First off you have a beautiful piece of property and you maintain it very well. I too live in Massachusetts and remove my leaves a similar way but I use my push mower. The bag fills up fast the first run but less as the leaf season moves along. I live in a rural area so I too have a lot of leaves to deal with. I love living in New England. Take care
well done, hats off to you for taking care of a property that big, when finished it also comes with a sense of satisfaction, good gear makes all the difference, keep up the good work
I have a half acre in Missouri and a side discharge Walker.. this is my first fall with it.. I'm looking forward to it doing as well as yours.. thanks for all of your information and videos..
Wow that mower did an excellent job! I hope your young helper takes an interest in keeping up that beautiful yard and helps you as she grows up! I love doing my own yard. I have 4 acres but most of it is wooded. I will continue to do my own as long as i am able. You did the right thing and got the right equipment! Great video!!!
Thank you very much. I feel the same about taking car of mine own space. When I can't at least the Walkers have really good resale value, at least for now. Thanks for the kind comment and for watching
Great videos, Silver! I finally broke down and bought a Walker this year. I wish I had done it years ago. I used to dread fall clean-up, now I can't wait to get after it on the Walker. The quality of the cut is everything they say it is. My driveway doesn't justify the snow blower attachment, but I will look forward to watching you do your thing. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for the kind comments. I was surprised to hear that 30% of all walker sales are to homeowners so I think the group is growing. Not inexpensive but much cheaper than paying someone and I am like you now I really enjoy using the machine and the grass cut is great, I will definitely be sharing the winter videos in the next few weeks when we get heavy snow. Thanks for watching and for the comments.
A tow behind lawn vac also works great if you already own a garden tractor. I bought a Brinly Hardy nearly a decade ago but they no longer make them. Several other brands do and I'm sure they work equally great. The larger the hose diameter, the better.
I have 5.5 acres, with about 3 acres of it being lawn. I actually turned away from the Walker (they are awesome machines) and opted for the Kabota BX2380 with removable loader and 56" finish mower and bagger. Really what works for your property works for you. I had the same mentality as you that I was never going to pay someone $800+ per month to landscape my property. I bought the tractor and pay $322 a month, roughly saving me $500 a month. Sometimes you have to spend money and make an investment to save money in the end. Your yard looks awesome by the way! Nick (Shirley, Mass)
I really appreciate the nice words and I like the Kubota stuff a lot. I used to own a BX25 and really loved it. I sold it later after finishing my bigger jobs since I didn't need it as much. I would buy another in a minute! Kubotas are great
I have a huge leaf bag that attaches to the back of my John Deere riding mower & drags behind the mower. It gets the job done and I have a big yard too although not as much lawn as you. I have a lot of woods - not so much to maintain.
@@SilverCymbal You know I live 30 minutes drive from the beach and an hour from one of the top rated beaches, Siesta Key-Sarasota yet I have not had my feet in the Gulf in several years! I guess I take it for granted being close...
Nice property. With the right equipment things are made much easier. BR 800 and a walker. Man those are fun tools to get a job done. Most guys hate fall leaves. For some reason I love em. Nothing like the look of well maintained turf after you pick up those leaves.....till tomorrow's wind storm;-)
Thank you for the nice comments and for watching. I totally agree about when you are finished how different it looks, definitely makes you feel good about the work you put into it.
I want to know who are the 9 viewers who gave the thumbs down? Nine people who are clueless apparently...btw nice job and great property..thanks for sharing
Its not quite as visually ‘perfect’ but i just mow my leaves into the grass. This gives free fertilizer to the lawn over time and saves on the bagging part.
Caleb Dunteman mulch in place is the way to go. After a couple three weeks there’s no visual difference between people that spend hours blowing or raking or vacuuming
I did my front and back yards of both my brother and I today by myself - 4 1/2 hours the hard way with rake, shovel and garbage pails. I am 58. I've had 4 back surgeries, a very bad shoulder and bad hip. I stopped at 4:30 (I had other maintenance to do). I was so sore I was in bed for 4 hours! I can't afford that machine, but nowhere near the area to deal with. In my case the hard way is my only option. David Alberta
Cut my yard down another notch with push mower and bagged it over a two day period. Couldn't do much for the 2 days afterwards. I'm 64 and can walk 10 miles nonstop. That bending over gets tougher later in life.
