Testing A Lawn Mower Striping Kit To See If They REALLY Work (REVEALED!)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Today we're testing a lawn mower striping kit to see if they actually make a difference when mowing a lawn. Now you guys know our Exmark Lazer Z stripes lawns pretty incredibly without one, but so many of you swear by striping kits and I wanted to see what it looked like with one on the unit and on our lawn.
I will say this, the test from this property was a little inconclusive. However, after using it over the last week and a half by the time this video posted, I will say it really does look nice on our residential lawns with the Kentucky blue grass. Stay tuned for some fun future videos and impressions with the stripe kit and also check out the lawns on Instagram as we post some fun time-lapses there!
Do you guys use a striping kit on your units? What about on a push mower or even at home on your own property? I'm curious to hear your guys opinion on whether or not striping kits are worth the investment.
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Do you guys run striping kits on your units? Love to hear your thoughts!
I will say, after running ours all last week, I do feel like it makes the lawn stripes more distinct and have more contrast. Still trying to decide how I feel with it on.
No the x stripes just fine as is it just has to be decent grass im a young guy in ur airea doing this stuff btw 👍
I'd like to try striping but it would be a total waste for my biz here in Texas.
I run a striping kit on my 30-inch walk-behind Toro Timemaster. The striping kit on this time Master makes a huge difference due to the fact that the tires are quite narrow and do not bend the grass.
However on tractors and Zero Turns The Wide rear tires really help define each pass with a stripe. I Don't Run a striping kit on my tractor it already Stripes quite well.
Brian as far as the striping kit for your Exmark I can see maybe 5% difference in the contrast of the stripes at best,...minuscule to say the least.
Me and my bud run striping kits on both of our scab cheetahs, makes a great distinct path every time
You can tell when the kit starts from the drone footage really clearly noticed darker and lighter stripes
I don’t see much of a difference
If you run over the same lines 2-3 times, anyone is gonna get better looking stripes.
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Hey Brian I’m Trever from new edge lawn care I just wanted to say thank you so much for inspiring me to grow my business I’m 16 years old and so far this year I have bought a 2020 exmark radius, a stihl stick edger, stihl hedge trimmer and a stihl 271 chainsaw, 5/1/2 - 10 foot trailer and a truck I started this business with a $75 dollar push mower and have grown to this from the age of 10-16 now doing 16 lawns a week and getting landscaping jobs regularly thank you so much for the advice to help me grow my business I wish the best to all of you god bless.
You should start a UA-cam channel as well lol! Would love to see your equipment and how you mow
F7 Shift Thank you so much I will hopefully be starting one this winter
This -is- coming from a guy who put his lug nuts on backwards... LOL! Just kidding Brian! Nice vid!
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I run a Harrison Specialties striping roller on my Z-Trak. It definitely leaves a more pronounced stripes in the lawn, but it will depend on how you have it adjusted. If the roller is lightly rolling along the grass, you might not notice a big difference. Running the roller lower and "pushing" down the grass further will leave a better stripe, but also lead to more wear & tear on your machine as the roller/deck will be jostled around when hitting bumps in the lawn.
If I was mowing for money like I used to, I would not want to run a rigid roller like this as it makes for a bumpier ride and excess wear on your machine when going fast. If you raise the roller enough to avoid this issue, you probably won't see much difference in results as seen in the video here.
Just my two cents...
Nice video Brian
The kit you have use to be what exmark had, I am guessing they cheapened them up some. I have had one in place since 05 and its bouncing off rocks all the time. I do not still have a business but I do still have my 05 liquid cooled 60' and a Kubota ZD21. I am just at a point where I want a new mower so have been comparing the two in new versions.
Hey brian.can you do a segment on how you get grass out of your socks
The dark stripes seem a little darker with the stripping kit. The light ones about the same. Like you said probably notice more on nice turf grass. Weeds don't stripe very well.
Weeds don't stripe well... guess I'll save the time and NOT do this for my lawn. Lol.
