That time of year again - Mowing season

txcoastal1

As the tool man would say Arrrh Arrrh arrrh

mrbiron

Good thing I invested in the lawnmower.....

Damn you April snow!!!

mhardy6647

Yeah, you actually got some yesterday, didn't you?

Snowin' here as I type this -- accumulating (but I still think MA is s'posed to get more today than we are). I can barely see the hills out back due to the snow falling.

Back on topic (sort of) that 12 x 13 foot 'toolroom' space looks great! Every time I try to organize a workspace, it ends up looking -- disorganized.

As to those "hang on" mowers -- I see numerous pro landscapers riding those things. They're fast. They look terrifying to me. I assume they have dead man's brakes?

tonyb

Dead men don't need no stinkin' breaks. lol

Very nice machines you guys have.....and that "toolroom" is about the cleanest tool laboratory your ever going to find. Do you actually use that stuff or is it just for show and tell ?

mrbiron

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Yeah, you actually got some yesterday, didn't you?

I'd say we had 4 yesterday that was heavy. (my neighbor Max had 5 in the hills of Northbridge...*snicker*) A lot melted yesterday but was slick this morning. I fell in my driveway. Had to yell to my preggers wife to wait for me as i was slow to get up so she and our daughter didn't suffer the same mistake.

Suppose to get another 3-6 today but most will be gone in the next couple days.

Haven't put down the first Fert treatment as we haven't had the weather yet. I would have felt kinda silly laying it down only to have 6-8" of snow covering it.

Mike Reeter

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Yeah, you actually got some yesterday, didn't you?

Snowin' here as I type this -- accumulating (but I still think MA is s'posed to get more today than we are). I can barely see the hills out back due to the snow falling.

Back on topic (sort of) that 12 x 13 foot 'toolroom' space looks great! Every time I try to organize a workspace, it ends up looking -- disorganized.

As to those "hang on" mowers -- I see numerous pro landscapers riding those things. They're fast. They look terrifying to me. I assume they have dead man's brakes?

Dead Man's Brakes? Yep, you simply step off the platform and hope the thing STOPS!

tonyb wrote: »

Dead men don't need no stinkin' breaks. lol

Very nice machines you guys have.....and that "toolroom" is about the cleanest tool laboratory your ever going to find. Do you actually use that stuff or is it just for show and tell ?

I don't have near the tools I used to, we sold our previous home and property, then we had an Auction, where I let go of a lot of "stuff".

When you have such a small space, you have to have a little organization, and yes, I use my tools, arhh, arhh, arhh!

westmassguy

No Polks in there Mike?

Mike Reeter

westmassguy wrote: »

No Polks in there Mike?

Ha, there in the next room Dave, I just open the door!

westmassguy

Mike Reeter wrote: »

westmassguy wrote: »

No Polks in there Mike?

Ha, there in the next room Dave, I just open the door!

Figured they were lurking somewhere close.

Kurt300

I bought the entire line of Greenworks 80V tools last year and have been very pleased with them, for my modest-sized lawn. Power is just as good as gas, with zero fuss and fast charging.

vmaxer

I know some won't like this, but I just sprayed about 40 gallons of weed killer. I am surrounded by woods on 3 sides and have to keep it under control.

Mike Reeter

I used to have the same situation, always spraying Poison Ivy/Oak and Sumac, let's not forget the Chiggers and Ticks!

mhardy6647

eh? tiggers and chicks?

lightman1

mhardy6647

egg-zack-a-tack-ly!

tonyb

vmaxer wrote: »

I know some won't like this, but I just sprayed about 40 gallons of weed killer. I am surrounded by woods on 3 sides and have to keep it under control.

Whats not to like ? Have to keep that insect control and weed control going or the woods will expand and take over. Grubs...hate grubs, try keeping a lawn next to woods. Don't know how the golf courses do it but it's a pain and constant battle keeping the two separated.

lightman1

Preach it Tony. When crazy elf lady had her house built, they put in some cheap sod in the front. The hacks didn't treat the soil base before they put it down and lo and behold! Crabgrass and grubs! It took me a couple seasons of aeration and treatments to get it right. I got tired of effin with it and hired a trusted landscape service. He and his guys work magic with grass and keep the flower beds up to snuff.
Well worth the coinage.
Now I just stand in the driveway and drink beer.

vmaxer

There are some people that don't approve of spraying weed killer for some reason???

