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Hiring a rotovator

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mikeldub:
Hi Paul,

My first posting.

I hired a rotovator last October from hss.com for my first lottie.  The 'long weekend' fri -  sun was a good deal then, best check with them. Also the delivery, I picked mine up.

It was VERY hard work.  The machine worked all the hours possible.  The soil was bone dry and rock hard. 'Driving' time was 5 minutes MAX a go and you had to hang on.  Not sure how this relates to your mud.  

Tim is right about scuffing the surface to break the grass up. After 3 passes and at 90 degrees to the last, the soil was looking very good. (and blowing away!).
My girlfriend spent all the time picking out the couch grass and I must say did a fantastic job.  How it will look in a few months...
Yes the grass does tangle up with the blade, but I would not say that it stopped my progress.

Good luck

Mike

pbjohnson:
thanks for the replies.  appreciated

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