Pt 1 How To Cut Tall Grass with Cheap Lawn Mower - Mowing Tall Overgrown Grass

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2017
  • How to cut overgrown tall grass with a basic lawn mower PART 1.
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  • @TaWandaJoyner
    @TaWandaJoyner Місяць тому +4

    Famous Quote: "If you don't have a bag attachment and/or side discharger, then you're screwed!" 💯🎯😂😭😂👊🏽✌🏽🦋

  • @kingfordexpedition95
    @kingfordexpedition95 3 роки тому +37

    “You don’t have a bad, you don’t have a side attachment.... you’re screwed” 🤣. Like the video!

    • @sethanderson2069
      @sethanderson2069 3 роки тому +1

      If you dont have a bag and you dont have side discharge...get a new mower because yours is a piece of crap

  • @AngieF8
    @AngieF8 4 роки тому +18

    Thank you. I am a new home owner and it's the first time I've lived in a house alone without a husband or sons to help mow and do lawn work and I have learned so much from your videos!
    I appreciate it and it allows me to save money and be self-sufficient 😊

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  4 роки тому +3

      Great! Happy to help!

    • @bridesnyc
      @bridesnyc 5 місяців тому

      Is this gas? electric ? what brand? size? Learning thanks @@DansVlog

  • @deefee701
    @deefee701 3 роки тому +14

    Thanks for this video. I learned what I needed to know. Not everyone grows up with a dad who teaches them how to mow a lawn.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  3 роки тому +2

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @rustynail9793
    @rustynail9793 7 років тому +191

    I have a customer that I cut once a week and their yard looks like this every week... I swear I have never seen grass grow so fast... He did say when he first moved there that he fertilized it every week... But still, you would think that fertilizer would be gone by now... I dont mind... Good people and I love cutting grass... Its addicting... As Hank Hill once said "Why would anyone do drugs, when they can just mow a lawn"

    • @rustynail9793
      @rustynail9793 7 років тому +4

      Yep... Every week for a year is what he told me... His yard grows super fast

    • @rcmoto9788
      @rcmoto9788 7 років тому +5

      Flippin Fast I agree mowing is addicting.

    • @rustynail9793
      @rustynail9793 7 років тому +1

      He doesnt do that anymore and his yard still grows fast... really beautiful, thick and green

    • @BillTheTractorMan
      @BillTheTractorMan 7 років тому +5

      Flippin Fast I mow a yard that hasn't been cow pasture for nearly 35yrs, still grows 3-6inches a week even it it's drought. All the time it was pasture by a barn the ground soaked up the nutrients and now with a soil sample those nutrients will take decades to dissipate. It's estimated since the farmer probably never cleaned the area out, there's 4-6ft of composted manure above where the ground level was. 93yrs ago when the dairy barn was originally built.

    • @wide7340
      @wide7340 6 років тому +3

      The wise words of Hank Hill

  • @BookkeepingMadeSimpleLLC
    @BookkeepingMadeSimpleLLC 6 років тому +68

    love how your pup is protecting you from the lawnmower.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  6 років тому +20

      He does this to the vacuum cleaner in my home as well.

    • @thomasbroking7943
      @thomasbroking7943 5 років тому

      That makes more sense..scared he wouldn't get close. Good point out

    • @slum3947
      @slum3947 5 років тому +1

      @@DansVlog ohh the evil vacuum

    • @tonymontana7823
      @tonymontana7823 5 років тому

      The dogs not protecting him from the mower of, the dogs protecting himself from the. My dog does the same thing, I'm pretty sure he thinks it's a threat

    • @tonycowser1843
      @tonycowser1843 3 роки тому

      Pup???!! I thought that was a small cow.

  • @TheShop90sKids
    @TheShop90sKids 3 роки тому +6

    Story of my life right now. It’s been raining on and off for 2 weeks straight. My front yard is looking like a jungle!

  • @aussiegirl2148
    @aussiegirl2148 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you it's so humid in Qld Australia and we've had a lot of rain, I've always struggled cutting it in one go. You're so right. Mower high, and patience is the key.

  • @tonynicholson698
    @tonynicholson698 7 років тому +122

    The smell of cut grass is always sweeter when someone else is doin' the pushin !

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +5

      +Tony Nicholson Smartie! Lol

    • @borrachoblanco
      @borrachoblanco 7 років тому +4

      Tony Nicholson aint no doubt about that.:)

    • @therandomduder8610
      @therandomduder8610 6 років тому +4

      Tony Nicholson yeah true but you better pay up afterwards lol

    • @erikbradyrather
      @erikbradyrather 5 років тому +3

      That's what she said.

    • @berkeleygang1834
      @berkeleygang1834 4 роки тому +3

      I love yardwork. I could watch it for hours.

