Alright - so I started this project about 15 days ago. Had 18 yards of topsoil/compost mix delivered and spread it out using my neighbors tractor. Looks like this one:

First I tilled the upper area about 4" down. He has one of these:

It sure was a LOT more work than I anticipated!!! Especially not having any tractor experience. Of course we then had the rain from the hurricane. So that stopped me until today. I spread another 15 yards of the same mix. I also then did the pallet drag with rocks to help smooth it. Turned out ok -still some lumpy areas. I used my mower to pull a 48"x24" roller (about 785 lbs) to smooth and compact it in addition to running the tractor tires on every square inch! I am wondering if a box blade would have been better - but then there is the learning curve on how to use it. The slopes would have been challenging also for a newbie. Here are some pics:



So do I go with it as is? Or get someone with a box blade (that knows how to use it) to do the final pass?
Thanks!

First I tilled the upper area about 4" down. He has one of these:

It sure was a LOT more work than I anticipated!!! Especially not having any tractor experience. Of course we then had the rain from the hurricane. So that stopped me until today. I spread another 15 yards of the same mix. I also then did the pallet drag with rocks to help smooth it. Turned out ok -still some lumpy areas. I used my mower to pull a 48"x24" roller (about 785 lbs) to smooth and compact it in addition to running the tractor tires on every square inch! I am wondering if a box blade would have been better - but then there is the learning curve on how to use it. The slopes would have been challenging also for a newbie. Here are some pics:



So do I go with it as is? Or get someone with a box blade (that knows how to use it) to do the final pass?
Thanks!