The Pic below shows bare soil below the grass, I raked this area well in several directions with plenty of with sand, then dragged the board over the area.

I plan to drag a chain link fence over the whole yard as a last step. Hope I get the desired results?

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Good pics.
It looks like you put a little too much down in some spots. Leveling the lawn has to be done a little at a time over a period of years unless you're starting from scratch. e.g. no existing grass.
If you've raked until your arms are sore as hell then you haven't raked enough. So get back out there and rake some more.

That is some tough love you are preaching quirkyquercus. Are you a military man by chance?

Good luck torxx. Based on his other advive within this forum, I suspect the advice from quirky is dead on.

The Pic below shows bare soil below the grass, I raked this area well in several directions with plenty of with sand, then dragged the board over the area.

I plan to drag a chain link fence over the whole yard as a last step. Hope I get the desired results?

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Water will make the sand go through the grass blades down to the soil level. Sand will naturally level when enough water is applied just like a beach does. Get the hose out and watch the sand disappear.

Can you get access to a lawn tractor or riding mower for a day?

Yes, I could get a riding mower. How about a golf cart? Several neighbors have them.

Either will work. Two ways to go about it:

1. Get a wooden pallet, rig it to tractor with chain or rope and drive.

2. Construct a 4X4 frame with 2x4's and attatch chain link fence. Weight it down with cinder blocks, rig to tractor and drive.

When finnished wash the sand down with water.

Progress Update:

spread and raked in 6 tons of sand over 4,00 sqft of turf. Two waterings with Additioan raking / fluffing where done sand was thick. (Most of upper my body is now quite sore). Dragged the rear with a chain link fence section with (2) 2 x 6 on top for weight, which I pulled with a golf cart. Rest of yard too small for cart, so dragged by hand. See the pics below.

I am hoping what I have done will be a noticeable improvement with the reel mower not bouncing around as much.

I have my concerns though... I am praying that a good rainfall will make the sand flow to the low spots and level it out more. The true test will be when I put the reel mower to it. I fear that there will little improvement.

Any comments on the pics would be helpful.

Is it too late to drag with a wood pallet to more evenly disperse the sand?? I Cannot cut the grass yet due to it being too low for my rotary, and too much sand and small pebbles on top to risk my reel. In retrospect, I can see how cutting the grass lower than the 1" that I did, would make the leveling process more manageable.

Will the grass fill in properly with the current results?

I have not put down fert. yet, but will do soon (hoping for rainfall later this week.

Rear lawn (best)
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Torx everything looks fine. Just keep in mind it may take a few applications to get where you want. The solid white spots should be the holes. You can still drag a pallet around.

For now just relax and let Mother Nature take her course. Within a couple of days you will see improvement, and back to lush in two to three weeks.

If it is not as smooth as you would like, give it a rest until next spring because by the time your grass recovers fully the weather should be cooling off slowing the growth of Bermuda.

When was the last time you fertlized? If it has been at least 4 weeks, hit it again and keep it watered. I think you will be amazed in how quick things will shape up.

Keep us posted.

I spread the remaining 2 tons of sand from my 8 tons delivered. I cut the grass as low as I could without tearing up the turf. I then spread the rest of the sand in the areas that needed a little more leveling. As Texas-weed suggested, I pulled a wood pallet behind a golf cart with a some added weight ontop and drove around and around. Great method. I wish I had done that from the start. Also, cutting the grass low is key. The grass blades will be very stiff and the soil level will be more accessible for the sand to settle into.

This will be my last major leveling. I leveled by hand last year, using compost material, with unimpressive results. This attempt looks promising. From hear on I will just do small areas at a time, til it's the way I want it