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Best way to level existing grass

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I moved in 9 years ago and the front yard (septic field) is a little wavy and bumpy.

I never knew how bumpy it was until I drove over it with my tractor (new 2305) and since there is no suspension on my deere it feels like driving on the moon. I have used a push mower to cut the grass up until last year when I used my rear cutter on the deere.

I am thinking the best way to level it off is to get either a disc or cultivator. (it is about 5000 sq. feet total) I dont want to buy 80 yards of topsoil and push that around and rake it out.
I would likely hydroseed it after the disc or cultivator.
I appreciate any comments on all the experts here.
What implements have you guys used for this task? Keep in mind that I have PVC pipe 10" or so under the grass.
 
Other than gettin a huge steam roller, not much you can do. My lawn is bumpy also. I have 400lb roller and rollered the heck out of and no result. I even did it when the soil was moist. The winters here shove the dirt up and down and you wind up with lumps. Some get down with driving over it but on the whole, the lawn gets bumpy. The best solution is to get topsoil and try to level it out with a drag of some sort. I don't want to do that with mine because I don't think it'll work very well. In your case, you also have the septic to worry about.
 
Other than gettin a huge steam roller, not much you can do. My lawn is bumpy also. I have 400lb roller and rollered the heck out of and no result. I even did it when the soil was moist. The winters here shove the dirt up and down and you wind up with lumps. Some get down with driving over it but on the whole, the lawn gets bumpy. The best solution is to get topsoil and try to level it out with a drag of some sort. I don't want to do that with mine because I don't think it'll work very well. In your case, you also have the septic to worry about.
 
Sheep make good lawnmowers. Have lamb chops for New Years dinner. Otherwise looking at a high clearnce bushhog.
 
Dont know if it would work for you but my uncle used a sod cutter and rolled the sod to one side. Than he filled in the low spots to make it smooth and unrolled the sod back onto it.
 
Are you worried about the bumps (looks) or the wear the rough ride will cause the tractor /mower? Couple of folks around here got tired of mowing and got 3 or 4 sheep (the ones that shed) and are real happy with hillsides that look like a golf course (compared to neighbors' that get cut a couple times a year). Less upkeep than a lawnmower and they stick a few bucks in their pockets also.
If you don't want to go that route, maybe disc it up real good and drag it.

Dave
 
If you take any old dirt and dump it on top, then take a loader bucket and level it off by pulling the dirt with the bucket it will be level without damaging the sod. It will look like bare spots till the grass grows up though it.If you keep it to only about 2 inches it will grow right up through. Watering will help with it settling down through the grass faster as it will wash it down in.
 
If your present grass is OK, I don't think that I would disc it all up as you will be starting all over and the whole yard will be soft dirt and muddy if it rains until the new grass get established. I would have some top soil hauled in and use a smaller tractor with about a 7' wide landscape rake. You can work it both ways to smooth it in the low spots. Then use at least a 5' wide roller to press the soil down so that the remaining low spots will show up. Add more dirt to those areas and and rake again. Then roll again and continue until you are satisfied with the result.
 
I have no personal experience with a box blade, but LOTS of experience with farm blades. Seems to me maybe you could get a box blade with rippers on it and rip only the high spots away. You will need a load of new dirt, the stuff you ripped will have root balls in it and won't spread well.
The same thing will be true even if you disc up the old, it won't level well. You may not need much fill dirt if you get rid of the high spots. Just my 2 cents worth. DOUG
 
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