Please Advise - What to do next

SteveH_CT · Apr 13, 2004

Alright then - Maybe I'll try selling them on ebay... let's see Organic Stools... or Maybe Natural Coffee Tables. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

harleyx142 · Apr 13, 2004

I just put in about 1 1/2 acres of lawn in an area that was previously trees. Initially, I went over it with a landscape rake. This picked up a ton of sticks, vines and rocks. After then using the box blade I went to using the Gill. That worked great. It picked up even more sticks, vines and rocks. Plus it broke up any dirt clods left over. After spreading seed and fertilizer, I went over it all with a 5' piece of chain link fence that I weighted down in front with a 5' piece of 2'x 10'. That worked perfectly. It covered up the seed just enough to keep it where it needs to be. Hope that helps.

SteveH_CT · Apr 14, 2004

That sounds great - I followed everything but the "Gill" - what is that? Any pictures?

Thanks for the help!

harleyx142 · Apr 14, 2004

I don't have a pic right now but mine was 5' wide. the front edge had a row of heavy verticle teeth approx. every 4". About 5 or 6" behind that row was another set of teeth offset from the front set. Behind that was a heavy roller with tines that rolls over dirt clods and breaks them up nicely. "Gill" is a brand name but it may also be called a pulverizer. I would rent it. The farm implement rental place should know what I am talking about. I will try to get a picture.

harleyx142 · Apr 14, 2004

IRON Search Here is the link to a picture of what a pulverizer looks like.

harleyx142 · Apr 14, 2004

I hope that helps. I rented one for $40 dollars a day. Cheap compared to the buying price. If you intend on using it a lot it may be nice to buy one and have it on hand. When you don't use it anymore then sell it. They still go for quite a bit used.