Great video. Being from NE also, (CT, MA), I can appreciate your concerns, and requirements. My lot now is much smaller than yours, and have just acquired a used Cyclone rake, to run behind my older JD 214. But your Walker machine looks like the cats meow. Not a fan of screaming blowers tho. Thanks for the tips and video. Well done.
@@SilverCymbal I hear ya on the space issue, but it helps when the bag and trailer are broken down, and hung on the wall. It's a shame it only gets used a couple weeks a year. Wish I could find another use for it. Not beneficial for me to bag my grass clippings.
Those leaf vacs are very cool especially for a LOT of leaves. I used to have one and had great luck with it, The redmax stuff is cool too lots of power!
I use a Husqvarna riding mower to grind up my leaves. It adds nutrition back to the ground for next year. It takes several passes to get them fine enough. Some areas need a lawn vacuum that dumps like the unit in the video. Most have to have a flexible hose added to the intake for curb vacuuming. Unfortunately this thing doesn't grind them up so there's more dumpings.
I used to mulch them and if you don;t have a bagger, or don't want to bag the multiple passes will work for sure. I did that for almost 5 years here. Took me a long time but is a great option.
Silver Cymbal I see no videos on power washers. I've had problems with them leaking water at the inlet when moving them around. I solved the problem by adding a quick connect from Lowe's. As you move them around, the hose tries to twist & back out. This causes the leaks. The quick connect rotates if it gets in a bind. This prevents the garden hose from trying to back out. I'd thought I pass this along.
@@djratino Very interesting, they are funny machines, so many of them break and fail for different reasons. I will have to see about doing more with these since they are so useful. Good info and tips! Thank you
Great video, thanks. Having the right equipment for a job really makes a difference. I mow three acres and have been using a 46" garden tractor. Also have a Cyclone Rake for leaves. A Walker may be in my future after seeing yours! Which model do you have?
Very cool. I Have had those cyclone rakes and they are really great too. They can be fitted to practically anything. My issue is that I don't have a lot of garage space so the walker was a great fit. Mine is a T25i that I purchased used from a private sale.
That is a great mower. Love the pool too. Do you have springshields on it? It really helps keep scratching off the deck. I bet the trees love the mulched leaves!
Silver, I noticed in your video the leaves were quite dry on the ground in so I am wondering how this works with freshly fallen leaves that have not dried but are wet.
Beautiful machine and nice piece of property. Nice to find people like you who actually take care of their land, rather than pay a landscaping company a couple grand a year. I personally own around 3 and a half acres which is relatively small compared your yard. For now I will stick with my John Deere Ztrak.
I have battery blowers and when I cut pvc or wood with my power saw or hackzawls instead of the dust and debris coming at me, I place the blower on a fairly low setting right behind me pointed at the work (a bit higher target than the actual cut works best as the stuff kicks up so you want the breeze aimed a little higher to catch the bulk as it blows). It does not need to be right behind the work or you as the operator of the saw and can instead be off to the side and angled. Just so it is blowing away from you. The dust goes in one controlled direction. Obviously on a windy day, pick the right direction to set up your work. This is strictly an outdoor diy hack suggestion.
I have been really impressed by the Walker. The vacuum ability and cut have been amazing. Though I only use mine for my yard and a little paid work to help pay for it I have had no problems so far. I did a review on it recently too you might like here: ruclips.net/video/awuwXcrKayc/видео.html
Oh heck yeah, it sure is a faster way! All I have to do now is spend $12,000 on this Walker mower…possibly $8,000 for a used one..and $450 for the fancy backpack leaf blower. Gee, thanks for the video!
Thank you, it is a nice machine. I have an upcoming video how I got it for almost free but not from the company and others can do the same.No BS but a good strategy that can work.
