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If you are going to be renting a sod cutter in the near future, you should learn how you can save money doing this. One thing is that you hardly ever need to get insurance. The only reason why I would recommend getting insurance for a sod cutter rental, is if you have a lot of roots that are running below the surface of your lawn. Most of the time, they won’t even damage a sod cutter so it is completely up to you whether or not you want to pay extra for the insurance.

Another method that will help you save money with a sod cutter rental is to see if your neighbor or friend is going to want to do the same kind of project that you are doing. Most of the time, you can rent a sod cutter for four hours, and it takes about an hour to cut off the sod in your lawn. If you split the cost of the rental with a neighbor or a friend, you will dramatically reduce the amount of money that you are going to need to pay to rent it.

Do I really need to get a gas powered sod cutter?  Some jobs are really small. If you’re only going to cut your lawn in a couple of feet, or if you’re trying to remove sod to install a French drain, or a pool, it is not likely that it will justify the cost of renting. If a rental cost you $60-$70, and you can do the work with a shovel in less than two hours, it is probably worth it to just do it with a shovel so you don’t have to go through the hassle of driving to the rental store and back, and paying for the rental fee. Another alternative is to buy a manual sod cutter, then you always have a sod cutter available when you need to use it.