IHCUB
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i made a lawn striper out of a old tractor trailer mud flap and a couple pieces of metal angle. it works GREAT! i will post a picture of it soon.
i made a lawn striper for my LT 1042
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What is lawn striper? Why do you need one? Curious minds want to know!
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What is lawn striper? Why do you need one? Curious minds want to know! )</font>
A lawn stiper gives you that "baseball field" look. You know how every other mowing row looks different on a field? One row looks light green... right next to it... it looks like a darker green. The striper simply makes the grass lay in one direction... then you mow the next row going the other way and it lays in the opposite direction giving you the striped look.
A lawn stiper gives you that "baseball field" look. You know how every other mowing row looks different on a field? One row looks light green... right next to it... it looks like a darker green. The striper simply makes the grass lay in one direction... then you mow the next row going the other way and it lays in the opposite direction giving you the striped look.
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Nice! Is it wide enough to cover the width of the mower deck?
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Nice! Is it wide enough to cover the width of the mower deck? )</font> just the width of the tires.
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IHCUB...nice job on the lawn stiper.
Question...when you back up, do the flaps get in the way? Obviously, the flaps have to lay on the ground to be effective. Just wondering if backing presents a problem? Thanks...
Question...when you back up, do the flaps get in the way? Obviously, the flaps have to lay on the ground to be effective. Just wondering if backing presents a problem? Thanks...
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no the flaps dont hit the back tires thats why i had to set it back a little.it backs up just fine.cager said:
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Waaaay Cool. This was one of my most emotional reasons for buying a riding mower in the first place.
I've gone to Sears several times with the intent of buying a roller (one that you fill with water) in order to do this exact thing. It seems that you've done the same thing and saved a tone but:
1) Is it sturdy enough that it will make the grass really lay down? Those rollers hold a great deal of water (weight) to do their job.
2) One of the reasons that I hadn't bought the roller is that the biggest that I could find is 36". My deck is 54". I couldn't visualize what my lawn would look like the a 36" stripe going onw way, 18" on each side not rolled and sticking straight up (9" from the forward pass, 9" from the reverse pass), then 36" rolled the other way.
This may be was overcomplicating things but in my mind I imagined a kinda MoHawk looking effect.
3) Could you detail the materials and thr construction of it? It looks like simple mudflaps from say Tractor Supply Co kinda tied together, and maybe some weight on the end?
Again Great Job. I love to see great ole American Innovation in action!!!
I've gone to Sears several times with the intent of buying a roller (one that you fill with water) in order to do this exact thing. It seems that you've done the same thing and saved a tone but:
1) Is it sturdy enough that it will make the grass really lay down? Those rollers hold a great deal of water (weight) to do their job.
2) One of the reasons that I hadn't bought the roller is that the biggest that I could find is 36". My deck is 54". I couldn't visualize what my lawn would look like the a 36" stripe going onw way, 18" on each side not rolled and sticking straight up (9" from the forward pass, 9" from the reverse pass), then 36" rolled the other way.
This may be was overcomplicating things but in my mind I imagined a kinda MoHawk looking effect.
3) Could you detail the materials and thr construction of it? It looks like simple mudflaps from say Tractor Supply Co kinda tied together, and maybe some weight on the end?
Again Great Job. I love to see great ole American Innovation in action!!!
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Waaaay Cool. This was one of my most emotional reasons for buying a riding mower in the first place.
I've gone to Sears several times with the intent of buying a roller (one that you fill with water) in order to do this exact thing. It seems that you've done the same thing and saved a tone but:
1) Is it sturdy enough that it will make the grass really lay down? Those rollers hold a great deal of water (weight) to do their job.
2) One of the reasons that I hadn't bought the roller is that the biggest that I could find is 36". My deck is 54". I couldn't visualize what my lawn would look like the a 36" stripe going onw way, 18" on each side not rolled and sticking straight up (9" from the forward pass, 9" from the reverse pass), then 36" rolled the other way.
This may be was overcomplicating things but in my mind I imagined a kinda MoHawk looking effect.
3) Could you detail the materials and thr construction of it? It looks like simple mudflaps from say Tractor Supply Co kinda tied together, and maybe some weight on the end?
Again Great Job. I love to see good ole' American Innovation in action!!!
I've gone to Sears several times with the intent of buying a roller (one that you fill with water) in order to do this exact thing. It seems that you've done the same thing and saved a tone but:
1) Is it sturdy enough that it will make the grass really lay down? Those rollers hold a great deal of water (weight) to do their job.
2) One of the reasons that I hadn't bought the roller is that the biggest that I could find is 36". My deck is 54". I couldn't visualize what my lawn would look like the a 36" stripe going onw way, 18" on each side not rolled and sticking straight up (9" from the forward pass, 9" from the reverse pass), then 36" rolled the other way.
This may be was overcomplicating things but in my mind I imagined a kinda MoHawk looking effect.
3) Could you detail the materials and thr construction of it? It looks like simple mudflaps from say Tractor Supply Co kinda tied together, and maybe some weight on the end?
Again Great Job. I love to see good ole' American Innovation in action!!!
