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Silver Cymbal Hey I built something like similar that out of an old fridge metal shelf and an old rake handle. But I also built a trammel to sift the earth or the sand from the beach I sometime use for divers. Thanks for the video
I like this idea better than renting a roller to level out the yard! It doesn't take up alot of time. It's not noisy either if you have a few spots to fill in on a work night. Plus it doesn't take up alot of storage space either.
You've succeeded where I believe many have failed. I now fully understand how this tool works, why it's designed like that, and how to actually use it. Thank you!
Finally, a tool and how-to video to do something I've been wanting to do for years. My lawn is full if dips and bumps that drive absolutely nuts. I'll give this a try, thanks for making the video!
Thank you very much for such a kind comment. I am thrilled to show this since I had the same situation and it really made a big difference in getting it done without the stress. Thank you for watching.
Thanks for taking the time to make the video and introducing the levelawn. I did not know that kind of tool existed! I can't wait to take care of the the bumps on my lawn.
Love the rake, I have a small yard 63x30 to level, just removed extra dirt with a crew and bobcat yesterday and today, half the yard was leveled but the bobcat left the ground uneven, the crew says they can level it but I like this tool and saved it in my amazon list just in case they do not do good job i would buy it and do it myself, we need to level the ground, treat for weed, put some weed protection sheets along then instead of sod i would get those green rugs from Loves to cover the majority of it, the idea is to create a level space enough to build a shed in one side then we have an above ground pool of 32x16 to set up; the half that was leveled previously we had a 16x16 round pool before when the kids were younger; now they are teens but want the pool back; kudos to your helper there; she is adorable, enjoy her because they grow fast and one day you wonder where the time went! Cheers from Las Vegas!
I mix 1/3 top soil 1/3 multch or peat moss and 1/3 aged alder sawdust. Works good on coastal climate that has high sand content. Of course trace minerals and lime to balance ph to absorb nutrients. In climate 100"-140" rain per year and costal micro climate. Local plants help. A local nursery of trees helps as well.
Good stuff. My front lawn is very uneven and basically there are big pockets of water when it rains hard. My old landscaping co wanted $1700 to level it and put new grass in. I know I would need a big amount of soil/sand to fill it in.
Great vid. I am up to a 40.000 sqft yard at the moment using this tool. One tip … you better sift the soil first. I just bought a 1/8 1/2 and a 1/4 screen for my bobcat sifter to do that.
Fighting myself like heck Not to buy this crazy expensive tool but....your success is very persuasive. Oh, I would have no problem spending that money on fishing gear! Priorities. Been looking at topsoil and it is disappointing to see that all bagged topsoil is shipped as “mud”, that is, 100% wet! That’s why a bag weighs 40 lbs. not cool. Love to see a Happy kid “working” with Dad. One of my Kids sent me a Thank You note today for the time I spent showing her how she can fix things herself. She runs restaurants and hiring someone impacts her restaurants bottom line. Yeah to you Brother. Be well.
normally when you rake, everything (rocks, sharp sticks, etc.) get sunk into the dirt. This isn't the case with a tine rake, in fact they do a great job at pulling debris to the top so it can be picked out. I have a soil spreader and I love it, but I would reach for the tine rake all day to do this.
My new sod is only a year old and it's already so bumpy and rutted. Considering the price of a new lawn, a $200 tool to keep it level is pennies. Thanks for the video!
Your daughter is too cute. God bless her. Nothing like daddy and daughter time. Reminds me of my daughter when she was that age. Hey did you do a follow up video.l on the after results of your lawn? Thanks for showing off that rake. Im almost sure ill have to buy one.
Another Silver Cymbal video, another tool I don't have that I could really use, another $150 sent to Amazon, another glaring look from the wife when the box arrives on the doorstep. I swear, sometimes I think the delivery driver is smiling because he CAN'T WAIT to see my Mrs. go off on me, again, and again. Great video. Was wondering how those things did what they do. #HappensEveryTime
@@SilverCymbal I love ALL of them, that's the problem! Although I think the wife had a point when I told her how great having a Kubota like yours would be ("But honey, its also a DUMP TRUCK!"), when she pointed out "We live in a TOWNHOUSE!"
I remember you showed this tool in an earlier video and I was just going to take another look at it. This is really great and I'm going to get one. Thanks!
@@SilverCymbal Yeah, it just takes forever to fill a low spot with it. But it seems just as easy to walk to my front yard and throw it out there as it is to walk over to my trash can and throw it there.
