If you have long straight runs they are ok to maneuver.

 

Agreed, if you have straight lines you can manage. Turns, hills, obstacles, they are a pain in the ***.

If you do get it, make a pass or two without seed to get yourself comfortable so you dont just dump a pile of seed.

 

A power rake is easier to handle in smaller areas and is usually cheaper to rent. The difference is just the blades. Slicers have a round disc that is wavy to cut lines amd drop seed where a power rake has flail blades which are hinged on the bar. You get similar results seeding with spreader after power raking. I prefer it because it loosens soil better and pulverizes some top dirt for a better seed bed.

 

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

 

Side note, I renovated my lawn over the Labor day weekend. Used a Dethatcher to prep the dead grass. It kept turning off on a hill I have, not too steep. Apparently there's a safety shutoff switch so the engine doesn't go "dry" from oil on a hill. If I ran the machine going the other way it worked for the most part (guess the sensor was on one side of the engine).

Ask before you rent.

 

I decided to forgo the seeder and did it manually last night, spreading the seed, raking it in, and covering it with peat moss.
Then, overnight, and this morning, the heavens opened to a deluge of downpours that I haven't seen in years
I'm just getting home from work and haven't looked at things, but if things got washed out, just do it again??

Dan

 

I decided to forgo the seeder and did it manually last night, spreading the seed, raking it in, and covering it with peat moss.
Then, overnight, and this morning, the heavens opened to a deluge of downpours that I haven't seen in years
I'm just getting home from work and haven't looked at things, but if things got washed out, just do it again??

Dan

just do it again.

if you can tell all the seed washed away