Flattening mole tunnels

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jmc

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i no longer have a mower suitable to pull my lawn roller. Anybody ever float their loader bucket and drag the yard? Did you have to add weight to the bucket?
 
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No I never have nor would I ever try that on a finished lawn imo. I have had some luck reducing mole tunnels by running a spike aerator not the plug type, which supposedly kills grubs, which moles eat. Good luck
 
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I just run the mower or tractor tire along the length of the tunnel.
 
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i no longer have a mower suitable to pull my lawn roller. Anybody ever float their loader bucket and drag the yard? Did you have to add weight to the bucket?
I wouldn't do that. I think it would damage the grass. If you have a loader bucket, I'm guessing you have a tractor. Why can't you pull your lawn roller with that?
 
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Try loaded in float.
 
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I wouldn't do that. I think it would damage the grass. If you have a loader bucket, I'm guessing you have a tractor. Why can't you pull your lawn roller with that?
I was thinking this also. If you have a tractor with an FEL, it should pull your roller.
 
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I just shear them off

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I’ve taken my 1500lb ZTR and rolled over them. Of course, after I trapped the bastards. This place used to be riddled with tunnels, Ive trapped about 15 on our 2 acre lawn in the past three years. All of a sudden they are very rare 😂
 
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I’ve taken my 1500lb ZTR and rolled over them. Of course, after I trapped the bastards. This place used to be riddled with tunnels, Ive trapped about 15 on our 2 acre lawn in the past three years. All of a sudden they are very rare 😂
Amateur!

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One year we had moles pop our above ground pool liner. This was in August. I got mad and decided to start trapping them. I got 29 that fall. The following spring I started trapping as soon as I saw activity. I stopped counting at 50 each year for the next 6 years. So that's over 329 in 6.5 years, in 1 acre. Sheesh. Finally, they started to dwindle, and I only get a few each year. Haven't had to trap them for a couple years now. It was just insane.
 

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