  • @aaaaaaaaaaaa2542
    @aaaaaaaaaaaa2542 6 років тому +3

    The hero we didn't know we needed but the one we deserved.

  • @kekesuarez6751
    @kekesuarez6751 2 місяці тому +1

    6 years later amazing advice

  • @eagleplume3611
    @eagleplume3611 3 роки тому +2

    I owe the lawn gods big time!!! I just did your weed eater trim on my HIiiigh lawn, took a break saw this video pop up, laughed and laughed....i needed that since I have let my beautiful grass go crazy due to covid. This helped me get over it. Just great. I will never owe the lawn gods again. Hee hee har do har har. Whew!!!

  • @La_abbess
    @La_abbess 4 роки тому +6

    That’s my lawn every two weeks- contemplating doing it myself, so I can do it once a week...it grows so fast, never looks manicured more than three or four days.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  4 роки тому +2

      Give it a shot! Doing your own yardwork may be therapeutic

  • @waltschannel7465
    @waltschannel7465 5 років тому +7

    "You owe the lawn gods a cut." Indeed, we all do!

  • @glockgrandma2517
    @glockgrandma2517 5 років тому +2

    So glad I found you! I just moved to Oklahoma into a little home and in three weeks the lawn is about 15” tall in some spots. It seems to rain all my days off, and I don’t own a mower. Going to rent one and power through. You’ve empowered me for the daunting task ahead.
    Thank you so much!

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому +2

      Good luck Katherine. Go slow, take your time and enjoy the mow

  • @bunnyfrancis7006
    @bunnyfrancis7006 6 років тому +2

    You are THE MOST helpful guy!!! I'm pushing 70, mow my 1 and one half acres with a push mower. I OFTEN watch your videos for help. This one has been very helpful. Thank you so very much.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  6 років тому

      I am very happy to help!

  • @user-cx5bo5zi1d
    @user-cx5bo5zi1d 5 років тому +3

    Thanks for the video! I learned a lot! I know this sounds stupid but im a 26 y/o woman and my dad would never let me do yard work growing up. he didnt trust me with a mower or sheers etc. He was a little old fashioned and left me to do the housework instead. Now that my dad has been getting older and is sick often and my brother is always a no show when we need him to help around the house, I've started learning to do things my dad wouldn't normally allow me to do so I could be helpful. this video is simple but I learned a lot by watching and your explanations were quick. Thanks!

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому +1

      Thank you! I am happy to help.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому +1

      Oh and... not stupid at all

  • @pizzasaurolophus
    @pizzasaurolophus 4 роки тому +3

    You are lucky, my yard looks like that after 7 days of no cutting. It's also humid here and the grass is much wetter than that even on hot and sunny days.

  • @charlesmoreno3212
    @charlesmoreno3212 4 роки тому +1

    Ya, Dan.I used too, CUT in LAYERS ! ,But , I only had that then bladed GRASS,and it was thick.It really came out nice. My Dad and Mom were very HAPPY , the way it came out .I was age 12. THANKS FOR YOUR TiME !!

  • @justinavery9793
    @justinavery9793 7 років тому +2

    When I'm not mowing, I'm watching other people mow lol. I love mowing, I have a one acre property to mow and I have a scag zero turn with a 48 inch deck to do it with. Thanks for sharing dan, keep the vides coming!!! There is something peaceful and satisfying about mowing...

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +1

      +Justin Avery Thank You! Sounds like you have a real nice machine. Take care

  • @heinzkitzvelvet
    @heinzkitzvelvet 4 роки тому +7

    I used to be that guy who would mow every 2-3 weeks, then wonder why my yard looked like hell all the time. Then I got a job that didn't have me gone for 5 days in a row, but had me home every night. I bought the top of the top of the line Honda walk behind mower, put a stripe kit on it and fell in love with my yard. Now, it's the envy of my entire town. Absolutely gorgeous.

    • @timothyhyena3106
      @timothyhyena3106 4 роки тому +1

      That the strange part isn't it...? You're damn if you do and damn if you don't.

  • @junkjunk2493
    @junkjunk2493 5 років тому +10

    ""youre screwed..."" made me snort my beer .... made my day ... real life man ... real life

  • @jeicher1701
    @jeicher1701 4 роки тому +2

    I'm glad I'm not the only guy that leaves the blade running while tending to the bag or the height adjustment settings haha. Thanks for the video.

  • @lomgshorts3
    @lomgshorts3 4 роки тому +2

    You are so very perfect. The world stands in awe of your abilities!

