Brown Stripes

[watatrp]

Does anyone have a good logical explanation for the brown stripes the tires leave in the lawn? I have a bunch of condos that I mow. Mowed them last week. It had been about a week with no rain and temps in the 80's. Of the 42 lawns I mowed, two had the stripes in the lawn where the tires were.

The guys are pretty upset about the stripes. I know it happens occasionally but I can't figure out what causes it. Must have to have just the right conditions or something. I bet Eric can't get my kind of stripes on a consistent basis. :D

[awm]

the only thing i could suggest is change your traffic
routes each mow,and mow slow on these problem areas.

[GroundKprs]

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16903

[Kent Lawns]

That last post by GroundKprs is exactly what is happening.

I've found it to be more likely when mowing a wilted lawn on a HOT day in the afternoon. Mow your drought-stresses lawn in the AM and your watered lawns in the PM.

[watatrp]

Thanks guys. I now have some explanations that are so technical that anyone would believe them. It's just hard to explain to a bunch of older folks how when I mowed 42 lawns it only happened to two of them.

[Kent Lawns]

Bottom line: They have to water more.

It's not your fault.