How to TOP DRESS your lawn to make a FLAT LEVEL surface
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2018
- This video will show you how I level my lawn and make it look flat. This helps to remove most of the bumps out of your lawn. This is a slow and long-term process that if done yearly can make your lawn look great.
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This is the most “dad” thing I every seen. Good on you pops!!!
Really nice video. Thanks. I am definitely going to use that technique on my 1 acre bumpy lawn; I keep spilling my beer whilst mowing, and that has to stop.
I bet the neighbor's cats love his lawn!!!
That is alcohol abuse
The Flying Dutchman 😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂
Use TOP SOIL the first time. You'll save a LOT of beer .... and your machine ..... and especially your blades ....
Lone Wolf 🤣😂🤣you guys are hilarious
I admire his moxie. That’s a ton of work, but he likes what he’s doing. He sounds satisfied.
The book of ecclesiastes talks a lot about the satisfaction of work I'm reading it right now. That's a book in the bible.
I did this to my lawn about 12 years ago and my neighbors thought I was crazy until I explained what it was for and then they all wanted to do it but were too lazy.
Amazing yard!! As a landscaping company owner who spends half my week on a zero turn, my sore back thanks you for your efforts in making your yard as smooth as humanly possible and also for this lawn leveling video and all the people who learned how to do this!!
Smooth lawn looks better. That is why I do it. Well worth my time and money.
Everyone (well some then) making fun of this guy, seems like an ordinary working-class guy who's taking pride to make his property he's worked so hard for, the best he can.
Lite Tactic he’s a bit neurotic. Kinda taking it to unhealthy obsession level. Guaranteed it takes up way too much of his money and time.
Lite Tactic Amen to that Cleatus Y’all
I like that
wantapgt 1 million views prolly paid for that sand and the labor he put into doing it. At least he’s not out there trolling other people desire to have a nice yard by condemning them for being “obsessive”
Carter Hoffman pffff a million views is nothing.
When I saw the second truck, I fell off my chair laughing!!!!
james nagle Tru story
Yeah, the truck driver was either shaking his head or laughing .... or both. He just stopped by the bank and cashed that check, that's all ....with a "SEE YA NEXT YEAR" ............. LOL !!!
Was it really that funny?
@@Icutmetal it was
I was thinking same thing, I mean I admire the work put into the lawn but
He could host a beach party with all that sand!...😄
Three years later, the perfectly level lawn is higher than his mailbox.
EVIDENTLY he has never lived in Florida & have to replace mower blades EACH year because the sand blasts them to nothing
Numa Newbern SE GA is nearly as bad.
Adam Wade I guess you haven’t figured out how to work your way around a grinder
We've never replaced a lawn mower blade... never seen brown tipped grass lol
@@christopherarendt3531 Exactly I've had the same blade on one of my lawn mowers for at least 20 years. Yes ,the cutting edge is probably 1 inch closer to the back of the blade from sharpening each year. It still cuts like new.
I was thinking about doing this to my yard, but since I got physically tired watching you do it, I think I'll pass.
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@jubjub247 - "MEN" are defined by gender and their character. Boys (or men who are hopefully only momentarily acting like juveniles) easily confuse being "MEN" with physical strength. Some day when your back goes out for good, or you suffer terrible knee problems, why don't you let the whole world you are no longer a man? You WILL do that, right? No, you won't. Because you're not acting like a MAN when you say such foolish things.
me either, he said it is tiresome... so it is not worth it
bruzote n
So funny
I have to do this to make a newly installed drainfield level. Your results are amazing.
I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve come back to watch this video… it’s such a satisfying video. Connor, your lawn looked amazing and I can’t wait to see this new renovation pay off for you!
Dude's lawn looks nicer than the carpet in my house
Checks my green carpet. His lawn looks a lot nicer than my carpet :o (top class lawn)
Lololololol. That's awesome
thespig13 I have no carpet. Wood 100%. I win!
Dump some sand on your carpet, job done
@@RubberRivet 😆 lol
Nice job. To all the skeptics out there watching this, this is done on athletic fields all the time. Many soccer fields are built with sand drains to keep them from getting muddy too
Yes but this is done to prevent injury. Any small divot on a professional field and an athlete can break an ankle, pull a ligament. Etc. Is this guy playing rugby everyday?
