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 11-30-2003, 09:58 Post: 69981
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Do you have snow removal also? If so I'd buy the tractor with loader and a scraper blade wide enough to cover tracks.

I'd rough level with the loader, then pull or push dirt with scraper until better grade. Use bucket and pick all the big rocks. Use the scraper backwards to cuff or scuff off rough spots, pushing toward low spots, re pick rocks, seed mulch with hay form nearby farm. Sit back relax let grass grow and buy 3ph finish mower and start mowing.






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John it already has grass growing. I'd mow it to 3-4" and overseed with the other mixtures you want. Then mow it and the regular grass will come.

You'll probably have to pick out big rocks. The frost has a way of pushing rocks up every year.

Sounds like my kind of a yard, no fuss. You may wanna get a soil ph taken and you'll proably need some lime to get it were grasses grow better then weeds. But there is no hurry to do that Mother Nature has been taking care of the land for a long time and it will be fine.






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John I rent a 3ph broadcast spreader for stoff like fertilizer. If you try that for lime it probably won't work usless you get some really dry lime delivered.

For grass seed I use a hand held broadcast spreader and have the wife follow me with seed and stuff in bucket. Does not take long to do thak way.

Lime I'd check with local ag store they have equipment ussually no charge and they will fill it with what you need and explain how to use.






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paburns Now that sounds like my kind of a yard. I read to many posts that sound like its gotta be "putting green smooth" it order to be a good lawn. Sounds like you are gonna have a great yard that will take all kinds of abuse from kids to parking your car under the shade trees in the summer. ENJOY






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