Sunday morning, early shift at the office over here in Europe and I see that you uploaded a new vid. Thanks God my day is saved ;) Go on with that perfect job, Connor. I enjoy every vid from you. Greetings from Luxemburg
@@lawnrebel 2018 that Kentucky Blue was looking sharp as a tack. Why rye biscuit you caved into bad very bad viewer pressure.... You let me down big guy, now your just a Dude, pale 🤣🤣🤣. I'm going to look up that green master bro I want some pertinent info Dude.....
Very nice! Maybe I could do my back yard low and smooth like that? It gets pretty hot here in Tulsa, OK, though. It might be an expensive, up hill battle. Nevertheless, you have a very nice lawn are very lucky to live in the mountains!
Looks awesome. I know u love mowing but I bet your saving time with the wider mower. Was hoping to get my first mow this past weekend but got heavy ice pellet accumulation and rain instead. Fml. Can’t wait to start mowing
So jealous of your yard. You have inspired me to start training my dandelions and poa to take a short cut and grow thick. Hell, might as well have a golf course quality weed lawn.
Man your lawn looks great!! Keep up the good work! I'm about to purchase my first reel mower from california standard. Im located in acworth Georgia. My question to you is ....is it to late in the season to cut my lawn at 1 inch and lower? Right now my lawn is at about 3 inches. Pretty sure it will be brown and ugly. But would the lawn green up in time before it goes dormant for the winter?
With the amount of time you spend behind power equipment with such a large property it's an absolute must. There are some with built in mics that I use at the shooting range. Those would work well for you since you could hear yourself talk when you are talking to the camera instead of having to remove them each time. "Howard Leight" by Honeywell on amazon go for $47. If you have a Harbor Freight nearby they sell something similar for $15
Since the grass clippings are so fine, why not let them fall back into the lawn? Just curious. Here in Orlando, we mow St Augustine at 4" because it grows so fast during summer and return the clippings into the lawn for both water conservation and return the nutrients back into the lawn.
I can definitely understand that - when you cut your lawn so short any dead clippings will show through. when people mow 3.5 inches or higher, the clippings aren't that noticeable.
Your yard looks nice, but here in Kentucky, the grass would be like 10 times higher than that. We would consider your beginning grass height, already mowed.
Do you have a hard time moving the mower around when the belts are not engaged or when you move it around in the transport wheels with the motor off I just bought a gm 1000 and it doesn’t move around to easy unless the engine is in and I engage the drum
Brave man to be taking a new greens mower out for its maiden voyage in the front yard :D I'm happy for you, the mow looks great. BTW, the light cut at 1:24 that you're getting with the paper, I'm not getting that. Going to have Toro mechanic fix it. Probably just need a regrind of the knife, and relief put back into the reel. Fingers crossed.
Great video and great mower Connor. I have one piece of advise for you, for added longevity of your reel and bedknife, I reccomend you contact your local shop (im assuming you know somebody in the industry if you have that machine) and ask them to relief grind the reel for you. typically toro dealers dont do it because toro's grinding machine doesnt offer it. I face and relief grind all my reels and I see much longer life from the bedknife. which is beneficial for someone like you who im assuming again doesnt have a on staff mechanic to grind and reset your reels..just my .02 cents.. awesome video and great stripes.. if you have any questions hit me up.. I maitain a fleet of 30 mowing machines.. mostly reel units. id love to help if I can
Cool. I need more people like you who know the machines in my world. The guy I take my machines to is an old Jac guy who worked for them and now has a backyard garage shop with a reel grinder and does small engine work on the side for all brands of golf equipment. He has ground reels for 30 years. When I was there last month to pick up this machine I specifically asked him if he does and spin grind AND a relief grind. He said that he first does the spin grind then he goes back on each blade and does the relief grind. He told me that he did that on this machine. I did not see a defined edge on this reel but he said he did it. I just had a comment on this video Toro Greensmaster 1600 czcams.com/video/Oxp7jZH2lIg/video.html that said "Grinding the reel is completely unnecessary" I disagree with this comment. I feel that while a back lap is nice and does work for the short term, it is not a true sharpening. It also wears away the relief cut. Please weigh in on this comment.