Yes but that is done to prevent injury to professional athletes. Is this guy playing rugby everyday?
Your yard looks great. Glad to see you are taking pride and the time to make an improvement progressively.
Try not to let the negative comments discourage ya.
Good job!
Good recommendations ! I am glad I`m living in tiny Switzerland with a very tiny lawn!😀
I would do this but it is too hard working around the old sofas and car parts in my lawn.
Haha
Any toilet bowl planters as well?
Yeah, I have the old planters right next to that old lumber pile!
His lawn is 10x better than mine before he even started. 🤣
IF my yaqrd looked like his I wouldn't chance doing ANYTHING to mess that up
Fantastic.. finally i have found my next place to do drifting with my monstertruck.
My grandpa used to drag a box spring behind the 4 wheeler. I hate my bumpy lawn and this is a good idea!
Chris Howell lol I can just see my Neighbors if I was out there with my bed box springs spring ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Was Granny laying on the box springs? 🤔
I bet the grandkids really enjoyed that ride. I've seen a guy pull an old boxspring mattress behind a tractor to smooth our a dirt road...it works fine...for fine grading, Just gotta make sure its brought back in the bedroom before someone's ass hit the floor unexpectedly. Did it more than once on a boxspring mattress at my girlfriend's grandmother's house in Detroit years ago. We'd bounce horizontally two feet high on that. So much fun, and brought back memories. Thank goodness the house was two doors away from the fire station, just in case someone hurt themselves. This is a true story. And that nite in the living room we were watching the black group from Detroit, The Spinners singing "Rubberband Man. It was that nite we bounced on the spring mattress for the first time. Girlfriend was watching her grandma's house while she was away. Man, that was a long time ago. But hey, seems like just last year.
I've seen guys run over a ball field with a section of chain link, same deal. Box spring would work better I'd say. They had a piece of wood fastened to the trailing edge of the fencing.
At least the cats in the neighborhood will have a nice place to take a dump.
lol
Good fertilizer
Awesome! It’s like one of those super satisfying videos brother. Keep em coming Connor 🙏🏻
To broom the sand in we use a piece of artificial grass and tow it behind a 4 wheeler. It is a neat design and it works really well. Just a rope to a 2x4 and a 2x4 piece of wood atached to the piece of artificial grass.
great video - I definitely need to do this in my backyard. My lawn is anything but smooth & level. I'm somewhat disabled and less than smooth is difficult to walk on. My son will be thrilled to have a project! And you good folks that say his lawn was level to begin with, this is his 4th year doing this. THAT'S why it looks so good.
This was my job 20 years ago at the local golf course..... Flatest nicest greens in town thanks to this method every year. Great video and honestly never thought to try it at my home. Nice channel.
You have some serious dedication for your lawn. I actually really need to do this to my yard which is about 1/2 acre. Dumped a couple truck loads of topsoil last spring, still need more. A lot more! You now have me wondering if I should use sand. I don't have the 4 wheeler though, so spreading is extremely tedious. Great job man and kudos to making the video.
This makes me so happy! I will totally be doing this when we have a yard again... I love a nice flat lawn! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the positive comment.
The wife is lucky to have a husband who takes care of the lawn and flowers/trees.
I don't know but it looked pretty flat before
Thats what happen when the wife dont pay mind to you anymore so he has to find anytning to ocupied him self with!! You right lawn was flat but at least he feels avompanied by yje bugs and worms !😂😂😂😂
J CM lmmfaoooo only because this hits home. Thanks dude.
Some spot its low because of foot print. It happen when walking while raining.
It's because he mows his yard with a powered reel mower normally used to mow putting greens. When your grass is a half inch tall you can visually see low and high spots and it would drive someone like him crazy.
Very nice job. All the best Calvin
Hard work = good outcome. Thanks for the video, it gave me some ideas.
my back started aching just watching this video.
Great work Connor, it is nice to see someone that takes great pride in their hard work. If you ever sell your house your lawn will add a few thousand dollars to the value of your property and will definitely have appeal to prospective house buyers. The reward of all this hard work is ultimately it makes the beer taste much better after the effort put in at the end of the day. Take care.
beautiful home. quite a project!
in our area of Eastern US we use a blend of peat moss and topsoil.
seems to work well.
Looks like a success to me! Great job! And... CAR!
sums up his sanity
I admire your commitment, your lawn looks great!