If you have no bagger I have still been able to mulch this many leaves. I willl usually need to go in two directions sometimes 3 to completely obliterate then but that would be my suggestion.
$14K for the mower, $11K for the Kubota, $1100 for an aerator, $379 for the Jacto PJB-20, ~$500 for the SR 2000 - lot tied up in lawn equipment. What about snow equipment?
Retail prices sure, except I buy nearly everything second hand and not for a small discount either. It takes me a LONG time to find equipment especially at the prices I am willing to pay but it's out there with the effort. Doing things myself helps save a lot of money, more than most people realize. More to come shortly for my snow gear, some surprises in store too. Lot's more Craiglist finds coming too. I get some pretty interesting stuff on there. Thanks for watching.
I haven't used the Snapper but I did review the specs and it looks like a very well designed deck so I can see that it has good suction for pickups. Sounds like it's working very well and that's what matters most. Thank you for watching.
you definitely have a large lot. Very nice....so how long did it take to clear those leaves? 4 hours im guessing. Also, do you do that weekly during the fall season to keep up while the leaves are falling?
That Walker mower makes a huge difference in terms of time. I can mow about 1.5 acres of grass with the leaves in about 2.5 hours. Grass alone I can do in 45 minutes, the speed is great. The Walker is $$$ but I am planning to use it for some side work so that will offset some of the cost.
You really enjoy that walker, going over the same area only 5 days later? And with a ton of leaves still on trees! Maybe you’re just redoing it to make a video. Guess I’m a little envious 😆
I really do like the machine, it's makes mowing about as fun as it can get. I better enjoy it since I will paying for it for a long time but overall the value works for me along with their amazing resale if things change. Check out my other videos also where I show how I use this for snowplowing too.
I had used tractors in the past and they are too heavy for lawn mowing and really compact the soil, dont have the quality of cut and are just too slow. They are GREAT for other purposes but I dont have those needs any longer. My deciding factors were speed, quality of cut and ability to use attachments, Lastly resale is amazing on these too so if needs change I can get my money back. I also hope to do side work with it as well to help cover the cost.
What do you do with all the leaves on the side of driveway? If it is possible i would blow backwards up the driveway towards the house or towards any large area of grass where you can mulch them up again, same like the area near the pool.
Yes, I do blow them onto the grass but I am also able to blow them directly into the woods which makes that area pretty easy. I wish I could do that for the whole yard 😀
About 3 acres but not all lawn. I mow here until December so I am doing that anyways but then I do heavy leaf pickups 3-4 times with different trees dropping them at different times
Silver Cymbal Thanks for the info. I'm in northern Indiana maintaining about 5 acres of a heavily wooded lot (70+ oak trees). Your method is very similar to mine. I have a Simplicity ZTR w/52" mulching deck, plus I have a TracVac system. I typically mulch our property one per week beginning late October and vacuum about every third or fourth time. I'm usually done by the end of November. Thanks again for producing a great video, I really enjoyed watching it.
Hi Silver, thanks for the great videos! Question, is it too late for me to drop my grass seed down in Nov? I live in Northeast too, just outside of NYC. THANK YOU!!!
@@djratino Hi DJ, thanks for the reply. I was reading up a little about dropping seed before 1st Frost and then it going into a dormant stage for winter and then sprouting in spring. Any experiece with this? Thanks.
Watch my video in the pinned description they are not that expensive, new are 14K I bought mine used and at this point have paid nothing for it. Not for everyone but the Walker reviws tells you what I have done.
Can you tell me what a lot like yours is worth? I'm not from NE. Where I'm from a lot like that would be in the $10 - $15 million dollar range easy. But it's really, really beautiful. The only thing holding me back from considering a move to NE is the winters. I'm not sure I'd be able to handle dealing with the winters.
