How to TOP DRESS your lawn for a FLAT LEVEL surface

[@ckarjala]

This entire video is simply every dad's justification to drive his quad all day without being bothered.

[@freebird7284]

just add cooler!

[@STICKYBOY214]

Once I get my bobcat, quad bike, trailer, levelling equipment, landscape rake, tons of sand and my reinforced driveway, I’ll be ready to go! Looks great 👍

[@ginoasci]

lololol

[@txjack1787]

Don't forget your Vans...

[@JimSpence]

And your mustache

[@johnz.2907]

Just takes sand a wheel barrow and a rake and hard work. You got the excuses.

[@tgtrax9130]

Hilarious Stephen.

[@joshdillingham1598]

I have no intention to ever level my yard. Yet, here I am.

[@rhdtv2002]

Same here..I mean I want to but I wont..

[@lawnrebel]

It's all about the entertainment factor for most. Think about HGTV..... How man is people who watch HGTV are really going to do a quarter of what they show on TV.. Very little. Thanks for watching.

[@f5tornadeau]

Knowledge is power. I may not do it, but at least I know how. I just won’t let the wife know...

[@lawnrebel]

Oh yeah... All things knowledge wise are to remain hidden from the wives

[@jpslim7279]

Phew. Not just me then.

[@sayhoman]

My god that looks beautiful. That’s like quality golf course fairway for lawn..

[@robsiemens7710]

"Mommmm, that crazy neighbor guy is sweeping his lawn again!"

[@blairbuttars3803]

Connor im watching these videos and im like I know this house. Im one of your UPS drivers and your yard is always immaculate.

[@jakecook1067]

Oh my gosh. I saw this video years ago and remembered your lawn. I went on vacation and was biking around town and saw this house that had a perfectly flat lawn and a pretty house. I literally told my friends I thought I saw it on a KZbin video. I went on Google Earth and I was right! This lawn really is as great in person.

[@freebird7284]

it takes a leap of faith to begin this project, i've been wanting to for years just can't bring myself to start

[@chasemckeithen5206]

Fantastic job man!!! Amazing! I used to work at a golf course and you have it down. You stated you improve every season and one thing you could do is put broom heads on the topside of your drag. Once level and the sand dry, flip it to the broomhead side and drag it to work the sand in. Best of luck! I will be subscribing, awesome content!

[@davidclark39]

An old timer i knew used to drag 4'x8' piece of chain link fence with some weights across the top. Seemed to work well

[@christophershepherd1983]

Thanks for the great info. I'm trying to have the best lawn on the street and one guy has his looking like a pool table. Now I know my next move to take him down.

[@kspice2803]

This is the one of the most interesting things I've watched in a while. Different type of grass than I am used to. Neat to watch

[@BigD1957]

Wow. Just happened on this video. Moved to a house where the backyard needs serious leveling. Just about to get to soil, but this is the answer. Plus, I live in FL and all the yards are sand any way! Heck, there are 22 million people here all living on sand. Thanks!

[@Kazepdp]

Connor, how much flatter do you need the lawn?!?!! It's already picture perfect.

[@atuber7301]

He’s going for that Rick and Morty flat

[@Vintage.Mindset]

Putting that Honda 90 to work! The engine is based on the old 70cc engine from the 70s. A truly underappreciated and durable workhorse of an engine.

[@miggi2969]

"Its so much easier with a motorized something"...Amen brother...Amen!

[@black7987echo]

That’s the Murica’s way!

[@GreenDragonPainting]

No matter how many times I watch you spread sand it NEVER gets old.

[@lawnrebel]

It's so rewarding. The results I love

[@jakewitter6298]

I just saw this video. It really is a great video. Most people think that leveling and flattening out or yards this it takes excavation compound first. remember ANY type of sand even on the cheapest of budgets is the ONLY way to accomplish this job. Well done showing all of the different ways to do it. 1 suggestion, use a cement rake, it will replace your landscape take forever!

[@lawnrebel]

Ohhhhhh good idea 💡

[@mburke1211]

I top-dressed my Bermuda a few times as a younger man. Now I just tolerate the bumps in my lawn. Great video.

