Walker Hydro issue?
I bought a used walker mower the other day, it's an 07' Super Bee. It was obvious during my initial inspection that the mower had not been properly maintained, the price however to cheap to pass. I've...
View ArticleStihl Autocut C 25-2 vs C 26-2
Has anyone had experience with either or both of these string trimmer heads? Both are supposed to be simpler than taking the head off and wrapping the string. On the C 25-2 you insert each piece of...
View ArticleSolutions for 45 degree roadside hill
This hill faces the road and has some English ivy but not enough cover to prevent weeds from completely taking over. Trying to offer a permanent solution to home owner without retaining walls that...
View ArticleLooks like the Carolina guys will have to shift gears
Hopefully everyone survived the hurricane . It looks like the guys there may have to shift gears to storm clean up and debris hauling . its going to be a long time till things get back to somewhat normal
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Extreme gardening
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powis-castle-and-garden/features/extreme-gardening-at-powis This is a good read.
View ArticleLoading leaves
I have a 6 x 12 dump trailer with sides. I do about 12 loads of leaves as most of our customers are just cut up on the lawn. We put the leaves in a pile by the trailer and then tarp them in. A leaf...
View Article75 a yard too much?
I have generally shunned commercial accounts in the past but this year I have a great property management company just asking to shoot me a whole bunch of decently priced work. Most of it is mowing and...
View ArticleCalculating pine straw mulch amounts
this may be a stupid question. I’ve seen several calculators for mulch. But how does one calculate how much pine straw to use on a project? It comes in bales, but I don’t know how that translates to...
View ArticleStihl BR450 any good for leaves?
My friend offered me his very gently used Stihl BR450 backpack blower if I bought him a new handlheld. He said all he would need is the 56C. Which is like $190 with tax and warranty. I’m not familiar...
View ArticleCool black corrugated Pipe cover
This is very interesting and I can certainly use one. (One of those things you either need it or you don't depending on where you live). View attachment 368592 View attachment 368593 View attachment...
View Article16hp leaf vac on corner of trailer?
I had a smaller 8hp leaf vac last season that I was using. It didn’t weigh much so I just mounted it on the deck of the trailer on the front passenger corner. This year I upgraded to a 16hp loader....
View ArticleKilling Thistle
I use roundup quick pro and does that ok if I cut the tops of them off and spray it inside the stem. What are other people using and what is the results please?
View ArticleConsumer grade core aerators ...
Anyone have recommendations for/against any particular core aerators for homeowner use. I need something for approximately 1 acre.
View ArticleWorst property of poison ivy you've ever seen?
I've gone on hundreds of sales appointments where there was a request to remove some poison ivy, but today I saw the mother of all poison ivy infestations. If I didn't think the homeowner would...
View ArticleWalking over seedlings TTTF/KBG and overseed timing
Hi All... we have seeded an 80/20 TTTF/KBG lawn in a mixed sun/shade area (couple big trees). Originally had everything down 2 weeks ago with wheat straw, then did a little with a little bit of...
View Articlefallen arbs...
One of my new accounts has some arbs that fell over, half uprooted. As far as re-raising them, any ideas? Obstacles: they're about 17 feet tall. Tight area, can only use handtools. Im trying to save...
View ArticleOver seeding and potential hurricane rains.
Hey guys, Wasn't sure exactly where to post this. So here in VA we may be looking at heavy rains as early as Wednesday night. I've got several lawns recently overseeded with tall fescue. Some lawns...
View ArticleI use to hate slit seeding until......................
I picked this slit seeder up 2 years ago . In the last couple days I have done two 1 acre properties . Each took about 4 hours . If I had used a walk behind machine it would have taken a day and a half...
View ArticleOne man show. Is a leaf vacuum necessary?
Hi. I am a one man show that just hired his first employee. Gearing up for a busy leaf season as I live in a dense tree area. I typically blow all the leaves out of beds then mulch with a chute blocker...
View ArticleLeaf vac set up
Hello all I am new to this site and I want some opinions on my lead vac set up. I recently bought a 18hp Billy goat debris loader for my dump trailer that is 12x7 downeaster dual axles with a 8000lbs...
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