I maintain an apartment complex and purchased a Toro Super Recycler which I used for 6 or 7 years. Never any major issues, just normal bushings, gears, and such for the drive system (it's a good size property my microsoft band says I walk 6-7 miles on mowing days so it racks up the miles!) I sold it for about 25% of what I had paid for it new and purchased another Toro Super Recycler. I really like that mower!
Love the English mastiff! We rescued (Tank) a brindle last year and he's a slobbering, farting, snoring, 175lb baby that doesn't like lawn mowers. He's one Cool pup!
I actually bought that mower in the spring. I love it and much fast than my other mower was. it mulches nice and small and keeps the cut nice and clean!!!!!
I think the word your looking for is that the mower has good ergonomics.More great info as always.Going to do the soil test in the spring I'm curious myself where my soil is at.
I bought a Scott's lawnmower about 15 years ago at home depot,it fires up every spring on the first pull and I think I have only changed the spark plug once.😀😀
Thank you Allyn learned a lot from soil testing never tried one ( just got it back ) your explanation is very help full added 40 # lime and 50# 18- 24- 12
I give it a year that you will something will fall through and you will take it to the next level, your knowledge and more importantly (for exposure) camera presence will foster that.
I love this lawn rehab. Thanks guys! 7:15 N-P-K should be Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Potassium *(I know it gets weird when we have words with an "F" sound for the letter P, and a P sound for the letter K.)
I've heard so many conflicting views about mulch mowing leaves. Some say keep mowing weekly and mow them into the lawn, and others say bag them all up.
That powdery lime is hell to put down. I try to use dolomite lime, instead. I use a 5 setting with my Scott's rotary spreader for lime and a 7 with Milo. At 7, I can put a bag on 2,500 sq. Ft.without any left over. Scotts Starter fert I put down at 2 1/2. and 10-10-10 I put down at 5, same as the lime. I lime twice a year - spring and fall and put 200# each application on 1/2 acre. Our soil is very acidic.
Would the powder lime be better suited for a drop spreader? That's what it calls for I believe. Think I might need to add some to my lawn....sure wish I could get a free soil test to find out ; ).....
I've got a Honda HRX now, but I loved my Toro Personal Pace. I wish I could build a Frankenstein mower with Honda's engine/deck together with Toro's Personal Pace feature. It would be the perfect mower.
Hey LCN, nice video. I think you bought the lime from Home Depot. They are notorious for not having a pelletized lime product. Next time try Lowe's. They have milorganite and they also have multiple pelleted versions of lime for about 4 bucks per 40lb to 50 lb bag... An update of your lawn is next right?
I was looking at that mower. Decided to go with the Honda HRX series with blade stop. I've had that feature on past mowers and won't buy a mower without it in the future. My problem withToro is they don't offer this feature with a big motor. The Toro only has a 130cc with this feature while the Honda has a 190cc. Also, the Honda has some other great features like clip director which allows you to choose how much to bag. But all this comes at a price. The Honda was much more than the Toro. I don't think you can go wrong with Toro but if you don't mind spending the money I think Honda is the way to go. I love mine!
Well, he claims to be transparent. Something has got to give. Honda USED to be the ultimate,top of the line,cannot get any better mower. Now it has such horrible reliability issues, it is not worth it. Buy a Toro, and stop worrying about useless features you will never use. You can get them both at Home Depot, and I believe Honda has whored themselves out to even Farm and Fleet, Ace Hardware, and Lowes.
I actually bought that exact same mower 2wks ago... and I love it. I just wish Toro would of made the self propel feature a little easier to use, or even optional. because if I want to push myself I could using both hands...( one hand on the gas which is on the self Propel handle in the other hand on the stationary handle) but other than that love it hands down.
Good luck with that project and lawn mower! I've got a personal pace with rear wheel drive and it's a great mower! Just the quality control could be changed a bit
Great video! I had one of those mowers, have to say I didn't care for it. Didn't like the personal pace. I like a self-propelled mower that has one speed better. Now I use a Toro Titan Zero Steer Love ❤️ it!
Allyn, you really should pinch the aluminium strip on your mask tight to your nose , actually mould it to the shape of your nose otherwise it ain't doing squat if there is a gap. 😷
I would like know, in your last video on this yawn, you made plan for fall and spring.. My question are u going put down in spring to prevent crab grass on that lawn? Is there an organic crab grass prevent for early spring? My lawn is beautiful up in jersey, been using Ringer and milorgante. Following your plan for a year, and I gave u goood reviews on saferbrand.
