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its grass, I cut it. thats about as good as it gets. why get so worked up over it?
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The wife mowed in the same direction as me again. We may be on to something. I take pride in looking out over a 4 acres of yard and seeing it in nice rows. Notice I didn't say straight. Sometimes it gets lost with the bumps and hills.
In town several neighbors use a lawn care service. Who never change the pattern they use. I understand they are going for speed. But a 1,200 pound machine doing the same thing week after week, takes a toll on the grass. |
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Depends on the yard. Being a landscaper I try to change it up when I can. I go solo now. My ex fiancé loved mowing which made my job easier. I don't mind going alone but having help every once I awhile would be nice. Your yard mow it how you see fit.
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The secret to straight lines is to start with a short one. Much easier to do a straight line when it's only 20 feet long. If your mowing area is rectangular, start at on of the corners and mow diagonally, as pictured. Then follow the straight line in the opposite direction. And so on. The length of each pass will gradually increase but should stay relatively straight as long as you follow the previous mow line.
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I'd need to find a video how they mow major league ball fields. When going diagonal. I try picking a tree or something to aim for. But after a few passes I have to do the same thing again. So many bumps and dips. It doesn't take long for me to get all messed up.
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Clay, when I get a wavy or curved line, I look at the line of uncut grass and visualize a straight line. Everything that touches the line is a "high" spot, the rest is low. I run the edge of the deck down the "high" spots, taking less than a full cut in the "low" spots. It takes a little practice, but I find it easier to straighten a existing line this way vs picking an object in the distance. Bill |
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I was taught to use Bill's technique at an early age, running a tractor in the field. He is correct with all he said. Much easier, and looks much nicer to start in the middle on the longest part. It's just like he said, once you get to the short part, if you go astray, it isn't as noticeable.
If you think it's impressive he can do it over a long yard, I can plant straight lines in a field a half mile long. No GPS, and I can keep them straight, even after dark. |
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Learned to open a field this way when I was young with a tractor & haybine. Could run straight down the middle of a field several football fields long. I did get to use GPS chisel plowing in fall of '09. That was pretty sweet.
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