Clay Tennis Court Maintenance

[@billh1471]

I have brown clay court (not HarTru). A de-thatcher (power rake) works good to grind up the top 1/4" - 1/2" of clay. This works great to freshen the clay, get rid of algae, etc. You can run the power rake with the lines off, or you can run it with the lines on if you REAL careful. They rent the rakes at Home Depot. Takes about 4 hours to do the whole surface with the lines off. Go one direction, then over again the other way. After the raking the soft loose clay will need to be flattened with a long straight edge (aluminium ladder works ) and compacted with a roller. Court looks brand-new when done.

[@howardtoob]

Thanks for the video. We have 2 har-tru courts in our subdivision. They were renovated 7 months ago because they had a lot of moss and really hard and compacted areas. These courts get very little play as in maybe ten hours per court each week. I was the person taking care of the courts however since they were renovated I lost interest in playing and no longer felt any responsibility for volunteering my time taking care of the courts. I visited the courts two weeks ago and saw that they looked just as bad as before the renovation. Moss and hard areas took up more surface than decent clay. I just received this rake and it is great. I added a bunch of weigh to it which makes a huge difference. I still have a big problem trying to break through the hard crust that has developed. Can you offer a tool for getting through this? The stainless brood might do it eventually but it will take hundreds of passes and we can't afford the power unit from the other video. Thanks

[@tjlomin1466]

Looking real good

[@joseantoniozorrilla7897]

Very good