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Dec 31, 2012#1

lawn mower fanatic

After having lots of snow removal jobs 2 days ago (when there was only 3.5-4.0 inches of snow), I realized it is very hard to see where the driveway/sidewalk edges are--even in that little of snow. So I would like to buy some driveway markers (not the fancy ones, just some simple ones like these:

My question is, where can I find the cheapest ones? I would only need around 40-50 because some driveways are easy to tell where they end.

***For example, these seem very expensive to me. Just 24 of them for $45?!? http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-381ODM...d=1356970341&sr=8-2&keywords=driveway+markers.

Dec 31, 2012#2

AmericanTurf

there not cheap! but cheaper than fixing plow damage in the spring.

Dec 31, 2012#3

lawn mower fanatic

AmericanTurf said:
there not cheap! but cheaper than fixing plow damage in the spring.

Yeah, that's true.

Dec 31, 2012#4

lawn mower fanatic

I think you can get the most for your money with buying these: Amazon.com: 48" Reflective Driveway Markers. 1 case of 72 markers. (Optic Orange): Home & Kitchen.

Dec 31, 2012#5

metz12

couldnt you make stakes by ripping like inch think rough cut lumber on a table saw, then painting them florescent orange/yellow? make sure you point the end too.

Dec 31, 2012#6

lawn mower fanatic

metz12 said:
couldnt you make stakes by ripping like inch think rough cut lumber on a table saw, then painting them florescent orange/yellow? make sure you point the end too.

Yeah, I guess I could, but I don't have that type of machinery. :frown:

Dec 31, 2012#7

P

possum

I use the little flags left behind by the EPA well drillers. They only work if the snow is not going to be deep. The cheap round Tpost work good but are very hard on equipment. Most of the time I just dig out the bad spots and edges with a shovel and then blow. I have a crude map of the yards to know where humps, stumps, roots etc. If a large snow is coming i go over my area to look for tree branches, boots, newspapers, coats, deer heads, jacks, bricks, toys, engine parts, tents, garden hoses, batteries etc. Pretty much like mowing in other words.

Dec 31, 2012#8

metz12

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yeah, I guess I could, but I don't have that type of machinery. :frown:

you dont have any friends that could cut it for you that has a table saw?

Dec 31, 2012#9

lawn mower fanatic

metz12 said:
you dont have any friends that could cut it for you that has a table saw?

Well, yeah, I COULD do that.

Dec 31, 2012#10

metz12

lawn mower fanatic said:
Well, yeah, I COULD do that.

probably way cheaper then buying the markers.

Dec 31, 2012#11

lawn mower fanatic

metz12 said:
probably way cheaper then buying the markers.

Yeah, probably. A lot of them are like $2 a stick....IMO way to expensive! :shocked:

Dec 31, 2012#12

metz12

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yeah, probably. A lot of them are like $2 a stick....IMO way to expensive! :shocked:

where you can get a rough cut board at home depot, thats an inch thick for like 8 to 10bucks.

Dec 31, 2012#13

lawn mower fanatic

metz12 said:
where you can get a rough cut board at home depot, thats an inch thick for like 8 to 10bucks.

Yeah, it's a lot cheaper!

Dec 31, 2012#14

AmericanTurf

The thing with wood is that the ground is frozen. You can't pound them into the ground without breaking them.

Dec 31, 2012#15

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AmericanTurf said:
The thing with wood is that the ground is frozen. You can't pound them into the ground without breaking them.

And also the ones I was looking at buying (the expensive ones) rebound when hit by a plow or something. I don't think the wood would rebound, it would probably break.

Dec 31, 2012#16

AmericanTurf

Very true. You are just going to have to break out the check book. Haha!!

Dec 31, 2012#17

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AmericanTurf said:
Very true. You are just going to have to break out the check book. Haha!!

Yeah, I guess so! :laughing:

Dec 31, 2012#18

BWH

I use the orange reflective fiberglass markers also, I bought ten or so from Menards but like you said they are somewhat costly. At this point the ground is too frozen to install them without drilling but if you wait until spring Menards, Lowes and Home Depot usually run sales on the winter seasonal items that is when I bought the rest of mine at 1/2 price.

Dec 31, 2012#19

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BWH said:
I use the orange reflective fiberglass markers also, I bought ten or so from Menards but like you said they are somewhat costly. At this point the ground is too frozen to install them without drilling but if you wait until spring Menards, Lowes and Home Depot usually run sales on the winter seasonal items that is when I bought the rest of mine at 1/2 price.

Oh, yeah, that's true. I can probably make do this year without them and buy them in the spring.
Thanks! :smile:

Dec 31, 2012#20

D2hornets58

I don't put those in any of my customers yards. Its nice to have a couple so you don't dig up the lawn but One year one of my customers put way too many so it made it hard to plow because there was no where to put the snow in the yard without hitting them. But i like having a couple on each side so I know where the driveway ends. The other night when I was plowing I saw what looked like a reflector in the snow bank. I walked over and there was 3 or 4 driveway markers. I have no idea where they came from because they weren't put up along the driveway. But if I am unsure where the driveway ends to just grab a shovel and find the end of the driveway.

Dec 31, 2012#21

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D2hornets58 said:
I don't put those in any of my customers yards. Its nice to have a couple so you don't dig up the lawn but One year one of my customers put way too many so it made it hard to plow because there was no where to put the snow in the yard without hitting them. But i like having a couple on each side so I know where the driveway ends. The other night when I was plowing I saw what looked like a reflector in the snow bank. I walked over and there was 3 or 4 driveway markers. I have no idea where they came from because they weren't put up along the driveway. But if I am unsure where the driveway ends to just grab a shovel and find the end of the driveway.

Yeah, that's why I like having a snowblower; I don't have to worry about trying to plow the snow off the driveway in between all the markers, the snowblower will just shoot the snow way off of the driveway!

Dec 31, 2012#22

D2hornets58

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yeah, that's why I like having a snowblower; I don't have to worry about trying to plow the snow off the driveway in between all the markers, the snowblower will just shoot the snow way off of the driveway!

Ya you don't have to worry about that with a snow blower.

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