This made me smile. If ONLY, I would happily take the 10mil and buy lots of new mowers and lawn equipment 😀Seriously though in most of Mass (not the super rich towns) a 1 acre sells for around the same as a 3 acre lots. When you finally get above 10 prices go up. But the shorter answer is a lot like mine in 75% of the state is around 200-250k, plus the structure and building costs . In Massachusetts, you get better and more land the further you are from big cities. Hope this helps
Now I can genuinely say that spending $10,000 on a hurricane leaf blower is definitely worth buying if it takes this guy a few hours using that machine it would take less time to blow those leaves into a wooded area probably a hour and a half maybe two but that investment is worth the time and money for sure
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Do you have mulcher type blades on your mower?
For the money it should allow you to dump debris without getting off the mower.
You are living in my dream environment. It’s refreshing to see you do the cleaning yourself.
First off you have a beautiful piece of property and you maintain it very well. I too live in Massachusetts and remove my leaves a similar way but I use my push mower. The bag fills up fast the first run but less as the leaf season moves along. I live in a rural area so I too have a lot of leaves to deal with. I love living in New England. Take care
well done, hats off to you for taking care of a property that big, when finished it also comes with a sense of satisfaction, good gear makes all the difference, keep up the good work
I really appreciate the nice comment thank you
I love that Walker mower-but with a townhouse, it's like killing a flea with a sledge hammer, but I want one anyway.
Good equipment choice, thanks for the demo.
Kudos to the little one who didn’t stop raking.....she never gave up.👍
Thanks 👍
I have a half acre in Missouri and a side discharge Walker.. this is my first fall with it.. I'm looking forward to it doing as well as yours.. thanks for all of your information and videos..
Wow that mower did an excellent job! I hope your young helper takes an interest in keeping up that beautiful yard and helps you as she grows up! I love doing my own yard. I have 4 acres but most of it is wooded. I will continue to do my own as long as i am able. You did the right thing and got the right equipment! Great video!!!
Thank you very much. I feel the same about taking car of mine own space. When I can't at least the Walkers have really good resale value, at least for now. Thanks for the kind comment and for watching
can i help?
Great videos, Silver!
I finally broke down and bought a Walker this year. I wish I had done it years ago. I used to dread fall clean-up, now I can't wait to get after it on the Walker. The quality of the cut is everything they say it is. My driveway doesn't justify the snow blower attachment, but I will look forward to watching you do your thing. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for the kind comments. I was surprised to hear that 30% of all walker sales are to homeowners so I think the group is growing. Not inexpensive but much cheaper than paying someone and I am like you now I really enjoy using the machine and the grass cut is great, I will definitely be sharing the winter videos in the next few weeks when we get heavy snow. Thanks for watching and for the comments.
The best mower I've ever owned right along with the best blower I've ever owned. Very beautiful property you have!
Nice to see your daughter raking some leaves! Good parenting.
This goes to show that using the right tool makes a huge difference. As always great video, keep them coming!
Thank you very much I appreciate the nice words
excellent job. 40 years commercial using similar equipment. you thought this out well.
What a house and yard. That's awesome.
That is very kind of you thank you
Love the property. Glad you can handle it yourself. Came out great.
Damn, that's a nice property. God bless you.
Thank you
Glad to see your lovely little helper put to good use!! Great work, like that Walker mower.
Pulverizes the leaves almost to powder - would make good compost. Thanks for all the great content SC!
When I grow up I want a house with acreage like Silver Cymbal, and all of his lawn care equipment...wait, I am grown up.🤔😩
No you don’t bro like you will get older and tired quicker trust me I was the same
Nice mower. It really cleans up the debris.
That Walker mower has some super vacuum power! That’s a very nice property you have! Wow!
Thank you kindly. It really does a great job in a fairly compact package.
I’ve seen a similar lawnmower hooked up to a remote control unit where the senior citizen does his lawn from inside his house it’s amazing
That sounds pretty cool
Silver Cymbal I actually plan on doing something with a smaller version to plow snow
A tow behind lawn vac also works great if you already own a garden tractor. I bought a Brinly Hardy nearly a decade ago but they no longer make them. Several other brands do and I'm sure they work equally great. The larger the hose diameter, the better.