Hats off to you brother. Never seen anyone put as much work in a lawn that was a homeowner.
I can't help it.
YOU FREAK!! I love it lol. Awesome job my man! Thanks for the ideas. I have a new lawn at my camp that just perturbs the crap out of me because it has low holes in it that holds fish ponds when it rains. Thats got to be fixed this spring when my Bermuda grass comes out. Thanks again my fellow OCD lawn keeping enthusiast!! May your yard forever be green, flat as a pancake and your lawn mower start on the first spin of the engine.
Hey, I loved your rake! And the idea of adding the brooms is really cool! I used to work for the Parks Dept. in Florida, and we would sod the baseball fields and cover them with sand. We used a rake similar to yours, but after the rake, we used a piece of chainlink fence to feather the sand down. Just an idea, cool vid!
Thank-you! I've known about top dressing for some time, but never knew how to do it. I put a $400 suspension seat on my Kubota, when I could have spent the money on some sand, haha. I'm doing this in the fall. Thanks again.
I use an old street sweeper head with just a chain. It works awsome. They give them away. I never believed in the sand thing till i tried it. It works
why am I watching this, its so addictive
Looks great!
Be careful if you have an older home with a pier and beam foundation. You can end up with drainage issues (water pools under house with nowhere to go)
Great video. Always felt intimidated with leveling the lawn. Good step by step. 👍🏻👍🏻
You are the type of neighbor I wish I had. Thanks for sharing your work.
I can't wait for the day that someone donates a top dressing machine to you. I can already see the smile on your face.
Holy crap. How cool would that be
Great video. I like what you got goin on
Very helpful video. I took the advice to put sand on my lawn from a landscape guy. He failed to mention how important it was to work the sand into the turf. I ended up killing parts of my lawn. It eventually recovered with good drainage. Thanks for the helpful DIY device ideas and process details.
I have a field about 3 acres in size that desperately needs this leveling approach. After each rain, you can see all the low areas, by just look for the puddles. Job well done. Thanks for the advice.
My dad and I did this when I was a kid, 40 years ago. We killed 90% of our lawn... I can still hear our old man neighbor telling my dad, "youre gonna kill your lawn, Dan"... and he did...
I just put small pieces of turf from lowes on top of my lawn low spots. And to my surprise it worked great
It's Miller time! I got thirsty just watching!
Impressive amount of work. I would love to see the end results.
great little home owner project. thanks guy.
At the golf course I work at here in Ohio, we actually have a contraption that is a essentially a heavy plywood board with two 36 inch brooms on it that we use to drag in our greens for a heavy top dress! Looks like in that situation something like that would be a huge help for you! I’m sure you could throw something together like that and do the job well!
How do you calculate how much material you need?
In a green keeper hear in UK we have a spreader that goes on our gator
For doing our big greens on a short game area
Hello fellow golf course employees.im a mechanic at course here in va lol
@@gerryr1893 we got the dakota attchment for our toro workman.aint ever had problem with it.good machine
I worked at a golf course over 30 years ago. We did this to level the greens, but we used a large broadcast spreader and a steel mesh drag. We would drag clockwise, then counterclockwise. Watching this video made my back hurt. We used a loader to fill the spreader. I think you use coarse sand as it doesn’t hold moisture as well, makes it easier to spread. This makes a huge difference when you’re mowing. If only I had the time!
Cant believe I'm taking lawn advice from a dude that not only owns 2 flamingo t-shirts... he actually wears them ! :) Good video, educational and entertaining.
3am and I’m watching someone do yard work on my phone. What a time to be alive.
wow, This is big job. !I admire you for doing job like that. Thank you for this video. You are the man Cheers. !!!
Not that I agree or would do this to my lawn, unless it was severely uneven, but it's nice to see somebody that takes pride in taking care of their property. All the haters on here are probably either renters or own their homes, but they look like poop. Don't pay attention to them. And to say that he's got to be rich because he's taking care of his pad - what a bunch of BS.... I'll find you poor people middle-class people and rich people that all take care of their stuff just because they care and have pride.... All Races all colors... That's what builds a great country... Not lazy bastards that knock somebody for taking care what they own...
Damn right on the latter part and hell no on the first. I'm all over a perfect damn yard and I do all the work myself. No one mows my yard and no one washes my truck. They'll never get it right
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Sand is pretty cheap. And he has the time to put in the effort. Good on him. This is what they do on golf courses.