its extremely possible that he did relief cut the reel then. if you say you dont notice a defined edge.. that is usually the sign of a nicely relief-ed reel. Back lapping is ok..ive done it many of times.. alot of the machines we use have a black lap function that back spins the reels. at our shop we use the Foley United model 653 unit. it makes reel grinding very simple. I always prefer to grind over backlapping for that reason.. obviously some people dont have this kind of machine nearby them
First, awesome job. Have watched A lot of your lawn videos and loved every one of them. Quick question though. When you say bluegrass with an overseer of rye, does that mean you seed BOTH grass types at the same time? Or bluegrass in the spring and rye in the fall?? Just moved to Virginia and am learning more about the “transition” grass zones. Thanks!!
This is not so much a transition zone for me. Seeded bluegrass several years ago. Then 2 years ago I overseed with perennial ryegrass. I did this in the fall for 2 years. It is essentially a mix now. What was once an only bluegrass lawn is now a mix.
so honastly the yard looks fake its so perfect how do you get the grass to lay down so perfectly that it looks like fake grass our grass is every wich way and all bendy and has no neat spots like that
Looks great Connor. Here in N.H. we are getting a wintry mix today. So my lawn plans are delayed again...your lawn looks great. I am curious - just your wife think you are an obsessed nut with your lawn? My wife and kids rag on me, LOL...and I am not as committed to it as you are :)
Yes. My wife KNOWS that I am lawn crazy. She knows that this is a place for me to find peace and unwind. She would naturally like me to spend less time out there but she knows that I enjoy it and that it makes me happy so she is cool with it.
on all the reels ive ever used they were smooth rollers. Lockes and tru cuts. i feel like it would give it a cleaner stripe. still looks great man good work. i should also note that ive only used these machines on bermuda and zoysia turf grasses.
Works great! czcams.com/users/postUgkxprGGPRQoChQaA8u58dt7miEpxQBKiWeJ More difficult with longer grass, though, but I was expecting that. I have a small back yard, it seemed like overkill to buy a lawnmower with an engine. This is easy to carry in and out of the basement through the bulkhead. Very sharp (be careful). At the back of the mower are little wheels, which I use when pulling the mower backwards, so it's easy to readjust direction. I'm including a photo which shows the before and after for my lawn when it was at its longest. For long grass like that you really have to put some muscle into it, and I needed to go into a new section of grass with some momentum, but when the grass is only an inch or two higher than regular cut height it's quite easy. The lawn is still patchy and full of weeds, but at least it's a good height! A step in the right direction.
Awesome videos! I worked on a golf cutting the greens years ago with this machine: do you know about the turn technique that doesn't require you from disengaging the engine? That would save you a bunch of time: czcams.com/video/opyLdt0XDFg/video.html I understand the need to not hit the concrete and therefore cutting the trim first but IIRC it leaves a better look and feel if you finish with the trim...what do you think?
great lawn love the stripes But hey why don't you use it on your face and get rid of that thatch below your nose it makes you look twice as old it looks ridiculous
I have to tell you, I've watched a few of your videos now, and you've really de-mystified this whole low-lawn thing for me. I appreciate your work!
All I can say is WOW!!! That price of land looks SOOOOO level and even. That is a superior lawn.
Sunday morning, early shift at the office over here in Europe and I see that you uploaded a new vid. Thanks God my day is saved ;)
Go on with that perfect job, Connor. I enjoy every vid from you.
Greetings from Luxemburg
Emmybulldog. Awesome.. Man I really need to come to Europe. That sounds nice. Thanks for watching.
Needless to say, another great video. Thanks for sharing your amazing lawn with us. Those stripes are so satisfying.
Yes they are. The stripes are hypnotizing in person. Swing by.
The best cut I’ve seen. The cut grass in the box look extremely fine.
It is fine. The reel mower does such a nice job.
Great looking yard - nice work. You have much pride in your yard/home.
Yay, your first reel mow of the year. The stripes and new-to-you mower look fantastic Conor. Great T-shirt too sir.
Yeah the shirt makes the stripes look good. Thanks for watching.
@@lawnrebel 2018 that Kentucky Blue was looking sharp as a tack. Why rye biscuit you caved into bad very bad viewer pressure.... You let me down big guy, now your just a Dude, pale 🤣🤣🤣. I'm going to look up that green master bro I want some pertinent info Dude.....