Thanks for the great video, new home owner and I’m wondering would bags of soil work in place of regular dirt? Perhaps benefit the lawn more? Any recommendations would help thanks again for the how to video
Very nice video. I am going to get one to start getting my yard level from the little trenches my watering system install created. However, I think golf courses use masonry sand so it doesn't re-sink. Hold the level better I think. Thanks for sharing.
You, can the same part of my yard is in the opening part of this video and shown throughout after the leveling. ruclips.net/video/oNr2cQwKPrI/видео.html
People in Cumberland md. Use riding mowers they mow there yard every day and level it with the mower. Mostly 40 year old or older men living at moms do it
How come you decided not to put down new grass seed? I’ve been searching youtube for a while on tips for level out lawns cause ours so all bumpy. Other videos show doing grass seed over the dirt? Is that necessary? If I don’t have to I would like not too since I have a puppy and a small yard. Love your channel!
Thank you very much for the kind words - From what I understand these are not patented so there are several available but this one is called the Levelawn and you can buy it from Golf Griffin. Best wishes to you and thanks for watching.
Another great video! I remember these from my golf course days we called them "level-alls". They're very handy. We would use them on tee boxes especially Par 3's to repair areas with lots of divots. We would make small piles of a dark sand and seed mix and incorporate it into the turf with the level-all just like you did. Nice work!
Thank you, I have slowly been able to improve my lawn leveling it out spot by spot, it makes a big difference. Thanks for the comment and for watching.
I appreciate that, they certainly might dislike the video but I think many are not happy with the price of the tool but it is really worth it. I waited two years before finally buying it, I wish I bought it sooner. Thanks for your support.
I made a one out of 2 x 4 and screen on top to to keep the rocks from falling, but I need to make handle for it. At the moment I have ropes attached to it and just drag the dirt over the ground.
It’s so cool that you don’t need to buy soil, all you needed was to drive your mini car and get some dirt from the other side of your big land. Good for you bud.
Hello, I have a very large, bumpy lawn, 80 by 100, so am thinking it would be best to use the top dressing lawn machine to level it. Once it is watered then we don't have to add more seed? The grass will start to grow in those areas where the new topsoil is? Thanks for the video. I'm excited to fix my backyard.
Good morning thank you for your really useful videos can I ask them advice I unfortunately bought some cheap topsoil which had stones on it I’ve laid it down and after watering in the topsoil I can see the stones are top of the grass is there a quick way to remove these or is it a question of just going round by hand?
Thank you, sadly this load of dirt was not well screened. But at least the rake brought them up so I did grab a few handfuls of them and it wasn't bad in the end.
I noticed you didn’t add a mix of sand and soil. I have a very deep divot probably caused by voles. Also I have many divots throughout my lawn. What kind of sand would you recommend? Ie: playground sand, paver base sand, etc. thanks for your help.
Do you think it’s a good idea to seed the leveled areas also instead of just watering? I have some areas that drop down a little bit and have a feeling that leveling them off will bury the grass a bit and potentially kill some of that existing grass.
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Silver Cymbal Hey I built something like similar that out of an old fridge metal shelf and an old rake handle. But I also built a trammel to sift the earth or the sand from the beach I sometime use for divers. Thanks for the video
I just would like to know the proper name for this item or rake whatever it is where can I buy Home Depot ,Lowe's just need to know
I like this idea better than renting a roller to level out the yard! It doesn't take up alot of time. It's not noisy either if you have a few spots to fill in on a work night. Plus it doesn't take up alot of storage space either.
Would of been nice to have a link to the rake ? Amazon eBay something
The little girl is so cute 😊 she reminds me of my sisters when they were her age, always excited to help!
You've succeeded where I believe many have failed. I now fully understand how this tool works, why it's designed like that, and how to actually use it. Thank you!
Finally, a tool and how-to video to do something I've been wanting to do for years. My lawn is full if dips and bumps that drive absolutely nuts. I'll give this a try, thanks for making the video!
Thank you very much for such a kind comment. I am thrilled to show this since I had the same situation and it really made a big difference in getting it done without the stress. Thank you for watching.
Thats sweet my little girl helps me all the time in the yard. You'll be glad you video taped this years later
I was thinking the same thing. Must be fun to watch it years from now. It's great to involve them with something other than the smart phone :)
Cute kid. I have one just like her. Nothing better then having a good helper.
Its nice to heaah someone who talks right
I used to have a helper like yours and company was all the help I needed.