[@CashensPowerwashing]

Good job man looks great. Atvs make life so much easier for so many things especially lawn leveling. Much love from st Charles MO

[@michelziegler]

Best dad ever !!

[@nellyjizzle]

So flat and so clean! I’m planning my first sand level next spring, post fall reno.

[@lawnrebel]

you wont be dissapointed.

[@jrfoleyjr]

I have every intention to level my lawn and I am here to see how you did it. Thank you!

[@johnhamilton9229]

Your leveling videos get better every time. Extra wheaties in the morning might help with tight things.

[@willgaukler8979]

... I hear the good cardio workout going on there too ...

[@DonaldsonClan]

Hats off to you sir. I hate my lawn. Seems like such a waste of time and effort.

[@lbaxterheuer]

Would you provide a update on side with plugs vs side without plugs? Great video, many thanks

[@emmettdoggy]

This is the 2nd time I have watched this guy level out his lawn in the last couple of years without actually doing anything to my lawn.

[@lawnrebel]

You really need to go for it

[@Lanaman400]

🤣! Connor! YOU ARE A LEGEND! Love your videos, the end of this one had me in stitches! 😂

[@roycebarber46]

Good lord that’s probably the best lawn I’ve ever seen

[@justjacqueline2004]

Love your lawn as a LookieLou from London(UK). Know the frustration of machine repairs as well.

[@jvillalaz44]

Thanks for making this video. This will help me on my lawn. This is by far the best video I've seen on leveling a lawn. Simple and to the point. Well done.

[@airadaimagery692]

Add a piece of chain linked fencing behind your drag, the same size as your drag, and it helps out a lot. You won’t have to drag quite as much with the added assistance. You might have to weave a piece of rebar, or a pipe through the very rear of the fencing to make it lay flat and give it a little extra weight, but it works out great. One time I burned an old box spring from a bed to where it was just a bunch of springs exposed, and then through some cinder blocks on the top of it for weight, and that works too... lol

[@thesummersoldier787]

God bless you, dude. I would have died from that much labor.

[@35057]

I rehabbed by back yard this spring and I had to bring in about 10 tons of fill. And I managed to blend and level it all with a home made drag box I made out of 2x10 and fence fabric. towed behind my tractor. Worked amazing but I like the metal drag idea better. I can make one at work and I think I’ll do that for the fall top dress.

[@Indyken]

Great job sir!! My clients always panic on the day we scalp them and apply the sand. I tell them I'm blocking their phone number for 10 days and then I'll call them. It works every time

[@lawnrebel]

Now THAT is a good idea. That first ten days can be a stressor

[@donslawns1]

You are the drag king! 😂🤣 Keep up the great work...

[@drmoynihan]

The first thing I noticed in the opening minutes were the brown bald areas. My lawn is not level even though I have tried over the years. But my whole lawn is lush green grass. I love healthy grass more than flat dirt. You have done an amazing work - Each to their own. :)

[@Mogawty]

The deleted scene at the end is exactly like Gus Johnson’s “Dad” character. Even sounds the same, that’s insane.

[@videobymark]

It does lol

[@BroBuilds]

I appreciated your use of the word "broom" as a verb. I say the same thing, and people just don't get it - it's completely different from sweeping!

[@lawnrebel]

Damn straight

[@accessfm]

You need a lawn lute... Basically a broom version of your welded drag. They are used on bowling greens and golf greens in the UK

[@c_wonder]

pride in ownership. rare, but love to see it

[@daltonwhitaker5834]

Imagine this guy catching your dog taking a dump on his yard 😝😂

[@dieselram05]

Now that’s funny!!!

[@SkyroofNova72]

Skilled operator in the skid loader. Way to go kiddo!

[@lawnrebel]

Yeah it took a little bit of practice

[@chiggedycheckyoself]

I wish a had a great mustache like that so I would have the courage to do more around the house myself.

[@syoung20001]

Try testosterone injections and see what happens 😂

[@josephramirez4551]

Awesome Job Connor! Wife and I love it!