Wow 😮 he has the lawn the size of a football field. What a magnificent looking lawn and an amazing mower. 👍🏿
Yeah its large. I would love to have a riding reel mower.
Looking forward to your first reel mow of 2019, winter sucks
Ahh memories. My first job was mowing greens on a golf course.
I'm a simple man. I see a new Connor Ward video and I hit the like button.
Thanks for watching kill buzz. I have to say.... your lawn is top notch. The transformation from 2014 to 2018 is stellar.
Loved it !!! Love that grass
Can't wait for spring 2019
Very nice! Maybe I could do my back yard low and smooth like that? It gets pretty hot here in Tulsa, OK, though. It might be an expensive, up hill battle. Nevertheless, you have a very nice lawn are very lucky to live in the mountains!
Looks great!
U have the nicest lawn in the world. My next house i'm be working hard to get a lawn like this.
Dar El Barka that's all it takes. Hard work.
Looks awesome. I know u love mowing but I bet your saving time with the wider mower. Was hoping to get my first mow this past weekend but got heavy ice pellet accumulation and rain instead. Fml. Can’t wait to start mowing
mid winter blues in full effect
That looks awesome! My lawn is way too bumpy to try this.
Nice lawn! I use the greens master at the golf course i work at its a fun machine.
Your lawn is nicer than all the golf courses I’ve seen in my home state of NJ
It's because it's small and manageable. Thanks for watching.
Loving the width and color of those stripes, not bad for early April in your parts. Just wait till your Spring heats up!
Yes.. Summer is coming. Can not wait.
Looks like you have some dollar spot going on in your lawn. Need to get it under control before it spreads because the rest of your lawn is awesome!
Looks amazing
Hell yeah dude! Looks awesome
Thanks Tyler. I love doing it.
So jealous of your yard. You have inspired me to start training my dandelions and poa to take a short cut and grow thick. Hell, might as well have a golf course quality weed lawn.
Ha..... I would like to see that. You do know that some golf course greens are all poa greens right?
Never seen KYB cut that low. I’m assuming at that height the rye will eventually take over?
looks great
super cool mower
what are the benefits of using the greensmaster compared to my honda regular mower?
Toro Greensmasters are bullet proof. Nice looking grass.
Yes they are. Such a great mower.
Center field is looking good connor....I miss the cows over in left field
The cows? They are good neighbors.
Man your lawn looks great!! Keep up the good work! I'm about to purchase my first reel mower from california standard. Im located in acworth Georgia. My question to you is ....is it to late in the season to cut my lawn at 1 inch and lower? Right now my lawn is at about 3 inches. Pretty sure it will be brown and ugly. But would the lawn green up in time before it goes dormant for the winter?
So funny. You look and sound like the magician from Frosty the Snowman!
For very dark green I use a high iron only feed 6 or 7 percent just for colour
I have some 6% that I am going to be using here soon.
Beautiful
I see you use different type of lawn mowers I just have a John Deere riding mower will that give me the same results.
Looks great! Gotta learn to swing that thing around! Spent hours during the summer on that thing at work!
Bent?
Yes sir! Takes a while to get used to but once you get smooth nothing more satisfying!
make sure to wear hearing protection, I use the 3M orange ear inserts, or you can wear the headphone type
yeah I need to start.
With the amount of time you spend behind power equipment with such a large property it's an absolute must. There are some with built in mics that I use at the shooting range. Those would work well for you since you could hear yourself talk when you are talking to the camera instead of having to remove them each time. "Howard Leight" by Honeywell on amazon go for $47. If you have a Harbor Freight nearby they sell something similar for $15
Since the grass clippings are so fine, why not let them fall back into the lawn? Just curious. Here in Orlando, we mow St Augustine at 4" because it grows so fast during summer and return the clippings into the lawn for both water conservation and return the nutrients back into the lawn.
Everyone including myself do not like the clippings no matter the size on the lawn. They get tracked into the house and look bad after a day or 2.
I can definitely understand that - when you cut your lawn so short any dead clippings will show through. when people mow 3.5 inches or higher, the clippings aren't that noticeable.
Where does he live? Beautiful!
