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by krusej23
June 7th, 2019, 7:36 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Toro Super Recycler 20043 Spring Arm Replacement
Replies: 1
Views: 220

Re: Toro Super Recycler 20043 Spring Arm Replacement

Was able to figure it out after cleaning it up a little.
by krusej23
June 7th, 2019, 1:41 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Toro Super Recycler 20043 Spring Arm Replacement
Replies: 1
Views: 220

Toro Super Recycler 20043 Spring Arm Replacement

I bought a super recycler for $20 and I am restoring it and need to replace the rear spring arm. I have the wheel off and the gear but can't get the spring arm off to replace it. Any tips? Thanks! https://i.postimg.cc/kDN7Knrx/IMG-20190607-121614.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/18dSsX6Z/IMG-20190607-121619...
by krusej23
May 6th, 2019, 2:36 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: What's the difference between a cheap lawn tractor and a pricey one?
Replies: 37
Views: 2475

Re: What's the difference between a cheap lawn tractor and a pricey one?

I never said anything about the different quality of the same D or E series from the big box or at the dealership. Although I would still always buy at the dealership for their service and knowledge and availability of parts when needed. It's your money and time. There's nothing wrong with using wh...
by krusej23
May 5th, 2019, 8:24 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Kbgfarmer's new lawn establishment
Replies: 119
Views: 5202

Re: Kbgfarmer's new lawn establishment

Have you used certainty before on the quackgrass? I see it's labeled for warm season grasses so does it kill off your kbg? Or is your thinking that it won't kill off as much as glypho hopefully? I have quackgrass in my kbg/prg randomly throughout the yard too because I had an empty lot next to me go...
by krusej23
April 26th, 2019, 1:16 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: What's the difference between a cheap lawn tractor and a pricey one?
Replies: 37
Views: 2475

Re: What's the difference between a cheap lawn tractor and a pricey one?

I would rather pay for a used X series than a new D series at the big box store. I also would use a good walk behind like a Honda HRX(Used to have one) than a cheap ride on that rips the grass blade or leaves strips of uneven mow. You're doing too much work and put into too much time and money to r...
by krusej23
April 15th, 2019, 3:43 pm
Forum: Soil management and compost forum
Topic: Iowa Soil Test April 2019
Replies: 1
Views: 91

Iowa Soil Test April 2019

12,000 sq ft lawn of mostly PRG and KBG with some TTTF mixed in there. I already put down 1.6lbs/1000 of elemental sulfur last week to start lowering PH. Test is from Spectrum Analytics and has the same info Logan Labs has. Thanks! https://i.postimg.cc/q6B1G4pP/Screen-Shot-2019-04-15-at-2-31-53-PM.p...
by krusej23
November 5th, 2018, 1:33 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

It's doing okay. It definitely stopped growing about a week or two ago. My main regret is that I didn't kill it all off because now I'm noticing spots that I missed of fescue.
by krusej23
October 12th, 2018, 12:41 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

27 days after seed down.
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by krusej23
September 28th, 2018, 8:40 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

Looks good. I like the stone border and nice improvised sprinkler set up. Do you have those on a timer? Where did you purchase the seed from? Thanks! Came up with the sprinkler system from Ryan Knorr on YouTube and have it hooked up to a Melnour 4 valve timer that works great. Bought the seed from ...
by krusej23
September 27th, 2018, 1:53 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

Here is an update. Killed off the KY31 and some other heavy fescue areas. https://i.postimg.cc/yJd0Jzdg/IMG_20180827_073557.jpg Dethatched and planned to aerate but the aeration timing didn't work out. https://i.postimg.cc/bGWSsDWW/IMG_20180908_130611.jpg Seed down on Sept. 6th KBG Award Bewitched M...
by krusej23
May 25th, 2018, 9:43 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Sod Plug Cutter
Replies: 8
Views: 466

Re: Sod Plug Cutter

I bought the pro plugger and it works great for moving a lot of plugs really quickly.
by krusej23
May 22nd, 2018, 10:26 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

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by krusej23
May 14th, 2018, 3:44 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Sod Plug Cutter
Replies: 8
Views: 466

Re: Sod Plug Cutter

HoosierLawnGnome wrote:
May 14th, 2018, 3:42 pm
The Pro Plugger is the best option out there in my opinion. I've used a cheaper one and it broke after one renovation. Go quality!
Ordering that right now then. Thanks!
by krusej23
May 14th, 2018, 1:30 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Sod Plug Cutter
Replies: 8
Views: 466

Sod Plug Cutter

Does anyone have any good experience with a sod plug cutter? I found this one on Amazon but not sure I want to pay $30 for something I won't use that much. https://www.amazon.com/Yard-Butler-Augustine-Centipede-SP-33/dp/B000CSXJR6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1526317349&sr=8-3&keywords=soil+plug&dpID=317k...
by krusej23
May 14th, 2018, 12:43 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

I'm going to try and hit the clumping fescue with roundup this summer when the KBG/rye goes dormant. Hopefully that will help from damaging the KBG/rye.
by krusej23
May 11th, 2018, 10:46 am
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

Did you get rid of most of the clumps by spot spraying round up? Using plugs is a good idea for when I can pull the clumps out. I did multiple passes of aeration 2 weeks ago and added a bunch of great compost to this part of the yard. Then seeded with a mix of PRG and KBG and threw down some starter...
by krusej23
May 8th, 2018, 2:27 pm
Forum: Lawn Renovations
Topic: Iowa Renovation
Replies: 16
Views: 1584

Re: Iowa Renovation

Here is a picture from the beginning of last fall of the front yard that I'm trying to fix. Some of it is struggling because I had to have parts of my driveway ripped up because of a sump line issue. This picture shows that I used some glyphosate to remove some of the clumping fescue that ended up i...
by krusej23
April 1st, 2018, 7:17 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Evergreen Transplant
Replies: 8
Views: 429

Re: Evergreen Transplant

Looks good. You'll have no problem with that. Pines tend to lose their lower branches naturally as they age, although less so when they're out in the open like that. Just limb up the offending branches as the tree gets bigger. If you had said it was a pine in the first place, I probably would have ...
by krusej23
March 31st, 2018, 8:56 pm
Forum: Trees
Topic: Evergreen Transplant
Replies: 8
Views: 429

Re: Evergreen Transplant

This is what we ended up doing. I kept the tree and just trimmed it up on the side that the shed is on.
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by krusej23
October 3rd, 2017, 8:30 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Honda HRX 217 Suction issue
Replies: 65
Views: 18000

Re: Honda HRX 217 Suction issue

If you get the front wheels to 2.5'' and rear to 3'', or vice verse, do you get a cut in between 2.5'' and 3''? I would think you would get a 2.5" cut for the most part but there might be parts that the front doesn't hit well and then you are cutting up to the 3". On the D130, John Deere suggests d...