Years ago we had a 36" Exmark TT and had a Big League Lawns kit on it and it was like night and day with the stripes. I think our Lazers leave a great finish without any kits. There's many factors that make stripes look better than others...Type of grass, angle of the sun (when your looking at them), height of cutting. I think one of the biggest things for a great looking lawn is straight lines.
For the straightest lines, keep focused upon your ending point, don't watch the mower.. Riding horses taught me that it's all the same. Focus and feel is key in most matters
Hard to tell on that field both look the same for the most part , slightly deeper with the roller but for the money I don’t think it’s worth it
I’ve heard they break sprinkler heads, but the guy who told me that had employees running his mowers so...
Definitely see the bolder stripes “with” the kit.. I noticed it immediately. Also outstanding camera shots brother!! Those different angles on the mower showing the kit in action was pretty sweet.. ( even the one under the deck till the screen got covered lol ). Keep up the great work @Brian.. love watching you all grow!! Stay blessed brother!!
I notice that is a pretty bumpy yard you have there. All those bumps are absorbed by your spine. You may not notice it while you're young, but later you'll feel it. I ride with a large cushion that covers the seat and the back rest. My back hasn't hurt since I started using it.
Take care of yourself.
Your property is looking better every time you mow. I could see a bit of a difference. We had a flap type kit on our first mower. It worked pretty good. I jacked up the back of the mower and took off the wheels when adjusting it. Much easier to get to the backside of the deck. Just a little tip for anyone else that might try to install one. Tight squeeze working in your trailer but you got it done.
Nice job on the different angles, I really enjoyed that. I did see the bolder difference. I would like to see some footage on some other properties, primarily residential if possible. Thanks for the content.
I run stripe kits. It what allows me to charge more per cut
Yo, I live right by this location lol!
Wow! Nice! I have been watching you channel throughout the spring and the summer and you have really helped me out a lot with several tips. Without the striping kit you do a really really great job! Thank you so much for sharing. It's my first season trying start and do lawn care and hopefully next year will be twice as good. May The Most High continue to bless you and your family!
Anything for views...
There will be a difference the next time you go to mow it the side you used the striping kit on will be more defined.
They look identical...
I have a harrison specialties stripe kit on my 60 lazer E series and on my older 2002 60 lazer. They definitely help lay bolder stripes. On some properties, after I cut once, I lower the deck and let the roller rest on the ground and then go over the lawn again (without the blades engaged). Just make sure to raise the deck when making sharp turns.. Doing that was a game changer for me. I wish I could post pictures.
Def striping kit. The stripes pop more
Just started watching this channel…. My two cents… Stripping is finding the right side of the blade of grass, and making them all the same (per strips) Try this. Drag gentle bristles floor broom (aka 36, 48” brooms) in front of the roller… broom will reorient the blade of grass before rolling. Mistake I have seen… too much weight on roller. Depending on speed of mower, weight adjusted for gentle broom combing of grass blades. The roller “I call it the polisher”. One last thing, if you put it behind your wheels… tire tracks disappear 🫥. For me it’s fun to “cut/designed/do a makeover” lawns. Have fun!
I've got the OEM Ferris striping kit on my Z3x. Meh, I'm indifferent about it. The Ferris stripes well to begin with. I think sharp blades and a clean deck help just as well
Difference looks comparable to a bagger. I'd be curious to see a stripping kit on a bagger
Floor jack/jack stands/remove rear wheels/install kit/reassemble/profit.
Shoulda bought a ferris ... That ride looks so uncomfortable ... LOL ... Nice Vid
I own a landscaping business in VA, I am just getting started. I run a striping kit on my John Deere, mine is a brush and I love it.
Curious what you charge for a lawn of that size? I’m still figuring out how to price. Thanks!
Seeing frustrated Brian makes me feel way better about all the times that I attempt to do something I do it wrong and then just get really pissed off.. Just nice to see we're really all in this together
Hahah we've all been there!
