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Re: Mowing Grass
[Re: BobK]
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09/29/24 06:39 PM
09/29/24 06:39 PM
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,205
Elmore County, Al
gwstang
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8 point
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,205
Elmore County, Al
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Mowing is the biggest waste of a man's time there is. . I've never understood why folks purposely set a house up with acres and acres of grass to mow.......... 68 acres and I keep about 20 of it mowed. I like living in the sticks and having a place to run a tractor on. It is therapeutic at times. Just me and Jesus in the sunshine and a diesel humming along. A good time to reflect on life. I could not live in a city on a tiny yard. I like to be able to walk outside and pee.  Yes Sir, you and I would get along fine, I got almost the same setup, enjoy the tractor time im fixing to retire so im looking forward to it. Retired at 62 and I'm 68 now. Enjoy every minutes of it!!!!!
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Re: Mowing Grass
[Re: toothdoc]
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09/30/24 12:07 PM
09/30/24 12:07 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 10,197
The Boonies a.k.a. Pickens cou...
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Posts: 10,197
The Boonies a.k.a. Pickens cou...
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I have around 4 acres of centipede and run a commercial exmark 60 inch mower. I can cut and weedeat in about 2hrs and 15 min. All zero turns arent the same. True commercial mowers have higher speeds hence they cut faster than homeowner versions. No way I would go back to a non commercial mowing unit or anything less than 60 inches
Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the one with deep ruts,hills and mud.It may be bumpy but WHAT A RIDE!
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Re: Mowing Grass
[Re: toothdoc]
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09/30/24 01:05 PM
09/30/24 01:05 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 26,331
Locust Fork, Alabama
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Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 26,331
Locust Fork, Alabama
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Despite my better judgement, I find myself looking at a home on 5ac with 3-4 being grass. For you guys with big yards, how long is it going to take me to mow 3-4ac with a 5’ zero turn mower? I bushhog my fields at the farm all the time, but it doesn’t matter if I let it get out of hand. Mama ain’t gonna be happy with that scenario. Hopefully eventually get a few acres of it in wild flowers and a garden etc. Don't do it, I mow 5 acres and I hate it with a passion. Takes half a damn day with a 72 inch zero turn mower. I've threatened to have my two 3 acre fields planted in pines I don't know how many times.
"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."
-- Archibald Rutledge
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Re: Mowing Grass
[Re: toothdoc]
#4205635
09/30/24 01:22 PM
09/30/24 01:22 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,865
B'ham
Goatkiller
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14 point
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,865
B'ham
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Plant it in Pines and leave about an acre around the house for your yard is my suggestion. The only way to cut 5 acres is with a 15' bush hog.
No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.
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Re: Mowing Grass
[Re: CNC]
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09/30/24 02:52 PM
09/30/24 02:52 PM
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Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 8,947
Chelsea
Lockjaw
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 8,947
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On the other hand, I can spend countless hours on the tractor and enjoy every minute. 😁
Bushhogging and mowing are definitely not the same....... Buy a John Deere 1 or 2 series tractor and mow it. My 1026r with a 5 foot deck is a grass cutting machine. Keep the 4wd off and it will about turn around on itself. And its diesel.
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