That time of year again - Mowing season
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Wow, i thought i had remembered all the prior pictures you posted of your hacienda being mostly on red-ish dirt/sand. I learned something today!
What a beautiful piece of real estate you have!
I think your garage is bigger than my house.....
Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Thanks. When we moved in 3 years ago it was about 70% dirt, but thanks to 2 years of CRAZY monsoon rain levels it's almost 100% grassed in. The garage is actually bigger than the house---the house is 2400 sqft, the garage 2584. It has a bedroom and full bath in the garage, affectionately known as the casita.
It amazes me how things green-up here in the spring with absolutely no rain.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2 -
I don't get to cut my grass anymore
so I have a guy that does it.... I had the whole property re-sodded last April with FloraTam which stayed green this winter with irrigation, and is now is full crazy grow mode... I pay $80 a month to a guy who cuts it once every 5-6 days in "summer" and about once every 8 days in winter... He also trims bushes and palms when needed about once a quarter... But if I was to cut it myself, I would get a:
My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
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Here is mine. It's 20 years old but still runs and cuts like a dream! I bought it last year.
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That old girl looks clean!Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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westmassguy wrote: »
My machine is an amalgam of a '68 & '72 Toro 70" Professional Golf Course mower.mhardy6647 wrote: »westmassguy wrote: »Beautiful machine.
This is what I use on the back 40:
Whoa, that is a purposeful-looking piece of hardware.
EDIT: Oh, I think that a Vermont lawnmower is quadrupedal
http://www.ehow.com/info_8244761_pros-using-goats-lawn-mowers.html
Quote of the day:Goats don't need sharpening.
It's a beast.
Didn't mean to c r a p your thread @Vmaxer
Nonsense, not crapping my thread, I asked. I enjoy all the posts, just been busy today.Pio Elete Pro 520
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Wow Mikey, 80 bucks for about 5 mows a month....dang that's cheap. By me people want 50 bucks for one shot.HT SYSTEM-
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Wow Mikey, 80 bucks for about 5 mows a month....dang that's cheap. By me people want 50 bucks for one shot.
Really, I would go for that in a heartbeat.Pio Elete Pro 520
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Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
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Onkyo TX-DS898
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Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
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LSI 15's
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It's 80/mo for 12mos. but still gets cut in jan feb and then in march it's full tilt again. FloraTam does not go dormant if it stays irrigated.
That's the going rate...My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
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Do they also treat your yard or strictly mow?Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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He mows and trims the bushes/palms. The dude has a badass exmark mower like 30HP V twin 60" 0 turn m f er.
I have another service that does fert and oils and deep root ferts the palms and treats for pests separately. And they use the fertilizer that I want them to use.... Lesco for Floratam for 800 for the year...My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |
ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4
Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |
Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |
Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's
Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's | -
There's meatheads out here that want $100/acre......that's like $200/hr!Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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I had to add a good suspension seat to mine, some rough areas to mow.
Pio Elete Pro 520
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Sunfire CG 200 X 5
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OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
There's meatheads out here that want $100/acre......that's like $200/hr!
That's not so unreasonable I think, if you look at your typical quarter acre lot and they want anywhere from 30-50 bucks. These zero turns too I'd imagine are costly to upkeep.
What did ranchers do before lawnmowers and zero turns ? Cows baby....get you some cows, free milk, meat, and free grass mowing.HT SYSTEM-
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What did ranchers do before lawnmowers and zero turns ? Cows baby....get you some cows, free milk, meat, and free grass mowing.
You left out free fertilizer and schoons.
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Some things are better left to discover for yourself.
Personally, I just love anything with wheels and a motor, incorporating that into choirs is just icing on the cake.HT SYSTEM-
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I wouldn't be able to afford lawn service at the rate my grass is growing. About every 2- 3 days I have to mow or I get caught with mowing more than 1/2 the height of the grass. 1+ acre at $50 a pop? That would be about half of my mortgage!!!
I mow with a big smile on my noggin' knowing my lawn is 100% DIY and stands out in a generally well maintained neighborhood. Cub Cadet here, 42". I would get a zero turn but I do not like the end result when rolling hills are introduced. Some of the grass gets cut at 1/2" while the rest of the lawn is at 4" due to the swath of the mower and I am not one to pull out another mower just to prevent this from happening. Many of my neighbors with zero turns do just that. The ones that don't get stuck a lot or rip up their grass trying to get unstuck.
On a completely different note.....I have been on this blue marble for quite some time, mowing lawns ever since the age of 10. This is the first year I have been alive to where I never stopped mowing through the months of Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb. What's up with that?
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Whats up with that is....your just a sick puppy who enjoys mowing for the sake of mowing. It's all good...
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Naw, seriously. It wasn't just me. All of my neighbors were out mowing in January as well. This is not normal. Perhaps in Florida but definitely not around my neck of the woods. It's unheard of.
Well, until this year, that is.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
I'll have to check out your new lawn there Tom.
Big change from the old yard! You hit it with a weed whacker in three minutes.
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Ha! You are right. My old front lawn at the townhouse was the same square footage as the footprint of my truck! LOL.
This one is definitely a little bit bigger but oh, so much more beautiful. Thousands of flowers that will bloom pretty much year round. We currently have about 6 or 7 things blooming with a boatload coming up. All of them perennials. I am about to take a wheelbarrow full of extra monkey grass and plant it next to young Aiden's new "fort" we built him in the backyard, complete with a carport for his battery powered ATV.
LMK when you are back in town!
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
You got it, bro.
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I've got s 52" ztr snapper. Got it last year and love it. We still push mow to bag as well.Main Surround -
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I picked this little Deere up last Fall, she's a mowing mo-fo
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Mike Reeter wrote: »I picked this little Deere up last Fall, she's a mowing mo-fo
Is that thing indoors, on a hardwood floor?!Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Mike Reeter wrote: »I picked this little Deere up last Fall, she's a mowing mo-fo
Is that thing indoors, on a hardwood floor?!
LOL, yes it's indoors, the flooring material is vinyl! I like vinyl for my John Deere room and my stereo source!
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That has GOT to be the absolute cleanest landscaping shop I have ever seen!!!....and I thought mine was clean. HA!
Wowzers.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
We moved into our "last" home last Fall, I came from a 24'x36' separate shop/storage building to this 12'x13' space.
I put up a few shelves
Built a little work bench
Quite an adjustment from what I had before, but we have less "stuff" also!
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Mike Reeter wrote: »I picked this little Deere up last Fall, she's a mowing mo-fo
Had to look that one up, a stand on huh??
I have never used one, but it looks nice.Pio Elete Pro 520
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OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
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Not being used:
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RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
Mike Reeter wrote: »I picked this little Deere up last Fall, she's a mowing mo-fo
Had to look that one up, a stand on huh??
I have never used one, but it looks nice.
Yes, they are actually built by Wright Standers, they are zero turn, it has a 48" deck and the mower itself is only 50" long. Maneuverability is something else, fun to run!