I have a John Deere z540r zero turn with the big league lawn striping kit, and I’m not pleased at all with the stripes. I live in the Midwest and have Kentucky Bluegrass which is supposed to be great for striping. I’ve cut at level between 3”-3.75” and it shows no difference. All I want is bold stripes, and can’t seem to get them.
I Wish you had done the Lawn in a few segments, in other words maybe do the the first 5 rows as you normally MOW, then do 5 Rows with the Roller at the level you had it here, then maybe drop it to the next hole down and do 5 more rows, etc this way you Know exactly where you rows are in comparison and you know what position your Roller kit was on to achieve that look.
I will say you can see a small difference from NO kit to Kit added, it is almost like you turned up the Contrast on a tv a bit, thats why I said it would have been nice to see you adjust it and show to different levels in a set amount of Rows, that would show if lowering it helps. I have seen this down with a 5 inch PVC tube filled with cement and a couple I bolts......whole cost about 20 Bucks and some basic mechanical skills to add it to your mower..........this one was on a 46 inch Husqvarna mower and we are currently adding one to the New EGO 52 inch Z Turn I just got. God Bless and Be Safe !! Cow}:-o)
Very small difference!! Great video!!
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A $30 stall matt from tractor supply a few bolts and a $10 punched flat bar, bolts, washers and nuts from Home Depot or tractor supply would do as good of better. About the same time building but save about $350. And lol you could supply 5-6 neighbors with the leftover stall matt.
Harrison Specialty has a lot better striping roller than the Exmark offers come with greasable bearings and is super easy to install CHECK IT OUT
Man….the drone view is very nice. Thanks for sharing with us these beautiful stripes at different angles!
I acctually built one myself for under 6 dollars for my 22 inch push mower, dm me @salvador.miano if you want to know how i made it. Great video brian! Much love from st. Louis!
WOW ! That must be a very rough lawn ! You were bouncing around like a bobble head ! LOL Nice Job though !
Wow those were some long straight stripes awesome job. I do not see much of a difference but I agree the smaller lawns it will show up.
There's no way I could make my stripes that straight and long. I like contour mowing. It doesn't have to be as exact.
Honestly exmarks lay nice stripes with or without the striping kit. Interested to see how it does in some nice fertilized lawns. The stripes with the kit does look a little bolder tho like you said. Great video as always!
I just rake my deck 1/2" to the front and it stripes like a madman... lays the grass over and still cuts even.
2019 hustler x one
If I close one eye and squint...I can imagine I can see a difference, but when I realize it costs $300 and and two hours of labor...I can honestly say the difference is not worth the price.
Maybe on better grass it will make a difference, but judging by this example...not enough.
That said, I have a question, did it effect the ride of the mower at all? More bumpy? Less?
Bro your awesome. I love the real footage. Just like yea let me figure this out
Right side definitely looks better, but no offense the lawn quality there isn't good, like you said when you do the treated lawns you will see a huge difference, i have a kit on my gravely zero turn and the stripe quality is incredible, great video though 👍👍
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It's hard to see when you cut over the same stripe pattern. I say to definitely try in a different direction, maybe it'll make a difference. Also, most of our Scags already come with rollers on the decks ;)
Yeah when my partner and I got the new cheetah this year we optioned the roller and LED lights
I added a stripping kit to my push mower by big league lawns and use it on small lawns and i must say it looks awesome customers love it!
When the kit is mounted to the deck, it doesn’t allow the full weight of the roller to bend the grass. Roller needs to float independent of the deck height. I stripe with a Honda 21” and have very distinct stripes. Consider making a V bracket and connect the stripe roller to the hitch and see what difference it makes.
When you say line what exactly are you looking at? I can definitely see a difference
OK I said I would check out your striping kit, looked at several yards you mowed this week it might be a little bit better but I’m not sure it’s worth the money. If a customer can’t tell the difference then why use it. It’s not like wow look at those stripes, so I would say the money could be spent in better places.
I added a stripe kit to my 61" zero turn which already left decent stores. i haven't seen a difference.
I just used an old conveyor belt and a peice of angle iron and sandwiched the belt between the angle iron and deck. Used some grade 8 lock nuts and bolts in pre-existing holes. Got about 12 bucks in it.
