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re: Mowing economics: How many times a year do you think you mow your lawn per year?
Posted on 8/20/21 at 10:50 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Posted on 8/20/21 at 10:50 am to Galactic Inquisitor
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future of lawn care for subdivided lots imo. not quite there yet, but I think the tech will get better. cuts at night while you're asleep...every night. for now, I have a 12 year old.
future of lawn care for subdivided lots imo. not quite there yet, but I think the tech will get better. cuts at night while you're asleep...every night. for now, I have a 12 year old.
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Posted on 8/20/21 at 10:52 am to Joe_Dirte
how does one drink a beer on that thing?
Posted on 8/20/21 at 6:12 pm to Chad504boy
While sitting on the swing watching it I guess
Posted on 8/20/21 at 7:24 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
Yeah, my wife says I was too old and hired a yard man.
Best present she ever gave me
Best present she ever gave me
Posted on 8/21/21 at 7:22 am to Joe_Dirte
I wonder if that thing will get stuck in corners or
Keep doing circles like a Polaris pool pump?
Keep doing circles like a Polaris pool pump?
Posted on 8/21/21 at 9:32 am to Galactic Inquisitor
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So, I am debating on whether to bite the bullet and buy a riding mower or hire someone. It's a 0.67 acre lot and the quotes I've gotten have been $75-$90 per mow. We have hired 2 different companies, but both were very unreliable and the second did a piss-poor job, so we told them not to come back. All that said, disregarding my time and effort and looking at it purely economically, I can buy the mower I'd like for $5000 or less. Assuming $80 per mow, the mower would be paid for in about 68 mows. This brings us to my question. I'm just curious how many times everyone thinks they mow per year. I'm in Baton Rouge, for reference. I'm thinking from at least May 1 - October 1, I generally mow weekly. Assuming once every two weeks from March 1 to May 1 and October 1 to December 1, that's already 31 mows per year.
Posted on 8/21/21 at 5:13 pm to Ace Midnight
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Tha frick? Who mows their yard more than 1 time per week?
People who give a damn how their yard looks, and mow based on when it needs to be mowed rather than by a calendar.
Posted on 8/21/21 at 9:28 pm to Got Blaze
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you don't need a $5,000 commercial grade zero turn mower for your lawn.
Need? No.
But it'll make it a much more enjoyable experience and basically eliminate the time factor.
Posted on 8/21/21 at 10:25 pm to Joe_Dirte
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future of lawn care for subdivided lots imo. not quite there yet, but I think the tech will get better. cuts at night while you're asleep...every night. for now, I have a 12 year old.
My neighbor has had one for several years. Same size lot .67 acre. It cuts day and night. It doesn't give quite the putting green cut like a good mower, but, he ain't out there in the heat.
This post was edited on 8/21/21 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 8/22/21 at 11:05 am to Galactic Inquisitor
this summer maybe 3 times prior to june maybe 3-4 times up until the drought
Posted on 8/22/21 at 12:52 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
21.... April thru Early Nov
Posted on 8/23/21 at 10:06 am to cuyahoga tiger
Have I mentioned how much I hate pea gravel? Did the lawn Friday evening. Got hit directly in the dick by a rock. That may be all I need to hire someone.
Posted on 8/23/21 at 11:05 am to Galactic Inquisitor
That’s one of those intangibles I was talking about!! 
Posted on 8/23/21 at 11:24 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Lot is about that size and I pay $45 (Cut, Trim & Blow)
$10 extra twice a year for fertilizer/weed control
$10 extra twice a year for fertilizer/weed control
Posted on 8/23/21 at 11:28 am to lsusteve1
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Lot is about that size and I pay $45 (Cut, Trim & Blow)
$10 extra twice a year for fertilizer/weed control
Let me get your guy's number. I think I need to just start approaching lawn crews working in my neighborhood and see if they want to quote me.
Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:00 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
Just depends. I would say for a little over a half acre lot a $5,000 mower is a little high. What are you buying? I cut about 3 acres and I have a 61 inch cut that I paid 8k for.
Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:25 pm to lsusteve1
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$10 extra twice a year for fertilizer/weed control
makes no sense.
Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:29 pm to Chad504boy
Yeah he’s basically paying for that already in his mow charge. No way you can fert and squirt your yard for $10. Unless he means extra $10 per month or something
Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:38 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
$90 to mow my yard? is this real? Is that what you ballers are paying to not cut your grass?
That is ridiculous.
That is ridiculous.
Posted on 8/23/21 at 1:39 pm to jimbeam
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Yeah he’s basically paying for that already in his mow charge.
solid rationale.
quote:
fert and squirt your yard
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