Kurt300

Kurt300 wrote: »

I bought the entire line of Greenworks 80V tools last year and have been very pleased with them, for my modest-sized lawn. Power is just as good as gas, with zero fuss and fast charging.

The entire Greenworks 80V tool line is about half-price today (4/9) as an Amazon deal of the day.

tonyb

lightman1 wrote: »

Preach it Tony. When crazy elf lady had her house built, they put in some cheap sod in the front. The hacks didn't treat the soil base before they put it down and lo and behold! Crabgrass and grubs! It took me a couple seasons of aeration and treatments to get it right. I got tired of effin with it and hired a trusted landscape service. He and his guys work magic with grass and keep the flower beds up to snuff.
Well worth the coinage.
Now I just stand in the driveway and drink beer.

Since I back to woods, grubs need to be treated at least twice a year along with other nasties. One year I said...eh screw it, I don't need it, and the next spring it was all mostly dirt left. Took me 3 yrs to make it look decent again and even now I just treated it because it's looking shabby again.

Between weed killer, bug killer, grass seed, fertilizer, ants/spiders/ticks/skeeters.....dang you employee a lot of chemists being a homeowner. Then you have the critters....squirrels both ground and flying, mice, possums, raccoons, Wild-E, Deer, foxes, occasional Bobcat, and the birds too. Herons Hawks Owls Woodpeckers/Bats.....it's like your fighting a losing battle against nature. Maybe I should just move to a cabin in the woods and embrace it all instead of fighting it. Or....just rent a room at Mr. Hardy's joint and let him worry about it.

cnh

Ah! The poetry of lawn care! And tools!

Manly stuff it is! At least that's what they tell me?

Moose68Bash

tonyb wrote: »

Between weed killer, bug killer, grass seed, fertilizer, ants/spiders/ticks/skeeters.....dang you employee a lot of chemists being a homeowner. Then you have the critters....squirrels both ground and flying, mice, possums, raccoons, Wild-E, Deer, foxes, occasional Bobcat, and the birds too. Herons Hawks Owls Woodpeckers/Bats.....it's like your fighting a losing battle against nature. Maybe I should just move to a cabin in the woods and embrace it all instead of fighting it. Or....just rent a room at Mr. Hardy's joint and let him worry about it.

@tonyb,

You might enjoy reading John McPhee's "The Control of Nature," if you haven't already.

tonyb

Maybe, but I don't seek to control it, just co-exist with it. Mother nature is a stubborn b&&ch though.

mhardy6647

Moose68Bash wrote: »

tonyb wrote: »

Between weed killer, bug killer, grass seed, fertilizer, ants/spiders/ticks/skeeters.....dang you employee a lot of chemists being a homeowner. Then you have the critters....squirrels both ground and flying, mice, possums, raccoons, Wild-E, Deer, foxes, occasional Bobcat, and the birds too. Herons Hawks Owls Woodpeckers/Bats.....it's like your fighting a losing battle against nature. Maybe I should just move to a cabin in the woods and embrace it all instead of fighting it. Or....just rent a room at Mr. Hardy's joint and let him worry about it.

@tonyb,

You might enjoy reading John McPhee's "The Control of Nature," if you haven't already.

... or read Wallace Stevens' poem Anecdote of the Jar ;- )

(I really dislike Wallace Stevens' poetry, by and large, but I like Anecdote of the Jar)
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/3778

cmy330go

My machine of choice. Grasshopper 725D. Has a 3cyl Kubota diesel, 61" deck, and 60" snowblower. Absolutely love this thing!

vmaxer

Fine looking rig, looks like it can handle anything.

cmy330go

vmaxer wrote: »

Fine looking rig, looks like it can handle anything.

Thanks. I do love the option to use it for more than just mowing grass. Grasshopper has some other cool add-ons. A couple of which I'm trying to come up with an excuse to buy. lol. It's a sickness.

vmaxer

cmy330go wrote: »

vmaxer wrote: »

Fine looking rig, looks like it can handle anything.

Thanks. I do love the option to use it for more than just mowing grass. Grasshopper has some other cool add-ons. A couple of which I'm trying to come up with an excuse to buy. lol. It's a sickness.

It does seem to be. I am loving the new to me John Deere.

tonyb

cmy330go wrote: »

My machine of choice. Grasshopper 725D. Has a 3cyl Kubota diesel, 61" deck, and 60" snowblower. Absolutely love this thing!

Man, that's one serious rig you have there. I'd just drive it around for the fun of it, heck with cutting grass.

vmaxer

Agree, looks great.