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Posted by on July 28, 2006, 11:24 pm
>We had a traditionalist around here who decided he wanted his yard
>naturalized, as it would have been had people never come here. After a
>lot of complaining and citing and woofing, the city just came out and
>mowed his weedpatch for him, and billed him for the service.
Understand
But I was thinking abt uisng one at a remote cabin
see link
http://www.scythesupply.com/
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Posted by Ron Hardin on July 29, 2006, 6:57 am
Not@home wrote:
> I think a push mower is a much more practical option. It's good for the
> grass, and good for the pusher. I think a scythe, should you be able to
> find one, would be hard to maneuver around the edges of your lawn and
> would produce, at best, a raggedy look that, at least around here, would
> have you on a first name basis with the building inspectors.
http://www.scythesupply.com has everything you need.
It will run into a couple hundred dollars.
I've found the lawn looks nicer if scythed than if mowed; the drawback is
that it takes LOTS of time, and you have to deal with the neat rows of
clippings you produce. (I do a swath up and back, producing a pile
between them, and leaf-sweep the pile up to the back fence; and call it
a day until tomorrow. I do an acre that way.)
Other drawbacks are that you have to develop some skills in cutting,
and figuring out what's wrong when it's not working right, which is going
to take about a year.
Mostly you do neatly right up to the edge, as well as a string clipper, except
for corners that restrict you from getting into them. Certainly better than
a mower, as to edge closeness.
Going out and mowing a couple 10' wide swaths has to be a regular hobby for
you, each day, or you won't like it.
On the plus side, the grass never grows too long for a scythe. It beats a
power mower even, in that regard.
A push mower leaves you in trouble once the grass is too long for it.
--
Ron Hardin
rhhardin@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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Posted by Ron Hardin on July 29, 2006, 10:16 am
Ron Hardin wrote:
> http://www.scythesupply.com has everything you need.
>
> It will run into a couple hundred dollars.
I could add, a lot more than that, if you get into it as a pasttime, as there's
no blade you want to leave untried, and they run about $60 each.
And then it's handy to have multiple snaths for your multiple blades, to save
mounting and unmounting time (easily two minutes wasted), as you proceed out
to the yard in search of the perfect blade for the grass condition and lawn
flatness, multiple setups in hand.
The perfect stroke knocks down all the grass at a touch. You can spend hours
getting various approximations.
It keeps your mind busy.
Try doing that with a reel mower.
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Ron Hardin
rhhardin@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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Posted by on July 29, 2006, 10:24 am
>The perfect stroke knocks down all the grass at a touch. You can spend hours
>getting various approximations.
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>It keeps your mind busy.
>
>Try doing that with a reel mower.
So are you advising AGAINST a scythe?
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Posted by Ron Hardin on July 29, 2006, 10:59 am
me@privacy.net wrote:
>
>
> >The perfect stroke knocks down all the grass at a touch. You can spend hours
> >getting various approximations.
> >
> >It keeps your mind busy.
> >
> >Try doing that with a reel mower.
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> So are you advising AGAINST a scythe?
It depends, is all I'm saying. I find a scythe makes the chore a pleasant
hour in the yard each day, instead of a mindless back and forth you have to
do when the grass needs it (less than each day!).
If you won't find that interesting, then a scythe is not for you.
On the other hand, I look forward to lawn season because there's always grass
to scythe for a break from work in the house, day in and day out.
Incidentally, rain is no obstacle. A scythe works great in the rain.
--
Ron Hardin
rhhardin@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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