Lawn Roller Build

[mikehaugen]

We built this one a few years back. Actually heavy enough to do some good. Also good for compacting gravel before concrete is poured, and for packing earth when doing dirt work. It weighs ~600# empty, and is 38" diameter and 4' wide. It can hold about 1900# of water. There are times it would be nice if it weighed more. There is no way you would lift a 2500# roller with a B2920. Even half that would be a struggle. Not sure what the intended uses are, so without knowing that, I cannot offer any more advise.

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Did you have those cylinders rolled (or do it yourself) or did you use something existing?

Also, with a roller does it really matter if it's as wide as you tractor? I wouldn't think so.

 

[LD1]

Did you have those cylinders rolled (or do it yourself) or did you use something existing?

They were rolled. It was a full 4x10 sheet of steel. But they could only roll 3', so had them shear it in half and roll 2 sections.

tractor? I wouldn't think so.

Depends on what you want I guess.

If compacting loose fill, I would want it as wide as the tractor to take out the tire marks/ruts. And also the ability to get along the edge of things. But since a B2920 probably isnt much over 4' wide, thats a good start. Anything smaller would take forever to do any good with. But my point was, unless you build a 2' long roller, you are going to be placing the weight well behind the lift arms, since they dont spread wide enough. And that puts more stress/strain on things as well as increase the requirement for front end weight.

 

[mikehaugen]

They were rolled. It was a full 4x10 sheet of steel. But they could only roll 3', so had them shear it in half and roll 2 sections.

Depends on what you want I guess.

If compacting loose fill, I would want it as wide as the tractor to take out the tire marks/ruts. And also the ability to get along the edge of things. But since a B2920 probably isnt much over 4' wide, thats a good start. Anything smaller would take forever to do any good with. But my point was, unless you build a 2' long roller, you are going to be placing the weight well behind the lift arms, since they dont spread wide enough. And that puts more stress/strain on things as well as increase the requirement for front end weight.

I was asking about the width thing for my own uses (stealing the thread so to speak). I would need something about 6 1/2' wide to cover my tracks and that would be enormous and heavy. I was thinking like 5' would be good.

 

[LD1]

I was asking about the width thing for my own uses (stealing the thread so to speak). I would need something about 6 1/2' wide to cover my tracks and that would be enormous and heavy. I was thinking like 5' would be good.

Again, depends on what you want it for. 5' wide wouldnt allow you to get close to anything. Just depends on how important that is to you