My 5 and 7 year old help me I wish they stopped growing ;(
Thanks for taking the time to make the video and introducing the levelawn. I did not know that kind of tool existed! I can't wait to take care of the the bumps on my lawn.
Massive thank you. The tool and the method shown suits the issues I've got in my lawn. Time to get working
Love the rake, I have a small yard 63x30 to level, just removed extra dirt with a crew and bobcat yesterday and today, half the yard was leveled but the bobcat left the ground uneven, the crew says they can level it but I like this tool and saved it in my amazon list just in case they do not do good job i would buy it and do it myself, we need to level the ground, treat for weed, put some weed protection sheets along then instead of sod i would get those green rugs from Loves to cover the majority of it, the idea is to create a level space enough to build a shed in one side then we have an above ground pool of 32x16 to set up; the half that was leveled previously we had a 16x16 round pool before when the kids were younger; now they are teens but want the pool back; kudos to your helper there; she is adorable, enjoy her because they grow fast and one day you wonder where the time went! Cheers from Las Vegas!
I mix 1/3 top soil 1/3 multch or peat moss and 1/3 aged alder sawdust. Works good on coastal climate that has high sand content. Of course trace minerals and lime to balance ph to absorb nutrients. In climate 100"-140" rain per year and costal micro climate. Local plants help. A local nursery of trees helps as well.
A lute is a very handy too indeed, nothing better for levelling. Where I live I pretty much need to use it annually..
Nice vid.
Good stuff. My front lawn is very uneven and basically there are big pockets of water when it rains hard. My old landscaping co wanted $1700 to level it and put new grass in. I know I would need a big amount of soil/sand to fill it in.
Mark all the pockets and fill them with sand.
Aww she is so adorable, best memorys are being dads lil' helper!
I have used this on driving range and tees, it was so easy and it does a great job
Great vid. I am up to a 40.000 sqft yard at the moment using this tool. One tip … you better sift the soil first. I just bought a 1/8 1/2 and a 1/4 screen for my bobcat sifter to do that.
That is a great tip, and that's a lot of sq ft to do. You must have been very busy! It's harder and harder to get goo quality top soil here too.
Bobcat sifter!? Tell me about it. I've been sifting my yard by hand and it's rediculous. I have the 1/2 and 1/4 inch mesh and I'm losing faith...
It’s Good to see someone thats well off not be afraid to get their hands dirty. Nice job bud!
Fighting myself like heck Not to buy this crazy expensive tool but....your success is very persuasive. Oh, I would have no problem spending that money on fishing gear! Priorities.
Been looking at topsoil and it is disappointing to see that all bagged topsoil is shipped as “mud”, that is, 100% wet! That’s why a bag weighs 40 lbs. not cool.
Love to see a Happy kid “working” with Dad.
One of my Kids sent me a Thank You note today for the time I spent showing her how she can fix things herself. She runs restaurants and hiring someone impacts her restaurants bottom line. Yeah to you Brother.
Be well.
My lawn has lots of divets and impressions. They give it earthy character; who wants a snooker table lawn? not me.
normally when you rake, everything (rocks, sharp sticks, etc.) get sunk into the dirt. This isn't the case with a tine rake, in fact they do a great job at pulling debris to the top so it can be picked out. I have a soil spreader and I love it, but I would reach for the tine rake all day to do this.
I need this! Laid a new lawn last year and it's very undulated. Thanks for showing.
Great video, I built one for $47 using 16 gauge 90-degree steel 36 inches by 10 inches. Amazon sells a 30 inch by 10 inches for $150!
Expensive tool but it seems to be the only one i've found to be worth the cost. Will bite the bullet and get this. Good video.
Thank you, you are 100% right, nothing spreads it like this. amzn.to/2SeFSe2
Just ordered one from amazon today.
After leveling your lawn, I gather you must be seeding those areas? What time of year are you doing this?
Great video , spring here in Australia so want to level my lawn ready for summer 👌👌
LOVE the family involvement, and that your not afraid of the camera lens. Unlike some RUclipsr named AvE.
Thank you for the nice comment I appreciate it a lot. We all enjoy sharing these, more to come.
Fantastic little helper! When can we book her to help us flatten our lawn?😁 Great video and advice, many thanks for sharing.
Cutest helper ever!
not sure why but the leveling is somewhat soothing...lol
That's great to know when you a home owner 👍
Glad it helped!
My new sod is only a year old and it's already so bumpy and rutted. Considering the price of a new lawn, a $200 tool to keep it level is pennies. Thanks for the video!
