BACK to Lawn BASICS! NO MORE ELECTRIC LAWN EQUIPMENT
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- I'm going back to lawn basics (or basic lawn care?) and ditching my electric lawn equipment for good. I have sold, given away or tossed out all of my toro 60V tools and have replaced them with gas equipment from Stihl and Husqvarna. I have also retired my automower (robomower) and am only using my gas lawn mower this year.
Why? Power. Easy power with out a limit on how long I can run it. My lawn is on fire and I'll fill you in on the fertilizer that's gone down to beat this summer heat.
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Looking good John. I actually brought my ProVista KBG up to 1" from 3/4" after going to Yankee Stadium last week and meeting the head groundskeeper on the field. That is the height they use so should help over the Summer. Still all battery powered here and reel mowing. Wont ever go back to gas on my small lawn
It makes sense for a lot of people!
Battery powered reel mower?
Starting a regiment of watching this channel and a monthly spoon feeding of
rgs, greencharge, green pop, dethatch, and air8. Fingers crossed i can get this new construction lawn under control 😂😅
@@Sungod2121 you got this!!!
Never went battery but my family did and I don't like the stuff. I have an obsession for small two stroke still stuff. I seem to acquire them. The Kombi stuff is great! I have a KM 131, but honestly the KM 55 and KM 56 head units work great for just about everything.
How do you like your scissor attachment? You should do a review on that specifically. I am going the opposite as you on the fert. I probably will only put down 1 pound in total this year. Switched to your liquids, and got a good backpack spayer. I absolutely love your liquids! Turf seems to really react well to Greene Effect and RGS. Would you do Greene Charge over Greene Punch for your standard fert? I live in Davis County, BTW.
I did the same went back to all gas. Electric was not cutting it for me. 😊
Puns intended
Nice work brother. Can’t beat the power of the gas big John..👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
JP, like you returning to the “roots” of lawn care!
Check out these roots
I miss the views from that back yard. See you at Equip in October.
Yeah man! let me know if youre out this way again and I have some flex 21 questions for you
Great update John! Thumbnail is 🔥
Thanks buddy!
JP, you need to get a Darwin Grip for your Sthil. Its a game changer for us tall guys. Saves on the back!!
Yes I do
Grass looks great JP!! Dark green
Yes super dark and thick.
Living in SE WI haven’t had to water. We’ve been getting 2 inches almost every week since April.
That’s nice.
@@Lawncology granted expecting a 4th tornado warning tonight in the are over the last few weeks. It’s been a hell of a ride.
@@stump1897 a shit!
Lol. I went the opposite and went with a robot mower. Tired of having to mow, every couple days in hot, humid Florida.
I had nothing but luck with mine and truth be told, I cut through the guide wire a few times this spring putting in my new sprinklers and decided to run with the gasser until next year and replace the wire in the fall.
Looks great, Johnny!!👍👍😁
Thanks Johnny!
In the heat is summer 106+ am I ok to apply microgreene? Watered in?
I’d apply in morning when it’s only 80…🥵
Yes go for it
Feel you on the electric stuff brother. Only piece of equipment for me is the battery sprayer. Lawn is looking 🔥 did that tester ever go out?
Which tester? Dis I forget something?
@@Lawncology you had me email you… the granular and whatever Pete was trying there.
@@Bkennedy84 right. I have to double check what we have left right now. I sent a bunch out. I think we may have a few bags left
@@Lawncology thank you. Last time we brought it up was when you were headed to GA.
hey john. enjoy your videos and use about a dozen of your products. since you mentioned greenecharge, i want to know if you can give me any help. i mix 20 ounces in my sprayers plus yt25e 2 gallon sprayer. at least 6 times while im spraying, i have to stop, stick my hand in that stuff and remove the filter in the bottom of the tank because it's clogged. i'm not sure if i'm supposed to put my arm in there, but, oh well. when it's about empty, there is a lot of sediment in the tank. i'm guessing that's supposed to be on the lawn so i'm probably not getting something.
What can I do? I think microgreene does the same thing.
Thanks
Gary
Hey boss. Make sure you load your water first and mix well
@@Lawncology ok, john. i did fill it with about 1.75 gallons and then added the greenecharge. i thought i mized it by shaing it for a while, but if you're saying the reason i have "bits" is because i'm not mixing well enoght, i'll give that a try. is there anything i can add to possibly stop it from coagulating?
Dead dinosaurs for the win, because batteries and electric don’t grow on trees.
How does electric vs gas make grass better?
It doesn’t. It makes my personal experience better. I felt that the toro 60v was underpowered and left alot of grass clippings behind whether you mulched or bagged. The battery ran out fast. The blower would only run for 8 minutes. The string trimmer was ok, but the head drive unit didn’t have enough torque for bigger jobs.0
So jealous. Think fungus killed most my yard here in St. Louis.
the old oil+gas mix two stroke string trimmer I used to have was the most miserable piece of lawn equipment I've ever owned and tried to use
...however now my battery one is a beast, and I was just joking that if our home is ever invaded I'd grab that thing over any other tool in the garage to dish out some serious pain and injury
now yes, my battery mower and leaf blower I will say are a little wimpy compared to gas(altho much easier to use, maintain, get 'fuel' for, and store - plus do the job just fine for what I need and are ready to go instantly at the push of a button) but for some reason beyond my understanding the string trimmer and bush cuter, which use the same battery, are just monsters when it comes to power and always feel kinda overkill even on pretty tough jobs
I had so many problems with my toro electric leaf blower that I never want to touch the stuff again!
