does anyone mow in the rain?

[soccer911]

I have had a few days of rain and my schedule is getting messed up. I think I'm going to go ahead and mow today. Any advice?

[jajwrigh]

I mow in it when I need to, but it can cause a less than exceptable look once it dries out. It all depends on how wet the grass is and how long it is to begin with.

[grass_cuttin_fool]

I dont mow in the rain the grass looks awful and then the customer would complain so i gain nothing

[Green Care]

No I won't mow in the rain looks terrible when finished.

[riches139]

No never. Crappy look. Bad for equipment also.

[dcondon]

Originally posted by riches139
No never. Crappy look. Bad for equipment also.

same as you!!!!!:)

[satch]

Mowed in the rain till lunch today.There are few tricks one can use to improve the looks of the yard afterwards.The type of grass has alot to do with it also.As wuz mentioned above the equip will need a major wash job afterwards.Also the property needs to drain very well to prevent rutting.

[tiedeman]

it depends the type of propertys and the type of rain. Light misty rain, all properties are ok. Medium rain, thin lawns. And heavy rain, sitting on the couch watching the televison

[CamLand]

Originally posted by grass_cuttin_fool
I dont mow in the rain the grass looks awful and then the customer would complain so i gain nothing

I feel the same way...

[Kelly's Landscaping]

Tiedeman has the right idea I don't like to but sometimes you have no choice. The one thing about cutting in the rain is your going to be breaking even this is not a money making day but if you have lawns that won't get done otherwise its better to suffer in the rain then look unreliable. And some lawns grow so fast that if you were to skip them your in for a nightmare next week.

[HOOLIE]

If it hasn't rained in a month, then no, I stay at home. If its like last year, with 2-4 days of solid rain a week for weeks at a time, then yes, I try to do the best I can.

[jaybird]

if you wait for a perfect day nothing gets done. i havent started out mowing in the rain but ive been caught in it. one of my trails is 29 miles one way.

[grassredneck]

I didn't until I bought a 26hp Walker w/the GHS option (bagger) but even that will only work on bermuda without a steep hill and on fescue if it's almost completely flat. My walk behind (Ferris single hydro) would easily butcher a yard if it was raining.

[jpp]

No cutting here today. Been a steady rain and the mower decks clog when the wet grass won't shoot out. Hopefully it will stop overnight like I have heard it might do. Only one day behind due to working on Labor day. Boy I am glad I did that. One rule that I have is: If you start a lawn and it starts raining you finish it. That has only come back to bite me once and boy did it evey let loose. I was a one wet person when I finished it.

[Lux Lawn]

Not today rained all day with more to come the rest of the week.

[25nbl]

As long as the ground is not too wet, I keep going...especially St.Augustine lawns, it could rain 3 inches and 95% of those yards will never leave ruts as long as the augustine is thick enough. In the past 8 years, I have never lost a week to rain, I may have been a day behind or worked off and on while it rains lightly, but never stopped unless it totally downpours...or of course when it starts lighting, I'm outta there!!

[lawnbgone]

When I'm in doubt about cutting, I check out my own lawn. How long is the grass, how damp/wet. Fire up the mower and test it. Now, I have a few customers who really don't care what condition the lawn looks like. They can
wait till a rainy day and I still get paid very well . I personally don't like the
wet look. It's also very hard to blow down when it's wet.Safety is an issue also. A lot of our customers have steep hills.Hope this helps.