[@PlanetWaffleStudios]

Accidentally came across this video, I’m so glad I did. This guys my idol 😂😂 #goals

[@jimg9071]

I work at a golf course and we do the same leveling process to the greens. The top dressing machine does make it easier.

[@michaelwhite6110]

His poor neighbors. They never had a chance.🤣

[@inglouriousmofo]

@street 7575 We've been using lol's and smiley's since you were in diapers kid ;P

[@nickharding2253]

Let’s see more of the she shed and how it’s coming along

[@droctagon9842]

right that shed is so boss looking..

[@FylerTarlow]

Connors she shed is sweeter than my house

[@nickharding2253]

Connor was the first “lawn” channel I happened across and became fascinated with his no bs style. I’ve always been into building shows and Connors videos on the she shed deserve more credit and time.

[@GiovanniGiorgo]

It's not a she shed, gender neutral

[@FylerTarlow]

He/She Shed

[@chombersSOpA]

I've got a small area 70sq yards put down to artificial grass. Great for the kids to play on but I do appreciate the time and effort that goes into keeping a good lawn. Nice video

[@madmastermat]

Ha... my new favorite Lawn rebel phrase ... “ don’t worry the grass springs back!” 😆

[@originalfred66]

I had a very lumpy and bumpy lawn, and it was due to worm castings. These are small mounds of dirt left by worms. The mounds are usually 1" to 2" wide and 1/4 to 1/2" high. They are hard to see because they are under the grass, but you can feel them when you step on them. The best way I could find to get rid of them was to slowly shuffle my feet across the lawn to feel for them, and when I found one, I would spray it will a jet spray from the garden hose to erode it down. That method worked well, but it took forever. I have a small lawn, but I probably found 1000 mounds to spray, and it took about 8 hours of walking and spraying. The good news is that it saved me from dumping thousands of pounds of sand in my yard!

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

"Bermuda, that stuff is like a weed"... LOL😂👍👊

[@YardGuy]

That is where the dislikes are from.....

[@seanhatch4425]

One mans weed is another man's grass...Bermuda!

[@lawnrebel]

Grows "like" a weed

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

@@lawnrebel i stand corrected

[@chrisdelacroix1231]

You sure did put the labor in. Big yard and great results.

[@HaydenDuty]

he is too powerful, his dad levels are over 9000!

[@Matthew-yi3bm]

Hard working man. Great video Thanks

[@matthewdoggett1595]

Another great ‘how to video’! The new grass in cotton wood corner looks like it has come on really well. Hopefully the cores have broken down for your first reel mow. 👍

[@alcredeur]

Just did this in my lawn a couple of weeks ago. Spread about ten yards of washed sand over about 5k square feet of hybrid Bermuda. Two days ago, hurricane Laura dumped probably 6” or more of rain on it. An hour after the rain stopped, I could’ve easily mowed the lawn. I love how sand firms up when it rains.

[@lawnrebel]

Sand in the lawn 👌

[@TurfCulture]

I just did 6 tons by hand, wishing that I had a motorized something the entire time.

[@Smokeyr67]

Just think how much fitter you are after doing it😁👍

[@skipwin9895]

This is great info. In fact, after I'm done flattening my lawn, I'm going to start building my levels - Kramer

[@chaugen1]

I did this to my lawn this past spring and it was awesome. We aren't quite to #lawnrebel status but a lot better than we were

[@user-kf8qc7cx4n]

We sit that too when we lived in Atlanta. We lived on on a golf course and top dressed our lawn 7 years in a row. It was cut with a reel mower and looked like glass. 👍😊

[@alexthai4957]

My ex-wife found a way to eliminate my fun hobbies and any attempt to seek adventure. I feel your pain watching a grown man dedicate so much energy just to make a lawn look perfect. 3 years ago, I traded in the ex for a newer model and never looked back. My lawn looks mediocre now but life has never been better. Excellent video and editing, just don't forget to focus on what really counts as life is short.

[@lawnrebel]

Great comment. Thanks for watching

[@fre78edom]

I was thinking he must be in great shape outdoors all day raking and shoveling. But man what alot of work...

