Soil Preparation

Soil preparation for hydroseeding/sod involves clearing debris, loosening the top 1-6 inches of soil and grading for a smooth, level surface to ensure maximum seed-to-soil contact. Ideal prep requires removing rocks/weeds, adding topsoil, compost, or Biotic Soil Amendment, and creating a loose, crumbly soil structure (tilth) that holds moisture.

We are a proud distributor of ABI Attachments and TurfTeq, both leaders of professional grade, high quality and expertly designed tools to help you do your best work.


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ABI SR3

  • The ABI SR3 incorporates an auto leveling blade, hydraulic scarifiers and a finishing rake to properly prepare the perfect seedbed, free of compaction, for excellent seed-to-soil contact and accelerated germination.  With no rotary parts you are able to travel as fast as your skid steer can rip, not the speed of the attachment!  You will find the ABI SR3 is easy to use, with clear sight lines to the front edge of the tool you will have confidence even along concrete edges, irrigation heads, landscaping, and buildings. Even an inexperienced operator can quickly become an expert ABI SR3 operator as it can be operated with the loader arms in “Float”.  Unit rake is 7.5′ wide.

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TurfTeq Soil Conditioner/Power Rake

  • Move topsoil, repair turf, perform fine grading and more with the ultimate box rake. Works where larger machines won’t fit, and removes the need to hand rake out the final areas where the larger equipment can!  With its compact design, the Power Rake can also go where tractor and skid steer mounted versions of this product can’t go and can do its job without damaging healthy turf.  With the pivoting 36 drum with Carbide You’ll get more work done faster and drastically increase the profitability of your business!  Other swappable attachment are available for the TurfTeq Power unit.

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ABI FORCE Z-23

  • The ABI Force Z-23 is the world’s first and only stand-on zero-turn laser grading machine.

    The stand-on zero-turn platform, combined with fingertip control over hydraulically-operated attachments, delivers freedom of movement, eye-opening visibility, and dynamic command over the work performed. The Z-23 is a new category of work machine, offering a new level of versatility, agility, and precision.  For use with soil preparation and/or baseball field maintenance renovation this unit does it all!

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ABI Z-23

  • The ABI Z-23 is the world’s first and only stand-on zero-turn laser grading machine. With a wide range of swappable attachments to allow you to prepare soil for seeds/sod, maintaining lawns and baseball diamond grooming.

    The stand-on zero-turn platform, combined with fingertip control over hydralically-operated attachments, delivers freedom of movement, eye-opening visibility, and dynamic command over the work performed. The Z-23 is a new category of work machine, offering a new level of versatility, agility, and precision.

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ABI Mini SR

  • The Mini SR is built to last longer and work harder than power rakes. It’s built to create a de-compacted, seed-and-sod ready finish, not merely scrape and press like traditional land planes. It’s built to quickly and safely cut in against foundations and landscaping and around irrigation heads, to drastically reduce the time spent hand-grubbing.

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ABI TR3

  • The ABI TR3 Rake is the most versatile 3 point ground prep tractor tool on the market today.  The exclusive patented drag bar will auto level the ground while the operator drives. Due to the heavyweight and style of fixed scarifying teeth, the ABI TR3 Rake easily breaks through hardpan and eliminates hard and soft spots for consistent depth. The foam-filled gauge wheels help control the loosening depth and offset the natural undulation of the tractor. The back finishing rake of the ABI TR3 pulverizes dirt clods and leaves behind the perfect finish or seedbed.

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ABI SR2

  • The ABI SR2 is a pro at clearing and preparing outside tight spaces, edging a building before seeding, and ripping up weeds and old turf around obstacles like wells, sidewalks, landscape edges and more.  With an I-beam construction, thick hardened-steel finish rake and hydraulic scarifiers that don’t pull any punches when it comes to tough roots, lifting out rocks or clearing debris, taking on dirt work just got a whole lot easier.

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ABI SR1

  • The ABI SR1 combines the best features of a skid steer attached Landscape Rake, Pulverizer, & Scarifier all into one innovative design. Eliminating the need to switch out attachments. The ABI SR1 delivers vastly superior results, significantly faster than ever before.  Backbreaking manual work along landscape and concrete edges is now a thing of the past. The ABI SR1 is designed to work small areas and along edges and eliminate the back-breaking hand work.