Need an attachment for homeowner turf management

[joejkd82]

I run a Legacy XL, and am looking for an attachment to make overseeding my 2 acre lawn easier.

I've tried running a walk-behind slit seeder. What a joke. If you don't live on a golf course, you're not getting slits in even the slightest uneven terrain and no one in my area rents a self-propelled version. I live on a hill. It's torture.

I've tried aerating then broadcasting, but aerating seems to require an awe-inspiring confluence of coincidences to get proper soil conditions for my ground. If it rains, it's too soft after, but then dries out almost overnight to a hard crust that hollow tine aerators seem incapable of penetrating. I find it odd aerators work best in soil that is already more or less decent. At any rate, even after getting decent core holes, germination results were poor even after using a roller.

Oddly, the best tool I've ever used is this tiny contraption called a grass stitcher. This is for very small spot repairs, but it works insanely well. I wish they made a giant tow-behind version!

Any any rate, I discovered this attachment called a yardmaker by Ferguson. The tines look like simple spikes, but they're the same shape as my trusty stitcher. Has anyone tried this thing? Does it actually penetrate soil? And does it work not in that "well it didn't explode and I see some holes" kind of way but in the "it actually improved my turf stand" kind of way? This might be just the ticket for me.

 

[1648nc]

If you have trouble with a plugger type aerator, maybe try the "spiker" type. Particularly the triangle spiked style, my grandad used one for years and the soil condition didn't have to be perfect like it does with a plugger or core aerator. I wish he hadn't sold it after he bought a plugger. And im also not familiar with a slit seeder, it may be similar to the triangle aerator i'm referring to.

 

[joejkd82]

Thanks 1648 but i was asking about the yardmaker, which does use spikes

 

[jeff9366]

There are a number of FERGUSON YARDMAKER posts in the T-B-N archive. Here is a LINK:

https://www.google.com/search?clien...tractorbynet.com&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gws_rd=ssl

 

[square1]

Ooops, misread that, you wrote "turF"

 

[jenkinsph]

I have a 40" pull type spiker drop seeder I use for lawn repairs that works okay. If the lawn is smooth enough it works well for over seeding a lawn to fill in thin areas. This works well for most grass seeds that need to contact the soil with a shallow planting depth. I will try to post a link to this and try to get some pics of mine later today.
Top of page aerator spreader #8
John Deere


Here is mine, I think it is okay for seeding and fertilizing but doesn't qualify for aerating. I like Ted's designs for the new EA aerators that they build in house.

 

[1648nc]

I didn't look far enough down the page of the link you posted. That's almost exactly like what we used to use, minus the drop seeder anyway.
If you know anyone with a small old grain drill have them drill your yard. That's the only way I can get good germination around here.

 

[ddbackhoe]

I run a Legacy XL, and am looking for an attachment to make overseeding my 2 acre lawn easier.

I've tried running a walk-behind slit seeder. What a joke. If you don't live on a golf course, you're not getting slits in even the slightest uneven terrain and no one in my area rents a self-propelled version. I live on a hill. It's torture.

I've tried aerating then broadcasting, but aerating seems to require an awe-inspiring confluence of coincidences to get proper soil conditions for my ground. If it rains, it's too soft after, but then dries out almost overnight to a hard crust that hollow tine aerators seem incapable of penetrating. I find it odd aerators work best in soil that is already more or less decent. At any rate, even after getting decent core holes, germination results were poor even after using a roller.

Oddly, the best tool I've ever used is this tiny contraption called a grass stitcher. This is for very small spot repairs, but it works insanely well. I wish they made a giant tow-behind version!

Any any rate, I discovered this attachment called a yardmaker by Ferguson. The tines look like simple spikes, but they're the same shape as my trusty stitcher. Has anyone tried this thing? Does it actually penetrate soil? And does it work not in that "well it didn't explode and I see some holes" kind of way but in the "it actually improved my turf stand" kind of way? This might be just the ticket for me.

There is an attachment called an overseeder., but all the ones I know of run off a pto.
OS15 Series Overseeders | Land Pride

Sunbelt rentals has a smaller self propelled in their catalog
https://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipment/detail/1162/0700014/lawn-overseeder-dethatcher-self-prop/

Mataway Overseeder | RYAN Turf Renovation Equipment

 

[dusty3030]

I run a Legacy XL, and am looking for an attachment to make overseeding my 2 acre lawn easier.

I've tried running a walk-behind slit seeder. What a joke. If you don't live on a golf course, you're not getting slits in even the slightest uneven terrain and no one in my area rents a self-propelled version. I live on a hill. It's torture.

I've tried aerating then broadcasting, but aerating seems to require an awe-inspiring confluence of coincidences to get proper soil conditions for my ground. If it rains, it's too soft after, but then dries out almost overnight to a hard crust that hollow tine aerators seem incapable of penetrating. I find it odd aerators work best in soil that is already more or less decent. At any rate, even after getting decent core holes, germination results were poor even after using a roller.

Oddly, the best tool I've ever used is this tiny contraption called a grass stitcher. This is for very small spot repairs, but it works insanely well. I wish they made a giant tow-behind version!

Any any rate, I discovered this attachment called a yardmaker by Ferguson. The tines look like simple spikes, but they're the same shape as my trusty stitcher. Has anyone tried this thing? Does it actually penetrate soil? And does it work not in that "well it didn't explode and I see some holes" kind of way but in the "it actually improved my turf stand" kind of way? This might be just the ticket for me.

What kind of grass are you trying to plant.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

If you had a Grasshopper front-mount mower, I'd recommend the Aeravator. It is a spike aerator (not a plug aerator).

I've read a lot of comments on it and, by all reports, it works great even in dry soil. Watch the video on the link below.

https://www.grasshoppermower.com/aeravator.php