Checkmate Striping Kit - Installation / First Use
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Installing the Checkmate Striping Kit wasn't too hard. It's a very solid striping kit, the construction of it is very hardcore. The lawn stripes it made were awesome as well.
They do make a striping kit for ride on lawn mowers and a striping kit for push mowers.
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Happy Grass Father Day!
When your young family all become teenagers, Kentucky Blue will still look up to you!
Wayne Essar hahahaa
Wow, great stripes, very impressed.
Grass Daddy I have been using a 39" checkmate on my John Deere for about 10 years. I love it. I'm able to cut all kinds of striping patterns
+MA/NH Beachscanner yeah its pretty awesome!
Once again nice work. Looking forward to a future shootout with all of the stripers you tested!
adawg1203 thanks!!
Rocking the Milorganite shirt while striping the lawn on Fathers Day. I like it!
+mmacejko929 yuuup
Thanks for the feedback! I'm pretty impressed with those stripes too! I feel reassured in the build quality from multiple reviews , including yours. I may have to take the plunge and get one.
I just ordered the checkmate, Thanks for the video
You're gonna love it! It's built like a tank
I have one for my toro super recycler. Then bought new timemaster and did not wanna pay $175 for new checkmate. So cut a new piece of double unistrut and attached brackets and wheels to unistrut. Works great.
The problem I have with this is that it will stress the plastic deck over years of use. Worse yet, drilling holes in the deck voids the lifetime warranty. I really want to love this system, but it’s going to come back to haunt you someday. Those deck holes are going to fracture.
I love my checkmate stripper. I only wish I made it. Those are only boat wheels that are made for boat trailers, you can easily make it for fraction of the cost. I actually have a 15 pound dumbbell on mine to weigh it down, it's a little too heavy for my mower but it works awesome.
Yeah I was looking into it but those boat wheels are actually pricey. Unless you have a trailer sitting around you can borrow them from. So I figured if I was going to spend that much I'll try the kit out and see what the hoopla is all about!
Yeah I think it's best system out there for striping. Also I found the boat wheels on a google search for around 4 bucks a wheel! And there was a guy selling them dirt cheap on graigslist, but of course that's near me.
My neighbors are going to be so mad at me lol. Just having fun,
This
Type of stripper doesnt pit down the best stripes imo. The toro trailer style really does a nice job 1 solid roller similar to a
Cookie dough roller
I have had the checkmate on my hrx for 2 years now. My only complaint is that it's a PITA to take off if your grass is too high or when summer stress starts to set in. My dad has the toro on his hrx and it's much easier to take off or put back on. I think the checkmate stripes nicer, though.
+Drew Lukac yeah that seems to be the only con but I haven't used it much yet
Wayne Severson that's what I do as well. It becomes a problem with bagging.
Very nice stripes.
Dels Lawn Care yessir!
Looking forward to the comparison
Interesting!!! I'm getting one super soon for my lawn. At the moment I'm thinking the Toro but still doing my last bit of homework.
+Christopher Pontine yeah there are pros and cons to them both. Honestly I think youd be happy with either. My personal preference is the checkmate, backing up you dont jack knife and its made of solid steel no plastic
Did you get it?
TyRu I sure did! It works really well and really makes your yard stand out. Just now taller so it can bend good.
Fix that lawn!! I'd hide my face if that was my yard!! LOL
that explains the lack of thumbnail =P
I was thinking the same thing
Wow why so mean. The point was to preview the stripping kit.... man hahah
Awesome!!
Which one do you think does a better striping job? Checkmate or Toro? I'd love to see a side by side of both stripes. Like do half of the side yard with one and other half with the other. Just a thought :) Keep up the great vids!
Nice stripes seemed to be a easy install as well and you had a big helper I seen LOL great video man
For mowers with self propelled rear wheels with a transmission, seems like the additional load from the striping wheels could be damaging to the trans. You had no catcher bag attached, will one clear the striper assembly?
Hopefully he will answer and is my concern as well .
If your using this on the newer model time master, do not drill the 3/8” hole. Not sure of his model, but mine is a 2019 and the hole was the correct size
We're can't I purchase the rolling kit for the Honda lawnmower
How do you truly feel about the weight of this kit? I bought it for my HRX last mowing season and found it very cumbersome.
