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Any close up pics of your 8' rake? Do you know what rpm the rotor runs at?
Another "smoothing lawn thread"
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I think Harley (or the buying company) stopped making this rake because it was too expensive to make. The Tines are very usefull in stirring up material for the rollers.
I would guess the RPM to be about 100 RPM but I could find out.
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Wow that seems really slow for roller rpm.
With two rollers stacked like that, did it actually pull much up through them? We're they counter rotating where they would actually suck stuff in, or do both rollers turn the same direction?
With two rollers stacked like that, did it actually pull much up through them? We're they counter rotating where they would actually suck stuff in, or do both rollers turn the same direction?
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I'll tell you how golf courses keep their greens flat is with aeration. They aerate twice a year with a machine that picked up the plugs. Then they top dress it with sand, a little dirt and grass seed. Then they pull a heavy duty piece of outdoor carpet to make sure all the holes are filled.
I'm sure a slicer aerator would work for your task. Just get a load of sand, put some bags of top soil in and a pound of grass seed. Then spread and drag. You'll have a flat lawn after a few yearly treatments.
I'm sure a slicer aerator would work for your task. Just get a load of sand, put some bags of top soil in and a pound of grass seed. Then spread and drag. You'll have a flat lawn after a few yearly treatments.
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Maybe, I'm thinking of speed at idle, when I'm cleaning the thing. The bottom serrated roller is going against the direction of travel and now that I think about it, I am not sure what direction the smooth roller goes in. I think it's the same as the other. Watching fine material come out between the rollers seems like magic!
The one thing I have always wanted to do is modify the machine so I can angle it from side to side. But I am unsure as to the proper approach on this. It's tricky.
Just found my file. Yes the rollers go the same way. No indication of speed but I have to mount this rake in the next few days and I could measure the speed.
The one thing I have always wanted to do is modify the machine so I can angle it from side to side. But I am unsure as to the proper approach on this. It's tricky.
Just found my file. Yes the rollers go the same way. No indication of speed but I have to mount this rake in the next few days and I could measure the speed.
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Probably just easier to pick it up and spin the input shaft and count the number of turns the roller makes. Rather than try to guess if it's 500 rpm or 5000 rpm
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The easiest way to smooth a yard is buy a Ferris mower.
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Was waiting on someone to say that.
I haven't done much reading up on them, but how well do they actually work.
I am sure it's a smooth ride, like my 4-wheeler would be. But cut quality? How does the deck act when I hit the bumps at 9mph that, on my scag, bounces the deck on the chains and almost throws me off the seat?
I'll second the vote for a top dresser. Wonderful tool that often goes unlooked especially when you don't want to tear out and redo. A top dresser can deliver almost any kind of material; sand, topsoil, manure, fertilizer, etc. in a fine, even layer. By building up rather than tearing down, you can create a better, healthier lawn. Grass needs regular replenishment of nutrients and aeration to thrive and be weed free.
From what was described, filling and leveling is the way to go. Ferris makes nice stuff, IMO...just bought one so I am biased. A better option is to hire it out, then you won't know how bumpy it is.
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If a top dresser adds fill in an even manner, won't I still be left with a rough lawn if I don't do something to smooth first?
Not at all concerned about a healthy weed free lawn. I hate yard work and mowing. I just hate dirt and mud more so that's the only thing keeping me from round uping the whole thing.
I'm only trying to make the dreaded task of mowing less unbearable and smooth things out.
I enjoy the fact that my unhealthy lawn only needs mowed once a week instead of 2-3 times like those that treat their lawns
Not at all concerned about a healthy weed free lawn. I hate yard work and mowing. I just hate dirt and mud more so that's the only thing keeping me from round uping the whole thing.
I'm only trying to make the dreaded task of mowing less unbearable and smooth things out.
I enjoy the fact that my unhealthy lawn only needs mowed once a week instead of 2-3 times like those that treat their lawns