Grass, mow your own or pay someone?

[KSGregman]

I don't own anywhere close to 2 acres (I'm from the Northeast and that concept seems like a virtual impossibility to me. ) and prefer to mow/landscape my own yard. I mean, I truly ENJOY doing it. I'm inside in an office all day and it feels great to come home and be outside putting some sweat equity into our home/yard.

[Porkchop]

I live on 2.5 acres.... 2 of it being grass. We have a john deere LX188 riding mower. The thing is bullet proof.

As far a mowing. I like the time to slow down and think. Soak up a little rays and listen to music. I'm weird, I like yard work.

[Bluestreak]

I just got done mowing about 4 acres with a 52" zero turn. Took me about 2 hours.

When I had a garden tractor, it took about 5 hours. The zero turn was the best investment I've ever made.

I'm too cheap to pay someone to do it for me.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Bluestreak

I just got done mowing about 4 acres with a 52" zero turn. Took me about 2 hours.

When I had a garden tractor, it took about 5 hours. The zero turn was the best investment I've ever made.

I'm too cheap to pay someone to do it for me.

Our 2.5 acres takes 2 hours on ours. And that is quick compared to my brother. My mom is too cheap to buy a zero turn.

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by Bluestreak

I just got done mowing about 4 acres with a 52" zero turn. Took me about 2 hours.

When I had a garden tractor, it took about 5 hours. The zero turn was the best investment I've ever made.

I'm too cheap to pay someone to do it for me.

I know the feeling. We had a small garden tractor for our yard and it took nearly 4 hours. We ended up with a Kubota Glide Steer, it looks like a regular tractor and you can add attachments but it will turn circles around a 5 gallon bucket. Our time was cut to about 2 hours... more if I have to do all the work.

Best part is Erik paid the tractor off just a couple weeks ago - it is officially OURS!

[smileyman]

We lived on 3 acres and i push mowed it for 7 yrs. Then I get a riding mower and 3 yrs later we move. I have 1/3rd acre now, cinch.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

I mow my own.

I heard Ed calls the Fire Dept to come mow his when it gets too high.

if they did it for free, i'd give em a ring.

i pay some dudes, $25

takes me 3 hrs to mow, edge adn clean up, dudes maybe 30 min, 3 of them that is.

[Rangerscott]

Stop being lazy. Do it yourself or get some goats.

[Cutty72]

.95 acres and I mow it myself with a push mower. Takes me about 1.5-2 hours, depending on how motivated I am.

I enjoy doing it, and the exercise is good, but I would like to get a rider for the speed factor.

Only hire it out if I'm not going to be around for an extended period of time.

[Rider]

I pay my son to do it every other week. I do it the rest of the time. He wants the money so I make him earn it.