Glass removal from a lawn

[alowery14]

Can anyone give me insight on the best and economical way to get glass out of a lawn. I have a client who had a druck driver crash in their yard. Some of the glass is really embedded. I assumed that a lawn vac would work but I was told that it probably wouldn't. The guy told me to use a dethatcher. What is the best method?

[Jason Rose]

Shop Vac... You will get weird looks from people driving by as you vacuum the lawn though! Maybe use a small rake or something as you go to loosten up the pieces. I guess if it's not a huge area this will work...

[carcrz]

Yup. I've used a shop before also.

[Accu-cut Lawn Care]

Just mow over it dude. If you have a good mower with a mulch kit, you'll turn that glass into sand.

[carcrz]

Or it'll stick in your tires & could cause some down time.

[Accu-cut Lawn Care]

Or it'll stick in your tires & could cause some down time.

I got 1100 hours out of a set of back tires on my 2352 without ever having puncture issues. 80% of my accounts are high traffic commercial. Glass will not penetrate a mower tire.

[carcrz]

I've pulled chunks of glass out of the tread. I haven't had it puncture it yet (knock on wood), but if they want it cleaned up, why argue.

[BSDeality]

if the glass is over a wide spread area I would pick out the big chunks and consider spreading a couple inches of topsoil then seed it. you'll never get 100% of the glass out no matter what you do.

[alowery14]

I will try the shop vac! It's not too large of an area. I appreciate everyones input and advice. Thanks!

[lawnpro724]

wait til the yard is moist and soft enouph to roll and roll it with a heavy roller that should imbed it down so it won't cause any problems. Any other way will take many hours if not day's to do and you still won't get it all.

[dcondon]

wait til the yard is moist and soft enouph to roll and roll it with a heavy roller that should imbed it down so it won't cause any problems. Any other way will take many hours if not day's to do and you still won't get it all.

I'm sorry to tell ya but you are way of base. You should not be rolling any lawn.

[Uranus]

Yea run it over!:nono: How about the property owner's kid bare foot in the summer. Or maybe there dog. A piece of glass cost me over $400 once cuz my dog slashed her paw in a piece and needed 14 stitches. It all boils down to liability. If there happy with raking it up and a shop vac then go for it. If someone could get hurt if there is a lot then rake up some and make the trucks insurance pay for some loam and seed. Some of you guys need to use your heads and stop being just the mower boy.

[MarcSmith]

not that it matters much, but is it plate glass or safety glass. Ie is it in big ragged chunks or small bitty squares....Leaf rake and shop vac....their paying you right....

[timturf]

Yea run it over!:nono: How about the property owner's kid bare foot in the summer. Or maybe there dog. A piece of glass cost me over $400 once cuz my dog slashed her paw in a piece and needed 14 stitches. It all boils down to liability. If there happy with raking it up and a shop vac then go for it. If someone could get hurt if there is a lot then rake up some and make the trucks insurance pay for some loam and seed. Some of you guys need to use your heads and stop being just the mower boy.

I like that comment!

[PSUturf]

Rake and shop vac. If you roll it or bury it under a thin layer of soil it will eventually move up to the surface by way of frost heaving.