Lawnmowers

[huff3r]

I just got the $300 jobby from Mitre10 about 6 years ago now. Motor still runs strong (B&S) and only dramas was a throttle cable broke ($20 off tardme). Although those fabric catchers are shithouse, admittedly that is starting to fall to bits..

Now in the process of acquiring a 2nd hand MTD ride-on cos I enjoy my weekends.

[Voltaire]

Cool.
So that's 2 for the Subaru OHC one with mags and a bull bar.
1 for a $300 M10 job
and 9 comments from someone who started with " I don't give a fuck what lawnmower you buy"

[sidecar bob]

Cool.
So that's 2 for the Subaru OHC one with mags and a bull bar.
1 for a $300 M10 job
and 9 comments from someone who started with " I don't give a fuck what lawnmower you buy"

I still can't fathom why a chap of your stature is up for pushing their own mower.

[Voltaire]

I still can't fathom why a chap of your stature is up for pushing their own mower.

Old habits die hard I guess, but I get involved when it wont start, needs petrol etc, maybe I should schedule a meeting, minute some action points, get a consultant,

get a report, maybe three quotes, go thru a tender selection, submit one, get it signed off, then get procurement to issue a purchase order....seems a bit much for a mower

[Swoop]

So you mean it's wrong for me to use diesel (in my weedsprayer) on the council berm?

It's the council's berm, so "if" they were genuinely loving their berms, they'd mow it themself.
So, nuke the fuck out of it! If it resembles a barren wasteland that the Gobi Desert would be envious of... Woohoo!

Yates 'Turfix'. Leaves the grass but kills the weeds. Use as directed though.

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Council land? Refer to the above!

[husaberg]

Kikuyu can be controlled and managed but needs to be mulched prior to it forming a dense mat to allow the other grass to grow though it.
This is how the Northland farmers have learn to live with it. Its actually quite a productive pasture if managed correctly.
But as we are talking about a lawn nuke it with Glyphosate and a surfactant dishwashing liquid will do 2-3 times and plant some less invasive species.
years ago many farmers had a level of success with round-up topping to improve pasture composition one of the side effects was a mow it less result.
it was sprayed with a extremely low level of herbicide only 120-200ml /ha with 1000 liters from memory

[JimO]

i have a lawnmaster at home and bought a cheap one for one of my flats, the other rental has a small section so they have a electric one

[skippa1]

Cool.
So that's 2 for the Subaru OHC one with mags and a bull bar.
1 for a $300 M10 job
and 9 comments from someone who started with " I don't give a fuck what lawnmower you buy"

I also have the Subaru OHC, brought in in January. Its a beast, you wont stall it on long grass that defeats lesser mowers. Couple of small annoyances, you need to drop the revs off when you take the catcher off to empty or it wil cover you in clippings (they just blow out everywhere when shes revving and they stick like shit to a blanket if youre sweating so your misses laughs at you) its reasonably heavy when compared to the cheapys( built tough so will probably outlast a few cheapys but you pay with weight) so the misses wont push it. Overall, i really like it, im going to bling it with a big bore exhaust and fit a blow off valve.....

[Ocean1]

i have a lawnmaster at home

Same. Self propelled Eagle series 36" Pro a previous owner of our last property left behind. It was quite steep and took over 4 hrs to mow. He turned 80 the day they moved out and was still managing the place just fine with that lawnmaster.

At the time the bro had just bought a John Deer ride on, and I was using up good riding time mowing lawns, so I got sucked into MOWER WARS!
And bought a 4wd articulated front deck Husqvarna. But it wasn't new, like his, so I installed a 10L 12V cold box on the back, so I could claim mine had a mini-bar.

Bloody thing would damned near mow cliffs and cut my mowing time from 4 hrs to 2 beers.

Not sure if I'd buy another lawnmaster, the manufacturer has a bad rep with both local shops, they won't deal with them. It's done well, though, I rebuilt it a couple of years ago, at about 8 years old, and I'd say it'll do another 4 or 5 no trouble.

I'd definitely buy another Husqvarna, I gave it arseholes and it just kept coming back for more.

[Laava]

Kikuyu can be controlled and managed but needs to be mulched prior to it forming a dense mat to allow the other grass to grow though it.
This is how the Northland farmers have learn to live with it. Its actually quite a productive pasture if managed correctly.
But as we are talking about a lawn nuke it with Glyphosate and a surfactant dishwashing liquid will do 2-3 times and plant some less invasive species.
years ago many farmers had a level of success with round-up topping to improve pasture composition one of the side effects was a mow it less result.
it was sprayed with a extremely low level of herbicide only 120-200ml /ha with 1000 liters from memory

I used to have a 1/2 acre kikuyu lawn in whangarei and found it made a great lawn if you mowed it back hard. Then keep it mowed every two weeks. Alternatively put a couple of sheep on it. We have predominantly paspalum growing where we are now and it is a cunt. We will have to spray it off and plant kikuyu instead.

[husaberg]

I used to have a 1/2 acre kikuyu lawn in whangarei and found it made a great lawn if you mowed it back hard. Then keep it mowed every two weeks. Alternatively put a couple of sheep on it. We have predominantly paspalum growing where we are now and it is a cunt. We will have to spray it off and plant kikuyu instead.

The reason it was brought to Northland was from memory dune erosion control as it thrives in arid climate's.

[Madness]

Now in the process of acquiring a 2nd hand MTD ride-on cos I enjoy my weekends.

That's what I'm rocking currently. They're built to a price so buy some spare split pins for the front wheels/axles and get hold of a drive belt diagram as it'll probably throw the belt often and the way it goes on seems completey illogical whilst the pto is disengaged and you're feeling angry.

Good points? They're cheap and you can sink piss while you drive it.

[eldog]

Yeah, nah. Most cunts don't have a grand to drop on a lawnmower.

I didn't either did a swop for some work I did

[Ixion]

Get a goat.

It'll keep the grass down, and in between you can use it for "other purposes" (just don't let the neighbours see - they'd probably want a go and wear the poor goat out"

Or, fit scythe blades to your BMW axles. Boadicea style.

[Laava]

The reason it was brought to Northland was from memory dune erosion control as it thrives in arid climate's.

That is buffalo grass which is very similar. They use kikuyu as grazing as it can handle a good drought. Subsequently it sucks in colder places. The farmers used to throw chopped kikuyu outside the cowsheds so the cows would walk it back to the paddocks for them.