How to make a manual sod cutter

 · Members. posts. Joined: Aug. Location: Girard, PA. #1. Posted . Here's my homemade sod cutter. I was going to get a single bottom Brinly plow, but I really just wanted to remove the sod, so I didn't have to till the grass and roots it into the soil for our garden.  · My sod cutter attachment for my lawn roller to be used behind my lawn tractor. Full write-up at www.doorway.ru  · The steps include: Mow the intended area using the lowest setting on your mower. Water the intended removal area the night before. Moisture helps to keep the stripped sod intact in a “ribbon.” This Place the cutter at the starting point. While holding the handles, kick down on the foot bar. The Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.

Manual Sod Cutter Prepare the lawn the day before you cut the sod. Mow the lawn to reduce the weight and volume of the sod. Put on gardening gloves and work shoes, and place the sod cutter at one end of the area you want to cut. Set the blade 1 to 2 inches deep to cut the root layer, or set it to skim the soil surface for inch-thick thatch removal. How a Manual Sod Cutter Works The steps include: Mow the intended area using the lowest setting on your mower. Water the intended removal area the night before. Moisture helps to keep the stripped sod intact in a "ribbon." This means easy removal for disposal or, if the sod is good, reinstallation at another location. You can buy or rent a manual sod cutter from a home and garden center or sod distributor. 1 Prepare the lawn the day before you cut the sod. Mow the lawn to reduce the weight and volume of the sod.

I wanted to remove the sod from a small area in our yard where we are going to put in a vegetable garden. Since I didn't want to rent a sod cutter or use a s. The steps include: Mow the intended area using the lowest setting on your mower. Water the intended removal area the night before. Moisture helps to keep the stripped sod intact in a “ribbon.” This Place the cutter at the starting point. While holding the handles, kick down on the foot bar. The. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.