Others here have prepared seed beds from scratch. I haven't except for garden plots. I think I'd sure give it a try with the tractor. Even a seriously failed try isn't likely to make a landscaper cost any more. However, a landscaper likely would anticipate if there'd likely be drainage problems and contour the ground as needed. That's something to think about. I've played of professionally prepared soccer fields that had to be closed for most of a season due to wet spots that would dry out. Even pros can get it wrong.

Taking off what's there now may be the most difficult chore. It's not good to bury big chunks of sod and cutting them up takes a lot of tiller or disk time. Removing it also is a big job. A box scraper might be preferable to a blade if there are bumps to be cut down and the soil moved to low spots. Scrapers can cut carry soil to where it needs to be spread but blades without end-plates can't. It's pretty expensive to fill low spots with new topsoil so it's good to get it level before ordering topsoil. A rake would be useful and maybe almost necessary to go a decent job of clearing up chunks and rocks and giving then finishing. A hydraulic top-link makes a scraper much more useful.

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