Doug, should have long pants on not shorts when working with fertilizer. The Toro, is front wheel or rear wheel drive? Where's the results from your soil samples?
Might want to add a note to the video...you said NPK was Nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphorus...but it's Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium...right? So the Milorganite provides Nitrogen and Phosphorus as a 5-2-0...?
yeah dang good catch bro. I get to rambling on and on and the "P" transposes in my mind. I usually catch it during edit but didn't this time. I'll throw a note in the description about it.
No worries :) I completely understand getting going and misspeaking. It's not like we want you reading from a script anyway. Don't sweat it when mistakes crop up - we know what you mean.
Big A! I applied miloginite with starter about 5 weeks ago. just got that soil sample you recommended, waiting for results. Is it to late for any applications this year? I'm in Boston
Wow, I'm in the market for a new mower, and have been looking at reviews and reading to the point I don't even want to buy one anymore lol But I love your channel and all the advice you give, so I feel like I will be purchasing this toro :) BTW I got a lawn, I bet eve you couldn't rehab lol
Can Toro come out and help me with my lawn? Lol how do certain people get lucky to get picked by these guys to have pro work fine? I always wondered that when I see this old house come out and do huge projects and give people tons of tools. A wee bit jealous :P
Any weed control on the project lawn? or is it pretty clean? fertilizer applications to dormant warm season turf usually results in a lot of broadleaf weeds.
yeah I was debating on whether or not to throw down a late fall pre-emergent - that's typically good practice this far south, but being as this lawn is so shady I am betting on the fact that crabgrass isn't an issue. We will tackle weeds in spring as needed of course.
Allyn, should I have any concerns with fertilizing Centipede this late in the year or would I be safe because Milorganite is an Organic fertilizer? I had always heard that the last application of Nitrogen should be in August/September. Due to the warm weather we have been having this season, my lawn is still pretty green. Your thoughts/comments would be appreciated. BTW I'm in Louisiana.
I am a firm believer in the more lime in Florida...the better. I do not believe because of how sandy our soil is, you cannot overuse lime or milorganite. We live on a sand bar and when you make the soil sweeter....you develop fewer weeds and your fertilizer goes further and lasts longer.
Surprised you opted for messy powdered lime. I know you're a frugal fellow, and the pelletized fast-acting lime I applied today cost ~four times as much as you spent (each 30# bag cost $14.97 @ Home Depot, = $0.50/lb. vs. the $0.12/lb. you paid for your sacks of white dust). But in this case, to avoid breathing exposure and keep the lime where you want it applied, the extra $$$ would have been worth it.
That'll work well -- when you piece together your composite video for Toro, you'll be able to compare & contrast powdered lime vs. pelletized lime. It'll look like you used the powdered on purpose to show folks what a pain in the a$$ it is (right?)...
thanks! Not gonna be full time but certainly allows me some flexibility now to hopefully take the content to a higher level. Wait until you see what I release later today!
Ummmm... Is that a Formula 1 car in the garage???? Also, can you introduce us to the filmmaker who's helping you out? Is he representing Toro? Or just a buddy?
Toro probably want's some of their content shots for maybe their version of this project. Just to insure their mower has it's best face turned to the camera. If Allyn does it right then great maybe no need, but they still need to make some clips for possible inclusion and they will be the ones to decide what those clips will be, quality control in other words. It's how you get your bang for your buck if you are Toro.
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I am surprised you only have 67k subscribers. This is easily the best lawn care channel on youtube!
thank you!
nothing even close
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I maintain an apartment complex and purchased a Toro Super Recycler which I used for 6 or 7 years. Never any major issues, just normal bushings, gears, and such for the drive system (it's a good size property my microsoft band says I walk 6-7 miles on mowing days so it racks up the miles!) I sold it for about 25% of what I had paid for it new and purchased another Toro Super Recycler. I really like that mower!
Congrats on the sponsor. I bought myself a Toro mower this last spring because of your channel. I am the neighborhood LCN thanks to you!
Love the English mastiff! We rescued (Tank) a brindle last year and he's a slobbering, farting, snoring, 175lb baby that doesn't like lawn mowers. He's one Cool pup!
You are getting better and better. Glad I'm a patriot of yours.
I actually bought that mower in the spring. I love it and much fast than my other mower was. it mulches nice and small and keeps the cut nice and clean!!!!!
I think the word your looking for is that the mower has good ergonomics.More great info as always.Going to do the soil test in the spring I'm curious myself where my soil is at.
I bought a Scott's lawnmower about 15 years ago at home depot,it fires up every spring on the first pull and I think I have only changed the spark plug once.😀😀
I love Toro and I love South Carolina. This is perfect.
