making a large lawn roller

[doverking]

Hi I'm new to the forum and I know I'm not the first one to ever need a large lawn roller. I'd like to get suggestions on making one at home. Happy trails and thanks to all. Mark

 

[bcp]

Welcome,

Towed or 3-point?

Bruce

 

[mikehaugen]

It's been suggested (and I have considered) using an old propane tank.

 

[PhysAssist]

I picked ours up along the road a few years ago. It appears to have been a propane or water tank with the ends cut off, and filled with concrete except for a central core/axle composed of a 1.5" steel or black iron pipe. It weighs a couple of hundred pounds and is pulled by a frame of galvanized pipe that extends through the center to a handle like one of the really simple simple wire cheese slicers, like an inverted "Y".

We hook it to our tractor using a trailer hitch accessory that has a clevis on it, and it works pretty well on fresh gravel or softish ground. It does scuff a bit pn turns, but seems none the worse for the wear from it, and it doesn't seem to damage the grass.

Thomas

PS: Welcome to TBN!

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:

 

[deerseeker001]

i made mine out of 55 gallon plastic drum,worked great pull behind lawn tractor.

 

[Ed L]

My first one was made from an old brine tank, 36" diameter x 7' long. I finally got tired of patching the rusty hulk and built a new one.

The old frame was re-used as was the axle and bearings. I made my own tank using a chunk of 30" dia x 1/2 wall steel pipe and purchased tank heads for the ends.

I've got 3 springtimes of use on it so far, couldn't be happier with it.

Ed

 

[doverking]

Thanks forThe Great Reply!
Where Did You Get The Ends And Do You Fill It With Anything FoR Weight?

 

[doverking]

Great Hey Thomas, Thanks For Your Great Ideas.Glad To Be A member.

 

[Ed L]

Got the heads from these guys. Tank Heads | Pressure Vessel Heads | Home | Commercial Metal Forming Good people to deal with, just remember they will probably ship truck freight. IIRC, the ones I got were 3/16" thick.

Yes, I fill it with water.

On a roller this big/heavy the shaft for the bearings needs to go all the way through the roller

Ed