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<blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 3003053" data-attributes="member: 24531"><p>Yeah, I mentioned a push tiller as a question earlier in the thread; glad to have some validation on that. The area of course isn't perfect square and to feather it in right, I might have to do an area say 5-6ft wide and 15ft long...and that's just 1 part; I bet once I get going, I find that I need to do more to get optimal drainage. This is to prepare the ground to have a shed built over it. The shed will be on stilts and the water will drain under it from one side and then out the back via the lowest spot that also slopes down parallel to the house towards the back of the lot.. </p><p></p><p><u><strong>After thinking over my options using my existing tractor, I've come to the following conclusions:</strong></u></p><p></p><p>- My tractor has no sleeve hitch and they cost $200 +. Most of the attachments for lawn/garden tractors require a sleeve hitch so I'd have to buy one and install it</p><p></p><p>- Lawn tractor accessories such as box blades, etc. cost $250 - $400 EACH, some cost even more. SO I'd have to invest $500.00 or MORE to get what I need to make my tractor work</p><p></p><p>- My tractor has a custom added hitch already installed that allows for a 2" ball and the std lawn tractor/ATV hitch. This would have to be removed permanently to install a sleeve hitch. Since I use the 2" ball to haul a few trailers around, this would be inconvenient and waste of the 50 bux I spent for the custom hitch to then discard it</p><p></p><p>- My tractor has a light-duty hydro tranny not really rated for ground-engaging (although as little as I wanted to do I figured I'd have tried it). If I made the investment and it worked "this time", I do not expect I could get away with using these accessories enough before I had tranny trouble to justify their cost</p><p></p><p><u><strong>So that leaves me with this possible option:</strong></u></p><p></p><p>- Rent & use the sod cutter to shave the grass off the high spots instead of using a tiller</p><p></p><p>- Then either hand rake OR</p><p></p><p>- Build some custom rake (weighted with 2x6 with nails or rake heads attached?) I can pull with the tractor to loosen the dampened dirt</p><p></p><p><u><strong>OR</strong></u> do you think using a tiller in between the sod cutting and raking is a better plan??? I agree with Mac just a tiller and rake might work but seems like it would be much cleaner to cut the sod first???</p><p></p><p>I do not want this whole process to cost me much more than my time but I also don't own a roto tiller but considered buying one anyway for garden work so it would get used more than this one time if I did buy one. Thinking I can get one for $200 or less???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sh00ter, post: 3003053, member: 24531"] Yeah, I mentioned a push tiller as a question earlier in the thread; glad to have some validation on that. The area of course isn't perfect square and to feather it in right, I might have to do an area say 5-6ft wide and 15ft long...and that's just 1 part; I bet once I get going, I find that I need to do more to get optimal drainage. This is to prepare the ground to have a shed built over it. The shed will be on stilts and the water will drain under it from one side and then out the back via the lowest spot that also slopes down parallel to the house towards the back of the lot.. [U][B]After thinking over my options using my existing tractor, I've come to the following conclusions:[/B][/U] - My tractor has no sleeve hitch and they cost $200 +. Most of the attachments for lawn/garden tractors require a sleeve hitch so I'd have to buy one and install it - Lawn tractor accessories such as box blades, etc. cost $250 - $400 EACH, some cost even more. SO I'd have to invest $500.00 or MORE to get what I need to make my tractor work - My tractor has a custom added hitch already installed that allows for a 2" ball and the std lawn tractor/ATV hitch. This would have to be removed permanently to install a sleeve hitch. Since I use the 2" ball to haul a few trailers around, this would be inconvenient and waste of the 50 bux I spent for the custom hitch to then discard it - My tractor has a light-duty hydro tranny not really rated for ground-engaging (although as little as I wanted to do I figured I'd have tried it). If I made the investment and it worked "this time", I do not expect I could get away with using these accessories enough before I had tranny trouble to justify their cost [U][B]So that leaves me with this possible option:[/B][/U] - Rent & use the sod cutter to shave the grass off the high spots instead of using a tiller - Then either hand rake OR - Build some custom rake (weighted with 2x6 with nails or rake heads attached?) I can pull with the tractor to loosen the dampened dirt [U][B]OR[/B][/U] do you think using a tiller in between the sod cutting and raking is a better plan??? I agree with Mac just a tiller and rake might work but seems like it would be much cleaner to cut the sod first??? I do not want this whole process to cost me much more than my time but I also don't own a roto tiller but considered buying one anyway for garden work so it would get used more than this one time if I did buy one. Thinking I can get one for $200 or less??? [/QUOTE]
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