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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 2995335" data-attributes="member: 24531">I am filling some low spots with fresh dirt on an already established lawn and I am planning to buy a lawn roller to pull behind a lawn tractor to compact the new dirt rather then use a hand tamper which takes too long and hurt my back. The only two weights I am considering are 270lbs and 400lbs. The 400lb roller is 3ft wide and the 270lb roller is 2ft wide. Although I am mainly planning to use for fill spots, I think the entire yard could use a good rolling then aerating so I'm leaning towards the wider one since it is a larger yard, BUT I need to know if the weight difference is significant? Spanning 400lbs over 3ft vs 270lbs over 2ft, is there any real difference in how much pressure is exerted to compact the soil? Or is the ONLY advantage between these two the wider track of the 3ft roller?I'm aware commercial rollers are 1500lbs in some cases and I'm sure that significant of a weight difference makes a difference, but it would seem to me the cheaper 2ft roller "might" have a chance to give the same compaction as a 3ft 400lb one? And if the 400lb one is unavailable, then that leave me to compare 270lb to 390lb as the next option.Need a math whiz here <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>