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Ok, kinda combining this thread and the what made you feel good today one, I’ve picked up a new client, today was his second mow, ultra modern house, not a leaf out of place, but today his missus was there with their young child. So now I have 2 lawn visits with very tidy ladies offering me coffee while we chat. Both are still wearing slinky night gowns at that hour of the morning
Yes, I’m here to cleen zee pool!
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09-08-2019, 01:20 AM | #4 | ||
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Well if that's the case, "what makes me feel good" is walking out my front door looking at my front lawn which is the same green every day of the week. You see our lawn used to basically be a dust bowl. I'm not a gardener and I want some more time on weekends so we had fake grass laid. OH Lordy Lordy Lordy is it great, we love it. No mowing no watering, yes it gets hot but my wooden back deck gets hotter. Shame the council wont let us lay it on the nature strip so the Mrs still has to mow it and whipper snip. Love my fake grass.
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11-08-2019, 02:21 PM | #6 | ||
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My place being a battle axe, off the street you cant see anything but driveway, so provided the driveway is presentable, the place looks good. Having said that. Im really pleased with how the whole yard looks currently. As a whole, yes ive put in a lot of effort, but not in 1 go. So a bit here or there over a few weeks and now its really easy to maintain. Im down to the list of things ive been putting off for years. So last week after 10 minutes of mowing a section of grass just to keep it in check, i trimmed the lower limbs off my reputable trees. Yesterday after work i spent 10 minutes mowing the useless area thats in constant shade where my fuse box is. The meter reader has been there more times then i have. But in that area there is 1 reputable tree and 3 weed tree things. Ive known about those for years but never got around to doing anything about them. So i attacked the biggest with the wrong tools (i dont have a wood saw, so a hacksaw was my weapon of choice). Chopped the best part of it back then almost gave up on the main trunk. I have a cracked rib so upper body stuff hurts. So i grabbed my drill with a 51mm holesaw and felled it with that. Got half way into the next but my mate next door popped over and i agreed that going to the pub was a better idea. And it was. But he passed comment that the place is looking good. And prior so has the bloke who rents my granny flat. So im happy that all the work put in shows.
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11-08-2019, 06:22 PM | #7 | ||
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Hey 4 what is a reputable tree??
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11-08-2019, 06:41 PM | #8 | ||
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One thats not a weed. Like my bottle brush trees. Theyre native and not an invasive thing. The ones ive cut down are weeds. They're called a wondering something. Cant remember the name, but they arent a good thing to have theiving the ground from real plants.
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And cutting them down doesnt solve the issue. So 3 trees is one thing. But theyre an invasive weed that has a common root system, so 3 trees is the same weed. So progress on my behalf? Sort of, but its a battle which it looks like i have won, but its a war i have not conquered.
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*Google 'Cambium layer' to understand the best place to driil a hole to get the tree to take up Glyphosate.
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Poisoning parts doesnt rid the issue. It may kill part of the section of root. But being that of a weed, its crafty and like a virus, it just turns into sections. I have previously dug up and ripped out a section of the runner. Problem being the bit i pulled i couldnd go any further as it went under my turning circle. Im not breaking up concrete just for a wandering anything.
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We deal with some stubborn ones, jap pepper, wild olives and yes if you cut then poison the roots just sucker and it makes the problem even worse. Your also killing any seeds that could drop when you lop it by poisoning first.
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After for lack of anything to do as all the good parts of my yard are looking good, i spent maybe 40 minutes in the ex pool area. Thats the work in progress, but nobody sees that anyway. There is one bush/tree that annoys me in there. Its a reputable bush, but serves no purpose. So tomorrow i want to off it. Anyhow i left that alone and set to chopping up the pile of weed tree in my driveway. My ancient hedge clippers are blunt, and i dont even own a wood saw, so i half gave up. By half i mean went and bought new hedge clippers and a wood saw. And just to make it easier, i bought the cheapest 2 stroke chainsaw they sell. So $99 for that, $12 for chain spooge. Havent tested it yet. For what i want to cut, 90mm trunks at the largest, it should atleast last for the 3 things i want it to. I have started it and it does run. After it does what i want ill throw it over the fence. Not literally, but next door want to cut a few small trees down. Im happy to supply the equipment, just not the labour.
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The one you bought will probably do a good job for around the house and home . Only accessories I have is a good quality fuel mix bottle and a file set. I have a very old pair of chaps and gloves , ear protectors , mesh face guard and stuff that I also wear when I do a lot more frequent brushcutting .. Not sure if or when I'll replace my old saw but if I ever do I might look at a battery one because some of them now are getting pretty useful for the home owner . Also pole saws are pretty handy too . No hard starting and only requiring chain oil fluids sounds pretty good to me . I've used a spade bit to drill several holes with a brace and bit and whacked in diesel into the odd larger tree stump but the round up method is good too but with small wattles and such I've just dug out the tap root and ripped them out . Good ol' mattock and probably way too much elbow grease...and stupidity too I guess in my case .. Enjoy the new saw and clippers without any frustration .. |
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18-08-2019, 05:40 PM | #17 | ||
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Good thing ...Sounds like a useful item to have ..You'll probably use it more than you expected .. Don't do what I do and leave old fuel in the tank for too long ..Buggers to start if old 2 stroke sits for too long IMO.. Cheers
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18-08-2019, 05:49 PM | #18 | ||
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After doing my stuff, ended up lending a hand to my neighbor and fell a 10m tree. In sections of course, and using rope to control where things fell. So my mate next door was on the saw. His mum was saying she got quoted a couple hundred to rid that tree. So the chainsaw has paid for itself a few times over in the first day. I
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18-08-2019, 10:39 AM | #19 | ||
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If your talking about Wandering Jew rip out as much as you can by hand then use roundup every couple of weeks until it's gone.