  • @johncelletti3108
    @johncelletti3108 7 років тому +6

    I like my toro pro line 32" with the Kawi engine. I'm going on 15 years with this ol' gal and I keep her tight and right and she never disappoints. It's never a good idea to cut more than 1/3 of the total grass height not a slide rule calculation . Experience is the guide

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому

      +john celletti Good luck with the Pro Line. Hope she keeps kicking ass for ya!

    • @joescheller6680
      @joescheller6680 6 років тому +3

      so how do you mow a third of three ft, with a tops of 4to 5 inch height adjudtment

  • @Krostheproto
    @Krostheproto 6 років тому +3

    Never thought Id find videos on lawn work entertaining XD hate doing it myself though.

    • @therandomduder8610
      @therandomduder8610 6 років тому

      billyds132 Getting paid for it makes a difference lol but I actually like getting yards cut down to size

  • @elizabethdunkelbarger8581
    @elizabethdunkelbarger8581 3 роки тому +1

    Dan, I just watched a video from another guy who makes me appreciate you and some others soooooo much. You've been very professional and helpful to me in how to maintain and use my yard care equipment. Thank you again. Please, keep posting.

  • @linda-lee73
    @linda-lee73 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this... I've never used the lawn mower except one of those little push ones like back in the 1800s!! And as I'm getting older it's a little bit harder to do, but I may not be able to afford to pay people to do my lawn much longer so I appreciate your information very much I learned so much to make it easier and more efficiently... My great thanks to you Sir

  • @Zoetropeification
    @Zoetropeification 5 років тому +3

    For some reason my yard gets tall like this a few times over the course of the season. 2:25 Instead of bagging right away I will side discharge with a high deck on the first pass. Then make a second pass with the bagger unit on and with a lower deck. It's amazing how quickly the cut grass dries between passes which leads to a dramatically lower volume of bagged clippings.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому

      Excellent point!

  • @cameronm6116
    @cameronm6116 6 років тому +6

    It sometimes helps and will make your lawn greener and healthier if you leave the lawn clippings on the grass without bagging. It gives nutrients and will decompose. Except for that great video sir!

    • @tricksters9417
      @tricksters9417 11 місяців тому

      Won't there be big clumps of grass everyday and it'll look ugly

    • @alisatimic8254
      @alisatimic8254 2 місяці тому

      ​@@tricksters9417 That is why you mulch (mulching doesnt mean leaving grass on lawn, it means blending it to very small pieces so it decompose rapidly and not form thatch or straw that ruin lawns)

  • @sethbosworth
    @sethbosworth 6 років тому

    Rocky looks like he has some Rhodesian Ridgeback in him. Thanks for the video, going out to mow after spending a month trying to repair my mower and finally giving up.
    I guess I'll know how good this new mower is after mowing my 2' tall yard!

  • @erikgutierrez6806
    @erikgutierrez6806 5 років тому +2

    This man sticking his hand in on a running mower, love this video already.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому +1

      It's rear wheel drive so there is a lot of space before ya get close to the blade.

  • @bradburke1292
    @bradburke1292 5 років тому +13

    Legend has it he still mowing today...

  • @dfields9511
    @dfields9511 5 років тому +3

    What I do is is raise the front wheels one level higher than the back.
    First side discharge in to center of yard
    Then put bag on to cut the already cut clippings . I also may bungee tie the side discharge flap open if it is too much to side discharge.

  • @ov50music56
    @ov50music56 5 років тому

    Thanks for sharing..I'm a first timer on using it.. an watching this video I'm very confident that I'm gonna make an awesome job.. again. Thank you sir!

  • @KeepItTiny
    @KeepItTiny 3 роки тому

    This is helpful advice - i recently purchased 2 acres of land and got it in an absolutely wild condition.

  • @idonthavespaces3747
    @idonthavespaces3747 7 років тому +13

    I wish I saw this video a couple hours ago when I needed this but thank you for the video this will help me a lot next time :) great video

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +4

      +ConcernedMotherOfThree Awww well there will be plenty of more tall grass adventures for you as the summer rolls along.

    • @chrisrod7915
      @chrisrod7915 7 років тому +1

      Only bag when the grass is very tall like that?

    • @jonahgreene9700
      @jonahgreene9700 6 років тому

      Chris Rod bag all the time

  • @FerreX
    @FerreX 5 років тому +4

    “If you don’t have a side discharge, or a bag attachment...you’re screwed” haha nice work Dan. A single line in your video got me to subscribe 😂

    • @Mike-zy8in
      @Mike-zy8in 2 роки тому

      Utube: are you a good person by Living Waters, im not trolling

  • @Mike-zc4wx
    @Mike-zc4wx Рік тому +1

    The perfect message I needed to hear brother. I’ve got 2 huge strong boxers that are good with everyone and any dog . Your message that I screwed up and forget about excuses just man up and fix it !