Thank you 😂 I will go the basement and find my silk screen squeegee drill a hole in each top corner of the wooden handle and run that parachute chord through to attach to the 21 inch electric push mower. And experiment 🥼 ❤
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I'll put hanger hooks to keep it of the floor while pushing it down the sidewalk from home to the church ❤ It's going to look brand new. That Church!! AL :)
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Hey man great lines love you’re knowledge, to me it looks the same and I wouldn’t run a striping kit for me.
I can see a difference. $400 and 1-3 hours to install worth of difference? Lol not sure about that
I don't see much difference but keep testing it is probably better if you can afford it to buy a kit.
I may get the kit soon.
I run a Walker Mower it stripes great but I have a kit on my CC28 push mower
Looks for a striping kit for a stand on xmark vintage 52 inch where do I find them
Let's sum this video up.
DONT BUY IT 🤔
We run the high lift blade with no notch works better and keeps the mower deck from clogging We have a stripping kit for the riders and stand on
What I don't like is you have to adjust the height of the roller for the height of the grass you're cutting you may have to lower your roller a little to get the darker strip trie lowering your deck and see if it helps.
You've wasted a day hang in there maybe try some different shoes ✌️
Lots of bumps on this cut, curious if the Toro Titan rides more comfortable on this land
First hey brain how’s business my man keep up the hustle stay safe brother
And how many new cuss words did you teach yourself?????
Right side is a little better. I just started posting videos and would love you to follow me.
It look a little better with stripping kit but not $400.00 better.....
Blades are $40/each now in 2022... crazy
I don't see any difference, only a slight difference from the drone footage.
Very professional and nice setup! Good video 😊
Don’t see much of a difference! But nice footage Bro
thanks for saving me the trouble of dealing with this. not worth it.
Is your deck level or are you running a 1/4" offset?
Don't see any difference should have made one
How much you charge for job that size?
Don't recommend paying for a stripper kit
11:32 RIP GoPro
I’ve never put a striping kit on mine. The stripe kit is the entire width of the deck, which makes no sense. I like to see the wheel marks between light and dark. I have people ask me all the time if I have a stripe kit on my mower because it stripes that good without it (Hustler Fastrak). I feel like stripe kits are a lot for homeowners who want that grass bend because the homeowner mowers don’t have as much vacuum and bend as the commercial decks.
Not worth it in my opinion. Too similar. Looks fine without it
Definitely a waste of time and effort IMO
I'll build one with pvc & sand
I use chains on the 3 point of my John Deere.
I can make very nice stripes without a kit
1:54 woah your going so fast how are you doing that??
Not much difference, imo.
They are a little more bold like you said but it all looks really good
I made a homemade one for my residential exmark quest. I'm thinking about making one for my radius because I don't want to spend the money on the actual kit lol
what did you mow on? 2.75? or lower
what did you mow on? 2.75? or lower
Can't tell a difference honestly
Cool shots i see you Steven Spielberg
Same - not worth the $$ in this scenario!
Looks bumpy lol bobble head brian
Hard to tell the difference. We don't run striping kits but both our Hustler & Ferris stripe really well. We power wash underside of decks every week when we change blades.. sharp blades and good clean airflow for max uplift seems to work for most of our yards.. Kentucky Blue grass at 3.25"..
Have had a xmark striping kit on my 48" lazer z for several years. Retired here in Texas from central Ohio 2 years ago. Down here on bermuda and st Augustine customers love it. No one stripes down here. Enjoy your videos! My style striper has bearings and much easier to adjust and put on and remove.
When ever I stripe I put what I cut off in rows
Brian i really can't see the difference
I have the chain kit on my Choppers
Brushes work better than rollers.
Gator blades are the mulching
Big waste of money, I use a 3" X 1/2" rubber mat mounted behind the deck, cost, cheap compared to this and does a better job with no moving parts.
I would like to try it. How does it do with backing up and also mowing at different heights?
turned it off after the music started