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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: LoneStarSon] #15071356 05/12/24 10:50 PM
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I mow mine as well. I also clear under the trees with a brush cutting head on my line trimmer, then trim the grass areas. Pick up limbs and branches every wind storm, drag em to the burn pile, etc. I did not take into account that I would be a ranch hand when buying a place in the country. There is always, something to be done outside. Like someone else said, I'll do it til I can't.



Welcome to the country, sir.....IMO, the rewards far outweigh the risks! You've done well.


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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15071436 05/13/24 01:34 AM
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I have an older zero turn that is the roughest riding mower I’ve ever been on. I would have sold it a long time ago but my wife wanted to try it out one day, as soon as I saw those big honking hooters flopping around I knew I would never get rid of it. She can’t mow for [censored] but I don’t care.

Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15071590 05/13/24 12:40 PM
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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: TBassYates] #15071608 05/13/24 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by TBassYates
Still waiting for that Youtube video of the Hedge Trimmer.



And rj's wife mowing.


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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15071616 05/13/24 01:10 PM
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Mowed all of mine (from 1/4 acre to 2.5 acres) for 30 years. Now pay Felipe $40/week to mow my 1/2 acre.

Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15071631 05/13/24 01:33 PM
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Do my own. Lake level dictates how much there is to mow. Currently at max mow area (+/- .75 ac) and am about sick of it. LOL I did finally order some gaiters so my boots won't fill up with trimmings while I weed eat...so there's that!

Can't swing a dead cat around here without hitting a Chebbie pulling an expanded metal trailer full of mowers and weed eaters.


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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: me and the boys] #15071642 05/13/24 01:44 PM
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I try to live by the motto” never pay for what I can do”


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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: Ranger Bill] #15071644 05/13/24 01:47 PM
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Do it myself. Kind of enjoy it and good exercise. Will keep doing it till I can’t.


Yep and ain't paying anyone to clean my house. To me that seems lazy until you get to the point where you're physically unable to do those things. My pops is 80 years old and still mows his yard, my mom is 80 and she still does all the housework.


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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15071684 05/13/24 02:29 PM
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I have 1.5 acres at home and 1 acre at my "lake" house. My wife or I mow both of ours. When I bought the house with 1.5 acres, I priced out a lawn service to mow it. $130 per time mowed so I bought my own Z-turn mower. I broke even (even with lawn mower maintenance) after about 4 years. I've owned the house for 6 years.

Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15071694 05/13/24 02:39 PM
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I mow mine because it is small and I enjoy it. It's small, so takes less than an hour and I can take some pride in it. Started teaching my 12 yo son last year, and have pretty much turned it over to him this year. He is actually getting paid to mow our neighbor's yard too this year. I'm pretty proud of that. Seems a shame for all the neighborhood kids to be sitting around the house while the mowing is outsourced to the illegals.


Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: COFF] #15071800 05/13/24 04:48 PM
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I mow mine because it is small and I enjoy it. It's small, so takes less than an hour and I can take some pride in it. Started teaching my 12 yo son last year, and have pretty much turned it over to him this year. He is actually getting paid to mow our neighbor's yard too this year. I'm pretty proud of that. Seems a shame for all the neighborhood kids to be sitting around the house while the mowing is outsourced to the illegals.


The illegals will work. White people in general don't make their kids work but rather spoil them. This isn't a blanket statement for all white parents but I would bet the majority are that way. The kids coming up now have no gumption to work because their parents have spoiled them beyond reason. My kid wasn't like that as sure as other members kids in here weren't that way. But IMO the majority could give 2 chits about working.


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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15071864 05/13/24 06:17 PM
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My son usually mows because I am 65.
My wife thinks that means I will drop dead if I mow.
Son mowing keeps her happy.
We feed him when he comes over so he is happy.

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Originally Posted by blooper961
My son usually mows because I am 65.
My wife thinks that means I will drop dead if I mow.



My wife would have me mow twice a day.

Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: Samsonsworld] #15071905 05/13/24 07:19 PM
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My son usually mows because I am 65.
My wife thinks that means I will drop dead if I mow.



My wife would have me mow twice a day.

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Re: how many mow their own yard.?.. [Re: beartrap] #15072142 05/13/24 10:33 PM
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I mow my 2 acres. Couldn't imagine actually paying someone to do it

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