Lawn equipment

[sov.worker]

Hello everyone. I have a question about choosing equipment for creating a lawn. There are two options: a cultivator or a power rake. If I use a cultivator, I can grind everything and get a quick result with medium leveling. However, the downside is that the depth of the soil is 4-6 inches, which is too much. This layer is difficult to compact. The second option is the power rake. As I understand it, it works on a 2-inch depth, but it takes more time. The final compacting is done with a roller. There is also the possibility of additional leveling with a loader (I'm currently making a leveler for it). Which option would be better? The equipment is shown in the photo below

 

[bmaverick]

Hello everyone. I have a question about choosing equipment for creating a lawn. There are two options: a cultivator or a power rake. If I use a cultivator, I can grind everything and get a quick result with medium leveling. However, the downside is that the depth of the soil is 4-6 inches, which is too much. This layer is difficult to compact. The second option is the power rake. As I understand it, it works on a 2-inch depth, but it takes more time. The final compacting is done with a roller. There is also the possibility of additional leveling with a loader (I'm currently making a leveler for it). Which option would be better? The equipment is shown in the photo below

Your cultivator looks very much like a rotary tiller.

What if you pulled a drum roller behind the rotary tiller too?

A rotary tiller has depth skids. Set it to 2 or 3 inches deep. Then use the ground packer with aerator behind it.

one example,

3-Pt Tiller With Packer Roller, Valentini w/The BEST Features!

93' 3-Pt Rotary Tiller With Packer Roller, 65HP-100HP Tractors, Valentini H2300: Best Quality, Best Features & Excellent/Efficient 1-Pass Results!

www.valentini-groupusa.com

 

[bmaverick]

Many sod companies use this type of machine. Gives excellent results.

If you already have a rotary tiller, then simply add the packer on the back end.

 

[bmaverick]

If your machine is smaller and able to get onto smaller lots to do this work, then an item like the Deere Frontier RT30 will work nicely. And this unit can run with a diesel 25Hp and up machine.