I love my rwd smart stow mower! it's worked so well this year.
Thank you Allyn learned a lot from soil testing never tried one ( just got it back ) your explanation is very help full added 40 # lime and 50# 18- 24- 12
I give it a year that you will something will fall through and you will take it to the next level, your knowledge and more importantly (for exposure) camera presence will foster that.
looking forward to this lawn in spring time.
I love this lawn rehab. Thanks guys!
7:15 N-P-K should be Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Potassium
*(I know it gets weird when we have words with an "F" sound for the letter P, and a P sound for the letter K.)
I've heard so many conflicting views about mulch mowing leaves. Some say keep mowing weekly and mow them into the lawn, and others say bag them all up.
Virginia Refuse Trucks Milorganite says to mulch them in the ground. Good question
That powdery lime is hell to put down. I try to use dolomite lime, instead. I use a 5 setting with my Scott's rotary spreader for lime and a 7 with Milo. At 7, I can put a bag on 2,500 sq. Ft.without any left over. Scotts Starter fert I put down at 2 1/2. and 10-10-10 I put down at 5, same as the lime. I lime twice a year - spring and fall and put 200# each application on 1/2 acre. Our soil is very acidic.
John Clarke thanks for sharing the spreader settings
Buy the pelletized lime
once again a great video from the LCN. Really like your co-host at the end of the video. lol
Don't change your background music starting and ending the video, love it!
thanks! I like it too!
I just found your channel thank you for the great advice and thank you for making me laugh . It seems like you enjoy what you do.
I always try and fertilise a month or so before the lawn goes dormant so it carries in the last little bit of growth and colour into winter.
I love this channel! Domination is in my future!
Would the powder lime be better suited for a drop spreader? That's what it calls for I believe. Think I might need to add some to my lawn....sure wish I could get a free soil test to find out ; ).....
I've got a Honda HRX now, but I loved my Toro Personal Pace. I wish I could build a Frankenstein mower with Honda's engine/deck together with Toro's Personal Pace feature. It would be the perfect mower.
Hey LCN, nice video. I think you bought the lime from Home Depot. They are notorious for not having a pelletized lime product. Next time try Lowe's. They have milorganite and they also have multiple pelleted versions of lime for about 4 bucks per 40lb to 50 lb bag... An update of your lawn is next right?
I was looking at that mower. Decided to go with the Honda HRX series with blade stop. I've had that feature on past mowers and won't buy a mower without it in the future. My problem withToro is they don't offer this feature with a big motor. The Toro only has a 130cc with this feature while the Honda has a 190cc. Also, the Honda has some other great features like clip director which allows you to choose how much to bag. But all this comes at a price. The Honda was much more than the Toro. I don't think you can go wrong with Toro but if you don't mind spending the money I think Honda is the way to go. I love mine!
mpmcguire65: Don't you get that he is a Toro sponsored spokesperson? He is selling Toro. No way he is going to promote "H".
Well, he claims to be transparent. Something has got to give. Honda USED to be the ultimate,top of the line,cannot get any better mower. Now it has such horrible reliability issues, it is not worth it. Buy a Toro, and stop worrying about useless features you will never use. You can get them both at Home Depot, and I believe Honda has whored themselves out to even Farm and Fleet, Ace Hardware, and Lowes.
I actually bought that exact same mower 2wks ago... and I love it. I just wish Toro would of made the self propel feature a little easier to use, or even optional. because if I want to push myself I could using both hands...( one hand on the gas which is on the self Propel handle in the other hand on the stationary handle)
but other than that love it hands down.
Good luck with that project and lawn mower! I've got a personal pace with rear wheel drive and it's a great mower! Just the quality control could be changed a bit
That mower is great. I have the same one except I splurged on one with the electric start. 👍👍👍
oh I see, a rich guy! :)
The Lawn Care Nut lol, no just a really lazy guy 😀
Sindr66 I have a RWD recycler with electric start. Its unstoppable.
yeah Toro! maybe you were thinking about wheel base or stability for the mower?
Stance is how it looks your thinking if planted. How it hugs the lawn. It's stable and drives well.
Great video. Really loved the chicken.
Going to be pretty funny when I walk into the Home Depot next summer and see LCN's photo on the Toro marketing material. "Hane's on my new mower box!"
now that would be cool ;)
William Johnson
Hanes underwear?
Would love to see Toro make one basic push mower and drop all of the silly options. Just make one great push mower and sell it for a reasonable price.
