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hewitt64
06-02-2002, 11:12 PM
Is there any way that i can make the stripes stand out more? I use a ferris 3 wheeler with 61 inch cut.
rvsuper
06-02-2002, 11:15 PM
If the yard is small enough, I like to take a broom and go over it again. Makes it look more "Professional"
J.Henderson
06-03-2002, 12:49 AM
hmmmmmmm.....first trucks, and now brooms to make stripes. What is next, rakes? Or how about using your blower, electric handheld of course, to lay down thick stripes.
GLS
06-03-2002, 12:58 AM
the yard is small enough, I like to take a broom and go over it again. Makes it look more "Professional"
Pulling a broom over a yard...very professional looking!
MikeLT1Z28
06-03-2002, 02:18 AM
do a search on the subject... lots of people use chains or the new striping rollers.
rvsuper
06-03-2002, 04:47 AM
No, I do not do it on customer's lawns, only my own. I read the broom thing in Picture Perfect, a book by the Head Groundskeeper at Boston.
rvsuper
06-03-2002, 04:50 AM
Picture Perfect That is David Mellor's own lawn and he uses a broom to make his stripes to stand out.
hoagie
06-04-2002, 08:40 PM
David Mellor uses a Simplicity Legacy tractor w/ rollers to stripe.... kick ass book though, "picture perfect".

And he does use a broom to bend the grass... but only on the ball fields that require intricate designs, not on his own lawn.
FrankenScagMachines
06-04-2002, 10:23 PM
when you say brooms, do you mean push brooms? I never thought of that, that is a sweet idea for small intricate designs. I dont' think i would've thought of it myself.
cool......that book is next on my list.... i've wanted it for a while but didn't get it for some reason...
SLS
06-04-2002, 10:31 PM
My wife bought me that book for Christmas. It is great!

Did I mention that my wife is a pretty good gal??? :)