SwimModSponges Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Or not necessarily circling, but like, mowing the periphery then spiraling inwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I give this fat dude 30 bucks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 Yeah, our next door neighbor has a lawn care service and with the good neighbor discount he gives us it'd be stupid not to hire him, but still. When you mow, do you go like this or like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomination Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Follow the lay of the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 Define perimeter, circle inwards. That's me. Oh, and the mowed grass the mower shoots out goes towards the unmowed grass, so when I pass through I can mow it again for more efficient breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa King Kule Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 1 hour ago, SwimModSponges said: Or not necessarily circling, but like, mowing the periphery then spiraling inwards? I haven't mowed a lawn in thirty five years and hope I never do again. I don't see why anyone goes for that chore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Circling the property, but in a way that the front yard looks like straight lines. Hank Hill Machine life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I kind of wing it, but generally start with the perimeter with an inconsistent use of straight lines and breaking off quadrants due to trees/bushes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 Oh-ho, we got us a quadrant man over here. Fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberbully Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 2 hours ago, SwimModSponges said: Yeah, our next door neighbor has a lawn care service and with the good neighbor discount he gives us it'd be stupid not to hire him, but still. When you mow, do you go like this or like this? I mean....I don't, if you're asking how I mowed grass when I was 15, I just did whatever. Little squares, straight lines....some horizontal, some verticle, just cut until it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Don’t and never did. Never had a lawn I was responsible for, or really a lawn at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 Y'all're missing out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JehutyNinja Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Definitely mowing the periphery and then spiraling inward. Honestly though, fuck mowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 3 hours ago, SwimModSponges said: I do have to say... in a space that small, mowing in a circle is just stupid, especially on a zero turn. Hit the perimeter and then do straight passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 Yeah IDK wtf that dude's doing, but I couldn't find any pictures demonstrating what I was actually talking about and that looked like the closest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Perimeter, spiral inward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Spiral inward, but if I think I don't have enough gas or it might rain I make little smaller blocks first if I'm mowing the backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
//>wagz./ Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 //> circular rectangle I have a weird shaped lawn ./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I just plan to pay some kids to make it look decent My stepdad cuts the lawn in a circle around the tree in their yard. I just look out of my balcony and watch the people across the street pay professional lawn services to maintain their pristine properties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I do squares strating at the edge until the square is small enough to make that seem tedious. Then I do straight lines back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 The front yard I try to do it differently every time, because I get bored doing it the same way. The backyard is always spiral. I got a Ryobi battery powered mower a couple months ago, I fucking love it. I will never have a gas mower again. Fucking carburetors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpme Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Every other time it gets switched I'm always stuck with checkerboard pattern in the end 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I dunno, some landscaping company mows my apartment complex's lawns. Gonna go nabs here and mention that the American ideal of every house having a lawn is very bad for the environment and should die, especially if one lives in a dry region prone to droughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Any of you have corner lots? I have a corner lot. I have one of the bigger yards in my subdivision, which makes no sense, since I’m a ginger. I digress, cutting a corner lot sucks, because you have a “side yard” you do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING with, but you still have to cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MrsGirlfriend Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Our city finally passed a sign up for no mow May. Otherwise we get fined if it is too high. We purposefully left a section at the far end of the backyard unfenced (Sponges man shed/fish farm/guinea pig slaughter house) area that we do not mow at all. I like to leave that untouched for the wildlife and pollinators. Front yard and fenced in part of yard are only done for city sake and clear area for dogs/kids to play. Plus I hired neighbor dude so that Sponges weekends off can be for getting bigger projects done or letting him mostly relax after a long ass rough week. Plus, hell I like supporting small business when I can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
//>wagz./ Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 8 hours ago, SwimOdin said: Any of you have corner lots? I have a corner lot. I have one of the bigger yards in my subdivision, which makes no sense, since I’m a ginger. I digress, cutting a corner lot sucks, because you have a “side yard” you do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING with, but you still have to cut it. //> I have a large corner lot. used to have 16 80ft pine trees along the fence line, the sandy happened, maintenance of my yard is bullshit ./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 a couple laps around the perimeter, then pattern the rest. sometimes north/south passes, sometimes east/west, and sometimes diagonal. and follow that up with the string trimmer to get the straggler blades. i had a side job in college as a groundskeeper for a bed & breakfast (i was plowing the innkeeper so it made sense to just work there too) and the owners were very particular with their lawn. i had to mow that 2-acre lot with an old push mower twice a week, and i could never use the same pattern twice in a row. it always looked nice when i was done, so the method just kinda stuck after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa King Kule Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Curly, Larry and Moe the lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Straight lines. I don’t have a riding mower. Straight lines are more efficient, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 So the lawn guy was here yesterday while i was at work, looks like he does in fact cut in straight lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapinator_X Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 If it’s the push mower, it’d be straight lines in a zigzag motion. But if we’re talking the ride mower, it’d be circling around in a square shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real_AirCooledGirl Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I've mowed circularly. What the hell is the point of mowing, anyway? Or even having a lawn? Just have a natural meadow instead, with native plants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resurrected Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Real_AirCooledGirl said: I've mowed circularly. What the hell is the point of mowing, anyway? Or even having a lawn? Just have a natural meadow instead, with native plants! This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 1:21 PM, SwimOdin said: The front yard I try to do it differently every time, because I get bored doing it the same way. The backyard is always spiral. I got a Ryobi battery powered mower a couple months ago, I fucking love it. I will never have a gas mower again. Fucking carburetors. YOU CAN GET FUEL INJECTION NOW DAMMIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 6:23 PM, SwimModSponges said: Yeah IDK wtf that dude's doing, but I couldn't find any pictures demonstrating what I was actually talking about and that looked like the closest. Btw, I got this mower for free and a year later had to put a new plug in it and adjust the idle. Otherwise, I haven't touched anything on it. sstg-EC720FED-CDD8-4B12-8056-91BA75176A0C.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Mowing guy mowed frickin' slantways today. Blew my freaking mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Apartment life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyBeardmane Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 So I started mowing today and I thought about this thread, because my mowing is all fucking over. I try to do lines, but I kind of section my yard so instead I wind up doing boxes. Like, a squared off spiral. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Doing lines while mowing is a recipe for disaster. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 21 hours ago, SwimModSponges said: Doing lines while mowing is a recipe for disaster. I……I…..I’m….Shit, that’s good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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