Spreading Compost: yard rake or box blade?

[snpower]

I'm laying down some compost to improve soil in my yard - this will be a first for my bx2360. Working from the main pile, which implement is better?

 

[2manyrocks]

I'll climb out on a limb and say the yard rake because it'll help shred the compost into pieces and tear the ground to create a bond between your dirt and the compost.

 

[Deano]

I agree. Boxblade may make it too thick. Try both ways and let us know what worked better!:thumbsup:

Deano

 

[BeezFun]

Can't tell if you have a FEL, when i spread it I just get a good head of steam up and tip the bucket forward slowly, that does a pretty good job spreading it thin. You can do that going either forward or backward but backward avoids grinding it into the yard when you drive over it.

 

[rtd]

A yard rake with a gauge wheel might work well. You'd be able to have better control of the thickness than by dragging the rake along the ground.

You could then raise or remove the wheel, go over the area again with the rake on the ground to mix the compost in.

 

[magicheater]

Can't tell if you have a FEL, when i spread it I just get a good head of steam up and tip the bucket forward slowly, that does a pretty good job spreading it thin. You can do that going either forward or backward but backward avoids grinding it into the yard when you drive over it.

Yup, my technique too with a FEL.

 

[snpower]

No wheel gauge here.

Won't the rake tear up too much grass?

I do have an FEL. I think I might aerate first to at least get some compost down in the ground.

 

[ryan08]

If you could aerate the lawn first, the compost will get down into the holes and work even better than top-dressing.