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  Рік тому

      That’s exactly right, Mike! It works every time

  • @ausfoodgarden
    @ausfoodgarden 4 роки тому +1

    This is only the second of your vids I've watched and love the great no bull way you show people ways to make it work.
    Already subscribed and as I do some garden maintenance I 100% agree - Bag it!

  • @mddale
    @mddale 4 роки тому +6

    When grass is tall and/or wet, you must walk slower and overlap a bit more. I have the Honda HRX mower and use the wheel height dogs (plastic deck protrusions) as the path alignment guides. The dog aligns with the previous track's wheel track. You need to lift the grass pressed down by the wheels!

  • @jimmerriman6920
    @jimmerriman6920 7 років тому +29

    Dan Great video, I would only comment that reaching into the mower, through the bagger area, is a very bad thing to show on-line. You obviously know how to do it correctly, but I think your instruction video would be better made turning the mower off before every bag removal, either to empty the bag or clean the mover. There are many people out there that don't have a clue with regard to safety. Even if your mower has a protection flap, many other mowers, especially older mowers may not. God forbid, someone watches this video and replicates what you are doing with an older mower and gets hurt! Otherwise, great video! I like your videos using zero turn mowers. As a home owner, who just bought one, and searched on-line for how to / best practices, I like them. I especial liked the video with the doubled blades, crossed in an X to double mow it.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +7

      +Jim Merriman iThanks Jim. I appreciate your comment but sometimes ya just got to let those who can't figure things out on their own learn for themselves. I mean seriously. I would rather they weed themselves out on their own before they kill someone else

    • @jimmerriman6920
      @jimmerriman6920 7 років тому +5

      Kind of, "Let God sort them out!" lol

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +4

      Ya kind of.

    • @otherstuffbybob
      @otherstuffbybob 7 років тому +4

      But you're the one reaching in the bagging chute with a running mower....my Uncle is missing a thumb from a lawn mower.....don't be like my Uncle, geeeeeZze

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +6

      otherstuffbybob Nowhere near the blade. Maybe the camera angle makes it look like I am going balls deep into the opening but I assure you, I ain't

  • @wordwidealf
    @wordwidealf 7 років тому

    If the grass had been just a little taller it would have stopped - had that problem a few weeks back. Loved the side discharge comment "your screwed".Keep up the good work.

  • @mickpower7414
    @mickpower7414 2 роки тому +1

    Great tips, clear and precise.👌 Top bloke. Couple of handsome looking Pooches too👍😄

  • @troyaldridge4895
    @troyaldridge4895 7 років тому +37

    you should shut off the mower before fucking with it when your emptying it or uncloggin it

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +8

      There is the disclaimer... thank you

    • @jpkoski
      @jpkoski 7 років тому +2

      Fucking right. Made me wince everytime.

    • @chasegray4535
      @chasegray4535 7 років тому +2

      troy aldridge its coming since

    • @charliee7142
      @charliee7142 7 років тому

      no shit, Holmes !!!!!!

    • @nankervisj
      @nankervisj 6 років тому +4

      troy aldridge thats why I have a honda because it has the blade brake so when i need to empty the catcher or stop to pick up something it kills the blades but keeps the motor running

  • @texasbackyardshed
    @texasbackyardshed 7 років тому +3

    Great Tips! I've never thought about the visitor who may pick apart your work. Hey Dan....ya think you could tell the story about hour your back patio cover burned up? I know you've mentioned it, but I'd love to hear the story haha!

  • @mowingtrimmingedging214
    @mowingtrimmingedging214 4 роки тому

    Your Channel is one of a kind: entertaining, educational, practical, & various moments of humor. You’re An Original 🤜🤛

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much Daniel

  • @bonkbonk3802
    @bonkbonk3802 3 роки тому

    thx, this really helped a lot. I'm trying to make money for future products that I'll need like college and a car. I had to cut 4-5ft grass today and it was hell until I found this. tysm

  • @quezgang
    @quezgang 5 років тому +55

    Let that man cut his grass how he want to damn

  • @ethanmendez8401
    @ethanmendez8401 7 років тому +8

    that's exactly what my dog does when I mow

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +3

      +outdoor adventures He does that to my vacuum too!

  • @ShaggyDogg0128
    @ShaggyDogg0128 5 років тому

    My grass was like that because I didn’t buy a mower. But I’ve been every 5 days slowly cutting it down and bagging it. The person that owned my house before would let it go and when they cut the grass it left clippings everywhere. The clown even had the mulching side towards the house so wet tall grass flew all over my house. Rookie if you asked me. But I’m thankful for you’re tips because it’s helped a lot. Getting my edge back to my grass being healthier.

