Skookum
04-20-2001, 05:13 PM
All these mow and go guys with ZTR's just kill me.
I have a account that is in one of the most prestigious neighborhoods around. Across the street is a house that is up on a hill. The front yard is only about 40'x60'. The entire front yard is on a very steep slope and it is filled with all kinds of shrubs and trees and beds. For years another high service LCO has taken care of the property. They always used 21" walkbehinds on the entire yard including the back yard which is very small also with two terraced hills that are about 7 feet tall with slopes down to the other. This is one of the over irrigated lawns that are always squishy.
A few years ago, there was a change in the crew foreman on the old LCO. The new crew came in and used Midsize WB's with sulkys. The crew was a bunch of kids, I watched them skiing all over the place, smacking trees, running over shrubs, etc,... They did that the first two mowings, then they were back to using 21" mowers the rest of the year after the owner complained. I think a skilled operator could use a midsize, but there would still be some ground wear and divots just from the weight shift on such a steep slope.
Well, yesterday I looked over from my account to see a guy going up the hill on a Lazer! I about died. I noticed as he left that he had all new equipment with a midsize WB along with his Lazer. I drove by when I was leaving my account and I noticed all kinds of skid marks and peel outs where the Lazer was trying to maintian traction.
I know the owner is still in Florida, but she will die when she gets back. She wanted me to do her yard last year, but I had to turn it down. It is amazing how some guys lack the sence to know when they are out of thier league. I cannot even imagine giving a bid for this property, thinking you could use a rider!
[Edited by Skookum on 04-20-2001 at 05:24 PM]
I have a account that is in one of the most prestigious neighborhoods around. Across the street is a house that is up on a hill. The front yard is only about 40'x60'. The entire front yard is on a very steep slope and it is filled with all kinds of shrubs and trees and beds. For years another high service LCO has taken care of the property. They always used 21" walkbehinds on the entire yard including the back yard which is very small also with two terraced hills that are about 7 feet tall with slopes down to the other. This is one of the over irrigated lawns that are always squishy.
A few years ago, there was a change in the crew foreman on the old LCO. The new crew came in and used Midsize WB's with sulkys. The crew was a bunch of kids, I watched them skiing all over the place, smacking trees, running over shrubs, etc,... They did that the first two mowings, then they were back to using 21" mowers the rest of the year after the owner complained. I think a skilled operator could use a midsize, but there would still be some ground wear and divots just from the weight shift on such a steep slope.
Well, yesterday I looked over from my account to see a guy going up the hill on a Lazer! I about died. I noticed as he left that he had all new equipment with a midsize WB along with his Lazer. I drove by when I was leaving my account and I noticed all kinds of skid marks and peel outs where the Lazer was trying to maintian traction.
I know the owner is still in Florida, but she will die when she gets back. She wanted me to do her yard last year, but I had to turn it down. It is amazing how some guys lack the sence to know when they are out of thier league. I cannot even imagine giving a bid for this property, thinking you could use a rider!
[Edited by Skookum on 04-20-2001 at 05:24 PM]