Weedeat or Mow first?

[bleucamaro]

weed eat, blow all trimmings and leaves on to lawn, mow with old trusty Snapper/Honda mower to pick up everything.

[Baz]

1) mow
2) edge
3) string trim
4) blow off
5) imbibe frosty cool beverage
6) yes....in that order

[enzo1]

Hmm, I know Baz is right but I usually do 5431

[stomachmonkey]

Mow first, shorter hair is less likely to get stuck in your teeth.

[tevake]

Yeah I was waiting for Baz to show up and settle this, but still I'm more a 3, 1, 5, 5 kind of guy. Sorry Bro, I got to stick with my method, it works for me.

Cheers Richard

[Shuie]

Previous routine:
weedeater, mow, beer, sweep up the bulk of the clippings from the driveway, blow, get the weedeater back out because I forgot to edge, sweep again, blow, beer, get the blower back out again because I forgot the back patio, beer, done.

Current routine:
Put the dog inside, unlock gates to backyard, pay yard guy $40, thank the yard guy, done.

[lonewolf]

It all depends on your yard.
If you have walls or some type of edge product around gardens etc then weedeater first is good because then the lawnmower picks up the cllippings provided you have a bag catch mower.No mower will cut right next to a wall or edge so there will be a thin strip of grass so weedeating first is best.
Now that way means you are weedeating every edge and that takes more time and cost. If you have edges that are flush or easily mowed then a touch up afterwards with the weedeater is easier but the clippings go somewhere so either leave them or clean up some how afterwards.

BTW. A woman that is willing to cut the lawn should never have to.

[BE911SC]

Weed-whack the edges around the perimeter first, then mow and catch the edging trimmings in the mower.

[Baz]

LOL.....it really doesn't matter - do whatever you want. I have my system....you have yours.

In the end it's about sharing our techniques, respecting each other's opinions, and learning new things.

[trekkor]

...pop beer first!

Always.

I like to splash a little race gas in the fuel tank to remind me of the race track.


KT

[Skytrooper]

Beer, weedeater, start mowing, light cigar & grab a fresh beer, finish mowing with cigar and beer, take nap satisfied that the job was done right.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by lonewolf

BTW. A woman that is willing to cut the lawn should never have to.

My wife admits to sorta liking to mow. I bought a really good self propelled mower that is easy for her to start, so it's really like taking a walk in the yard. She rolls up her sleeves and gets a tan while I do the trimming and edging (and beer drinking). It's win - win!

[vonsmog]

Whats a weed eater??? With 5 acres of lawn, I ride the Kubota with 72" mower deck and the wife does the trim with the push mower. Takes about 2 1/2 hours each time, and anything that the mowers miss, gets round-up. Beer comes when done, as there is no cup holder and it would bounce out anyway.

[enzo1]

Originally Posted by vonsmog

Whats a weed eater??? With 5 acres of lawn, I ride the Kubota with 72" mower deck and the wife does the trim with the push mower. Takes about 2 1/2 hours each time, and anything that the mowers miss, gets round-up. Beer comes when done, as there is no cup holder and it would bounce out anyway.

[enzo1]

[Rusty Heap]

Of course you drink beer first, during and after, I've got about a 3 beer mow on my 5 acres.

27 horse Kubota with rear PTO 60" brush hog.

50" Cub Cadet zero turn rider for finish work around the house.

38cc gas weed/brush cutter is like a Moped on my back.

Round Up and Crossbow = Better Living through Chemical Weed Warfare.


The Llamas take care of the rest.



for scale, middle left green roof is my ~30' x 100', 5 bay shop, Red Barn middle right is a 40' x 60' 4 stall barn, house and pastures/lawn take up the rest of the 330' x 660' five acre slice of wooded paradise.







Fat Face Dusty............"got grain?"

[Groesbeck Hurricane]

According to The Wife:

Whatever I can con David into doing first!!!!


(Side note, mowing is HER job and I also bought her a high wheel trimmer and lighter weedeater so she could use the tools easier. She bought the new mower....)

[aigel]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Around here the gardeners work mostly in teams so one guy is using the trimmer while the other mows. Helter Skelter. They they blow the whole mess everywhere.

Haha - so true. It is something I have never seen anywhere else in the country or even elsewhere in CA. These guys have it down. They are in and out in less than 10 minutes on respectable size properties (for LA anyways).

When I did not have a gardener, my wife would mow the lawn and I edged ever couple months when the edges got too ugly. I do not care much about a pristine lawn. It seems like a Sisyphus task - you get it all perfect, only to watch it grow out and do it all over again next Saturday. Waste of time IMHO.

G

[911boost]

I also weedeat and then mow. Like Matt, I have a really nice Honday mower and most of the time Mulch, but I do bag it every once in a while.

Bill

[VaSteve]

Mowing the lawn is the one thing I completely control. I have no budget, no boss, no employees. When I'm done I have something to show for my labor and if I mess it up, I can attempt it again next week.