Great to see your throwing it down 👍👍
Great video of hands-on lawn project
Great video! I had one of those mowers, have to say I didn't care for it. Didn't like the personal pace. I like a self-propelled mower that has one speed better. Now I use a Toro Titan Zero Steer Love ❤️ it!
Allyn, you really should pinch the aluminium strip on your mask tight to your nose , actually mould it to the shape of your nose otherwise it ain't doing squat if there is a gap. 😷
Are you still working with this family? I would love to see an update on their progress.
LB/N means pound per Nitrogen perhaps LB N which means pound of Nitrogen is what was meant.
I would like know, in your last video on this yawn, you made plan for fall and spring.. My question are u going put down in spring to prevent crab grass on that lawn? Is there an organic crab grass prevent for early spring? My lawn is beautiful up in jersey, been using Ringer and milorgante. Following your plan for a year, and I gave u goood reviews on saferbrand.
love that mower man!
it's a nice one!
The Lawn Care Nut ant chance we could bribe you up to Southern Wisconsin to help us put in a BRAND NEW lawn at our new home????
Doug, should have long pants on not shorts when working with fertilizer. The Toro, is front wheel or rear wheel drive? Where's the results from your soil samples?
Anthony Barton
I would imagine large rear wheels means RWD.
it's rear wheel and the results from the soil sample are in the vid from last week, it's linked in the description
Might want to add a note to the video...you said NPK was Nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphorus...but it's Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium...right? So the Milorganite provides Nitrogen and Phosphorus as a 5-2-0...?
Noticed that too and had to go back and double-check . . . appears LCN misspoke a few times about Milo's phosphorus/potassium content.
yeah dang good catch bro. I get to rambling on and on and the "P" transposes in my mind. I usually catch it during edit but didn't this time. I'll throw a note in the description about it.
No worries :) I completely understand getting going and misspeaking. It's not like we want you reading from a script anyway. Don't sweat it when mistakes crop up - we know what you mean.
I read an article about using sugar as fertilizer or boost for lawns. It was in a Pinterest article so it could be straight bs. What are you thoughts?
Great vid! Let's see that garage, too!
oh you will, just wait!
I'm getting a Toro this weekend.
lucky you! :)
I got to look at getting one of those Toro
How can I get you to come to Wisconsin to help us put in the lawn at our brand new home build????
Big A! I applied miloginite with starter about 5 weeks ago. just got that soil sample you recommended, waiting for results. Is it to late for any applications this year? I'm in Boston
Wow, I'm in the market for a new mower, and have been looking at reviews and reading to the point I don't even want to buy one anymore lol
But I love your channel and all the advice you give, so I feel like I will be purchasing this toro :)
BTW I got a lawn, I bet eve you couldn't rehab lol
Can Toro come out and help me with my lawn? Lol how do certain people get lucky to get picked by these guys to have pro work fine? I always wondered that when I see this old house come out and do huge projects and give people tons of tools. A wee bit jealous :P
Is throwing down lime and milo good in the spring? Can lime be applied with other product types like fungicide and/or insecticide?
Any weed control on the project lawn? or is it pretty clean? fertilizer applications to dormant warm season turf usually results in a lot of broadleaf weeds.
Barney Bremhorst
I think he'll go the grass seed route first and let the grass choke out the weeds.
yeah I was debating on whether or not to throw down a late fall pre-emergent - that's typically good practice this far south, but being as this lawn is so shady I am betting on the fact that crabgrass isn't an issue. We will tackle weeds in spring as needed of course.
Allyn, should I have any concerns with fertilizing Centipede this late in the year or would I be safe because Milorganite is an Organic fertilizer? I had always heard that the last application of Nitrogen should be in August/September. Due to the warm weather we have been having this season, my lawn is still pretty green. Your thoughts/comments would be appreciated. BTW I'm in Louisiana.
you can use Milorganite anytime you like with no concerns. Throw'er Down!
The Lawn Care Nut Thanks!! I appreciate the info and keep GREAT videos coming!!
I am a firm believer in the more lime in Florida...the better. I do not believe because of how sandy our soil is, you cannot overuse lime or milorganite. We live on a sand bar and when you make the soil sweeter....you develop fewer weeds and your fertilizer goes further and lasts longer.
Was it just me or were the front wheels not making contact all of the time with the ground?
I noticed that too..Seemed a little light up front. I noticed it hopping all around.
Kevin Woodcock Yeah, they can have that mower.
