i haven't put the roller on a scale - but i would say it weighs about 10lbs. i filled it with pea gravel. i also keep my lawn at 4 inches which helps magnify the striping effect.
i always assumed that the chains would get in the way of the wheels, which is why i haven't tried them. i suppose if you built a bracket to keep them far enough away it would be okay.
I have a SRX75 which is very similar to yours. Do you have any idea on how I could fabricate on that I can raise and lower or easily detatch and attach? I run a lawn service but often drive it on the road so I wouldnt want to always have it on.
Thanks
-Stlouissux9119 (If you want to see the mower look at my channel I have vids on it)
i don;t think that it will hurt the roller if you drive it on the pavement. when its filled with sand and gravel it is pretty heavy.
i would try to weld some tabs on the side of the mower. then use a steel bar as a pivot to lift up the roller, and the put the steel bar under one of the welded tabs to hold it in place. you might need to do this on both sides of the mower.
otherwise i would suggest trying a broom head - might be cheaper and easier to maintain.
haven't tried them yet myself. i personally think a roller would do a better job, because its the weight of the roller that pushes the grass down. if you could get a fair amount of pressure pushing the broom head down i think it might work well. but i don't know how you would mount it.
in the video there is a pop up bubble that states that i used 3" pvc pipe. i used recessed clean out plugs (the kind that screw in) to plug the ends of the pipe. i just used long bolts with double nuts as my axel. my brackets are 4 hole 'L' brackets from home hardware - 2 holes on each side. i used 48" plate folded in half and bolted to the rx75. i used a number of little 'L' brackets to keep the roller in line but still allow it to flex and move around with the terrain.
How much does your roller weigh, built a roller buts its not heavy enough.
fordRules25 7 months ago
@fordRules25
i haven't put the roller on a scale - but i would say it weighs about 10lbs. i filled it with pea gravel. i also keep my lawn at 4 inches which helps magnify the striping effect.
Heyzeusss 7 months ago
you can also use heavy chain instead of rollers
aux1z11 9 months ago
@aux1z11
i always assumed that the chains would get in the way of the wheels, which is why i haven't tried them. i suppose if you built a bracket to keep them far enough away it would be okay.
Heyzeusss 7 months ago
I have a SRX75 which is very similar to yours. Do you have any idea on how I could fabricate on that I can raise and lower or easily detatch and attach? I run a lawn service but often drive it on the road so I wouldnt want to always have it on.
Thanks
-Stlouissux9119 (If you want to see the mower look at my channel I have vids on it)
stlouissux9119 1 year ago
@stlouissux9119
i don;t think that it will hurt the roller if you drive it on the pavement. when its filled with sand and gravel it is pretty heavy.
i would try to weld some tabs on the side of the mower. then use a steel bar as a pivot to lift up the roller, and the put the steel bar under one of the welded tabs to hold it in place. you might need to do this on both sides of the mower.
otherwise i would suggest trying a broom head - might be cheaper and easier to maintain.
Heyzeusss 1 year ago
you can use broom heads also.
zjbeast 1 year ago
@zjbeast do they look better then rollers?
miked9372 1 year ago
@miked9372
haven't tried them yet myself. i personally think a roller would do a better job, because its the weight of the roller that pushes the grass down. if you could get a fair amount of pressure pushing the broom head down i think it might work well. but i don't know how you would mount it.
Heyzeusss 1 year ago
What size pipe and fittings did you use, i want to make it for my craftsman. it already stripes but i want deeper stripes
TheMowingking 1 year ago
@TheMowingking
in the video there is a pop up bubble that states that i used 3" pvc pipe. i used recessed clean out plugs (the kind that screw in) to plug the ends of the pipe. i just used long bolts with double nuts as my axel. my brackets are 4 hole 'L' brackets from home hardware - 2 holes on each side. i used 48" plate folded in half and bolted to the rx75. i used a number of little 'L' brackets to keep the roller in line but still allow it to flex and move around with the terrain.
Heyzeusss 1 year ago
@Heyzeusss how did you get the 3" plugs to fit into the 3" pvc?
dramphor 7 months ago