Your yard looks nice, but here in Kentucky, the grass would be like 10 times higher than that. We would consider your beginning grass height, already mowed.
Looking good! I'm still waiting on my bermuda to wake up fully from all of these cold snaps in Tennessee. Where did you pick up that mower from?
Local country club
Do you have a hard time moving the mower around when the belts are not engaged or when you move it around in the transport wheels with the motor off I just bought a gm 1000 and it doesn’t move around to easy unless the engine is in and I engage the drum
Looking awesome 😎. Was you happy with the seed research of Oregon grass? I used some of their fescue with good results.
YES! that seed was great. I would order it again. Thanks for watching.
I need one of those! :)
Eric Gautier. Yes you do. Keep looking and be patient. You will find one.
Brave man to be taking a new greens mower out for its maiden voyage in the front yard :D I'm happy for you, the mow looks great. BTW, the light cut at 1:24 that you're getting with the paper, I'm not getting that. Going to have Toro mechanic fix it. Probably just need a regrind of the knife, and relief put back into the reel. Fingers crossed.
It felt good to try it out for the first time. Good luck with your flex 21.
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Lawn Care nut would be proud. Possibly even jealous.
He likes it. We have had dialog.
I have been watching his videos for years. I like what he does.
Looking forward to seeing your sprayer in action. What are your throwin down plans?
Ha ha. Yeah I just did a "throw er down." Stay tuned.
Wow works great 👍🏻 can you go over the controls in the Future videos thanks
Sure. I have a video showing the controls here czcams.com/video/Oxp7jZH2lIg/video.html
nice lawn you should be proud
Thanks
I used one of those every morning at our golf course to mow the collars around the greens.
Yeah.. I LOVE this machine. What grass type at the course and what height of cut on the collars?
Connor Ward Tifway 419 bermuda
3/8"-1/2"
What state?
Connor Ward Texas
Great video and great mower Connor. I have one piece of advise for you, for added longevity of your reel and bedknife, I reccomend you contact your local shop (im assuming you know somebody in the industry if you have that machine) and ask them to relief grind the reel for you. typically toro dealers dont do it because toro's grinding machine doesnt offer it. I face and relief grind all my reels and I see much longer life from the bedknife. which is beneficial for someone like you who im assuming again doesnt have a on staff mechanic to grind and reset your reels..just my .02 cents.. awesome video and great stripes.. if you have any questions hit me up.. I maitain a fleet of 30 mowing machines.. mostly reel units. id love to help if I can
Cool. I need more people like you who know the machines in my world. The guy I take my machines to is an old Jac guy who worked for them and now has a backyard garage shop with a reel grinder and does small engine work on the side for all brands of golf equipment. He has ground reels for 30 years. When I was there last month to pick up this machine I specifically asked him if he does and spin grind AND a relief grind. He said that he first does the spin grind then he goes back on each blade and does the relief grind. He told me that he did that on this machine. I did not see a defined edge on this reel but he said he did it.
I just had a comment on this video Toro Greensmaster 1600 czcams.com/video/Oxp7jZH2lIg/video.html that said "Grinding the reel is completely unnecessary" I disagree with this comment. I feel that while a back lap is nice and does work for the short term, it is not a true sharpening. It also wears away the relief cut. Please weigh in on this comment.
its extremely possible that he did relief cut the reel then. if you say you dont notice a defined edge.. that is usually the sign of a nicely relief-ed reel. Back lapping is ok..ive done it many of times.. alot of the machines we use have a black lap function that back spins the reels. at our shop we use the Foley United model 653 unit. it makes reel grinding very simple. I always prefer to grind over backlapping for that reason.. obviously some people dont have this kind of machine nearby them
How long do you go every mow
First, awesome job. Have watched A lot of your lawn videos and loved every one of them. Quick question though. When you say bluegrass with an overseer of rye, does that mean you seed BOTH grass types at the same time? Or bluegrass in the spring and rye in the fall?? Just moved to Virginia and am learning more about the “transition” grass zones. Thanks!!
This is not so much a transition zone for me. Seeded bluegrass several years ago. Then 2 years ago I overseed with perennial ryegrass. I did this in the fall for 2 years. It is essentially a mix now. What was once an only bluegrass lawn is now a mix.
