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@Bill Webb posted:

Greg we really like the retaining walls and need to build a lot of them, at least 100 feet and 10” high. That appears to translate into significant $$$ unless we find a reduce the height/use another type wall.

Any ideas?

Thanks



Paula went to the post office and picked up her new grass insertion module, a RTS Greenkeeper 55KV.  She can’t wait to try it out.

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It might weigh 8 ounces, if that much.  Should be interesting.

I would make them out of foam.  There's a company called Green Stuff World which specializes in Dungeons and Dragons type wargaming.  They make textured rolling pins - just press and roll over the foam and it puts a pattern in the foam.   Here's a youtube tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5N7FFwS2KM

I'd suggest scribing them yourself but at 100' and 10" high it would take forever.   I'd invest in a good industrial hot foam cutter than you can just push an 8' length of foam through to get a piece that's 1/2" thick or so.  Something like this:

https://www.goldstartool.com/h...-cutting-machine.htm

And then use a textured rolling pin.

That's some impressive space to have a layout!

Let us know how your experience with the Greenkeeper is.  I have a home-made static grass applicator that works well enough up to 4 - 6mm and am thinking about a more powerful unit down the road.

-Greg

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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