LAWN STRIPES that will BLIND you! REEL LOW / REEL MOWING

LAWN STRIPES that will BLIND you
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  • @carpentrylover145
    @carpentrylover1454 жыл бұрын

    I'll stick to seeing a reel mowed lawn when I go golfing.😅 Seriously reel mowing looks like waaayyyy to much work

  • @GCITurf

    @GCITurf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kurt Rodammer this is true

  • @carpentrylover145

    @carpentrylover145

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GCITurf wouldn't a short lawn take much more water and fertilizer?

  • @GCITurf

    @GCITurf

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@carpentrylover145 he claims not....I might be putting this to the test this year???

  • @carpentrylover145

    @carpentrylover145

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GCITurf That would be interesting. I've always been told to leave grass long especially in the summer, plus I don't irrigate.

  • @GCITurf

    @GCITurf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kurt Rodammer and don’t change that either. Always keep in mind this is my “playground”. I’ve been blessed to be able to try and test different methods and ways just for the heck of it. Lol. If something goes wrong I can always fix it 😎

  • @ADRASTEIA03
    @ADRASTEIA0311 ай бұрын

    Works great! kzread.infoUgkxprGGPRQoChQaA8u58dt7miEpxQBKiWeJ More difficult with longer grass, though, but I was expecting that. I have a small back yard, it seemed like overkill to buy a lawnmower with an engine. This is easy to carry in and out of the basement through the bulkhead. Very sharp (be careful). At the back of the mower are little wheels, which I use when pulling the mower backwards, so it's easy to readjust direction. I'm including a photo which shows the before and after for my lawn when it was at its longest. For long grass like that you really have to put some muscle into it, and I needed to go into a new section of grass with some momentum, but when the grass is only an inch or two higher than regular cut height it's quite easy. The lawn is still patchy and full of weeds, but at least it's a good height! A step in the right direction.

  • @5ghostshadow
    @5ghostshadow4 жыл бұрын

    Thats real clean. It would only expose my inability to walk in a straight line. haha

  • @kove
    @kove4 жыл бұрын

    I'll tell ya, if I saw that driving along, I'd call your company on the spot

  • @GCITurf

    @GCITurf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Koven Carlson thank you friend

  • @musselmanmedia5236

    @musselmanmedia5236

    4 жыл бұрын

    seriously!!!

  • @Dro2ful

    @Dro2ful

    3 жыл бұрын

    I saw last week! It really does look like this. 🥴

  • @TheLawnTools
    @TheLawnTools4 жыл бұрын

    Careful man. Reel mowing is an addiction 😁. Send me one of those hats and I’ll put some grass on it Pete

  • @andrewf.909
    @andrewf.9094 жыл бұрын

    Pete, I verticut my lawn this past fall and the results were unbelievable. I tagged you in a post and you responded. I love the verticutter.

  • @duncanbrown7082
    @duncanbrown70823 жыл бұрын

    Pete, Months ago when I first viewed this video I had no idea that this would be a huge game changer for me. It started me down the road of my lawn obsession. I’ve learned so much through watching yourself, Allett Mowers, Ryan, Connor, Allyn, The Pest and Lawn Ginga, and Brian. My lawn went from being an embarrassment to being the envy of the neighbourhood. In the spring, while digging out thousands of dandelions, one neighbour walked by and rudely said “You got a lot of work ahead of you!” I couldn’t believe how rude he was. Through lots of hard work and learning as I went I’ve transformed a horrible weed garden into a healthy, blindingly bright striped lawn that is now something to be proud of. Lots of room for improvement but I’m always looking forward to the next step.

  • @simonsabah2970

    @simonsabah2970

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow Duncan, your testimony is very impressive and encouraging. Keep up the good work. Pete is an amazing individual. I also just started seeing these videos and have a terrible lawn. I hope to learn a lot from Pete and have a similar story like yours to share some day.👍👍👍

  • @warthief3401

    @warthief3401

    3 жыл бұрын

    How do you make lawn stripes like this

  • @duncanbrown7082

    @duncanbrown7082

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@warthief3401 with a mower that has rollers at the rear rather than wheels. To be as good as this your lawn also needs to be very flat.

  • @clarkshouse8081
    @clarkshouse80814 жыл бұрын

    The update we’ve all been waiting for! Looking fantastic! Been watching since the beginning of the renovation. Next renovation needs to be the driving range for sure. Keep up the good work!

  • @Lawnvolution
    @Lawnvolution4 жыл бұрын

    I felt like I was in the county jail looking at those stripes! 🤣🤘

  • @gregor444402
    @gregor4444024 жыл бұрын

    Dang Pete. Havent checked in on this project since the big sprinkler and I'm more than impressed.

  • @anyprax
    @anyprax4 жыл бұрын

    holy cow, having a driving range just a few steps away, this would be the coolest thing ever in my life.

  • @gardenmoose4648
    @gardenmoose46484 жыл бұрын

    I’m getting my Allett Liberty this Spring! Cannot wait! Blessings Pete!

  • @SerranoPE
    @SerranoPE4 жыл бұрын

    OMG, what a difference big guy!!!! I had my own project this fall and I have some patches that are still "light" and haven't filled in completely but dang, your patch here is awesome man!!! Good for you and thanks for the video....I miss not getting the more frequent content but I get it, it's a hard job. Appreciate you and will continue to support/follow. Have a great weekend!

  • @GiovanniGiorgo
    @GiovanniGiorgo4 жыл бұрын

    Pete, thank you so much for your videos and honest reviews! I'm also in NC and having a fellow NC'er show how to properly plant and care for different turf grasses is so helpful. Thanks again!

  • @mhuntercorrell
    @mhuntercorrell4 жыл бұрын

    Pete: Gonna be a hard decision on which reel mower to go with! Have a blast experimenting! Lookin’ unbelievable. Cheers, Hunter

  • @Lawnvolution
    @Lawnvolution4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Pete, you are so excited learning something new! Now you know how we feel when we learned from your videos over the years! Boooooooom!👊☕️👑

  • @denisbrisebois7658

    @denisbrisebois7658

    4 жыл бұрын

    George Popa yes sir. That’s right !!!

  • @CCCC-tq8yo

    @CCCC-tq8yo

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm first

  • @markcaldwell3978

    @markcaldwell3978

    4 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree!

  • @103eaglecrest
    @103eaglecrest4 жыл бұрын

    Great video Pete. Along with the attachments that were shown in your video, reel mowing is clearly superior to rotary mowing. Allett machines are works of art, and I believe that their price is justified by the results that are produced. Thanks for making and sharing this video.

  • @kenmaclaughlin8021
    @kenmaclaughlin80214 жыл бұрын

    this is the second time ive seen a mower like this on mowing channel. they cuts nice.

  • @symbiont0156
    @symbiont01564 жыл бұрын

    Pete, I got to tell you that those test plots are just looking amazing! Those stripes are really on point! That Allett mower is quite a beast too. I am really enjoying the content here and looking forward to seeing how this progresses.

  • @c_coppinger238
    @c_coppinger2384 жыл бұрын

    Looks incredible Pete! I just wanna lay in that Rye grass. God Bless you.

  • @TurfTherapy
    @TurfTherapy4 жыл бұрын

    Very impressive Pete! Never thought i'd see the day when you'd be Reel Mowing! This is awesome. Thanks for the content brother. God Bless...

  • @GCITurf

    @GCITurf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Turf Therapy LOL. That makes 2 of us

  • @danwilliamson6680
    @danwilliamson66804 жыл бұрын

    Pete this is my lawn care program for the last 35 years in my business

  • @MichaelMosesHammer
    @MichaelMosesHammer3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing cuts like a reel mower! I worked at a Country Club when I was a young man. It's quite an art, to create beauty on a Golf Course Green!

  • @WCTVideos48
    @WCTVideos484 жыл бұрын

    Ok that's it, I'm shopping for a reel mower!!!

  • @nealestep11
    @nealestep114 жыл бұрын

    Excited to see what you do! I’ll be tuned in for more of this!

  • @erinpackard9768
    @erinpackard97684 жыл бұрын

    WoW Pete that reno looks awesome!! I love seeing each footstep in the new grass as you're mowing. Especially in the Rye Grass. I caught a couple videos on the Allett last weekend and really love the way that thing can thatch. The other cartridge would be awesome for over seeding!!

  • @macylandscapingretired
    @macylandscapingretired4 жыл бұрын

    Pete that area has came a long way this year!! That is some nice dark green grass. Stripes are awesome!

  • @jaygonzalez3555
    @jaygonzalez35554 жыл бұрын

    Seeing those long stripes on that big grass patch makes the lawn look like a vegetable garden, but then again I don't like/dislike stripes. But that turf looks like it's coming in great! And thanks for letting us in on your first reel shopping experience.

  • @RVALawnLove
    @RVALawnLove4 жыл бұрын

    Looking beautiful Pete! Those were some nice machines too! Be interesting to see what you decide to go with next year

  • @DavidMcCabe
    @DavidMcCabe4 жыл бұрын

    "That thing is made of something!" Great vid Pete.

  • @drewski2305
    @drewski23053 жыл бұрын

    new to lawn care, but when he hit that dethatching, I seriously about fell outta my chair watching the thatch fly into that collector! beeeeautiful!

  • @JP-bx1qm
    @JP-bx1qm4 жыл бұрын

    Love perennial rye!! Color and texture is amazing! Reel mowers are legit..as long as you don't catch hard debris

  • @norman9573
    @norman95734 жыл бұрын

    What a Great Video Pete, I am very intrigued with this real mower and its capabilities. looking forward to learning more about this type of mowing!

  • @sharonmcneely5557
    @sharonmcneely55572 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely gorgeous! I love to see a yard like this. Certainly adds to a home! Thanks for sharing! God Bless you and your family.....🙏👏👍

  • @ericcoleman288
    @ericcoleman2882 жыл бұрын

    I am amazed by that turf, it's a work of art sir, I could only dream of a lawn like that, hats off to you

  • @J91934
    @J919344 жыл бұрын

    WOW! I want one of ALL the gadgets Pete. 😂 I will build a shed myself for them.

  • @jeffadams3277
    @jeffadams32774 жыл бұрын

    Those stripes are crazy Pete! Awesome video series on your shop renovation.

  • @kevincampbell5859
    @kevincampbell58594 жыл бұрын

    Made me feel like I was back at the golf course mowing, it’s much easier than you think tbh.. I mowed golf greens & fairways every morning

  • @nobrakes7567
    @nobrakes75672 жыл бұрын

    I love anyone that is dedicated to their lawn..especially the type of turf! Just got my brand new John Deere 1550 terrain turf..This mower is unbelievable I tell you what.

  • @WildCardMMA
    @WildCardMMA4 жыл бұрын

    I have always been big on the reel mowers. I have not got one yet but is the best cut for the lawn.

  • @JT-sz7xc
    @JT-sz7xc4 жыл бұрын

    Ok, I’m sold, now when I win the lottery I can buy one! 😂😂 wow, awesome looking! 👍

  • @CCCC-tq8yo

    @CCCC-tq8yo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Whow

  • @rosscraddock6241
    @rosscraddock62414 жыл бұрын

    Looks amazing. Very jealous, I think it shows off your hard work in soil condition and grass growing products when you put stripes in like that.

  • @nealturner5909
    @nealturner59094 жыл бұрын

    Pete, man the front our your shop looks great. I cannot wait to see the way the shop looks next summer when you seed the area with turf Bermuda. Awesome!!!

  • @johnkaneiii9167
    @johnkaneiii91674 жыл бұрын

    Damm now that's some nice stripes, Pete that is a machine wow!! 👍👍

  • @Methodical2
    @Methodical24 жыл бұрын

    Dethatching is the best way to prepare your lawn for seeds vs aerating as it opens the lawn and exposes the soil for better seed to soil contact. I've always had great success with dethatching. I see way too many lawn companies aerate and seed lawns with no success as the seeds just sits on thatch and dead grass. A buddy finally followed my advice about dethatching and seeding vs aerating and seeding and has been tickled pink with the outcome. He's now a believer.

  • @michaelperry4398

    @michaelperry4398

    3 жыл бұрын

    Finally someone gets it, everything you just said plus what good is seed falling into a two inch hole. Aerating and seeding is sucks, unless your going over bare dirt a bunch of times to loosen the crap out it. Dethatch, aerate, slice seed is my preferred method or aerate/ sliceseed.

  • @Methodical2

    @Methodical2

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michaelperry4398 I agree with the seeds dropping in a 2" aerated hole where it will never see the day of light. The lawn companies suggest aerating because it requires less work than dethatching, but gives poor results. I see it done every year at my neighbors house.

  • @akaColt45
    @akaColt454 жыл бұрын

    Those lines are poppin’ Pete!

  • @WeatherNut27
    @WeatherNut274 жыл бұрын

    WOW! Looks like paint from above. That Fescue though... LOVE IT!

  • @02DCorona
    @02DCorona4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing... Grass looks beautiful

  • @cjschwer11
    @cjschwer114 жыл бұрын

    I need to get my hands on one of these mowers

  • @donkasprzak9896
    @donkasprzak98964 жыл бұрын

    Allett is an amazing machine!

  • @saelaird
    @saelaird4 жыл бұрын

    The British didn't build the largest empire of all time without some decent engineering. Love the Brits and everything they make. Quality.

  • @berrisbogle
    @berrisbogle4 жыл бұрын

    I follow them on Instagram those mowers cut beautiful!! That lawn rake is crazy...

  • @jasonorourke8786
    @jasonorourke87864 жыл бұрын

    I have always wondered why residential commercial lawn mower companies couldn't have a commercial reel mower It absolutely does the best job of cutting

  • @Mityob67
    @Mityob674 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Pete. Will be waiting for your review on how well the kbg thrives in NC. I just mixed some kbg with your TTTF so I guess you could say that I'm experimenting too.

  • @sylee2113
    @sylee21134 жыл бұрын

    Wow. That some serious lawn stripes.

  • @CA-gk1bl
    @CA-gk1bl4 жыл бұрын

    Pete that was stunning next level for sure. Thanks to Connor Ward and his emaculate living green carpet.

  • @GCITurf

    @GCITurf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Alarcon it’s all his fault. LOL

  • @theANGRIERone
    @theANGRIERone4 жыл бұрын

    That machine is awesome. Well out of my price range, but man that thing does some work!

  • @joyfilters
    @joyfilters4 жыл бұрын

    I had an old power reel mower that a neighbor gave me as a kid grieving up in NJ

  • @grass-patch
    @grass-patch4 жыл бұрын

    What we HAVE here looks like the American Flag w/o the stars. Puts some curves on the stripes to give that wave look. Figure out the stars later. Feel like saluting my computer. Some creative potential I see there. Love that late 60s sound theme music too. Rock on Big Pete.

  • @jamesturner9858
    @jamesturner98584 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Pete I know you are a commercial equipment guy. But the Sunjoe dethacher/ scarifier works similar to that machine. Aside for the reel mowing. I used it doing my GCI turf academy and got fantastic results. The Lawn Ginja did a review on it

  • @jtrevino12345
    @jtrevino123454 жыл бұрын

    Hands down, beautiful lawn!!!👍👍👍

  • @mikenotta7079
    @mikenotta70794 жыл бұрын

    Reel mowing is perfect for a homeowner that wants to keep his lawn pristine. Having said that, I've never had a lawn under 10,000 sqf, and there is no way I'm cutting that two-3 times a week. Ain't happening captain! I just don't have the free time.

  • @safesclart
    @safesclart4 жыл бұрын

    Great video Pete. Sweet sweet real mower :)

  • @wayneessar7489
    @wayneessar74894 жыл бұрын

    These are their sports turf models so that is cool!

  • @jerrymcknight9859
    @jerrymcknight98594 жыл бұрын

    Your renovation looks amazing

  • @GCITurf

    @GCITurf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jerry Mcknight thank you friend

  • @fescuefreddy6529
    @fescuefreddy65294 жыл бұрын

    I have been waiting for this video after seeing your post about it! Wish that rotory mower cut a little taller though

  • @billrhubartjr5794
    @billrhubartjr57944 жыл бұрын

    Wow it's looking good Pete

  • @lovethelawn7149
    @lovethelawn71494 жыл бұрын

    That blue grass has great colour contrast

  • @danespen5772
    @danespen57723 жыл бұрын

    I pushed a manual cast iron reel mower from age 10 to age 16. Big lawn too. Even a small pebble or twig would stop that thing cold. Just looking at the one in this video brings back not so fond memories. This year I went self propelled, battery powered. Love it. This may be heresy, but I'm not sure I like stripes.

  • @lxiong1077
    @lxiong10774 жыл бұрын

    Damn that’s legit! Nice Pete!

  • @k.emond148
    @k.emond1484 жыл бұрын

    I definitely like the area of a REEL mower for personal use, and Connor and Ryan have been onto something for some time...

  • @rashofbeatings
    @rashofbeatings4 жыл бұрын

    amazing mowers!

  • @andrewp.619
    @andrewp.6194 жыл бұрын

    Good Lord, all mighty! That is some beautiful looking turf and one sweet machine. You know how some people say, “I’m going to have one of those cars one day?” I’m saying the same thing about one of those Allett mowers. I’m going to have one of those, one day. Those cartridges are similar to the Swardsman, but on steroids!

  • @rongetz5895
    @rongetz58954 жыл бұрын

    Great video Pete! Good info

  • @greeneracre1151
    @greeneracre11514 жыл бұрын

    How did I miss this video? Very impressive! I'll stick to the rotary though.

  • @fjallabrjotur
    @fjallabrjotur4 жыл бұрын

    Allett should get a Nobel Peace Prize for this!

  • @johnedoe215
    @johnedoe2154 жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid can’t wait for more reel mowing

  • @jbstepchild
    @jbstepchild2 жыл бұрын

    Love that rake

  • @randyman8984
    @randyman89844 жыл бұрын

    Was hoping you would put up a before picture of that plot. Huge difference and transformation!!

  • @sebastianhamilton5110
    @sebastianhamilton51103 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. I did not know Allett made mowers in that size.

  • @Dstromb232
    @Dstromb2324 жыл бұрын

    I live in Maryland Heights, Mo just about 25 miles from down town St Louis and it is very hard to grow grass because the summers become very hot and humid. My lawn does good because I mixed GCI and Jonathan green tall fescue grass seed. And wow my lawn pops with the help of Carbon X and humc acid. Even our St louis Cardinals use a straight bluegrass and works for them. I have neighbor that uses a reel mower on his blue grass lawn and wow looks great at 1/2 inch and do not know how he is doing it.

  • @drummereef

    @drummereef

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nutrients and water. It's not "too" hard to grow grass here in STL, just takes a lot of babying though the summer. The golf courses around here look great in our area and they have a mix of grasses. Major difference is between sand base surfaces and native soils, Cardinals vs your home. You must be near Koven, he's definitely one to watch growing bluegrass on native soil. 👍

  • @retrotoypile3838
    @retrotoypile38383 жыл бұрын

    I am amazed that not everyone stripes their lawn.

  • @tyhigh1223
    @tyhigh12234 жыл бұрын

    reel mowers work great on Bermuda, not so well with centipede. but that Thatcher attachment with the collection hopper tho. awesome

  • @Dstromb232
    @Dstromb2324 жыл бұрын

    WOW looks great!

  • @petercampbe11
    @petercampbe114 жыл бұрын

    great bit of kit, it should be for the price, in the UK the mower with no cartridge is £6K and each cartridge is £1.2K plus. great video Pete

  • @williamjohnson9727
    @williamjohnson97274 жыл бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL!

  • @raymond80hr
    @raymond80hr4 жыл бұрын

    i can’t believe that is the same yard just wow

  • @robertobiasetti6091
    @robertobiasetti60912 жыл бұрын

    I like the way that you love your job !!!!!

  • @ChrisTingom
    @ChrisTingom4 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing to compare the green color to the neighbors! 19:13

  • @bullrider5797
    @bullrider57973 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like he's from NY.Any way he had a good time with his new mower, bless his heart. what - what - what it's pretty quiet ,--what. Dam my ears are ringing.

  • @matthewderickson1121
    @matthewderickson11214 жыл бұрын

    Pretty slick machines, Stripes are on point

  • @L4WNY..
    @L4WNY..4 жыл бұрын

    I do love to see a great looking lawn! ❤️😁👌

  • @harryharry3193
    @harryharry31934 жыл бұрын

    and that ROTARY did a GOOD JOB too. nice turf pete. Let it run a while..............

  • @ilovegodverymuch8791
    @ilovegodverymuch87914 жыл бұрын

    Very nice man I love it

  • @kedaotuning
    @kedaotuning4 жыл бұрын

    i just got a D100 riding lawnmover first ever and i thought it was the best. seen the first machine cutting make me realized theirs other levels of best

  • @stevesedgwick5789
    @stevesedgwick57894 жыл бұрын

    Great seeing the Allett

  • @_BLacKWaTeR_
    @_BLacKWaTeR_4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome man!!

  • @frandanco6289
    @frandanco62894 жыл бұрын

    All bentgrass grown golf course greens are mowed with a reel mower every day !!! When I was a little kid, I would go out with my Dad, be the first ones off Nbr-1 Tee in the morning, and we would eventually catch up with the guys mowing the greens with a reel mower.. The scissor action cut is the absolute best way to cut grass because it cuts it so precisely and evenly.. Kind of like when you get a haircut and the person only uses scissors- it always looks better, right ?? The only thing I didn't know about these reel mowers is that they do not cut even at 2" inches high, unless its other more expensive models?? I don't know how that is going to work in a really hot summer when we all try to cut it higher, so it will shade the blades down below better.. I love that this company has a reel that has more blades so it will cut even finer, but of course, it all costs more $$.. :) Thanks Pete for all the work you did for this and for what you always do for us every day !!

  • @markmilan01
    @markmilan013 жыл бұрын

    I love that mower!!!

  • @A_Trade10X
    @A_Trade10X4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing.. Thanks for the education👌🏾