  • @tallulahtwosocks6214
    @tallulahtwosocks6214 5 років тому

    I just found you and am so glad. I live in the Keys so I have no lawn but crazy amounts of weed grasses and small trees growing since after Hurricane Irma. I think your vid will help tremendously with the mower bag instruction. I bought a new mower to try and take care of it instead of pulling every damn weed. We don’t have soil or a possibility to worry about kids or dogs bringing shit into the house, we don’t have that luxury. :-) I am that idiot! LOL

  • @Ray_Sellner
    @Ray_Sellner 7 років тому +5

    Since you showed us 30 minutes of cutting the crab grass, you get a sub. Oh, when was the last time you got bit shutting the mower off? ;-)

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +2

      +oned4metwo Thank You! I have a zip tie wrapped around the spark plug boot so I actually pull it off the plug by the "tail" of the zip tie and never touch the plug wire or boot

    • @noahbrooks8405
      @noahbrooks8405 6 років тому

      Ace GP He means shocked

  • @MarkJacksonGaming
    @MarkJacksonGaming 4 роки тому +17

    -- Yeah, I've seen a lot worse in my own lawn. Having been a groundskeeper at a Country Club for 6 years when I was young, I know a thing or two. Let me start with some equipment tips:
    1) Notice the 'personal pace' style drive system on Dan's mower. NEVER buy a mower with that system. It's bad on your wrists, flimsy and hard to control on grades up or down.
    3) Avoid front wheel drive systems at all costs. They're more complicated, and when you RAISE the front of the mower up to turn it, you lose all drive power to the system. Rear wheel, or all wheel drive only.
    2) Make sure your blade is properly sharpened and balanced. This is as easy as using a drill, bench grinder, or rotary grinder. Sharpen your blade (plenty of UA-cam videos out there) and make sure it's balanced. This is as easy as hanging the main bolt hole on the center of the blade on a nail sticking out of a wall. If it droops to one side, it's not balanced. Note: There are much better ways.
    On to cutting long wet grass.
    1) DO NOT START BY BAGGING. The grass is long, wet, and will gum up in the bag. This is important because the bag requires vacuum force to catch the grass, that means the bag needs to breathe. Your CFM is crippled by wet grass in the bag.
    2) Do not raise the deck above normal cut height (Unless the grass is obscenely long) This will give you less of a polished product in the end, but we'll get to that in a minute.
    3) Start by shooting the grass (side discharge). Start from the center and work your way out. You will keep cutting the grass you've already cut. This is important for 3 reasons: It 'shakes' a lot of the dew/water from the cut grass, making it easier on the bag for later, and also acts like mulching as you continually cutting already cut grass. Finally starting from the inside, you have better control of where those clippings are going - important for later.
    4) As I said, don't raise the deck. If it's that long, take half swaths as you mow. Keeping the deck at the same height is important for cut quality in the next step.
    5) Walk away from the lawn, when you're done with it, take a break. Literally. Why, it's going to give that moisture a little time to evaporate.
    6) Now throw the bag on. If you started from the inside, then you've controlled the clippings, moving them to the outside. Do your perimeters around the boarders of the lawn, might take a couple times, as most of the grass is here. Remember to shake the back of the bag - it's still going to be wet. Note: Not raising the deck, has given you a better chance for a uniform cut on your second, bag cut.
    7) If you mowed your first cut for example, east to west, mow your second cut, north to south.
    Your done. You want to hose out the bag, and the mower deck, and leave the bag in the sun. When it's dry, shake out all the dust so the bag can breathe again. There's a lot more, but that's a good procedure to get long wet grass with a cheap mower.

    • @mlyniecm
      @mlyniecm 4 роки тому +2

      Always wondered why people comment long how to’s on a how to video....

    • @MarkJacksonGaming
      @MarkJacksonGaming 4 роки тому +3

      @@mlyniecm -- Always wondered why people would rather be dicks than learn something, if someone took time out to share it.

    • @myopicthunder
      @myopicthunder 4 роки тому +1

      Good advice this is what i do also, i love cutting tall grass it leaves a nice striping that i dont usually get since i dont use a roller.

    • @mlyniecm
      @mlyniecm 4 роки тому +1

      Mark Jackson you didn’t teach much that is applicable outside of your club. As a 22 year old who has worked at clubs for 6 years

    • @MarkJacksonGaming
      @MarkJacksonGaming 4 роки тому +1

      @@mlyniecm -- Ok. You kicked the ball into the field. I'll pick it up. What was wrong with my advice? Besides that you're wrong, I was talking completely outside of club equipment.
      Are you just going to spew nonsense, or are you going to give some opinions ... other than trolling?
      Why not prove me wrong. Starting with why it's bad to share ideas.
      22 years old. Have about double the lawn care experience you do.

