SuburbanMD
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I've got a 5' York Rake with gauge wheels, and a JD X475AWS subcompact. And I'm going to have around 14 yards of compost, to spread 1.5" deep over 3000 square feet (for subsequent tilling). I'm planning to move measured amounts of the compost in a wheelbarrow, to measured squares on the land, and then spread it with a hand rake. Seems silly to do all that work, but my experience tells me that I won't be able to spread it evenly enough with the York Rake. I have a feeling I'll end up with plenty of bare spots, and compost piled higher in places. If I were spreading like material on like material (i.e. adding more dirt on top of dirt) I wouldn't be worried, but this is different, and it really has to be precise. The 3000 sq ft includes plenty of trees and obstacles, and is hemmed in by pavement and a fence, so it isn't like I can rake it entirely into submission before spreading the compost. What do you experts think?