How to smooth the backyard?

My backyard has a lot of pocks, holes, and wide shallow dips. Before I moved in the yard was dug up for a lot of buried stuff. The grass grew back over it, but it was never smoothed out properly. Some of these dips fit your foot, and some I can lay down in, if I am slightly curled up. Other places are shallowly pocked so that its bumpy. They are all shapes and sizes.

Anyway, this might pose a problem if I want a rideon mower. Does anyone know how to smooth the yard without getting a steam roller or having to dig it up again?

There are several ways to go about it...
This was just recently done at this neighboring forum... also belonging to our admin....
Read through this, it should give you some good ideas.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/174121-smoothing-out-lawn.html
AND a look :smile: into another GREAT forum... KennyV

Hmmm. Very interesting thread. I don't have clay like this but it does seem a useful piece of advice is to definitely stay away from rollers. Thanks for the referral!