how long does it take you?

[m&p45]

So as I was finishing my weekly lawn maintenance today (started yesterday) I was thinking to my self am I the only one that takes 5-6 hours a week to maintain there yard. I have just shy of 2 acres on a lake in Florida and it takes on average of at least 2 hours of mowing, an hour of trimming, an hour of push mowing, and and hour for misc. stuff and blowing off driveway/bricks.

Here's some pics to break it down

Front yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...D9-9B1E-ADE0B5C04D63-749-00000069339550B6.jpg

Back yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...95-A389-5318CE72A685-749-00000069361FB57F.jpg

West side yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...18-BBF4-98F5AE2A1503-749-0000006938BE3E63.jpg

East side yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...2D-B58E-5CEF3B7AFA05-749-00000069303F2E86.jpg

Lake bank (push mowed)
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...28-A79F-C0581F7B1AAC-749-000000693B3679B1.jpg

this part in the cypress trees is also push mowed (LOTS of cypress knees)
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...D5-995B-9DE44993DAF5-749-000000693DDEAD07.jpg

Man it's making me sweat just thinking about it. How long does it take you guys to maintain your yards?

 

[EngineMan]

Make's me sweat just looking at the photo's, would love to live there...!:thumbsup:

 

[scott47429]

it use to take me 5 hours to mow my yard till i went to a ZTR and cut 2.5 hours off my time the got a bigger one now I'm down to a hour and 15 to mow 2.5 acres

 

[SeniorCitizen]

Some years it takes a while and other years not so long.

The Golden Girls probably had a lawn service so what's your problem m&p45 :laughing:

 

[m&p45]

Make's me sweat just looking at the photo's, would love to live there...!:thumbsup:

Yea at least I get to do some fishing when I'm done with my lawn duties.

it use to take me 5 hours to mow my yard till i went to a ZTR and cut 2.5 hours off my time the got a bigger one now I'm down to a hour and 15 to mow 2.5 acres

Wow five hours just to mow? I thought I had it rough. My next mower will definitely be a ZTR

 

[exotion]

If done correctly and efficiently (no offence) You could probably cut that in half that should definantly no take more than 20 mins max for trimming. With the correct mower you could use one mower on the whole yard IE: 36 scag ZTR you could do that whole yard except prolly around all the trees but still doable with creative trimming.

 

[m&p45]

Some years it takes a while and other years not so long.

The Golden Girls probably had a lawn service so what's your problem m&p45 :laughing:

lol i did have a lawn service for awhile but i wasnt satisfied with the job i was getting

 

[Ric]

So as I was finishing my weekly lawn maintenance today (started yesterday) I was thinking to my self am I the only one that takes 5-6 hours a week to maintain there yard. I have just shy of 2 acres on a lake in Florida and it takes on average of at least 2 hours of mowing, an hour of trimming, an hour of push mowing, and and hour for misc. stuff and blowing off driveway/bricks.

Here's some pics to break it down

Front yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...D9-9B1E-ADE0B5C04D63-749-00000069339550B6.jpg

Back yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...95-A389-5318CE72A685-749-00000069361FB57F.jpg

West side yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...18-BBF4-98F5AE2A1503-749-0000006938BE3E63.jpg

East side yard
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...2D-B58E-5CEF3B7AFA05-749-00000069303F2E86.jpg

Lake bank (push mowed)
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...28-A79F-C0581F7B1AAC-749-000000693B3679B1.jpg

this part in the cypress trees is also push mowed (LOTS of cypress knees)
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums...D5-995B-9DE44993DAF5-749-000000693DDEAD07.jpg

Man it's making me sweat just thinking about it. How long does it take you guys to maintain your yards?

What lake are you on?

 

[m&p45]

If done correctly and efficiently (no offence) You could probably cut that in half that should definantly no take more than 20 mins max for trimming. With the correct mower you could use one mower on the whole yard IE: 36 scag ZTR you could do that whole yard except prolly around all the trees but still doable with creative trimming.

hmm no offense takin I could probably do it in 20 minutes if I didn't do it all :biggrin: that time includes trimming all the weeds that grow up through the 1,000s of brick pavers in my driveway and the walkway that goes all the way around my house (and a couple big sections of bricks that are not attached to the driveway/walkway), and edging all of said bricks. I may have rounded up a little bit but not much... trust me its not a 20 minute ordeal. It would probably take 20 minutes to do just around the house and trees.

 

[m&p45]

What lake are you on?

They call it Lake Hernando. Its part of the Tsala Apopka chain in Citrus County.