With the HRX being RWD and this roller adding so much mass to the backend I had issues with the front popping up a bit and causing an uneven cut or missed grass blades. Then maneuvering it, straightaways were fine, but hills, turns or uneven terrain weren't fun. Wound up removing after 2 months of usage.
The HRX is known to do that. The checkmate kit shouldn't add to the unbalanced weight but the toro one would.
Hmmmm...I wonder, if that would work on a Bermuda grass lawn???
Did you use a 5/16 bit open up that hole ??
You need to go double fat stripes. Your overlap is to close..
I do it the Hane way...2 fat the same way, then one skinny. A little repetitious...but looks tight 👍🏼
Brian Sierzega that's right.. I used a toro kit on my old yard.. looked awesome. Double fat is the way to go
James Prowalny Heck ya!
I've been out of town all weekend...wish it wasn't night time. Watching mowing vids at 1am has got me in the mood to mow ... lol 😂
Brian Sierzega I know the feeling. Have 2 acres now the wife swears I cut it every day but more like every 3. Lol.
Brian Sierzega the ego has headlights....
Your yard needs to be leveled a bit also rolled and / flattened out.
Thumbs up for the dog. Oh yea, double the width of the stripes, it will look better. IMO
yeah I'm gonna play with different styles
There is no doubt it looks very solid made. I just don't think I can get the wife on board with me spending $400-$500 for a lawn stripper. I have a 54""riding tractor, so it would be expensive. Great looking lawn! JohnG
If you can find used boat rollers you can DIY. All the parts are available at home depot. The kit is just pre assembled and cheaper because the boat rollers are so expensive if you buy them.
@@GrassDaddy Thank you, I may look into that. I appreciate the reply. JohnG
I wish my Ego mower had a spot for a striping kit but it really doesn't. Tried the toro one for a bit but it couldn't be attached as it could with a regular mower. I ended up using twist ties which ended up breaking after a while. Another thing is that I have a lot of landscaping so I there are a lot of tight corners which make it hard to use a striping it.
Rob J interesting I'll see if I can find a solution
Happy Father's Day Grass Daddy!
I always wanted to go with the Checkmate after getting the Toro. The lines look much cleaner and straighter. Looking forward to your comparison video.
Where did you buy the Checkmate at?
+Lawn Dad first result in google I think lol not as many places to buy from so price is pretty consistent
Cool thanks.
Grass daddy, What inch do you mow your lawn in the summertime? You know you can convert your backpack sprayer with a Lesco sprayer.
Great video! I'm very close to purchasing the checkmate for my John Deere x380, I'm just trying to justify the price of the kit, $350.... I really want one bad though! lol
+Chad Walker yeah its tough cuz the boat rollers are expensive otherwise you could diy it cheaper. If you have old boat rollers though it would be easy to make your own..
Good review 👍🏼🇺🇸
Thanks!
What's your HOC?
I fixed one to my HRX. Seems to effect the smart drive on it. has to be always set high and readjusted. You have any problems with yours?
Just received checkmate today. Trying to install on HRX 217VYA. Having trouble taking off right wheel. Left wheel came off easily. Is there a trick to getting right wheel off?
You earned a sub off this vid since I have a Honda mower and was considering this. Also love the Prodiamine video and the Milorganite video.
Awesome! The checkmate kit is super well built you'll love it
Grass Daddy would love to see this or some more common man's mowers like this. I have an old HRR with the blade clutch and manual choke so I don't have the auto choke issues like some of the HRX mowers. Having a blade clutch is nice for stopping without having to start and stop the mower so much which can be hard on the engine. I think I'm going to work on getting a Chaplin sprayer and post emergents from domyown.com but this fall I'll pickup the HRR Checkmate roller kit.
Grass Daddy also throwing down Milo, just setting 11 though because I hear you need to be a yard pro to go to 16 ;)
Does it get in the way of the bag?
Great info
This kit look really nice,I got the junk toro kit that I had to fix ,cause it broke in 3 months. Plus I paid more for the toro kit.. I'll be looking into getting rid of the toro kit, and getting the checkmate kit. I really do love toro but sorry their striping kit is not worth 104.00. On the checkmate kit how is the turning ? Thanks for the video ..
+Ryan Kobold yeah its very solid all metal (except for the wheels)
Can you use these on any mower
Yeah dude! What height (what notch) did you mow at?
sweet thank you
How height of ur grass in order to achieve the strip?
Good stuff
Can you stripe with the checkmate and bag lawn clippings at the same time??
Yes.
