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[skillionaire]

Hi,

Just been out on the ride-on for a couple of hours, and I was thinking how relaxing it can be to be out under the sun, making your place look a bit more presentable. My mower only just got back from being fixed, so it was the first mow since the rain stopped - think 4-5 foot tall grass.

The bond between man and mower is a strong one. So I thought we could chuck up some snaps of our grass and our mowers, chainsaws, whatever. It's all good. The idea here is to have a manly gardening thread. My nearest large town is very much a retiree destination, so a lot of that old school pride in the front lawn is all about, and I really like to see that.

Here's the beast:


And here's the grass at my house, the ride on is used all over the property, but I don't usually do that - just my house!


That's the first run through on the highest deck setting, I'll go back over it this afternoon when the wind has carried some of the cuttings away. Also need to get the whipper snipper out for the hard up places.

So come on, show us what you got! What pattern you prefer?

Cheers,
Nik

[Alex]

need to take some snaps out at my place.

but mine's looking a little feral.

i plan to hit up my joint on thursday, which is my next day off coming up.


nothing spesh. just a pusher rover.

i do have a sweet stihl whipper snipper though, which is good.


i once had a lawn bowls type of mower.



expensive bastard, at almost $2K, but it pulled itself, and the grass was fricken sweet.

didn't like going up hills, however, and well, the terrain here is a little hilly. So it had to go.

[skillionaire]

Hi, No foolin'? That's crazy. You must've had the flattest grass on the block. Look forward to some snaps. Cheers, Nik

[Adam]

I just house sat for some of dad's friends, and they have 5 acres that they mow weekly!!!! Goodbye saturday! I dont find it relaxing at all! i am a pansy and i get hayfever so its a rather painful experience for me! Though i like trying to drive the ride on flat out around the whole lawn. Which gets trickier when the corners get tighter in!

[robt]

Best thread ever in the history of the internet.
Today I mowed and whipersnipped like a motherfucker. I love my new snipper. I am going to put an exhaust on it. It was really hot work got all soaked and then had a nice cold beer. Decided to detail the car and have another beer. Motivation. It happens when your missus buys a new string bikini.
New signature. Yes?

[camoshop]

Hi,

Just been out on the ride-on for a couple of hours, and I was thinking how relaxing it can be to be out under the sun, making your place look a bit more presentable. My mower only just got back from being fixed, so it was the first mow since the rain stopped - think 4-5 foot tall grass.

The bond between man and mower is a strong one. So I thought we could chuck up some snaps of our grass and our mowers, chainsaws, whatever. It's all good. The idea here is to have a manly gardening thread. My nearest large town is very much a retiree destination, so a lot of that old school pride in the front lawn is all about, and I really like to see that.

Here's the beast:


And here's the grass at my house, the ride on is used all over the property, but I don't usually do that - just my house!


That's the first run through on the highest deck setting, I'll go back over it this afternoon when the wind has carried some of the cuttings away. Also need to get the whipper snipper out for the hard up places.

So come on, show us what you got! What pattern you prefer?

Cheers,
Nik

nice place you have there nik , how many acres ?

i grew up on a farm , so good to have that much space around you ...


looks like my old mower i took the governor out of the carby made it go a bit faster

[skillionaire]

Hi, Now there's an idea! I'm on 75 acre, which used to be pretty small around these parts, but it's about standard block size now a days. 23 acre vineyard keeps me busy enough. I love the space, as the Perth lads keep reminding me, I am a Freo boy (city) - but I love it down here now. I could not move back to Perth. Maybe do a big city for a few years, but nothing in Australia I don't think. Ahh. The serenity. Cheers, Nik

[Hypnotic]

I dont find it relaxing at all! i am a pansy and i get hayfever so its a rather painful experience for me!

your not alone

[skillionaire]

Hi,

I've always been lucky with Hayfever - my old man is a chronic sufferer of the condition! Looks like a stoner during this time of year.

Buzz: Here's the joint as Google sees it - My link

Cheers,
Nik

Hi,

I've always been lucky with Hayfever - my old man is a chronic sufferer of the condition! Looks like a stoner during this time of year.

Buzz: Here's the joint as Google sees it - My link

Cheers,
Nik

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This is my mower:



It does the job,




Seriously though, we have a normal Scott Bonner mower that's around 20 years old, starts first time everytime,

also have an edger the same as Robs

[buzzda]

I too enjoy the chore of mowing...
took some snaps for your veiwing pleasure

Here's the front, my "hedge" didn't exactly work the way I wanted it too


the backyard


the weapons


the shears I don't use enough


and a few other manly essentials I found on my way round,

man stove


evry man need one of thes for demolishing stuff


and a good hammer to "fix" things


these are pretty manly too


and the mistress

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haha love the pics Buzz! Thats a huge backyard you have there!

[skillionaire]

Hi, Awesome post Buzzard! You have a well kept yard mate, much respect to you. +rep too! Cheers, Nik

[buzzda]

haha love the pics Buzz!

Thats a huge backyard you have there!

Cheers,

yeah, we have pretty big blocks (for in town) here. good for the kiddies.



Nik, the place looks awesome!

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My parents just built a new house, and we only just moved into it about 2 months ago,
needless to say it doesn't need much grooming yet





and its well to hot to be working on it atm!

[buzzda]

Hi,

Awesome post Buzzard! You have a well kept yard mate, much respect to you.

+rep too!

Cheers,
Nik

Thanks, my G'dad was a lawn nut... he only had couch grass... he even had a lawn roller.

[robt]

You need

So you can do

[ams]

My beasts, next to my blue beast. It was damp last time I mowed, hence the stick'ige to the wheels'ige. Before you ask, yes I did buy that lawnmower because it had the word 'sport' in it.



Although, who needs a whippersnipper when you have industrial strength Roundup, none of this 'bunnings watered down' junk.

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hahaha I love how your bottle off weed killer says "clean pure spring water"

[Morgan]

Good thread.

We moved to the area in Dec 1999 to a 2.5 (1ha) block. We were perched on top of a hill. You can see the drop off there. Was a mission to mow - we eventually got minature horses to keep the grass down.

Getting a tree chopped

The view



Here is our first mower. It died about a month ago. Had a good 10 year life. (Not me pictured!)


Was upgraded to this. Still new, it has only been used once:




We ran out of room in our old house so in Feb 08 we moved to our current house. Some say it is a dolls house, some say it is the Playboy mansion...decide what you want!! We do plan to paint it in the future!!! Its a smaller block of land (about 1.3 acres) but a bigger house to moved around in.




You've met the mower, heres some other bits and bobs around the garage:
Circular/table saw


Tool wall


Good ol' push mower. Can you tell it never gets used anymore?!


Brush cutter, hedge trimmer, blower


Various goodies



Chainsaw


Mysterious power tools (angle grinder etc)


Gets pretty cold here in the winter. Gotta have a fire running every night


The old man and a mate splitting some wood up for next season



You cant see there but there are 2 rows of logs there - same length and same height! Good effort team


The rubbish pile. Cant really tell from the photo but it stands taller than me - im 6'2". Dont like to think about the things that live in there!


The important things - i think we need to restock!


And the beautiful birds eye. We're a little left of the picture but you get the idea!