30 tons of sand is not what I would call "cheap"
"Mom...that weird guy at the corner is throwing sand on his lawn again..."
30 tonnes a year...
If I did this my neighbors woulf think Im cracked out. "Why the hell is that guy sweeping his yard?" Well at least Im not using a vacuum.
"Mom...that weird guy at the corner is sweeping his lawn again..."
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I rigged a broom system on a sand pro. Worked great and put the sand down fast and level. Of course, it was a hydraulic lift and very stiff so the level was easy to achieve. Great video.
There’s not many people that take pride in their yard. I personally look at a well kept lawn just as hard as I look at a nicely restored vehicle. Great work and thanks for the continued tips for those of us that try to keep our lawns looking nice and our neighbors feeling envious.
This dude is awesome. I have a ton of respect for his work ethic and commitment to excellence
For years people have been telling me to go pound sand. .... If id only known this before .... Wow !!!!!!
One hard working guy. Great video!
Good video. Even better comments. This video has to have sparked some of the funniest responses I’ve read in a long time on TH-cam. Looks like the work paid off!
Bro, I admire the HELL out of you for your hard work and commitment but OMG my back and knees are friggin killing me just watching this. Besides, your lawn was gorgeous when you started!
Keep at it and your lawn will be higher than the slab of your house and then all the water will drain INTO your house. Where I'm at, we want our lawns to slope down to the street with our slabs at least 3-4 ft higher than the street level. We had 60" of rain over a couple of days and the water didn't come even close to my house. Some people who lived in subdivisions whose slabs were close to street level did end up being flooded though.
Not sure his intensions are to have his entire lawn the same level, rather I think he is trying to get rid of random low and high spots
Grumpy OldMan don't get grumpy.....old man
You’re right. Same apply to neighborhood in Florida, especially because of the hurricanes.
+Daniel Salvador
You would be fighting a losing battle in Florida just due to the sinkholes... :)
I was in the Orlando area when the Winter Park one happened... Quite impressive... Just look at a satellite map of the area and you'll notice a lot of very round lakes. More than likely, they are the results of sinkholes over thousands of years... Most of Florida is basically a sand filled coral reef that is now above water that acts as a speed bump for hurricanes headed into the Gulf (thus protected the rest of us Gulf Coast residents). Thank you Florida... We really appreciate your sacrifice...
Actually I doubt he would have that problem. Because he’s adding pure sand...his lawn drains like a sieve providing the underlying slope is adequate and it appears to be.
That’s why it’s good to use clean white beach sand when doing this. It slowly over time self compacts and will not hold water by simply adding a mm here or there. The water will move through that sandy base like a funnel.
I spread 45 yards of recycled asphalt millings and 50 yards of loam in April. All by hand. Was a boat load of fun.
Nicely done thank you. Love your home! And that's 15 tons of sand? Wow, lots of shoveling!
LAST YEAR!! you have to do this every year! damn, i'll live with all the bumps
Good idea but you should use TOP SOIL. Should last for years with a touch up ONCE IN A WHILE .... definitely not every year.
Impressive effort - well done. Is it river or sea sand, and how much does it cost in your area?
Dude! I'm building a broom drag, and just saw your comment. I'm glad I'm not the only crazy broom dragger!
Great job! Despite the rude comments! Gotta be proud of your homestead.
I have 3 acres of "lawn"... I'm lucky I get it mowed below 3 feet on a regular basis
A few questions;
How much did you pay a load?
What kind of sand??? I heard there’s multiple types
What part of the country is home?
Great job like you said hard work but well worth it.
Thank you for the video
I was searching for ways to fill in spots that have become uneven in my yard due to a lot of rain the past two years. I don't know if I can pull off what you've done, but it's a great idea to start.
Thank you!
Same here
Great work Connor, this year will be my first year of top dressing, keep the videos coming
Fab job.
I bet you could drag around a 10ft x 3ft chunk of chain link fence and it'd do the job and be lighter.
It'd cut the time down too since it'd be a big square chunk of many contact points....a bit more than the 3 rails on that homemade thing.
R C would flex too much and not create a flat screed across the 10ft width. Good idea though
@@Aerialassault155 ya may not be fully understanding me. Check this for the full idea. (also...this guy uses cinder blocks, but old tires are actually better)
th-cam.com/video/LCHoDXpIQ7A/w-d-xo.html
literally every little league/baseball field on earth has one of these to rake the infield...