Grass daddy , I'm interested in this stripper do you use it all the time ? Do the Toro one do a better job ?
+Grassology4610 I use it all the time. I prefer it over the Toro but in testing they basically performed the same. To me the checkmate is high quality no plastic, Toro has lots of plastic - it broke before my first use - and it jacknifes when backing up.
my goodness the green difference between you and your neighbor lol I bet he hates u lol cuz of ur lawn looking better than his. Love the video
nah he's old school and likes the short look. the only thing he said to me was that he's glad I'm taking care of the lawn because the people before me didn't so their weeds would come to his lawn so he gave up trying lol
Grass Daddy is that’s what makes the color difference ? The length? I lean more towards old school grass too I think. Short and very manicured. But I think I would rather have it greener 😀
Where did you purchase and will the checkmate fit on a craftsman pushing mower? Good videos 👍🏼👍🏼
I would contact them (bigleaguelawns.com) and ask which version to get. The way they are made you could probably find a way to attach any of them, but there might be a kit that is easier.
Grass Daddy thank you
How much does it weigh?
Grass daddy, what do you do for work? I work as an Anesthesia Technician in the operating room.
+Grassology4610 I do the coding for RocketResponder.com ;)
Grass daddy, can I put milo down with my grass be in 3 1/2 inches?
You can put it down anytime ;-)
how many stripping kits do you need?? good video and work
James-west oz garbo productions all of them!!
I have a complete off-topic question for you but I think I over fertilize my lawn just in the overlap and it burned is there anything I can do to help it recover
+Michael Baker just water it as much as possible
thank you very much the sprinklers running as we speak still makes you feel like an idiot though
+Michael Baker eh I glyphosated my whole lawn but misjudged the distance. I had dead / green stripes lol it happens
Awesome
Great stripes, does it come in various sizes to fit any mower ( I have a "20 mower?
Don Johnson yeah they have a bunch of sizes its just adding more wheels
Is it on Amazon as well as their website?
+Don Johnson I dont think Amazon carries it, the package instructions were a printout so I think its a small scale company
Do you have to have a Toro mower to install this. I have a craftsman 6.5 I took a look at it has a plastic flap in its place. Would I have to drill or is it time to buy a new mower and just get a toro??
They have models for almost every mower, send them an email with your mower model number ;)
@@GrassDaddy Thanks , appreciate it happy mowing.
Grass daddy, dies the checkmate reverse ok on the mower ?
+Grassology4610 yes, the brackets are stiff so when you backup no jack knifing and the rollers all roll at different speeds when you turn.
Does it interfere with bag use on the Honda?
Jason Grubb nope!
you should have reached out to them for sponsorship they would have sponsored you
I did, they did not. Before trying a new product I always ask if they'll send one to me - some companies do, others do not. I don't charge to make the videos but I'm able to try more things out if I don't have to pay for em.
witch is a better stripping kit the toro or the checkmate?
+Adam Fletcher video is coming tomorrow explaining that ;)
Grass daddy, when do you start t cut 2.5?
+Grassology4610 I already lowered down to 2.5, I do it one notch at a time
“Crazy, hardcore storing” is the equal to a grade 5 or 8 bolt?? 😂😂
Is this kit avaliable for different lawn mowers?
Emilio Nunez yeah the way its built you could probably get it on any mower. feels more like a diy kit hehe
Grass Daddy do you have video where it explains the best time to fetilize in summer?
But overall looks good
Thanks!
Grass Daddy which Honda mower is that?
The Honda HRX217 with the big league lawns striping kit!
Thanks. I was on big league's site and they listed the kit for a HRX217VKA mower, so I wanted to make sure this kit would fit my HYA mower. I spoke with them and was told it's for all HRX models. Their listing is a bit confusing. They should probably just list it for the HRX series and drop all the other numbers and letters. I ordered one today and found a 10% coupon, so that cut shipping cost by 50%.
Awesome! Yeah I was a bit confused as well when I ordered. It was one of those order and hope you picked the right one deals =P
I just built my own for under 200 and they wanted 385 for this one for my mower.
Yeah the creator of the company has a video out there where he originally creates the concept out of home depot parts. Unfortunately I couldn't find a cheap source for the rollers themselves, what did you use?
Grass Daddy I used some angle iron and 3 inch channel, some L brackets and the 3 inch boat rollers that they use
Not a good video to advertise Milo....your lawn isn't that great.
Ok