What kind of grass is that?
How does this differ compared to a traditional mower or maybe even a push non motored
vito gentile. Compare it to this video czcams.com/video/4-cRqPlEStg/video.html the reel mower just has a cleaner cut without the scalp.
I can not comment on a non motorized mower. I do not have any experience with them. Thanks for watching.
so honastly the yard looks fake its so perfect how do you get the grass to lay down so perfectly that it looks like fake grass our grass is every wich way and all bendy and has no neat spots like that
Very nice.
I think we need a hollow tine core aeration video. I run an old WestPoint/Hahn 16 tine machine. I love it.
Looks great Connor. Here in N.H. we are getting a wintry mix today. So my lawn plans are delayed again...your lawn looks great. I am curious - just your wife think you are an obsessed nut with your lawn? My wife and kids rag on me, LOL...and I am not as committed to it as you are :)
Yes. My wife KNOWS that I am lawn crazy. She knows that this is a place for me to find peace and unwind. She would naturally like me to spend less time out there but she knows that I enjoy it and that it makes me happy so she is cool with it.
Looks good. Do you ever mulch clippings?
Not very often. When I do it is nice because I do not have to stop.
I have to agree. I've cut my lawn twice. I bag once, and then mulched
you sir can pull off a mustache
Maybe you could get a job with Toro engineering for your take on personal pace technology?
Ha ha. Yeah maybe I could. I might enjoy that.
Ey Connor how are you? and your lawn?
I am well. I am much happier knowing that the lawn season and summer is approaching.
can you get a smooth roller for that toro?
That I do not know. I do not think that it would make a big diference.
on all the reels ive ever used they were smooth rollers. Lockes and tru cuts. i feel like it would give it a cleaner stripe. still looks great man good work. i should also note that ive only used these machines on bermuda and zoysia turf grasses.
I have another Toro Greensmaster 1000 that has a smooth roller. I have not seen a different yet. The 1600 is still new to me.
Good machine try a double pass for darker stripping keep the good work up 👍🏻
Yes I'm definitely going to be doing some double striping. I still need more green up. Still yellow in areas
That yard didn’t need mowing to me
Oh.... It absolutely needed mowing
Why aren’t you mulching the grass?
I dont like to mulch. Personal preference. I do not like the clippings on the lawn.
what a kind of grass? is it kentucky bluegrass?
Yes. Kentucky bluegrass. Also has some perennial ryegrass.
beautifull lawn....
Works great! czcams.com/users/postUgkxprGGPRQoChQaA8u58dt7miEpxQBKiWeJ More difficult with longer grass, though, but I was expecting that. I have a small back yard, it seemed like overkill to buy a lawnmower with an engine. This is easy to carry in and out of the basement through the bulkhead. Very sharp (be careful). At the back of the mower are little wheels, which I use when pulling the mower backwards, so it's easy to readjust direction. I'm including a photo which shows the before and after for my lawn when it was at its longest. For long grass like that you really have to put some muscle into it, and I needed to go into a new section of grass with some momentum, but when the grass is only an inch or two higher than regular cut height it's quite easy. The lawn is still patchy and full of weeds, but at least it's a good height! A step in the right direction.
Cutting a lawn that's already too short. OCD?
Haters gonna hate?
Take it out of cut if you need to pull it back it will save your back in the long run haha
Oh baby... if that was my yard I’d be hitting golf balls off it all day.
Mr. Bob Gray. I have done that. I do not golf ⛳. But I like to pretend that I do.
Connor Ward you should learn it’s a great sport and you get to be playing in the grass the whole time it really is a fun sport
Awesome videos! I worked on a golf cutting the greens years ago with this machine: do you know about the turn technique that doesn't require you from disengaging the engine? That would save you a bunch of time: czcams.com/video/opyLdt0XDFg/video.html
I understand the need to not hit the concrete and therefore cutting the trim first but IIRC it leaves a better look and feel if you finish with the trim...what do you think?
You have really nice hair
Ha.. I'm not so sure about that
First!
John Kay. Looking forward to seeing that head shave video.
great lawn love the stripes But hey why don't you use it on your face and get rid of that thatch below your nose it makes you look twice as old it looks ridiculous
Lawn nerd
Looks great!
Looks great!