  • @jcr65566
    @jcr65566 5 років тому +2

    Looking at this from you angle I now realise that when I was cutting long grass with my push mower I would always set my lawn mower at a higher deck height And the reason my MTD lawn tractor was only flattening the grass and not cutting the grass was that I was setting the deck height of my lawn tractor on 2. I since found that on the higher deck setting on long grass it cuts better So from now on Ill set the deck to 5.

  • @MsNcM1218
    @MsNcM1218 5 років тому

    Oh my gosh, that thunder & lightning! YIKES! Yeah Dan, glad you didn't get ZAPPED! LOL! Thank you for the advice there! I didn't know that it's better to mow the lawn in layers when it's overgrown.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому +1

      Makes it easier

  • @Ken-dv9uf
    @Ken-dv9uf 7 років тому +7

    And that's why I mow each week!

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +3

      +Ken I hear ya!! Lol

  • @jakeE46.325i
    @jakeE46.325i 7 років тому +54

    i think you are meant to turn the engine off when taking the bag on and off lol

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +4

      +J Fendtman01 Nah.... there is a lot of space back there since it is rear wheel drive.

    • @evildiesel1709
      @evildiesel1709 5 років тому +6

      only if you live in the nanny state

    • @quezgang
      @quezgang 4 роки тому +1

      U don't have to tuning off if u don't want to

    • @dustinmeyer9868
      @dustinmeyer9868 3 роки тому +3

      If the blade has a drive it will not be engaged when it is off. The engine off principle came from before mowers had the ability to stop the blade while the engine runs

    • @jakeE46.325i
      @jakeE46.325i 3 роки тому

      @@dustinmeyer9868 oh ok

  • @techevar
    @techevar 7 років тому +2

    Dan thanks for your videos buddy! I really appreciate the information you share with us.

  • @benjaminbergeron8792
    @benjaminbergeron8792 6 років тому

    I use a toro garden tractor. It works REALLY WELL when the grass is long from a lot of rain. I ALSO use a push mower for doing all of the trimming that I can't get to with the garden tractor.

  • @alejandrojaime6985
    @alejandrojaime6985 7 років тому +53

    Give this man a like on the video for his hard work

  • @marksreviewsandrants8554
    @marksreviewsandrants8554 7 років тому +3

    I just cut my grass today and I was dripping sweat.It has rained a lot here there is a chance all week.

  • @DavyDave1313
    @DavyDave1313 4 роки тому +1

    6:55 I always wondered how the bag doesnt get full and theres big globs of grass left behind. This and the tip to start on highest height and then lower are great help thank you

  • @donovanhollinger3682
    @donovanhollinger3682 Рік тому

    Thanks u so much Dan I just did this method to not only my mother's yard but also my own thank u

  • @bullmoose6739
    @bullmoose6739 5 років тому +6

    I like how your mower has idle, but you are lucky you didn't lose a finger.

    • @ezariahbadger3552
      @ezariahbadger3552 5 років тому

      Mini join

    • @jacobarmstrong2343
      @jacobarmstrong2343 5 років тому

      If your talking about when he reached in the grass shoot you really have to go deep he only shook the grass that was stuck and let it push itself out. But I agree I’d rather not risk it I use a board to push it out rather lose a board than a finger

  • @TS-ir8xt
    @TS-ir8xt 7 років тому +3

    WHAT!!!!!!! CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!!!!.. hahahah.. love your videos

  • @kurruptgtrspoolboii4543
    @kurruptgtrspoolboii4543 7 років тому

    I cut with a exmark 52" stand-on some of my most picky clients love to have the fertilizer tech come twice a week and they love to over saturate their lawns with their sprinklers so I have to bag it the first time and cut it again after. I'm always looking for ways to better my cut I'll be subscribing and keeping up with your work.

  • @techwiznews249
    @techwiznews249 6 років тому

    i love your dog rocky! i have two Pitts myself! one being 14 amd still kicking and the other is 11! pitts are so sweet and underrated. people thing they are mean but there actually so kind and sweet dogs.