Those two behind vacs work really well for sure
I have 5.5 acres, with about 3 acres of it being lawn. I actually turned away from the Walker (they are awesome machines) and opted for the Kabota BX2380 with removable loader and 56" finish mower and bagger. Really what works for your property works for you. I had the same mentality as you that I was never going to pay someone $800+ per month to landscape my property. I bought the tractor and pay $322 a month, roughly saving me $500 a month. Sometimes you have to spend money and make an investment to save money in the end. Your yard looks awesome by the way!
Nick (Shirley, Mass)
I really appreciate the nice words and I like the Kubota stuff a lot. I used to own a BX25 and really loved it. I sold it later after finishing my bigger jobs since I didn't need it as much. I would buy another in a minute! Kubotas are great
I have a huge leaf bag that attaches to the back of my John Deere riding mower & drags behind the mower. It gets the job done and I have a big yard too although not as much lawn as you. I have a lot of woods - not so much to maintain.
Very cool, sounds like an easy way to get the job done! Very nice
That was alot of leafs!!!!! Nice work guys !
Man with all the right toys!
Impressive results!
Wow! Beautiful yard and what a mower!
What a beautiful home and property!! Looks like a piece of heaven and sure makes me hate living down here in FL!! I'll gladly trade!!!
That's very kind of you to say. I always think Florida is pretty amazing too though and you don't get our cold which can be pretty bad.
@@SilverCymbal You know I live 30 minutes drive from the beach and an hour from one of the top rated beaches, Siesta Key-Sarasota yet I have not had my feet in the Gulf in several years! I guess I take it for granted being close...
Great editing with your video. You took your time and it shows. And the lawn looks fantastic brother✌
Thank you very much I really appreciate it.
Nice property. With the right equipment things are made much easier. BR 800 and a walker. Man those are fun tools to get a job done. Most guys hate fall leaves. For some reason I love em. Nothing like the look of well maintained turf after you pick up those leaves.....till tomorrow's wind storm;-)
Thank you for the nice comments and for watching. I totally agree about when you are finished how different it looks, definitely makes you feel good about the work you put into it.
That’s how he actually does it. He makes his kids do it!
Perfectly done, l had fun on the work tour 👍!!!
Thank you very much
Silver Cymbal: You are most welcome 🙏🏽!!!
A well done video. Not one second of wasted time.
What a nice comment thank you so much
Having good equipment makes the job easier.
Your place is beautiful. 🤩
I want to know who are the 9 viewers who gave the thumbs down? Nine people who are clueless apparently...btw nice job and great property..thanks for sharing
Thank you very much I really appreciate that.
I’m jealous of the size of the yard, I live in a friggin rabbit hutch in comparison
Its not quite as visually ‘perfect’ but i just mow my leaves into the grass. This gives free fertilizer to the lawn over time and saves on the bagging part.
Caleb Dunteman mulch in place is the way to go. After a couple three weeks there’s no visual difference between people that spend hours blowing or raking or vacuuming
Way to go gentleman! Mulching the leaves into the lawn is a great way to make leaves disappear and enhance your soil.
I loooooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee his property 😍😍😍❤❤❤
I did my front and back yards of both my brother and I today by myself - 4 1/2 hours the hard way with rake, shovel and garbage pails.
I am 58. I've had 4 back surgeries, a very bad shoulder and bad hip.
I stopped at 4:30 (I had other maintenance to do). I was so sore I was in bed for 4 hours!
I can't afford that machine, but nowhere near the area to deal with.
In my case the hard way is my only option.
David
Alberta
Cut my yard down another notch with push mower and bagged it over a two day period. Couldn't do much for the 2 days afterwards. I'm 64 and can walk 10 miles nonstop. That bending over gets tougher later in life.
Great video. Being from NE also, (CT, MA), I can appreciate your concerns, and requirements. My lot now is much smaller than yours, and have just acquired a used Cyclone rake, to run behind my older JD 214. But your Walker machine looks like the cats meow. Not a fan of screaming blowers tho. Thanks for the tips and video. Well done.
