Mowing a big yard.

[Sean88gt]

When you go to get your well.. Check out Affordale Water Well... they did a great job at my parents house. Its $4k minimum and I believe that is to 150' then $20/ft after that. That includes full install with pump. We will have them do our wells on our property next year.

What is the water table at? That seems incredibly low/deep for TX.

[KBScobravert]

What is the water table at? That seems incredibly low/deep for TX.

the well behind us is at 450'+

[fordracing19]

the well behind us is at 450'+

That's what mine is also

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[red95gts]

it takes me 3hrs to do my yard.I have 3 different areas. The front is an acre, back is almost a third and kids area is 48 by 80 which we use a reel mower. We have 46" rider 22"pusher and reel. Weedeating is the worst. Have a hard time keeping poison ivy/oak at bay.

I've got the same issue with poison oak. I've gotten into it twice this year and I'm apparently very allergic. Takes about 3 weeks to completely clear up so I look like a leper for several weeks at a shot. Now I'm the guy who mows and weed eats in long pants, long sleeved shirt, and gloves. Nice and cool. Lol

I've heard Ortho makes a product called "Brush B Gone" that will specifically take out poison ivy/oak/sumac. I haven't tried it yet but plan to soon. Supposedly Round-up makes a similar product.

[8mpg]

What is the water table at? That seems incredibly low/deep for TX.

They stopped at 180' with 3-5gal/min. Not a ton of water output but they also got a 2500gal water storage tank. Thing fills all day/night and they use 1500 or so to water every couple days.

My property has a really high water table. The geotechnical engineer suggested a couple 20' wells for me

[FATHERFORD]

I just bought a house on 1.75 acres and an older MTD 18hp 42" tractor was part of the deal. It took me nearly 4 hours to mow the entire place.

The catch?

the back 1 acre hasn't been mowed in well over a month and there were places 3feet tall. So my lesson learned? Mow at least every other week.

[miketyler]

My house is on an acre lot and takes me about an hour to do it all, mowing, weedeating, and edging. I guess total time spent depends on how much of that lot is occupied by a house or driveway, etc.

[Sgt Beavis]

My house is on an acre lot and takes me about an hour to do it all, mowing, weedeating, and edging. I guess total time spent depends on how much of that lot is occupied by a house or driveway, etc.

Yea, there are a lot of beds on this property. That gives me less to mow, but more to mow around. It will also limit the size of the deck I end up buying for the mower. The big 1/2 acre section in the back will be the easiest to mow since there are no obstacles.

But I'm damn well looking forward to it

[ram57ta]

Get a goat.

[kingjason]

I'm leaving my 1+ acre yard, and I won't miss keeping up with this big bastard.

We were looking for about 2-5 acres and a nice little house. So we moved in with my buddy between houses and started helping him with his six acres. I am happy to say the .95 acre place we have a contract on is perfect.

[fordracing19]

It's been taking me 5 hours to mow 11 acres.
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[ceyko]

We were looking for about 2-5 acres and a nice little house. So we moved in with my buddy between houses and started helping him with his six acres. I am happy to say the .95 acre place we have a contract on is perfect.

heh, yeah I remember being young and knew I was not going to maintain more than 2 acres. Only ended up with 1.5 sooo, that's good and bad.

Still trying to decide if people are sold on the ZTR mowers.

I will say I used mine a good bit of the weekend with a 15 gallon sprayer through several refills (pesticide as well as weed killer...etc..separate jobs of course) and had zero problem.

[kingjason]

heh, yeah I remember being young and knew I was not going to maintain more than 2 acres. Only ended up with 1.5 sooo, that's good and bad.

Still trying to decide if people are sold on the ZTR mowers.

I will say I used mine a good bit of the weekend with a 15 gallon sprayer through several refills (pesticide as well as weed killer...etc..separate jobs of course) and had zero problem.

I mowed the back acres with a ZTR and it was not a treat. I will say the brush hog works 100 percent better. Less bounce and my extremely pulled ab was screaming at the end.

Now I will have one for my one acre lot and it will be perfect.

[ceyko]

I mowed the back acres with a ZTR and it was not a treat. I will say the brush hog works 100 percent better. Less bounce and my extremely pulled ab was screaming at the end.

Now I will have one for my one acre lot and it will be perfect.

Hell, just a 1/2 acre area we have where the treated septic stuff is pushed out sprinklers - it's always wet...mine just slides around there and if we go a few weeks - it's a real treat.

[Sgt Beavis]

Ultimately, I've decided to get a tractor instead of a ZTR. I want to be able to use some of the accessories available with tractors. Pricing is also an issue.