Plastic lawn rollers

[John2189 574]

Does anyone use sand for weight instead of water?  

[JoeM 9,653]

yes, plus sand weighs more than water 

[My_horse 88]

I put water in mine. 

[Ed Kennell 45,225]

Mine is filled with a high grade turbine oil.   

[ri702bill 11,487]

27 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Mine is filled with a high grade turbine oil.   

Ed - I would have thought you would fill it with some "gone thru the horse" fertilizer courtesy of the horses next door..... 

[Ed Kennell 45,225]

13 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Ed - I would have thought you would fill it with some "gone thru the horse" fertilizer courtesy of the horses next door..... 

Nope, This 50 gallon of oil came from the hydrostatic bearing system on a 600 HP dynamometer  that I drained every 6 months.  I used it for everything from sealing stone roads, sealing board fences, filling rollers, and rubbing down rusty tractors.

[rjg854 12,879]

2 hours ago, John2189 said:

Does anyone use sand for weight instead of water?  

Yes I do 

[John2189 574]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

Mine is filled with a high grade turbine oil.   

Only thing with using oil is id be afraid of it cracking and dumping oil everywhere 

[Ed Kennell 45,225]

20 minutes ago, John2189 said:

Only thing with using oil is id be afraid of it cracking and dumping oil everywhere 

Yeah, I wouldn't trust it in a plastic roller either.    I made my roller from a 4 foot section of 24" steel pipe with 3/8" thick walls. It holds 50 gallon of oil and probably weighs lose to a half ton.