Thumbnail had me worried!
;)
Some states have banned the use and sale of gas-powered lawn equipment. If E powered tools had the same HP and torque equivalent, I would consider it. Someone is making $$$ with the overpriced E tools. I do have an EGO leaf blower and love it, but a battery replacement is over $200 ridiculous.
The Hudson star is the ultimate mower for those states
I’m not ready to jump on the electric yard tool train yet. Maybe in twenty years or so, if I’m still alive and able to do this shit I’ll check into it. Plastic garbage is what I see it all as now.
If I look at my history with this stuff it’s like this:
I got rid of my gas mower in 2007. I went to manual reel until 2021 or 2022, I can’t remember. But I was stoked with the cut and ease at the time. It didn’t take long to see the holes. Toro went out and gave everyone lawn equipment and the push hit hard. I never took free equipment and bought it all myself so I wasn’t beholden to them. My classifieds mower is better than that toro by leaps and the stihl obviously dominates.
I've got an electric zero turn and all the hand tools. Still have the gas mower since nothing wrong with it. All work great.
Why is it when my dog pees the grass gets very dark and yours dies?
You grass needs nitrogen
@@evangoshert5817 I’ve fertilized it 3 times this year already.
It’s an over load. Both the heat and the nitrate.
@@Lawncology ok. But it was almost 100 all week in Pittsburgh last week. I have dark green spots all over. I’ve fertilized 3 times this year. Does it need more nitrogen?
@@dllanzydo a soil test and find out. It also depends on your dogs diet too
Welcome back to the dark side...
It's a comfortable space for me...
you don't that much power to move a blade. your yard doesn't look that big, so not sure why you need all this length of time. I mean, you can use multiple batteries. Seems almost like a viewer grab for eyeballs.
I appreciate you viewing and commenting on the vid. This is just a post on my own journey through my choice in equipment. Not intended to grab eyeballs, just a communication to my growing audience.
Personal choice! I prefer gas and my property is smaller than John's, so are my shoes. Great job John!
Shoes! 😂😂😂🤣🤣? yah he's tall. @@Blubaugh50:08
I’d like to learn more about this ‘GreeneForce’ (16-4-8), you spoke of. 🤔
I’ll feature it soon
Me too brother. Went Ego… just went back. You liking the Stihl?
I absolutely love it. Fires up and goes.
Yeah, fortunately I was not willing to go battery because
a-my business sometimes requires more force ( power)to remove invaders--I think if people live on more than a 1/4 acre suburban lot, this is generally applicable) and
B- i just dont think the battery tech is ready and
C- slave labor for lithium and all that rot and
D- i like that some humans near me can repair and refurb gas engines..just in case ( I'm silly like that)
Shoot. Thats prolly not politically correct, is it? Its why i never generally go there. Sorry. 😢
WOW! What type of grass is that? I'm referring to the one you cut really really low. Nice vlogging! I'll copy your style! :)
@@neilfpv bentgrass putting green
So the robomower is parked for the season?
Feel like I need a 1-800 number to call so someone can talk me down from reacting to the stress on the lawn right now. I’m trying to settle in and accept that summer is tough on cool-season grass especially in central Ca summer.
I have made such progress w your help and converting to proper shade fescue. Boy it’s hard to watch the stress. (And yet, even stressed it looks better than last year!)
Good on ya getting back to basics. A good lesson.
Heat is heat. Walk through the fire and paint it if you can’t water!
Why don't you take a push broom to the green to stand things back up before cutting?
Doing that as well
What type of grass are you cutting at 2.25?
This is KBG
Hey, John I'm starting a PGA green in a couple of weeks, rock for drainage and bentgrass will be my turf type😊
That’s fantastic! If you neglect it gets wrecked. Stay on top of feeding and cutting and probably even fungicide. I am doing monthly apps of Annew as well.
@@Lawncology john, you wouldn't happen to have a coupon code for the huson star?
The lawn looks GORGEOUS !
Thank you
Agreed! I will say that Battery technology has come a long way Ever since the demand for the Electric push, BUT as far as my landscaping experience goes -- Nothing is catching up to the I.C.E. at least not yet. I use a Reel mower and not a Rotary mower so my options are very limited.
Glad to see you getting away from girlie battery toys.
Toys for sure
Actually electric has a stronger torque than gas
@@johnbiggins2105 there is a place for electric but some times not practical for the commercial guy.
@@johnbiggins2105 not those toros.
I know it’s not cheap, but I love my Milwaukee mower and trimmer. Needs two sets of batteries if the grass is long, but tons of power.
That’s cool
That's a solid combo
7:35 "it's pretty long at the moment" hahahaha like 1/4" is long!
It is to me! I’ve been keeping this at 1/10” the last two season. It’s a bit shaggy