[@jamesmasanja1963]

Lovely from Tanzania 🇹🇿 thank you for updates,,, welcome Tanzania

[@seansmidwestlawn8991]

What would the late summer be without a Connor Ward lawn leveling video!?! Love it!

[@H2O_Atlanta]

7:37 - this is very true, you can bury Bermuda in sand and it'll grow straight through it. I've been fixing 6-7 inch ruts in my yard with Soil3's leveling mix and the Bermuda has grown right through it all.

[@LawnPusher]

yearly level lawn vid. Always a good one. PITTL!

[@lawnrebel]

Yes sir. Thank you sir

[@papodac36]

I cant imagine having a lawn that big!! Nice house btw!!

[@chadbro1799]

Why not have a row of broom heads on the back of your drag?

[@JStarke240]

Had my drag built using your model, and made it deeper as you said you would do if you had to build another. Spread out 10cu yds of a compost (food waste/municipal food waste and NOT human waste) sand and clay mix with a manure shovel and a tow dump cart with my lawn tractor. The drag worked very well and the low areas I filled in are as flat as can be after a few passes, but the piles of this material were a bit too much to move without knocking them down with the same dump cart with a few cinder blocks in it and in the dump position (a drag on wheels :)). Thanks for the tips on the design, but mine cost a bit more than $50, I guess steel is a bit more pricey these days :). Not sure how much it weighs but I know that it's north of 100 lbs. Anyway, great tool to have for the long haul! Thanks again!

[@lawnrebel]

So good to hear this success story

[@ReelLowDad]

I wonder how that lawn drag would work spreading frosting on a giant lawn sized cake??

[@markcaldwell3978]

That would be super sick!

[@RaulSachsCarrillo]

Lol

[@TheLawnGuardian]

This is the million dollar question everyone has been wanting to know.

[@williamgates2466]

Thanks Connor for explaining this. I really understand it when you explain these things. Thanks

[@drumermp]

I too dislike people who over tighten oil filters! “They need to be beaten” 😂😂😂

[@petero2693]

Agreed..

[@EdisonEnglishMontess]

God , now thats courage !! I only dream my lawn looked like his "before" and yet he put all that sand all over it !!! Courage

[@swtexan6502]

How many times have you done that to your lawn?

[@lawnrebel]

Like 5 ish. Gets better and better every time

[@av3s763]

I watched your video about building the drag when it was originally posted. But I thought heavier is always better so I built it out of the heaviest gauge 3” material I could find. Don’t assume that heavier is better. It can actually rip the lawn out if the high spots if the lawn is at all wet and you don’t have a fairly level lawn to begin with. I’m in my first season of a completely new lawn and it’s been incredibly dry even with occasional watering. Irrigation gos in this fall and then I need to figure out how to get rid of the massive amount of crab grass that grew from the big box store seed I used. Live and learn...

[@sfajack262]

What's up with that one spot left of the garage that appears to have a hard time growing grass?

[@lawnrebel]

It got washed out during seed and or not enough water

[@jan-hg9vi]

Who care it grass.

[@BeeDedicated]

I can't wait for the summer for this reason. I'm in South Carolina where the heat is miserable. Wife and kids aside, my spring and summer revolves around the "6 B's": Baseball, barbecue, bermuda, beer, bwhiskey, and my Baroness.

[@aurizx8079]

I swear listening to this guy he sounds like the dude from Trailer Park boys.

[@cliffpalermo]

Sounds like Randy just needs to take his shirt off and grab some Popsicle. Maybe he can give us a Mr. Lahey next vid.

[@joeuryasz2623]

if a lawn is very bumpy to you still use straight sand or a sand/loom mix?

[@lawnrebel]

Either

[@lettersandlove]

Still a classic...."Don't believe everything you hear on KZbin".

[@adanarceo4636]

Frigging connor, you got me cracking with. "Gang busters "Lol

[@condo321]

Gang busters*

[@adanarceo4636]

@@condo321 ok, I though he says bastards. Lol

[@Naatuma]

I'm low key ashamed of my lawn after watching this. You can easily lose a shoe to a pot hole while walking around.

