Hey Guys,
Been looking to build a home made lawn striper for some time now....Been reading all the previous posts and looked at some commercial versions. Here is my home made version...Looks very similar to a commercial one that I saw...Big League Lawns. However, I saved $'s by building it myself and had fun doing it! I built mine under $150 including drill bits that I needed for the project. If you have access to some old boat trailer rollers you build it for a lot less...I've seen the chains and rubber strip stripers but I like the roller version the best. My roller assemble is pretty heavy (approx 50 lbs) which really does a good job bending the grass over without hurting it. I like the individual rollers vs. a single roller because when you make sharp turns the outer roller are able to spin faster and follow the mover perfectly. This design is super flexible....It can be adjusted to fit any mower...push, walk-behind, tractor or commercial zero turn...For my Exmark Metro I did not have to drill any holes, I used the pre-drilled holes that were already there...
* Rollers are boat trailer rollers - 5" high X 3" wide X 5/8" diameter bushings
* Shaft is 5/8" cold rolled steel
* End caps - 5/8" for the ends of the steel shaft
* Frame is made out of 2 pieces of Superstrut bolted together (can be found at Home Depot or any electrical supply house)
* Lower "L" brackets for the wheels 4" X 1 1/2" (I found some Superstrut brackets that worked perfectly)
* Upper "L" brackets to attach to the mower 10" X 8"
* PVC pipe 1/2" cut into small pieces for spacers between the wheels
* 1/2" Bolts for all "L" bracket connections
* 1/2" Superstrut nuts that slide in the channels. You could also use a 1/2" nut with a large washer if you can't find the right Superstrut nuts.
* 5/8" Washers needed on one side of every wheel...the 1/2" PVC pipe is the same size as the wheel bushing and pushes the bushing out. The washer prevents this from happening.
* Shoulder bolts to connect the "L" bracket to the mower deck.
* Set screw bushings to keep the "L" bracket away from rubbing against the mower deck.
This roller assembly makes great stripes....Let me know if you have any questions!
Here are some pictures of the roller assembly....
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Been looking to build a home made lawn striper for some time now....Been reading all the previous posts and looked at some commercial versions. Here is my home made version...Looks very similar to a commercial one that I saw...Big League Lawns. However, I saved $'s by building it myself and had fun doing it! I built mine under $150 including drill bits that I needed for the project. If you have access to some old boat trailer rollers you build it for a lot less...I've seen the chains and rubber strip stripers but I like the roller version the best. My roller assemble is pretty heavy (approx 50 lbs) which really does a good job bending the grass over without hurting it. I like the individual rollers vs. a single roller because when you make sharp turns the outer roller are able to spin faster and follow the mover perfectly. This design is super flexible....It can be adjusted to fit any mower...push, walk-behind, tractor or commercial zero turn...For my Exmark Metro I did not have to drill any holes, I used the pre-drilled holes that were already there...
* Rollers are boat trailer rollers - 5" high X 3" wide X 5/8" diameter bushings
* Shaft is 5/8" cold rolled steel
* End caps - 5/8" for the ends of the steel shaft
* Frame is made out of 2 pieces of Superstrut bolted together (can be found at Home Depot or any electrical supply house)
* Lower "L" brackets for the wheels 4" X 1 1/2" (I found some Superstrut brackets that worked perfectly)
* Upper "L" brackets to attach to the mower 10" X 8"
* PVC pipe 1/2" cut into small pieces for spacers between the wheels
* 1/2" Bolts for all "L" bracket connections
* 1/2" Superstrut nuts that slide in the channels. You could also use a 1/2" nut with a large washer if you can't find the right Superstrut nuts.
* 5/8" Washers needed on one side of every wheel...the 1/2" PVC pipe is the same size as the wheel bushing and pushes the bushing out. The washer prevents this from happening.
* Shoulder bolts to connect the "L" bracket to the mower deck.
* Set screw bushings to keep the "L" bracket away from rubbing against the mower deck.
This roller assembly makes great stripes....Let me know if you have any questions!
Here are some pictures of the roller assembly....