When you use this in person you all be amazed at how fast it works on each spot. Literally a few passes and totally smooth. You will really like it
Your daughter is too cute. God bless her. Nothing like daddy and daughter time. Reminds me of my daughter when she was that age. Hey did you do a follow up video.l on the after results of your lawn? Thanks for showing off that rake. Im almost sure ill have to buy one.
I've used this at work on our bowls green and green squares here in uk and I've always known that tool as a loot. Very good thats for certain 🙂
Absolutely fantastic video very helpful
I complete rip off at $130 buck. Crazy!
As per usual, great video. The little one is so cute - mazel tov.
Another Silver Cymbal video, another tool I don't have that I could really use, another $150 sent to Amazon, another glaring look from the wife when the box arrives on the doorstep.
I swear, sometimes I think the delivery driver is smiling because he CAN'T WAIT to see my Mrs. go off on me, again, and again.
Great video. Was wondering how those things did what they do. #HappensEveryTime
Thank you. you will love this one!
@@SilverCymbal I love ALL of them, that's the problem!
Although I think the wife had a point when I told her how great having a Kubota like yours would be ("But honey, its also a DUMP TRUCK!"), when she pointed out "We live in a TOWNHOUSE!"
Nice solution. Thank you! ... and kudos to your helper. She did a great job!
I am new to doing yard work and I love your videos. Will this help me for a pool?
More rocks than soil ;-) perfect job
Learned something else today . Thank you, I really need to do that on my lawn....
Thank you check out my channel for more lawn care videos and DIY around the house. Thanks for watching,
I was able to borrow one. I’ve been using a mix of potting soil, sand and black kow, since the clay in GA doesn’t do a good job
I live in Alabama and the clay is bad. I compost and make tons of topsoil.
Sounds like a lot of rocks and a pain to pick up. Great leveling tool!
Your daughter should do voice-over work. She has great rhythm, inflection, and tone for her age.
No voice actor. Creep with daddy issues living in mothers basement?
Brilliantly done
Thank you
I have holes from where I have dug dandelions. This video shows me how to fill them. Thank you.
I just brought the level rake too.
I remember you showed this tool in an earlier video and I was just going to take another look at it. This is really great and I'm going to get one. Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I will do this to my lawn.
watching at 2x speed because video could get most of the information in 1-2 minutes! Good video though!
I like to use coffee grounds. Instead of throwing them in the trash I throw them in the low spots of my lawn. Plus it acts as a fertilizer.
Very interesting idea, I will have to give that one a try too.
@@SilverCymbal Yeah, it just takes forever to fill a low spot with it. But it seems just as easy to walk to my front yard and throw it out there as it is to walk over to my trash can and throw it there.
Thanks for the great video, new home owner and I’m wondering would bags of soil work in place of regular dirt? Perhaps benefit the lawn more? Any recommendations would help thanks again for the how to video
Great tool, will try and catch hold of a welder to make it, as I can’t find it in any store in this part of the world! Also what grass do you have?
Badass tool!!!
Very nice video. I am going to get one to start getting my yard level from the little trenches my watering system install created. However, I think golf courses use masonry sand so it doesn't re-sink. Hold the level better I think. Thanks for sharing.
Here we gooo!
Cool idea. Wish we can see the result after a few weeks
You, can the same part of my yard is in the opening part of this video and shown throughout after the leveling. ruclips.net/video/oNr2cQwKPrI/видео.html
This tool is so cool. I really don‘t understand why i can‘t buy it over here in Germany. Even the german amazon doesn‘t offer it.
That is too bad! I thought they were more popular in europe, possibly amazon uk?
Is dad stealing the dirt at the neighbor? Incredible.......
Hehehe, never!
People in Cumberland md. Use riding mowers they mow there yard every day and level it with the mower. Mostly 40 year old or older men living at moms do it
I thought I was going to have to scalp my lawn to raise the level. Thank you for this video!
Thank you for the nice comment and for watching. Best wishes to you.
Funny I was just on level lawns site and this exact video was on there
How come you decided not to put down new grass seed? I’ve been searching youtube for a while on tips for level out lawns cause ours so all bumpy. Other videos show doing grass seed over the dirt? Is that necessary? If I don’t have to I would like not too since I have a puppy and a small yard. Love your channel!
Clever!
The leveling lawn rack demo was great. The only thing missing was the name of the product and where can you purchase one.