I used to use a Cyclone rake and they do an excellent job. Very powerful. They do take some space but for large areas they are awesome.
@@SilverCymbal I hear ya on the space issue, but it helps when the bag and trailer are broken down, and hung on the wall. It's a shame it only gets used a couple weeks a year. Wish I could find another use for it. Not beneficial for me to bag my grass clippings.
God I want need one of these 😢
Silver Cymbal you should teach your daughter how to mow with the Walker and do a video? What year is yours?
Not sure about that. She has a ways to go before she gets to drive my Cadillac 😀. This walker is a 2017
I have just over half acre. My leaf job go-to tools are hustler sport, Agra fab leaf vac, echo pb500 and a redmax eb400 back pack blower
Those leaf vacs are very cool especially for a LOT of leaves. I used to have one and had great luck with it, The redmax stuff is cool too lots of power!
I use a Husqvarna riding mower to grind up my leaves. It adds nutrition back to the ground for next year. It takes several passes to get them fine enough. Some areas need a lawn vacuum that dumps like the unit in the video. Most have to have a flexible hose added to the intake for curb vacuuming. Unfortunately this thing doesn't grind them up so there's more dumpings.
I used to mulch them and if you don;t have a bagger, or don't want to bag the multiple passes will work for sure. I did that for almost 5 years here. Took me a long time but is a great option.
Silver Cymbal I see no videos on power washers. I've had problems with them leaking water at the inlet when moving them around. I solved the problem by adding a quick connect from Lowe's. As you move them around, the hose tries to twist & back out. This causes the leaks. The quick connect rotates if it gets in a bind. This prevents the garden hose from trying to back out. I'd thought I pass this along.
@@djratino Very interesting, they are funny machines, so many of them break and fail for different reasons. I will have to see about doing more with these since they are so useful. Good info and tips! Thank you
Great video, thanks. Having the right equipment for a job really makes a difference. I mow three acres and have been using a 46" garden tractor. Also have a Cyclone Rake for leaves. A Walker may be in my future after seeing yours! Which model do you have?
Very cool. I Have had those cyclone rakes and they are really great too. They can be fitted to practically anything. My issue is that I don't have a lot of garage space so the walker was a great fit. Mine is a T25i that I purchased used from a private sale.
That is a great mower. Love the pool too. Do you have springshields on it? It really helps keep scratching off the deck. I bet the trees love the mulched leaves!
Thats so satisfying to clean :)
Beautiful property
Thank you I really appreciate it
Silver, I noticed in your video the leaves were quite dry on the ground in so I am wondering how this works with freshly fallen leaves that have not dried but are wet.
Beautiful machine and nice piece of property. Nice to find people like you who actually take care of their land, rather than pay a landscaping company a couple grand a year. I personally own around 3 and a half acres which is relatively small compared your yard. For now I will stick with my John Deere Ztrak.
Thank you for the video. Your channel is very informational. I enjoy it immensely. I enjoy it so much, I'm looking at a Walker as well
I really appreciate that thank you so much
Nice rig!
Thank you I really appreciate it
Nice mower man
I have battery blowers and when I cut pvc or wood with my power saw or hackzawls instead of the dust and debris coming at me, I place the blower on a fairly low setting right behind me pointed at the work (a bit higher target than the actual cut works best as the stuff kicks up so you want the breeze aimed a little higher to catch the bulk as it blows). It does not need to be right behind the work or you as the operator of the saw and can instead be off to the side and angled. Just so it is blowing away from you. The dust goes in one controlled direction. Obviously on a windy day, pick the right direction to set up your work. This is strictly an outdoor diy hack suggestion.
Yeah definitely worth spending bit more for the right tool saves alot of time and sweet
Excellent SC!
Thank you kindly
Looks good great work
Thank you, I appreciate it. Thank you for watching,
Great Video, I don't have that big of yard but am hoping my Walker works as well.
