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LAWNMOWERBOY
03-13-2001, 03:24 PM
WHAT DO YOU ALL RECOMEND AS THE EASIEST, MOST EFFICIENT MANNER OF STRIPING YOUR CUSTOMER'S LAWNS?

I HAVE LEARNED ALOT FROM THE BOARD THUS FAR- THANK YOU.

LB
mdb landscaping
03-13-2001, 04:03 PM
i myself usually mow vertically one time. the next time i mow horizontally. and then diagonal one way and the other way the next time. go to:
http://www.elmlawnsite.com

eric has tips on striping, and numerous pictures of striping jobs. nice informative site
joshua
03-13-2001, 04:15 PM
ok, take 2 laps around the yard, then mow it vertical or horizontal or diaganal either way, and it will strip your yard like no other if you have a god machine.
Scraper
03-13-2001, 04:18 PM
Hey Joshua...Where can I get one of those "God" machines? That might be exactly what I've been looking for to better my already awesome stripes! :)
guntruck
03-13-2001, 05:07 PM
Look into some striping kits they really bend the blades!!! Much more definition .....well just go to Eric's site =)
KirbysLawn
03-13-2001, 05:19 PM
Just remember not to overlap the deck onto already mowed areas much and it's a no brainer. Just like Joshua said, a lap or to around the outside and up and down.
LAWNMOWERBOY
03-13-2001, 07:36 PM
hello all-

sounds easy enough.

i thank you all for the info.


LB
Eric ELM
03-13-2001, 08:26 PM
Lawnboy:

The link they gave you is to my site, but for some reason it is down right now. I have a second site though, I have it linked to the little red house below until I get my main site back up. Sorry if you clicked that link and it didn't work. My old site has this info, plus some other pictures that are not on my main site.
Eric
bob
03-13-2001, 09:02 PM
Use the search feature on this forum. Tons of info.
kutnkru
03-13-2001, 09:14 PM
Hey Glen,

For aethiests like yourself wouldnt that be like an application of round-up??

Just kidding dude - :) I couldnt resist.

Kris
BigEd
03-13-2001, 11:03 PM
How do you guys make the stripes look like they go thru the trees and beds?
joshua
03-13-2001, 11:12 PM
Originally posted by BigEd
How do you guys make the stripes look like they go thru the trees and beds?

easy just go around the tree or bed and BLOW THE GRASS AWAY FROM IT (1 guy didn't last year working for me and got hit by a rock off the tree in the mouth) and continue the pattern. practice, practice, and more practice will make it look perfect. go out in your yard everyday and practice until spring. it will pay off like no other. even do your neighbors yard if he'll let you, for free of coarse, but it will get you to do a new terrain. amd different sahpe of yard.
REO
03-14-2001, 07:10 PM
If you guys like to stripe with an Exmark check out yorksheet.com for the Easy Striper