Thank you very much for the kind words - From what I understand these are not patented so there are several available but this one is called the Levelawn and you can buy it from Golf Griffin. Best wishes to you and thanks for watching.
www.amazon.com/Standard-Golf-Levelawn/dp/B000237ZMQ
It's called a Lute and they come in different sizes for various jobs
Thank you. I found one on Amazon, for $159
I GOT to get me one of those.
The backside of a dirt racks pretty good too
Best time to level ? Cut grass short?
Good video. Do you recommend the three foot lute or the four foot version?
Very cool tool where did you get it
Another great video! I remember these from my golf course days we called them "level-alls". They're very handy. We would use them on tee boxes especially Par 3's to repair areas with lots of divots. We would make small piles of a dark sand and seed mix and incorporate it into the turf with the level-all just like you did. Nice work!
Thank you for the nice comment and interesting info! Very cool stuff.
thumbs up because of the helper
This may be a dumb question, but do you put new seed on top of the dirt? Or just let the grass grow through it?
That looks to be a minature/manual version of a land plane that you would attach to the 3 point hitch of a tractor.
thanks for the info was helpful i will get one
you should of put seed down since you were laying dirt down anyways.
I'd really like to pet that sweet dog, "Snow" @ 6:29 What a cutie.
Thank you, she's a great dog and breed. You have to get over not like a LOT of pet hair but she is very loving. Thanks for watching.
Very informative and inspiring. Thank you.
Thank you, I have slowly been able to improve my lawn leveling it out spot by spot, it makes a big difference. Thanks for the comment and for watching.
Great vid! To the point! I’d like to know who the 200+ tools are that dislike your vid!
I appreciate that, they certainly might dislike the video but I think many are not happy with the price of the tool but it is really worth it. I waited two years before finally buying it, I wish I bought it sooner. Thanks for your support.
I think it’s people who think he’s a dunce for putting dirt with rocks in it on his lawn.
People who think it’s a great idea to put dirt full of weeds, twigs & rocks then tittle the video Level Like A Pro.
Could you please tell me what the time of the year you do the leveling for the yards
I like it
The tool is called a “lute” in the UK.
I made a one out of 2 x 4 and screen on top to to keep the rocks from falling, but I need to make handle for it. At the moment I have ropes attached to it and just drag the dirt over the ground.
It’s so cool that you don’t need to buy soil, all you needed was to drive your mini car and get some dirt from the other side of your big land. Good for you bud.
:) I wish it was that easy. That pile you see was from a delivery from the year prior that I had paid for and had them dump it there.
Thanks 👍😎
No problem 👍
Dads best helpers are always Daughters. The boys are becoming Lazy!
bruh
Darton _ ikr
So, did you throw seed on top of the dirt? Do you have an updated shot of how it looks now? Thanks!
Great video thank you. I have subscribed
Thank you very much
Thanks for share your technique! Appreciate it
Hello, I have a very large, bumpy lawn, 80 by 100, so am thinking it would be best to use the top dressing lawn machine to level it. Once it is watered then we don't have to add more seed? The grass will start to grow in those areas where the new topsoil is? Thanks for the video. I'm excited to fix my backyard.
All those rocks make your lawn look like mine. Love glacial till as soil.
If I’m reviving an old dead lean should I level before or after I’ve brought it back to life
Good morning thank you for your really useful videos can I ask them advice I unfortunately bought some cheap topsoil which had stones on it I’ve laid it down and after watering in the topsoil I can see the stones are top of the grass is there a quick way to remove these or is it a question of just going round by hand?
Will this tool/rake pull up acorns, hickory nuts and shells
Great demo & cool rake, but jeepers how many stones did he put into the lawn. Surely you would filter first?
Thank you, sadly this load of dirt was not well screened. But at least the rake brought them up so I did grab a few handfuls of them and it wasn't bad in the end.
Saw another visor to level out grass but they used mix of sand and potting soil. Which is better in your opinion?
That worked great! Thanks for the tips!!
I noticed you didn’t add a mix of sand and soil. I have a very deep divot probably caused by voles. Also I have many divots throughout my lawn. What kind of sand would you recommend? Ie: playground sand, paver base sand, etc. thanks for your help.
Do you think it’s a good idea to seed the leveled areas also instead of just watering?
I have some areas that drop down a little bit and have a feeling that leveling them off will bury the grass a bit and potentially kill some of that existing grass.
mike33033 - I would if it was me honestly. Fall seeding would be ideal. Great video and an Amazing tool..
Cool tool and nice tip, SC. Thanks for the video. 👍
Can I do this on my st grass as well? What was the dirt you used? I've seen other channels used sand only or a mix of sand and compost