I have been really impressed by the Walker. The vacuum ability and cut have been amazing. Though I only use mine for my yard and a little paid work to help pay for it I have had no problems so far. I did a review on it recently too you might like here: ruclips.net/video/awuwXcrKayc/видео.html
I bet he loves oct/nov...always nice to just dump em at the back yard line
Excellent!!!
I really appreciate it.
Oh heck yeah, it sure is a faster way! All I have to do now is spend $12,000 on this Walker mower…possibly $8,000 for a used one..and $450 for the fancy backpack leaf blower. Gee, thanks for the video!
Look what anyone can do when they put their wallet into it
Bitter much?
B Gil naw, you?
Right. First thing I thought. This guy has some major dough.
And there is a convenient dumping area.
He was going to pay either way. I have more respect for a man that maintains his own property. He also makes great content.
That is one sweet mower.
Have u tried the snowblower for it?
Amazing! I want a Walker mower.
Thank you, it is a nice machine. I have an upcoming video how I got it for almost free but not from the company and others can do the same.No BS but a good strategy that can work.
You can get a tow behind or a wheel blower with more air to push the leaves into the woods
That's a really nice machine! Jealous!
At the pace you were mowing, how frequently would you say you have to empty leaves from the box, like once every 15, 30, 45, 60 mins?
With the quantity of leaves I had in that section I would have to empty the box maybe 3 times for the entire space
For someone without this mower, do you recommend mulching the leaves onto the grass? Or do you always want to be bagging?
If you have no bagger I have still been able to mulch this many leaves. I willl usually need to go in two directions sometimes 3 to completely obliterate then but that would be my suggestion.
there's a pdf online to build this type of machine with 2 lawn engines. it works like a vacuum.
That's awesome job !! I can see money no object there . I got make something up that's home made . I also live in New England .
So nice. I could use a smaller version of that Walker.
Will there be snow plowing in the near future?
If so, curious as to how that is done
Thanks for a great video!
You will see how I handle the snow very soon. You might be a little surprised...Thanks for watching and the nice comments.
Have you tried mulching without the bag? Free natural lawn nutrition ‼️💯
$14K for the mower, $11K for the Kubota, $1100 for an aerator, $379 for the Jacto PJB-20, ~$500 for the SR 2000 - lot tied up in lawn equipment. What about snow equipment?
Retail prices sure, except I buy nearly everything second hand and not for a small discount either. It takes me a LONG time to find equipment especially at the prices I am willing to pay but it's out there with the effort. Doing things myself helps save a lot of money, more than most people realize. More to come shortly for my snow gear, some surprises in store too. Lot's more Craiglist finds coming too. I get some pretty interesting stuff on there. Thanks for watching.
Silver Cymbal great videos to inspire the rest of us. Do you mind sharing some of your sources to find second hand equipment?
@@SilverCymbal how many hours on the Walker and how much did you pay ffg or it?Nice property!
@@michellejohn695 See more about it here: ruclips.net/video/awuwXcrKayc/видео.html
Very Nice!
Does that mower pick up better than a Snapper Hi-Vac Riding Mower? I have one and it is a great value for the money when it comes to vac power...
I haven't used the Snapper but I did review the specs and it looks like a very well designed deck so I can see that it has good suction for pickups. Sounds like it's working very well and that's what matters most. Thank you for watching.
How about for a half acre lot with 12 trees behind? A lot of leaves fall during the fall season.
you definitely have a large lot. Very nice....so how long did it take to clear those leaves? 4 hours im guessing. Also, do you do that weekly during the fall season to keep up while the leaves are falling?
That Walker mower makes a huge difference in terms of time. I can mow about 1.5 acres of grass with the leaves in about 2.5 hours. Grass alone I can do in 45 minutes, the speed is great. The Walker is $$$ but I am planning to use it for some side work so that will offset some of the cost.
Mulch and done!
I love mowing
You really enjoy that walker, going over the same area only 5 days later? And with a ton of leaves still on trees! Maybe you’re just redoing it to make a video. Guess I’m a little envious 😆
I really do like the machine, it's makes mowing about as fun as it can get. I better enjoy it since I will paying for it for a long time but overall the value works for me along with their amazing resale if things change. Check out my other videos also where I show how I use this for snowplowing too.
