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I found this video and I thought it was cool how it is shown from the operator's point of view. He sure can edge fast! (Of course I am still inexperienced with edging!)

lawn mower fanatic said:

I found this video and I thought it was cool how it is shown from the operator's point of view. He sure can edge fast! (Of course I am still inexperienced with edging!)

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The life of a lawn care business operator........... How about the life of a lawncare HACK. What a joke.

I'd be ashamed to put something like that on You tube.

If i did a yard like that I would be out of work in a hurry, not to mention cutting the downspout with his weed trimmer

mowerman05 said:

If i did a yard like that I would be out of work in a hurry, not to mention cutting the downspout with his weed trimmer

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Say nothing about his speed with the edger and I really like how he rounded all the corners with the edger. He never edged one flowerbed and when he mowed with the push mower he ran over some flowers in the back. His ability with the rider was terrible and the blower was worse, and blowing grass down the culvert, wow that's against the law here and you can get a $500 fine. Like I said the guys a Hack. The thing I really don't believe is he actually put that crap on youtube.

some people will do anything to get a little attention. the way he edged the corners they should be good for a month. just thinking about the new truck and trailer payments he must have. might want to do a better job so he can stay employed

Ric said:

The thing I really don't believe is he actually put that crap on youtube.

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Ric: You should make a similar video of YOU doing some lawns! :biggrin::thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Ric: You should make a similar video of YOU doing some lawns! :biggrin::thumbsup:

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Sorry But I don't have anything or equipment that I can use to do a video.

Ric said:

Sorry But I don't have anything or equipment that I can use to do a video.

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Darn. Or you could just take a camera with you and take some pictures after you are done a lawn like you said you are going to start to do. :thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Darn. Or you could just take a camera with you and take some pictures after you are done a lawn like you said you are going to start to do. :thumbsup:

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Here's a couple down the street that I do.

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Here's a couple down the street that I do.

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Looks good! I wish we had grass that was above the sidewalks like it is there so you can get a nice edge! :cloud9:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Looks good! I wish we had grass that was above the sidewalks like it is there so you can get a nice edge! :cloud9:

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The Grass above the sidewalks is nice and gives the places a nice appearance, just don't come across one that hasn't been maintained for two or three months or a foreclosure cause it can be a real pain to edge especially the St. Augustine grass. You basically have to find the edge of the sidewalk with a string trimmer before you can edge.

Ric said:

......just don't come across one that hasn't been maintained for two or three months or a foreclosure cause it can be a real pain to edge especially the St. Augustine grass. You basically have to find the edge of the sidewalk with a string trimmer before you can edge.

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I was in another state and saw this....I think you can tell where the person's property ends! Someone that edges frequently VS. someone who probably never has!

lawn mower fanatic said:

I was in another state and saw this....I think you can tell where the person's property ends! Someone that edges frequently VS. someone who probably never has!

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Yep that's what you end up with when you have people who don't care about there property and I have had worse when it's a foreclosure.

Ric said:

Yep that's what you end up with when you have people who don't care about there property and I have had worse when it's a foreclosure.

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I can't believe how tall the grass can get at some of the foreclosed homes!! :shocked:

lawn mower fanatic said:

I can't believe how tall the grass can get at some of the foreclosed homes!! :shocked:

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I have cut some yards that the grass (weeds ) was so tall you could not see me sitting on my mower. Good thing is they pay a extra 100 per foot over the first foot.

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Carscw said:

Good thing is they pay a extra 100 per foot over the first foot.

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Yeah that is good, but you still have to risk damaging your equipment (even if you use your crappy equipment so you don't damage your main equipment).

lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah that is good, but you still have to risk damaging your equipment (even if you use your crappy equipment so you don't damage your main equipment).

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That is why I use old craftsman riding mowers. If I break a spindle it cost me $11.66 and 15 mins to change it.
I take the 12.5 hp they come with and put a 22hp twin on it
Run my blade belt a inch shorter so no belt slip.

I should not get any more yards with tall grass I now sub out all foreclosed homes.
I am just started doing HUD homes did 11 today. Going to be looking to sub out most of them I don't want to do more than 50 a week myself.

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lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah that is good, but you still have to risk damaging your equipment (even if you use your crappy equipment so you don't damage your main equipment).

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Back in 2003 the Lovin Spoonful had a song that was titled (What A Day For A DayDream)

As old as you are you should know it came out in 1966 on the same album that You didn't have to be so nice. Was on.

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Carscw said:

As old as you are you should know it came out in 1966 on the same album that You didn't have to be so nice. Was on.

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Actually the comment was sarcasm but as always right over your head. Actually Daydream came out in 1966 it was there second album under the Budda Records label. What a day for a daydream came out in 2003 on the album Summer Vibes.

Ric said:

Actually the comment was sarcasm but as always right over your head. Actually Daydream came out in 1966 it was there second album under the Budda Records label. What a day for a daydream came out in 2003 on the album Summer Vibes.

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Yes I got the sarcasm
Not sure what your problem is with me but no matter what I say about anything you feel the need to run your mouth.
Like I have said before just because your dumb and can not do something does not mean it can not be done.
You like to brag on here about the equipment you keep buying but I think your full of crap thinking you don't even cut your own yard never mind do it for a living.

When I leave here you will find someone else to start your immature crap with. Before me it was jmurrary - twall - jd green

Between you and your teenage clone your on here so much I don't see how you have time to cut grass. Your good at running your mouth and doing the copy and paste thing. But man you don't even change your own oil.

I try hard not to post on anything you have but you flipping stock me.

And the way you say you do lawn care. Ha ha your just a mow and blow hack

This is my last post as I won't be harassed by you.

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lawn mower fanatic said:

I can't believe how tall the grass can get at some of the foreclosed homes!! :shocked:

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Yeah they get bad if there not in a sub-divsion or something like that where they have the HOA that is supposed to take care of that type thing. The problem is alot of the HOA's use the excuse they don't have the money to hire someone to do it. We had a lot of foreclosures here but our HOA started working through the county to take care of all the foreclosures and it work pretty well. One of the big problems they have though are the houses that are not foreclosures, they are houses that people have just walk away from or abandoned. The Banks own those and they don't like spending money for up keep.

Took a snapshot of how we get our work orders for those of you who don't think I do HUD homes ( Ric )



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Carscw said:

Took a snapshot of how we get our work orders for those of you who don't think I do HUD homes ( Ric )

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You said last night,

Carscw said:

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lawn mower fanatic said:

Ric: You should make a similar video of YOU doing some lawns! :biggrin::thumbsup:

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I might put up some videos this year. If anything at least pictures.:thumbsup:

X-man said:

I might put up some videos this year. If anything at least pictures.:thumbsup:

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Yeah I am definitely going to put up some pictures of both in the middle of mowing (see the first 2 pictures below) and also after I'm done (like the last picture below). :thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah I am definitely going to put up some pictures of both in the middle of mowing (see the first 2 pictures below) and also after I'm done (like the last picture below). :thumbsup:
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Nice looking lawn there :thumbsup: