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#18227 27/07/10 09:35 AM
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gents, thought I would ask the question. We all like to see pics of our SB restos & rebuilds etc but what a bout seeing some of the fantastic results we get with our Scotty's. I know in summer my lawn is the best in the street with very defined lines no one elses compares, so what about posting some pics of our lawns?? (after all, isnt that why we use cylinder mowers- for the great results??)When the grass begins to grow a little I will post some pics of my lawn. cheers

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Hi rossf, I think the main reason we don't see many pics of our members lawns, is that many of us live in areas that are still in drought conditions....for example, I live in Wagga Wagga and we have water restrictions in place at present that preclude the use of my in-ground sprinkler system, and the only thing that seems to be surviving is the weeds. I think no one would like to see photos of patches of bare ground. cry
You are lucky living in QLD, especially if you don't have water restrictions. grin
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Deejay #18260 29/07/10 04:37 AM
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No probs Deejay,up until say 8-12 months ago we were the same in SE QLD. Water restrictions & thats why I went back to rotary mower. (we were even expected to take 4 minute showers...lol!) Now that all dams are full & we have had and are having some good rain I am goping to get my lawn back the way it should be. Fyi, I have QLD blue couch & to be honest, it loves the cylinder mower & appears couch is right at home with this type of mower...
cheers - Ross

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Hi rossf, yes mate, I envy you there, I wish I could grow blue couch here in Wagga, but our climate just doesn't suit, so kikuyu is the grass that seems to flourish down here.
You are absolutely correct about blue couch loving a cut with a cylinder mower....it almost seems a marriage made in heaven, eh! lol
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I have a yard that is beginning to look fantastic, just need to wait for the small bare patches to fill in. As with darryl I have kikuyu it seems to come up really good with a 4 blade victa mulching disc on a standard victa mower.

#18265 29/07/10 11:28 AM
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Hi guys,here in wentworth on the murray/darling,we have no restrictions having two water meters.1 is town filtered water the other meter is water out of the murray before it hits s.a.i might post some pics of victa cut grass(no patches)...ken

mower man #18283 30/07/10 09:06 AM
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good one Ken, send em in ..maybe we can have a competition as to who has the best looking lawn as voted by the members??

cheers- Ross

rossf #18321 02/08/10 06:44 AM
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Hi Rossf,
I am about to install an irrigation system and lay new turf. I am tossing up between Plateau Couch and Aussie Blue Couch which is a new cultivar of Qld Blue. The reason for Plateau is that it is a laterally (sideways)growing grass and requires much less mowing though believe best results are achieved when cylinder mowed. I have 600 squares of cylinder mowing to do so I am leaning towards the Plateau as the Aussie Blue Couch will require much more frequent mowing at optimal growth periods.

I too live in SE QLD, have a 22k litre water tank and a bore. So water won't be a problem here nor will the climate..
Cheers, Craig.

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Hi to All,
This thread had gone off topic, in the interest of good forum housekeeping, I have edited and re-posted the further replies in the relevant forum "Scott Bonnar Model 45.... 20" Rebuild. wink
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mower man #18420 09/08/10 11:19 AM
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[quote=mower man]Hi guys,here in wentworth on the murray/darling,we have no restrictions having two water meters.1 is town filtered water the other meter is water out of the murray before it hits s.a.i might post some pics of victa cut grass(no patches)...ken

rossf #18421 09/08/10 11:29 AM
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Mowed the grass today front and back,so here are some pics of country grass.i have put them in photo gallery,cant put them on here ?


mower man #19279 12/10/10 02:53 PM
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It has rained virtually non stop for 2 weeks now in Bris with the last few days absolutely torrential!!. Looking forward to cutting the grass with my (partial) newly restored Scotty, but I cant cut it. When I do will take some pics & post here. I'm sure after all of this rain it will look quite nice.

Ross

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Hi Ross, Yeah mate, it rained all the time we were on our holiday in Brisvegas, looks like we left it up there for you!!
lol
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Deejay #19318 14/10/10 04:48 PM
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I did have a pic of our back yard nice and green with the edges done watered afew times a week with bore water etc, but since we are only renting and want out of here ASAP we dont bother much anymore, we just do the lawns when they need doing.

Josh84 #21478 30/01/11 07:22 AM
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Hi fellas. With all the rain of late (and on & off for some time) in Bris, thought I would send some pics of my grass. I'm still not 100% happy with it as it still has a couple of patches & needs to be top dressed etc, but it will do for now. Also a couple of pics of my recently partially restored (not the engine) Scotty. After I ironed the bugs out, she goes like a ripper, starts first pull most times. I set the reel myself & it hums beautifully whilst spinning

What do you think?

Cheers Ross
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rossf #21479 30/01/11 09:22 AM
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Well the grass is way out of my league - you may need to get a greenkeeper to comment on that. The mower looks excellent - I can't comment on the colour match because I don't know what it should look like.

rossf #21489 30/01/11 03:01 PM
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What a brilliant job on the grass (my kids and myself want to know how to make the stripes)and a good resto job...ken

rossf #21495 30/01/11 06:20 PM
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Hi Ken, thanks. I am not an expert, but I think much depends on the type of grass? I have QLD blue couch & I think it is right at home with a cylinder mower. Simply mowing in alternate directions will give you the stripes. In a nutshell the weight of the cylinder mower flattens the grass in one direction & mowing the opposite direction flattens the grass the other way & when the light/sunshine hits the blades of grass, you get the striped effect. As far as maintenance of the my lawn, really, I have been slack. I do bugger all- havent watered for months & have not fertilised either. As I mentioned in the last post though I need to top dress to get all of the lumps & bumps out of it. (My son says I am obsessed with it.. ha ha) If you have a cylinder mower (and the right grass type) you should have no probs. However, perhaps there are other grass types that are at home with a cylinder mower also? If you have uneven or long grass you may not achieve quite the same results.

As far as the resto, attached is a pic of what my Scotty looked like before I painted etc.

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Hi Ross and what a ripper of a lawn. congrats on a fantastic job on both the lawn and your Scotty.... the colour match is close as well, and its doing a great job.
Don't forget to change direction each time you mow, ie. straight up and down, (as you have done) then next time diagonal in one direction then the opposite direction the next time....It helps level the lawn and keeps the lawn healthy and maintains good growth. wink
Once again congrats
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Deejay #21546 01/02/11 03:15 PM
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yeah thanks Deejay. I may try the diagonal pattern next time.

cheers , Ross

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