  • @Kwiq350
    @Kwiq350 6 років тому +47

    to broke to affoard a lawn mower gonna use scissors instead

  • @92redferrari
    @92redferrari 5 років тому

    Just going to do the mother in laws tall grass. Will do in stages as you've showed. Bag on for me. Never mulched before. We're in Scotland cheers

  • @TechFeedMe
    @TechFeedMe 6 років тому +2

    great video, gonna mow my 10 inch wet, thick lawn with bagger like you said in steps, worst thing about it is my cheap store brand 16" push mower, also have to bag the clippings i left over since last mow. Lord give me strength

  • @TheRealWalkingJourney
    @TheRealWalkingJourney 5 років тому +5

    With my riding lawnmower piece of cake and have it done in 2 minutes

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому +1

      Oh yeah? Well I’d have it done in a minute and 45 seconds, loser LOL

    • @SurvivingWithRasta
      @SurvivingWithRasta 5 років тому

      No shit dumb ass it's a push lawnmower fucks sake this is a push mower instructional video

    • @tactileslut
      @tactileslut 5 років тому

      My housemate stalls the riding mower this way.

  • @purlplens
    @purlplens 6 років тому +3

    I wish I saw this before I endured the struggle.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  6 років тому +4

      +purlplens Oh heck! Well, next time ya got to dive into some thick tall grass, ya got me in your memory bank!!

  • @arizonaskies6607
    @arizonaskies6607 4 роки тому +1

    @33:50 "That's it! We're done! The lawn gods have spoken. Oooh, I don't play with lightning!" Smart guy & funny too! lol

  • @kenlong5033
    @kenlong5033 2 роки тому

    It was good watching some of your old footage Dan. This was a good one with funny highlights.

  • @RedneckNFilipina
    @RedneckNFilipina 4 роки тому +6

    I think it looks good cut at that height

  • @TylerDWard
    @TylerDWard 7 років тому +7

    it looks better at the highest setting, keep it there, only mow once

  • @acereport8939
    @acereport8939 5 років тому +2

    My backyard got out of control when I was away from home for awhile, it was even taller than this video but I was able to get it back to rights without using a bag or a side discharge and the mower didn’t stall. I’ve got an Ego battery operated push mower. On it’s highest setting I’ve found that it’s even higher than most gasoline mowers. I cut it on the highest setting, then, waited about a day or two for freshly cut tips and cuttings to dry out in the sun. After they dried out, it was just about as tall as normal. I lowered the cut to my normal setting and it was finished. Best thing was that afterwards it looked great! Maybe the roots got more established from growing really tall? I’m not sure but the Ego mower actually mowed it down. I was seriously thinking that I would have to hire someone as it was WAY higher than normal.

  • @JackBristow12345
    @JackBristow12345 5 років тому +1

    Nice job sir! Your dog grabbing the mower was entertainment. Haha

  • @MrHogan23
    @MrHogan23 7 років тому +17

    put some milorganite down. green that shit up

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +3

      Will do, boss man!

  • @jacobb791
    @jacobb791 7 років тому +23

    If you don't have a bag or a side discharge then your screwed

    • @jacobb791
      @jacobb791 7 років тому +2

      Lolol

    • @slum3947
      @slum3947 5 років тому

      That rear discharge saves the day for me like everyday lol

  • @trippyslycooper2042
    @trippyslycooper2042 7 років тому

    well said dan, only time i had the grass that tall was when it was raining for 2 weeks straight and/or i got no money for gas, but i do cut it in layers as well, cutting it that tall and where u want it is too much grass the mower can handle

  • @sidneyeaston6927
    @sidneyeaston6927 4 роки тому +1

    Good Video I enjoyed the tour of the junk yard nice to see you trying to work round the scrap.Wish I could have a yard like that but the wicked witch of the kitchen forbids it.

  • @mr.cslawncare1347
    @mr.cslawncare1347 6 років тому +3

    Ever used a Husqvarna mower?

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  6 років тому

      +Randy Cummings Never used one but I have checked them out. Seemed very big and clunky to me

    • @so0pak5v9n
      @so0pak5v9n 6 років тому

      I've used the same Husqvarna 21" for about 3 years now almost daily for medium sized hard-to-reach areas like slopes or in front of office areas to keep down on the track marks of my larger machines. Has a blade cut off lever but keeps the mower running which it seems like he needs. Very little maintenance, durable, and the four wheel drive is a must have

    • @joescheller6680
      @joescheller6680 6 років тому

      junk

  • @quickcalsgarage4782
    @quickcalsgarage4782 6 років тому +3

    Man I always love your videos. But with all due respect, I gotta bust on ya for showing putting your hand in there when the mower is running. What if some kid does that.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  6 років тому +4

      Then their parents should get their ass kicked for not teaching their own damn kid right from wrong.

    • @thawiseninja1559
      @thawiseninja1559 4 роки тому

      Then the kid would've learned a valuable lesson ✋👈

  • @vernonball4581
    @vernonball4581 7 років тому

    Good job my friend. For you folks that don't like the dogs because of what kind they are. The dogs learn from their owner's they do what they were train to do.