Where do you dump the leaves ? Do you bag them ? I think that is the hardest part.
Trust me Stilh is the best.
Do they make a snow blower attachment for the Walker?
Yes you can see how it attaches here: ruclips.net/video/XqoAtERlr_Q/видео.html
You are right about having the right equipment. Nice job 👍🏾 what was the deciding factor to purchase the walker mower?
I had used tractors in the past and they are too heavy for lawn mowing and really compact the soil, dont have the quality of cut and are just too slow. They are GREAT for other purposes but I dont have those needs any longer. My deciding factors were speed, quality of cut and ability to use attachments, Lastly resale is amazing on these too so if needs change I can get my money back. I also hope to do side work with it as well to help cover the cost.
Who else thought there yard was big until they seen this video...
What do you do with all the leaves on the side of driveway? If it is possible i would blow backwards up the driveway towards the house or towards any large area of grass where you can mulch them up again, same like the area near the pool.
Yes, I do blow them onto the grass but I am also able to blow them directly into the woods which makes that area pretty easy. I wish I could do that for the whole yard 😀
in just one week, my lawn was covered inch by inch with leaves, that was only 1 week ago, thats new england for you
To live without a pandemic. Good times.
Can you collect wet leaves with it? While it's been or it is raining?
Just curious, approximately how many acres are you picking up leaves on and how many times do you pick up the leaves?
About 3 acres but not all lawn. I mow here until December so I am doing that anyways but then I do heavy leaf pickups 3-4 times with different trees dropping them at different times
Silver Cymbal Thanks for the info. I'm in northern Indiana maintaining about 5 acres of a heavily wooded lot (70+ oak trees).
Your method is very similar to mine. I have a Simplicity ZTR w/52" mulching deck, plus I have a TracVac system. I typically mulch our property one per week beginning late October and vacuum about every third or fourth time. I'm usually done by the end of November.
Thanks again for producing a great video, I really enjoyed watching it.
@@riley528i6 Thank you very much for the kind words I really appreciate it
Hi Silver, thanks for the great videos! Question, is it too late for me to drop my grass seed down in Nov? I live in Northeast too, just outside of NYC. THANK YOU!!!
Herbie I seeded in October on some bare spots. It came up on the warmer wet days. In November the only thing that'll grow is winter rye & clover.
@@djratino Hi DJ, thanks for the reply. I was reading up a little about dropping seed before 1st Frost and then it going into a dormant stage for winter and then sprouting in spring. Any experiece with this? Thanks.
Yes! Great way to get rid of leafs, now only if I had $20K for Walker mower
Watch my video in the pinned description they are not that expensive, new are 14K I bought mine used and at this point have paid nothing for it. Not for everyone but the Walker reviws tells you what I have done.
Can you tell me what a lot like yours is worth? I'm not from NE. Where I'm from a lot like that would be in the $10 - $15 million dollar range easy. But it's really, really beautiful. The only thing holding me back from considering a move to NE is the winters. I'm not sure I'd be able to handle dealing with the winters.
This made me smile. If ONLY, I would happily take the 10mil and buy lots of new mowers and lawn equipment 😀Seriously though in most of Mass (not the super rich towns) a 1 acre sells for around the same as a 3 acre lots. When you finally get above 10 prices go up. But the shorter answer is a lot like mine in 75% of the state is around 200-250k, plus the structure and building costs . In Massachusetts, you get better and more land the further you are from big cities. Hope this helps
RIP to all those insects 🙏
When he said “in a few hours” I was like “😮 no way…”
Is it possible to compress those leaves to make a firewood? For winter purpose.
That would be very cool, so many people have come with ideas over the years. The best move still seems to be to just compost them.
Now I can genuinely say that spending $10,000 on a hurricane leaf blower is definitely worth buying if it takes this guy a few hours using that machine it would take less time to blow those leaves into a wooded area probably a hour and a half maybe two but that investment is worth the time and money for sure