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re: Maintaining 3 acres of backyard
Posted on 4/3/18 at 5:29 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 4/3/18 at 5:29 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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My yard is 3 acres. With a regular 42" riding more its a 5 hour job by the time i weedeat and all that shite. Still no way id trade it for a smaller yard. If you hate cutting grass and have money to burn a big arse zero turn will cut that mowing time down to about 2 hours max
Cutting about 4 ac. Did it with tractor and clipper. Got a 60" zero for the wife. That is a win win and it takes her less then 2 hours.
Round up for the win too!
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Posted on 4/3/18 at 6:03 pm to fishfighter
Ill be hacking mine with a tractor and a finishing mower next year.
Because its faster? frick no. Becuase i want a tractor
Posted on 4/3/18 at 6:35 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Because its faster? frick no. Becuase i want a tractor
Every outdoor man should own one if not more.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 6:54 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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You’ll basically be farming grass
City slickersPosted on 4/3/18 at 8:12 pm to cajuntiger26
I live on 4 acres and it’s just about perfect. Not too much to maintain but enough space between you and your neighbors.
Get a decent Zero turn, a side by side, and a professional grade sprayer (Fimco 45-UTV-7 or similar) Roundup everything you don’t feel like cutting. 2-4-D or similar for everything else. Plant some trees. You’ll be happy.
Horses or goats are another option but that comes with a whole slew of other obligations. I can get my place cut in a couple of hours with a 54” Kubota. Spray in the spring and upkeep gets easier.
Get a decent Zero turn, a side by side, and a professional grade sprayer (Fimco 45-UTV-7 or similar) Roundup everything you don’t feel like cutting. 2-4-D or similar for everything else. Plant some trees. You’ll be happy.
Horses or goats are another option but that comes with a whole slew of other obligations. I can get my place cut in a couple of hours with a 54” Kubota. Spray in the spring and upkeep gets easier.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 8:16 pm to tigerinthebueche
I really wouldn't hesitate buying 3 acres because of upkeep. ZTRs a These days make it a pretty easy relaxing 'chore'. Get you a good 60" and go for it.
Just don't plant a bunch of crap you have to weed eat around. That's the time consuming part
Just don't plant a bunch of crap you have to weed eat around. That's the time consuming part
This post was edited on 4/3/18 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 4/3/18 at 8:22 pm to SportTiger1
Correct. Gardens, fencing, all those stupid yard projects your wife conjures up- they all add to the time you spend on chores. KISS is a great philosophy. That’s why I’d advise against a horse or goats
Keep your wife off DIY and HGTV too.
Keep your wife off DIY and HGTV too.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 8:59 pm to tigerinthebueche
I don’t have acreage but I watch the man across the road cut his grass with his big arse ztr. He enjoys the shite out of it. He’s probably cutting 2-3 acres. Did I mention he’s 90?!
The key to maintaining is setting it up for maintenance. Chop and blade it smooth initially so it’s comfortable to cut, use weed killer if you don’t want to weed-eat and just ride the rest.
I’m trying to get my hands on my in laws 2 acres. I keep it up for them currently. I can weed eat around their house and a few small trees in the front in 15 min but they have areas with cypress knees and tree roots near the house and the back acreage is not graded well and is a pain to keep up with their ztr. If I ever take over I’m getting a stump grinder to take care of all the roots/knees and I’ll get the back chopped and blades and start fresh with grass.
Moral of the story, if it’s set up for maintaining, you can and will want to maintain it. If it’s not set up, you won’t want to do it which will in-turn let it over-grow making it worse and make you want to touch it less.
The key to maintaining is setting it up for maintenance. Chop and blade it smooth initially so it’s comfortable to cut, use weed killer if you don’t want to weed-eat and just ride the rest.
I’m trying to get my hands on my in laws 2 acres. I keep it up for them currently. I can weed eat around their house and a few small trees in the front in 15 min but they have areas with cypress knees and tree roots near the house and the back acreage is not graded well and is a pain to keep up with their ztr. If I ever take over I’m getting a stump grinder to take care of all the roots/knees and I’ll get the back chopped and blades and start fresh with grass.
Moral of the story, if it’s set up for maintaining, you can and will want to maintain it. If it’s not set up, you won’t want to do it which will in-turn let it over-grow making it worse and make you want to touch it less.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 11:34 pm to poochie
An orchard will need to be sprayed and trees cut back. Worth it if you have the time and want to get the produce.
Half of my backyard is wooded with pine straw and leaves with a garden in one corner. No mowing, just a few sprays with gly. I still have a large enough area in grass for the kids to play and have several fruit trees. And my wife mistakenly thinks there is room for a pool.
Half of my backyard is wooded with pine straw and leaves with a garden in one corner. No mowing, just a few sprays with gly. I still have a large enough area in grass for the kids to play and have several fruit trees. And my wife mistakenly thinks there is room for a pool.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 8:09 am to dat yat
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Or just plant native trees and let it slowly grow up into woods that will give your yard privacy.
Somehow I never really considered this.
The back acre of the property is currently very dense wooded area. I like the idea of keeping it wooded, but wouldn’t want it to be nearly as dense.
Assuming I cleared it out a little from the start, What would it take to keep it as a walkable wooded area long term and not get overtaken by brush etc?
Just round up between Trees once a year or something like that?
Posted on 4/4/18 at 8:14 am to cajuntiger26
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Just round up between Trees once a year or something like that?
You can also burn it and turn it back into a savannah with large trees and native grasses. You would only need to burn ones a year in late winter, early spring
Posted on 4/4/18 at 8:38 am to cajuntiger26
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What would it take to keep it as a walkable wooded area long term and not get overtaken by brush etc?
just keep it mowed.
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