  • @jrenterpriselawncare2944
    @jrenterpriselawncare2944 7 років тому

    Good video Dan I mow high grass I give them 1 cut and tell them if you want I can come back in a week to cut it a little lower. I had 1 client a long time ago ask me to cut her house all she can afford is 30 bucks, I told I can do what I can for 1 hour for 30 bucks I mow around the whole house it looked ok. it was a square around the house the client was happy :-) The grass was taller the her house never seen anything like that at the time its all good Dan keep up those great videos :-)

  • @killahjeep
    @killahjeep 7 років тому +3

    why cut so low? you are killing the grass cutting it so low when its that tall. you need to progressively cut it shorter, or youre going to wind up with a brown lawn. general rule of thumb is to not cut any more than 1/3 of the growth. with the cut height for most grass being 2.75" -3.25 depending on preference.

    • @therandomduder8610
      @therandomduder8610 6 років тому +1

      killahjeep I think after bagging a tall yard it's good to do a second pass on the normal setting without a bag

    • @freethinker3161
      @freethinker3161 6 років тому

      This is the dumbest instructional vid on straight fucking up your lawn I've ever scene.

  • @MRGOODHOOD
    @MRGOODHOOD 7 років тому +7

    NEXT TIME BUY A HONDA MOWER ...TRUST ME !!!

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +1

      +joe momma I do trust you Joe!!!

  • @abuelb
    @abuelb 6 років тому

    Mulching this grass at highest setting is perfectly fine and less stress on the grass and mower and not to mention greener and cleaner.

  • @larryfeeks6620
    @larryfeeks6620 2 роки тому

    Good advice on watching the top of the grass catcher. I wouldn't have thought of that.

  • @frenchcanadianbastard9998
    @frenchcanadianbastard9998 6 років тому +5

    5:57 thats exactly how you lose your fingers

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  6 років тому +5

      +French Canadian Bastard Ya maybe if I reached in about 9 more inches. C’mon Frenchy... 46 years old and still got 8 fingers, 2 thumbs, 10 toes, 2 eyes and a bad attitude. I think I got this

  • @charlienorton2337
    @charlienorton2337 7 років тому +13

    Funny how the lawn service guy has a bad lawn... - I'm not hating, just joking 🙃

    • @Natschke_Family_Adventures
      @Natschke_Family_Adventures 7 років тому +3

      It's obviously a pet area. Not going to be nice.

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +15

      +Deenø_ MC Lol the shoemaker's kids are always barefoot!

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +6

      +BUCK MASTERSON 6363 Ya man, I don't care at all about my yard. I rarely go back there

    • @charlienorton2337
      @charlienorton2337 7 років тому +7

      Dan's Vlog and the carpenter has the worst house!

    • @charlienorton2337
      @charlienorton2337 7 років тому +2

      Dan's Vlog nice video tho

  • @laurentampa2054
    @laurentampa2054 5 років тому

    That dog was too funny! Lol! :) Helpful video! Thank you!

  • @tripleDlawncare
    @tripleDlawncare 4 роки тому

    thanks for the Tall Grass advice. The yard turn out beautiful

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  4 роки тому

      Sweet! This is just one example of chopping it down.

  • @Seren1624
    @Seren1624 7 років тому +46

    love love love pitt bulls...I have two and they are awesome....

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  7 років тому +3

      +seren1624 They are amazing pers

    • @Seren1624
      @Seren1624 7 років тому +1

      Cool Asice- may I ask why you feel this way?

    • @Natschke_Family_Adventures
      @Natschke_Family_Adventures 7 років тому +2

      You are not only illiterate, but an idiot.

    • @michaelmann8018
      @michaelmann8018 7 років тому +11

      absolutely wrong, your an idiot for saying that, bad owner's cause there bad reputation, they are great dogs, I have had 4 and have been some of the best dogs and pets to us. Express your opinion somewhere else.

    • @charlienorton2337
      @charlienorton2337 7 років тому

      BUCK MASTERSON 6363 why go and criticise everybody.. geez

  • @linandy1
    @linandy1 5 років тому +4

    are you joking? my back yard has grown to at least 3 feet tall ! how am i going to mow it with my push mower?

    • @DansVlog
      @DansVlog  5 років тому +2

      Little by little

  • @OnionRingsGaming
    @OnionRingsGaming 7 років тому +2

    I have a regular old 150$ mower with a side discharge and it takes multiple passes but it works. The annoying part is cleaning up all the debris afterward.

  • @phillyg2519
    @phillyg2519 7 років тому

    you could mulch it for the entire lawn and this would be more than enough to bring it back to a solid green. I got the feeling that you already knew this and was giving us a lesion on this. Smart dude, Your assume !!! Thanks. I subscribed, beautiful backyard location. Love storms and rain Lawn Gods!!!