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 45,244]

Mine is filled with a high grade turbine oil.   

[ri702bill 11,492]

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 45,244]

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 45,244]

1 hour 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 close to a half ton.

Edited 19 hours ago by Ed Kennell

[John2189 574]

15 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

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.

Ah. Ok should be good then 

[953 nut 64,539]

I prefer water because when I am finished with the roller I can drain it and move it into storage.

[C-85 785]

I'm wondering about the 'oil roller', I hope that's on a flat surface, I'd sure hate to see that get a way and start rolling on its own 

 

C-85

[c-series don 11,619]

I rely on the sheer weight of cast iron! I’m not sure how much it weighs but it’s heavy. I bought this roller over 40 years ago! I think I paid 20 bucks for it. For years I’ve been wanting to add a rack to it to put cement blocks on for additional weight but never got around to it. 

[peter lena 9,796]

@Ed Kennell   bet that oil would make a great  rustproofing , been doing  top edge  inside access  on  auto paneling for years , as it  creeps downward , it gets into every  cran / crevasse , a few days later  verify lower door  seam  is oil  damp . all my  stuff has lubrication  in its  seaming build up , no rust any whare , just a film  , frame channeling  is also a great  creeping area , regularly see almost new pick ups , with rotted out  cab and doors , repetitive  problem , showing you the way  , pete