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Again its not lawns but im after ideas on this one. I havent said yes to doing it. Need a plan first. But theres only a few minor things i want to do that i dont really need the chainsaw for, and its paid for itself so its now up for lending. But without saying yes to doing the work, but offering to lend ladders, ropes and my chainsaw eddy (it likes to cut), next door have a tree they want gone. Yesterday we offed a 10m thing and that wasnt bad. But the other one is 12m high, forks low so 2 tall enough trunks. My concern is even with a 12 foot ladder, being uneven ground, being 9 steps up is a bit sketchy. My 8 footer is better for this, but roped and cut in such a fashion to direct the fall, its a big section considering the upper limbs on both trunks cant be lopped first. A cherry picker would be ideal, and i rent those all the time for work and take them home overnight, but theres no access to their yard. So making it fall away from the peson cutting it is the most important. Making it fall away from my grannyflat and the new fence are the next most important things. Once the tops are gone the rest can ve done in managable pieces. A rope and pulling that away from the cutter and property is so far my best idea, but im not sold on that given the size of the tops
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Wayne did some other checks and reported back to the house owner and the boss of course to decide on best options. Both these trees will require excavator work to brace them as they are felled . Now the issue is who pays for it because they are impeding building approval from the local council as the bloke wants to extend his garage and the council thinks the trees are too close to the boundary fence where the extension will end. Trees are great but they can be a nightmare to deal with sometimes ....especially when bloody Councils are involved . |
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Spent 4 hours cutting cocos palm logs into planter boxes and stools for the child care centre, the huski chainsaw was stellar, although chews thru the 2 stroke at full tilt. It’s booked in for next weekend to take down a 5 mtr white cedar, so happy times.
In other news, I’ve added a Mitsubishi express van to the gardening fleet, as the Magna wagon was bursting at the seams. It is so basic and agricultural, I’ve never been happier driving a POS.
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I spent some time at the end of my day with some overdue maintenance on the Rover. I have been hammering this old thing over winter, wet grass doesn't really mulch well so I have been using this in catcher mode instead of the Mulchmaster. It has also been used to hoover up fallen leaves during the autumn.
New blades and she is ready for Spring.
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I will say though, since ive been back able to be more consistant with the garden maintenance, and showing the lawn equipment a bit of maintenance love, everything starts easy and runs well. Added bonus of my grass bin didnt get knocked over by the staff 2 doors down this morning either. |
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29-09-2019, 03:00 PM | #26 | ||
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Im really happy with the progress with my grass. With the little bit here and there maintenance its turning into a lawn. So after i scalped it as due to injury, it wasnt maintained, it started to come back. With the recent rains, its come back nicely. So i have been keeping it in check mowing high just to take the top off, no carnage, its been quite happy. So no brown or yellow patches as things havent gotten out of control. Last week i did the lower backyard, no need for edges as they were good l, yesterday i spent 5 minutes on the side yard, again edges were good. Today, i did the driveway. 2 out of 6 edges needed minor attention, the grass was a tad longer then the rest of my place, but not a jungle. So knocked that off and its looking good. And reliable equipment makes such a difference. I disregard the starting procedures. The manufacturer wants you to be optimus prime. My snipper recomends 10 primes then full choke, 6 pulls or untill it trys, if not, another 10 primes. Yeah nah. The primer bulb was empty, 1 prime to get fuel in, 1 more to get a bit more in. 1 full choke pull, and 2 half choke pulls and the mosquito in a tin can was running. Mower, optimus no prime. First pull. A 2 blade 18 inch deck victa with a briggs 158cc motor may not be the most epic mower ever, but it certainly has never not wanted to start. Well there was that one time it wouldnt, i wanted to throw it in the creek. And yes, it was simply out of fuel.
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Mowing season is upon us.
I'm back to a regular cutting schedule and now that grass is having a chance to dry out during the day the Mulchmaster is getting regular use again.
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Posted these for all the grass freaks here.
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So many great posts here ....I love reading and looking at all the great gear you guys operate and have a passion for but I can't believe I missed a few fairly recent posts !!!!... roKWiz....So much fantastic early model stuff there ....Wow , what a collection...That looks like fun. Congrats on preserving a little bit of history like that ..Apologies for missing it til now. Cheers..
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wasn't my stuff, I took the pictures at a truck and machinery show of all places but knew you guys would appreciate it.
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