Seems like you could add a frame around the sides like a large box, expanded metal for a bottom, and dump soil or sand in it. Then drag it to shear the bumps and let the soil disperse through the heavy screen as it passes over low spots. Of course that is not as much fun as building rake.

 

[Joe Malovich]

Golf Courses and Sports-Turf are groomed with specialized machines, depending on the desired results either a Verticutter or Scarifier which are similar, the difference being depth of cut. This is like a flail mower that has vertical knives that go down into the thatch/dirt pulling up material. High spots will be dug deeper than low spots leaving the sod intact. It depends on the specific implement used but with some you can leave the evenly distributed tailings in place, Some include collection hoppers, others will clump up the tailings requiring you to collect them up with a lawn sweeper or mower with vac. A flail mower can be equipped with vertical blades and adjusted for adequate depth, multiple random direction passes will smooth out the turf by removing high spots. The collected tailings can be composted and topdressed back onto the lawn at a later time.

Turf Tidy - YouTube

 

[bcp]

You could hire it done, while you sit and watch.

Bruce

 

[Industrial Toys]

The Fred

Protocall on this site requires that you post pics. A video would be better.

The Harley PRO 8 Serrated Roller does 272 RPM at 540, measured via Laser Tach.

I believe the Smooth is the same. I did not measure it, as I had trouble getting readings on these shiny parts. Had to tape them off.

 

[Steave]

If the tine modifications on your tiller show any promise might could use a design simular to the half shells. Incorporate something on the inside of the shell to rest against several tines after installing. At least that way you could leave your tiller intact. Of course that would be only the two shell design and not the actual teeth or something along that line is worth testing.

 

[LD1]

In the middle of making a bunch of T shaped tines now. 1/2" x 2" bar....4" long on the tip of each tee. 32 in total on the 54" tiller.

I thin the single biggest thing that will help is gonna be the gauge wheels, where I can adjust to control depth, rather than roller digging in or coming out ever bump the tractor goes over, continuing to magnify the roughness.