If I’m ever over in the states I’m helping you out son, massive job! Solid as bro.
That's a man who takes care and pride in his castle. Well done sir, well done!
That yard is gonna cut like a dream when it’s all said and done. Good job man. Hank Hill approved
Love your vids keep up the good work
You should mount the broom heads on the back of your drag grate. This way the front metal knocks down the piles upon impact and the brooms push the sand down into the canopy as they pull behind.
That's a great idea!
Thank you for not being scared to do the work!!
I give this man alot of credit He is a hard working SOB I did tis in my 20s and 30s but just dont have the WHATEVER to do it anymore WISH I DID
@TheMatron'sMilitia Thanks,I seriously don't have the umph I used to have and I feel like I am dying when I get up in the morning I can't just get up and go and it worries me
Possibly the most insane thing I've ever seen on YT.
LMAO
don’t forget to factor in the curvature of the earth which btw is not a perfect sphere!
thank you so much for the video. will make good use of it.
I enjoy playing with my yard as well. I find it good for my sole to be outside playing around good for you!
10 mins, 2 quads and 30 tonnes of sand later and the grass looks identical to when he started.
Great videos,many thanks from Ireland. It is surprising how many D.....heads make so-called fun of your work. What would be best time of year to apply sand ? I have a fairly level lawn but I intend to improve it as much as I can .Thank You
Yeah.. I am not going to give them the satisfaction by responding to their retarded comments. The best time of year would be in the spring or in the fall. When the grass is growing the strongest. It needs a good month or more before it goes into the harsh season be it summer or winter. Thanks for watching.
While watching this, I was remembering the old farm days and a manure spreader behind a tractor. I’ll bet it could broadcast spread sand as well. Of course the big tractor would play havoc with the already fairly smooth lawn.
This is pretty cool!! I'm going to try it.
“Hey honey, I’m really bored, I’m gonna level the grass!”
Connor, What kind of dirt do you have in your area? I've got heavy clay soil, I'd like to try this out, but I'm wondering if the sand will actually work itself in without being turned, or just run off in the next rain. I've got mostly KY Bluegrass, 80-90%. Also, in the years you've been doing this, did the sand ever change your pH to the point where the grass started flagging in health?
I like you that drag is also a perfectly good looking fence when you're not using it. Nice bit of kit.
M Larsen I’m from GA and farmed for a bit of my life in our very heavy red clay. Adding sand is a very tricky procedure for clay. Too small of a grain size and you will turn your clay into concrete. The best thing for clay is organic matter (compost etc). Buy a truck load of compost and do what he did and you will probably be better off than using sand. Take a few samples (4 per 1000sqft of yard) to your local Ag extension, they will tell you if adding sand to your soil type will work or not. Good luck 🍀👍
I did something similar to level topsoil across an area whee I had a ditch culvert installed, then filled in. However, I took one of my 5ft high 4ft wide chain link fence gates off of the fence, ran climbing rope through the hinges, rigged 2x4s tol hold bricks on too for weight, then attached the whole rig to my riding lawn mower. Worked like a charm.
Yearly! I would have to psych myself up to do that once. Plus my dogs would dig and have it looking like a WWI battlefield come fall. Good on you man.
your lawn is already flat. If you wanted it flatter you should pour a concrete slab and paint it green. Then you wont have to even mow!
Scott Fischer 😂😂🤣🤣
You want it flat so you get a even cut.
I mean... thats why the lanwmower has wheels, so it rolls with the terrain. But I know what you mean. If I wanted to have a lawn that flat, Id just move to a golf course.
Front lawns are over rated unless you are Mexican & actually use it!
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If it takes 15tons for this guys damn near level yard i'm easily in the hundreds if not thousands of tons for my yard. Nice work yard looks absolutely amazing but damn I ain't got time for all that.
LOL, you see that small yard, and I'm used to 4, 10 & 15 acres
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About 1 cubic yard per 1000...the idea is to fill in the deeper holes and take the sharpness off the high spots..
Then you need a dozer or skid steer not sand lol
15 when the video started. Then another truck showed up.
People think it’s crazy but it really works❤️
My new favorite channel! Thanks for the videos.