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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 936612" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>60 acres cost me under $200 each time, and that includes diesel, oil, a fiter change,grease, but doesn't include all the wear and tear on the mower, tractor and me. That, in itself, doesn't sound bad--but IF, I had lots of acres, by the time I got finished with the last acre, it would be time to mow the 1st acre again, and would have to do that routine more than once per growing season--which I have to do now anyway--in a good rainfall year 3 times. I'm sick of mowing. I'm sick of seeing the same perenials coming back and I want a good effecient chem program so if I want to I can have some baled without a bunch of weeds in it. </p><p>The other thing I see myself doing, is mowing high like you mention, but too often, I'm chopping off the immature bahia seed heads--seeds that will never germinate----and that ain't helping me a bit. I'll always have to mow some, but I don't want that to be my only option. IMO, a spray rig is cheap compared to buying a replacement mower. I figure I could by a lot of herbicide for what one tore up gearbox would cost.</p><p></p><p>btw--we got over 1/2" of rain here today over a 4-5 hr period. From the south, so I guess it's coming off the gulf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 936612, member: 18945"] 60 acres cost me under $200 each time, and that includes diesel, oil, a fiter change,grease, but doesn't include all the wear and tear on the mower, tractor and me. That, in itself, doesn't sound bad--but IF, I had lots of acres, by the time I got finished with the last acre, it would be time to mow the 1st acre again, and would have to do that routine more than once per growing season--which I have to do now anyway--in a good rainfall year 3 times. I'm sick of mowing. I'm sick of seeing the same perenials coming back and I want a good effecient chem program so if I want to I can have some baled without a bunch of weeds in it. The other thing I see myself doing, is mowing high like you mention, but too often, I'm chopping off the immature bahia seed heads--seeds that will never germinate----and that ain't helping me a bit. I'll always have to mow some, but I don't want that to be my only option. IMO, a spray rig is cheap compared to buying a replacement mower. I figure I could by a lot of herbicide for what one tore up gearbox would cost. btw--we got over 1/2" of rain here today over a 4-5 hr period. From the south, so I guess it's coming off the gulf. [/QUOTE]
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