🏡 Better Homes Lawn Lords and Garden Gentlemen

[CMNTMXR57]

Blades I use on the tractor after last sharpening. I will be getting another set as these are getting wore as I find that I have to sharpen them about once a month during the season and I've had them for a couple years now.

The funny thing is the OEM mulching blade cuts better, but mulches for shit compared to these. These don't cut quite as well, but mulch infinitely better.

 

[Stink Star]

Same here. My front yard is great, but my back yard is a sea of weeds. When I build a new garage I'm going to tear everything out, re-grade it, and start fresh.

I’m almost at that point myself. The ground is all bumpy and I have a low spot. It may be easier to just tear it all out and re-grade and lay down sod

 

[b00sted]

I’m almost at that point myself. The ground is all bumpy and I have a low spot. It may be easier to just tear it all out and re-grade and lay down sod

The previous owner had all sorts of landscaping and rocks (covering about 33% of the yard) that she then let grow over. So it's weeds/grass/soil with a layer of rocks below. The yard is ~6-8" higher than it should be, graded all wrong, and just ugly. I need to get back there with a bobcat and take out like 2-3 dump trucks worth of rocks and soil.

 

[blue-sun]

spent my lunchhour selling the Toro then trying out the Ryobi in the front yard. Had to stop and go back and reread the instructions, the self propelled took some getting used to, but I'm good now.

 

[willizm]

Picking is picking

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

Hmm I guess that would be a good option for pulling a stump. ?

 

[blue-sun]

Finally finished cutting the yard with the Ryobi electrical mower. I did not charge the battery after I did the front yard earlier this week, I wanted to see if I could do the yard on 1 charge.

spoiler, I was not able to. We will be picking up a 2nd battery to be able to cut the yard in 1 go.

 

[nytebyte]

Finally finished cutting the yard with the Ryobi electrical mower. I did not charge the battery after I did the front yard earlier this week, I wanted to see if I could do the yard on 1 charge.

spoiler, I was not able to. We will be picking up a 2nd battery to be able to cut the yard in 1 go.

How big is your yard?

I have about .40 of an acre and I can cut about 80% of it with my 27 year old battery powered Black & Decker before it runs out of juice.

 

[The Beast]

Finally finished cutting the yard with the Ryobi electrical mower. I did not charge the battery after I did the front yard earlier this week, I wanted to see if I could do the yard on 1 charge.

spoiler, I was not able to. We will be picking up a 2nd battery to be able to cut the yard in 1 go.

I just cut my front grass and it was really tall and not exactly dry and the lawn mower struggled today. I can see how u used up all your juice on the battery

 

[blue-sun]

How big is your yard?

I have about .40 of an acre and I can cut about 80% of it with my 27 year old battery powered Black & Decker before it runs out of juice.

We're on 1/4 acre, but like Beast said, the grass was tall and wet, so I'm also not suprised that it went through all the battery. This was the first cutting of the year, and with all the rain, the grass is thick and green and tall!

Lot​

• Lot size: 0.28 Acres
• Lot size dimensions: 80 X 150

 

[Stink Star]

Finally had my first mow. Lots of areas had tall thick wet grass and there was still areas of barely growing dormant grass. My 6 year old 21” self-propelled Ego mower made it through just fine on 1 charge. Cold as shit yesterday though

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

Mowed just my front yard yesterday. Like others it’s the first of the year and was tall and damp. Then I remembered the one thing I wanted to do in the winter to the riding lawnmower was sharpen the blades. I don’t think my dad ever sharpened those blades ever and it’s a 20 year old mower. I’ll take care of it one of these mornings.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yea, 5th time doing it this season and my tractor had a harder time getting through it, was cutting like crap in certain parts because their was so much under the deck being cut and mulched that it wasn't being effective at cutting, so I had to go over some sections twice and finished just before the storms came through. I also think it's time to sharpen again.

 

[DanJ]

I’m a big fan of the angle grinder with a 60 grit flap wheel for that. Pretty hard to screw up.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Word. Blade in the bench vise and flap wheel FTW.

 

[radioguy6]

I think this is the latest into spring I've ever gone without a first mowing. We've had PLENTY of rain, but really need a solid warm up. This cold grey suck is depressing af too. I did mow one small patch that is wildly long, but rest of my lawn hasn't moved. At least its green.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

My lawn guys came Wednesday. Was hoping for a dry weekend to dethatch, overseed and fertilize, but no such luck.

 

[Stink Star]

My lawn guys came Wednesday. Was hoping for a dry weekend to dethatch, overseed and fertilize, but no such luck.

I need a good dethatch along with my usual aeration. Just wondering if I should throw some sand down on my low spots before or after.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Speaking of leveling….

I’ve got a few giant divots where trees used to be and the underground portions of the stump have since rotted out and sunk in. Anything I should be doing beside filling with dirt, compacting and seeding? I’m going to order a good 4-5 yards of dirt.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

I need a good dethatch along with my usual aeration. Just wondering if I should throw some sand down on my low spots before or after.

From what I've read, after.

 

[Stink Star]

Makes sense to me. I’d use topsoil for leveling but my yard is basically straight clay so I could use the sand to aid in drainage and I feel like it’s get locked in a lot better.


I’m at a loss of what to do right now though because we have sone landscapers coming out to basically tear up half my yard for flower beds, trees installed, etc… I don’t want to get the lawn too good because it’s just going to get torn the guck up by their equipment. They are supposed to throw down wood to drive on but it won’t be perfect

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Makes sense to me. I’d use topsoil for leveling but my yard is basically straight clay so I could use the sand to aid in drainage and I feel like it’s get locked in a lot better.


I’m at a loss of what to do right now though because we have sone landscapers coming out to basically tear up half my yard for flower beds, trees installed, etc… I don’t want to get the lawn too good because it’s just going to get torn the guck up by their equipment. They are supposed to throw down wood to drive on but it won’t be perfect

Then wait until fall to really dial her in.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yea, I use my angle grinder in the vise, but I use an actual grinding wheel. Yea, it probably takes more off per sharpening, but the blades are razor sharp.

 

[willsmysticcobra]

Man it looked good in the sun this morning... Error 404: Not many weeds found

Editing: 2 years ago, this was a weed farm. I.E. a crabgrass farm, creeping charlie farm, dandelion infested farm and probably several other things, farm. Called in Weiss, this is the result. They do all the heavy lifting. All I do is mow it (with a gas powered machine BTW...), and trim it along sidewalks, trees, etc, with my trimmer (also gas). I don't do a damn thing else...

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Damn that looks great. Wonder if your guy would service Algonquin?

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Probably not but it doesn't hurt to try. Their number 630-313-4626. I have had them for several years at that house and when I asked if they service Elgin, they said no. Awhile later, I pull out of our Elgin house, drive around the corner in our subdivision, and see a "Weiss" sign in a lawn. So I called them up asking "WTF??" And they agreed to do it. Not sure if they're still of the same mindset now though.