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Is It Possible To Prevent Lawn Damage???

Alan

Charter Member
Joined
Nov 3, 2003
Messages
51
The well drilling folks up here have taken to using a polyetheyelene (sp) mat about 1/2" thick to make a runway for their rigs. They still leave a depressed "rut" but it is far less evident than 6" deep truck tracks. Stuff comes in 4 8 foot sheets. Fairly pricey but doesn't rot or absorb water. Seems like a few sheets would make good turning points for a mini.

http://www.duradeckmats.com/?gclid=CNSws7Lo45QCFQplHgodyUs7Qw
 

D11RCD

COPPA Member
Joined
Aug 20, 2008
Messages
163
Location
Australia
Occupation
Diesel Mechanic
G'day all,
On the thought of steel tracks being better... I saw a while back that you could buy track pads that were some sort of durable hard plastic on the top where it would contact the grass. I wonder if that may be a solution?
I can't remember what they were called, I've had a look around but cannot find anything. I vaguely remember something about them being mentioned around "roadpads" but that may be a red herring....
 

monster76

Senior Member
Joined
Aug 14, 2013
Messages
526
Location
Miami Fl
Occupation
Contractor
Back to the original question, I have found that the steel on mine tears up less than the rubber ever did. Either way, I tell the customer that my estimate includes loam, seed and hay for when I'm done. If they want to cut it from the estimate, so be it, otherwise I figure it in and explain that anyone who gives them an estimate had better have figured it in or they won't be happy with the mess.

With my clean-up bucket (without a roto thing a ma-jobby) I can squeegy out some loam in a few minutes to clean-up my track mark and leave it better than when I arrived.

Good luck with the machine, it's a nice size.:wink2

i am the same way when i do residential work i give two quotes one with me either re sodding or re seeding, or the home owner reseeding or re sodding his own lawn they usually have me do it for one reason i dont care to make money on the sod i factor in my fuel labor material cost and just charge that and haven't really gotten any gripes about it one other thing i pick a dedicated work area so only that area has to be redone. the machine only drive the bare minimum to get to where it needs to and that's it
 
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