[@BeardedBaldGuy87]

It's not the lawns fault..

[@mikewright9547]

Man best video ever on this. I’m ordering my sand this weekend. Unfortunately I will be doing it all by hand but what a great idea

[@ajyeepin8]

come to boise i just bought an Acre that is gorgeous but it is bumpy when mowing! come show me haha

[@willmartin4477]

Awesome vid. I have had some ideas in my head and you just completed the puzzle with this vid. Thank you

[@daza2020]

Just in case no one asked from Australia 🇦🇺 Mr ward how do you get your lawn so flat 😅😅😅

[@Deano034]

To make the drag work a bit quicker on the piles at the start you could put x2 20ltr drums on either end and have them fitted with a tap so you can drain a bit of water (weight) out as the sand gets thinner. 🤙🏼🇦🇺

[@b1gdave514]

Do you have to flat'n a lawn when the earth is already flat😂😂😂? Asking for a friend..

[@MarkMatthewsNJ]

Never knew this was a thing. I’m a handy guy but even if I was retired today I would still never do this. It’s just taking the lawn to another level that i wouldn’t want to tackle.

[@lawnrebel]

Guess you don't care about having a bumpy lawn

[@69mjar]

This definitely isn't as easy as it seems. Definitely have to have the right equipment and cut grass super short. I had a hard time finding the correct sand and was charged way too much. I called the cement companies and they didn't know why I was calling them. Lol.I ended up paying 300.00 for 8 tons of crappy sand that ended up giving me a yard full of weeds. I needed 21_2 times that much sand but gave up.

[@lawnrebel]

Call the golf courses and ask them where they get their sand. Try to talk to the superintendent

[@SuperFriday]

That's the greenest grass I've ever seen

[@Lawnvolution]

Hey! Connor- How you get that lawn so smooth like that?!😎👊

[@lawnrebel]

Great question. Keep watching

[@Lawnvolution]

Connor Ward 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@philonetic321]

@@lawnrebel Could probably use a leaf blower in some instances.

[@RyRyWags]

Thanks for the tips, my lawn is bumpier than a city street without a pothole budget.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

So much how to content in this video that I don't even know what to say...

[@lawnrebel]

oh yeah? WHERE PAL

[@lawndreams5952]

Personally, I can’t get past the truck on the driveway

[@crudnick]

Ryan when would be the best time to do this in Minnesota and would you suggest sand or more of a black dirt for my region?

[@83Yankee]

@@lawndreams5952 that’s the advantage of a properly planned and built driveway.

[@lawndreams5952]

@@83Yankee foresight is a beautiful thing brother! ✌🏻 may be laying a new one myself in the next year or so and this comment has reminded me I need to ensure I’m prepared!

[@brettf.4203]

I love watching how-to videos. learning keeps your brain from turning to mush LOL

[@MrBigal123123]

seems like when you give it that half turn, you almost need a pipe wrench to take it off lol happens every time

[@aevoss]

Love your video. You are a natural. Keep em coming. Lots of info here. Thank you.

[@fishstickkitty8068]

Sooo the moral of this story is: I can’t level my lawn!! 😀

[@anthonycaldi7056]

Glad I watched the whole video. Really came together 100 times better than I expected. I hate walking over a lawn where you feel how uneven the surface is. What if you are going to be doing a new sod lawn? Would you recommend putting a layer of sand down first to level the area perfectly prior to rolling out the sod? Also, you said you have done the sand spreading process a number of times, what causes the surface of the lawn to be come uneven again after you placed the sand down previously?

[@lawnrebel]

New lawn.. drag the heck out of it before you plant the seed. (sod is a no no for me unless you are bermuda or st aug) Multiple rounds is necessary because you can only do so much the first time or each time because the lawn will die if you smother it. You have to do slow lifts.

[@christopheralegria71]

This sounds suspiciously like a "How-to" video and I KNOW Connor Ward does NOT put out "How-to" videos!

[@FylerTarlow]

How to TOP DRESS...HOW TOO!!!! How dare you Mr Ward I wanna see some stripes and mountaaaaains!!