Finally, the lawn is rolled!
 

I was out till after 9 PM the other night and finished with help last evening. Local guy makes those rollers out of old propane tanks. Around 1000 lbs if fully loaded with water. I leave it down about 8 inches. It's tough on my Wheeler. Have not dared to try it behind one of the SGT's. I bet a Kubota would handle the roller real nice...:bigthink: I'll tell the wife.:BlahBlah: Alls I'll get is :BB&YS:

Cute pic. Now that is what I call a roller.

Cool roller. Now educate us Southerners why you roll your yard. Frost heave or something? I got a roller that is about 20-30 gallons--it has a handle so you can hand roll it. I did used it after they put a new roof on the house to mash down any nails that got missed--I went over the yard 3x's with a BIG rolling magnet first. FWIW I used a couple clevis so I could hook the roller behind dad's 100.

Steve, of that 4 wheeler will pull it, you don't need a SGT. Your cubs will jerk that roller around with ease. Actually that's hard on the slip clutch in your 4 wheeler..... they aren't tractors.

John,
Yes, frost heave leaves the ground very rough. Plus, bugs, moles and the like do too. Very narrow window of opportunity to roll when it is most effective. Ground is softest in the spring, shortly after the thaw, but after it has dried once. The window here is long gone. Not to say you can't use a roller later, but it isn't as effective.

I agree that the Cubs would do a better job pulling the roller and be easier to maneuver. I'm pretty sure that Polaris uses a CVT and most of the abuse would be on the belt. I don't pull anything heavier than the log splitter with mine.

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Your right. I didn't pay any attention to what brand it was. :beerchug:

Awesome roller Steve.

Steve - what's the local guy get for one? I've always wanted to make one, but have never gotten around to doing it. Probably should just buy one and be done with it.

The wheeler pulls the roller well, just all the independent rear suspension makes it tough in the turns. Plus it is light in the arse end. I have the SGT rear brackets on the 2182. I need to weight it up and see how it pulls it. E-mail sent, Doc. :beerchug:

Cool roller, Steve!

When the DAPL pipeline crossed us last fall I was hoping to snags nag about a 4' long piece of scrap pipe to make a lawn roller out of, the pipe that went under roads was 30"x.625" and the mainline pipe was 30x.48" and #125 per foot.

Darn right the IH Cub Cadet would pull that around, all day too! As far as I'm concerned, "bikes" just don't have the transmission our IHCCs have! Heck, I pulled around a 2500 pounder with my model 71 seven horse!!! Also, the roller helps with yard drainage too, as in my yard. Those are some nice custom made yard rollers!

I got a lot of yard rolling done myself today! There is much more rolling to do, and with wet weather coming, I should make some good progress in the yard this spring!! My roller is 24 x 54, and filled with water.

Pulled a lot heavier things than a yard roller with my stuff too.... We used to pull a 20' bean head on a head trailer in and out of the shed with dad's 782. Used to pull a 450 bushel gravity wagon around the barn lot with granddad's 71. Didn't need wheel weights or braces on the rear to pull them either.

Steve, your waaaaayyyy too worried and making this hard. Just hook the roller up to your Cadet. It's just a yard roller. It rolls..... Your not going to tear anything up, and you don't need any weight. The tractor already weighs more than the 4 wheeler.

Just in case somebody is reading and thinks these Cadets can drag as much as a D9 Cat, lets point out that you fellows moving all that weight are on pretty much FLAT land. I've had close calls with far better tractor to towed implement weight ratios. Its one thing to get it moving, its another to get it stopped. And the ball game changes completely when you lose traction going uphill and it pulls you backwards, or you head downhill and it wants to pass you.

i pull around a 900 lb roller with my cubs and you cant even tell its back there...seriously...hydro, forward to reverse with ease...FAR less noticable than my EMPTY car hauler behind my 1ton pickup...

The up and down hills has always been my concern. How much weight can an 1864 stop? How about a 72?
Is this sort of information available somewhere or only from those that have had bad experiences?? LOL!

Experience is the only tool. There isn't a "data sheet" that tells you that. Common sense says that anything much heavier than the weight of the tractor will be more difficult to stop.