MyNameIsMud
I'm sure the weight of the bag + grass and stuff inside didn't help. Plus it looks like a RWD so no motor weight up front.
good video Allyn
I was wrong. I was thinking malorganite would be the sponsor. Toro is better, more toys to use. Looking forward to seeing what happens
How often do u need to apply lime? And how much?
Great mower, great video!
Surprised you opted for messy powdered lime. I know you're a frugal fellow, and the pelletized fast-acting lime I applied today cost ~four times as much as you spent (each 30# bag cost $14.97 @ Home Depot, = $0.50/lb. vs. the $0.12/lb. you paid for your sacks of white dust). But in this case, to avoid breathing exposure and keep the lime where you want it applied, the extra $$$ would have been worth it.
couldn't get pelletaized at the HD here - but later I found it at Lowe's so I'll know for next time
That'll work well -- when you piece together your composite video for Toro, you'll be able to compare & contrast powdered lime vs. pelletized lime. It'll look like you used the powdered on purpose to show folks what a pain in the a$$ it is (right?)...
i have that same mower! i need an LCN approval sticker! yay!
I think a time master would have been better for that lawn?
just bought a timemaster a month ago and like the mower a lot.
Still Mowing strong here in Chicago. Forget Halloween cuts. We are going to get Election Day cuts. "LCN-Making Lawns Great Again."
Hey Al where can we get some of those cool LCN stickers they're awesome
But seriously, is that a Formula Vee in the garage or what?
Congrats on getting the Toro sponsorship!
So will this be something your doing a part time basis for Toro, or will it evolve into a full time gig?
thanks! Not gonna be full time but certainly allows me some flexibility now to hopefully take the content to a higher level. Wait until you see what I release later today!
I noticed the front wheels hopping off the ground . Is that because he was leaning in the handle too much ??
just a crazy uneven lawn there.
just tons of bumps.
Toro nice. I almost bought one.
Thanks LCN.
are they worth the money?
How short should i cut my bermuda in Ga for my last cut? @Thelawncarenut
Do you have a video on damage done from dogs and what t do about it?
Also damage from the neighbors mountain ash berries
Forget the lawn, lets see the car in Doug's garage!
more on the snap on boxes and car plz.
Ozzy ô for real! That garage is the tits!
I love my smart stow
would a drop spreader be better for that type of lime?
I've actually never used a drop spreader so I don't know but this stuff was caking and sticking to everything.
Do we get an update?
Why are you adding lime to the soil?
You should try rz mask
Just curious who the other guy was that was filming?
he is in the end credits, his name is Patrick Rippman
love my time cutter zero turns. just cant get into their pushmowers.
great video
Cool vid pal
anyone else notice that he mixed up potassium and phosphorus. not in the npk way, but when he said the words.
anyway good video. keep it coming
yes a few have pointed that out - it's what happens when I get rambling too fast. :)
how tall is the home owner? im 6'2", nothing i hate more than a short handled mower.
HA! 2 min later my question is answered
I knew that! :)
Surprised too you " only " have 78k subs. Your channel is excellent ! Don' t use glysophate though ;)
What's the purpose of lime on a lawn?
whats the name where u demo the f80 spreader?????
Ummmm... Is that a Formula 1 car in the garage????
Also, can you introduce us to the filmmaker who's helping you out? Is he representing Toro? Or just a buddy?
he is in the credits, just a friend of mine
Who'se the guy with the black shirt filming?
Toro probably want's some of their content shots for maybe their version of this project. Just to insure their mower has it's best face turned to the camera. If Allyn does it right then great maybe no need, but they still need to make some clips for possible inclusion and they will be the ones to decide what those clips will be, quality control in other words. It's how you get your bang for your buck if you are Toro.
Clay soil is soil with LIME in it. DO NOT use lime on clay soil (Midwest and Georgia.)or with a High PH.
What, you went from Tru Green to Toro? And you moved form Florida to South Carolina?
LTV's
Wow we are buying bulk lime right now for $7.75 a ton.
+Brian Ulen yes bulk is always cheaper.
The Lawn Care Nut love the channel, keep up the good work.
So Doug has a Formula race car but no landscaper to do all this dirty stuff for him? I dont get it.
+Bill Sheley because he is a DIY guy by nature. With his cars, lawn, landscape, chickens, etc. ;)
I can appreciate that!
At 7:21.. P is Phosphorus late time I checked :P
yeah I got to talking too fast and reversed em'
I know you know... I was just being a dick :) Good stuff. Thanks for sharing!
where's ur new video
LCN you need a pet rooster!!!!
i know right? they are super cool!!
cost of that mower??
Probably around 300-400
$419 from what I see online
Doug throws it down from 6 ft high