The hook on a tape measure is designed to move the thickness of the hook. It’s for when you measure inside corners and BUMP the tape measure then when you HOOK the tape on your material you are cutting, the hook adjusts to make up the thickness of the hook. If yours doesn’t move, your measurements aren’t as accurate.
Thanks for all your videos. I just want to thank you cause i got in to lawn domination cause of your videos. My lawn looks great and i enjoy everything about lawn care now.
That little bit of movement on just the tip of the tape measure is designed that way intentionally. The thickness of the tip is exactly the distance of the slight amount of back & forth movement. Love your videos, man.
Thanks. I was just going to type that. If you hook it and measure or butt it up against a shoulder, that movement compensates for the thickness of the tab.
I'm moving from cold rainy Seattle to Texas and one of the top reasons is because I've dreamed of a St. Augustine lawn for the majority of my adult life.
Allyn, I've come to the conclusion that you and Tim Williams from the Trivago commercials are long lost brothers from another mother. Keep dominating brah, the lawn is looking spooky good!
Tape measures have that play in the end to account for the thickness of the end. That way you can push or pull a measurement and get the same reading. If the end is 1/16" thick it will have 1/16" play in the rivets. Your tapes are probably all fine. Love the vid's, thanks for the tips.
I feel your pain. It's hit 30s here in cincinnati at night. It also rained yesterday so trying to get a mow in is tough. Bagged the leaves up today and will mow/stripe tomorrow after work. Looks like the remnant crabgrass has died, now I have a few nasty brown spots.
You know the tape measure is supposed to that right. Because there is a difference between inside measurements and outside measurements. That difference is the width of the right angled clip.
Allyn! The end of the tape measure is loose on purpose. The reason being is that if you were to measure an inside measurement, you butt the end into the corner, that will zero out the tape measure and account of the thickness of the end piece. For an outside measurement, you pull on the end piece until it's taught.
+Thomas Ng yes and when measuring like I did, if you are not pulling taught on both measurements you will be thrown off that thickness. As far as how loose that's why I don't snap them back or then stretch out and throw them off more.
Mike R Greensand is mined over there, I am sure its cheaper for you than me, but other than that, if you don't want to use sulphate of potash and you want an organic source, what other options are there?
Hi Allen I bought the The Toro TimeMaster and I have the Toro AWD also weed eaters and edgers blowers hedger and pruner are all echo. I have been following you closely well as closely as possible my neighbors say my lawn and my customers lawns look like parks and I say watch LCN and yours will too. Thanks Man
i have a question me and my wife we pulled up the crappy sod at our second house we live in maryland we put down new seeds we turned over the grass and removed it down to dirt now new grass is up but now all these mushrooms are coming up and some kind of white fungus what can i use to kill them ? is it too soon to threat baby grass? its starting to get cooler her or do i just wait until spring ?
Jealous of your thick lawn. I have Bermuda here in Austin, TAX and wondered if it's too late to put a fertilizer that will thicken my lawn. I applied a fertilizer 2 weeks ago. My lawn looks nice and green, but would love it a bit thicker. Or do I wait until the spring? Thanks in advance
Allyn - Thanks for posting great content. Question for newly established lawns - in this case Winter Lawns, when would you start cutting back water in preparation for it's first mow? I just did my first mow on my front lawn and struggled with the grass just flopping over from being run over by the lawn mower. I'm looking at doing my first mow this coming weekend on my backyard (1800sq/ft) and would prefer not to run into that issue on such a large area so your advice is greatly appreciated!
Question: so I live in western NC, and I’ve been mowing and taking care of yards for a while now, but I’m just now getting into the real detail oriented stuff. For my personal yard I wanna dominate my neighbor who has moved into a house with nice grass. My yard is always mowed and edged, with all of its nice bits and pieces but my grass is a total conglomerate. Any ideas of what grass I should use?
So i have a nube question.. You are the only lawn guy i follow.. I live in southern California and got tall fescue going from seed.. I was wondering if i can mix in some Bermuda seed.. And if both those grasses will grow good together.. Or any suggestions on grasses that grow together.. Or if im going about this all wrong.. Thanks... I would appreciate your input..
Bermuda likes to be cut short like a golf course. Tall Fescue likes to be cut like its name, Tall. If you cut it tall, the Fescue will shade the bermuda and it might not grow right. If you cut it short you will open yourself up to weeds and disease in the fescue.
Question and A Comment 1. I can't remember, was that concrete edging there or did you have it installed? Thinking about doing it, but not sure how expensive it is.... 2. Jerry Baker trick for a very quick green, 50/50 plain ammonia and dish soap in one of those miracle grow type hose end sprayers, might be a quick cheat 36-48 hours before Halloween visitors....
LCN... I am dominating for Halloween, however a small portion of my lawn has a 10 foot diameter silver maple tree and the grass around it is not as good, could it be that the tree is sucking the nutrients and water and etc? can you comment for me please?
That "flutter" on the tape measure is intentional. The movement is equal to the thickness of the 90 degree end catch. That way whether you pull with the catch on the inside or you butt it up to a surface on the outside, both measurements will be accurate. It's only possible with the "flutter"
Your LCN sticker still looks a little off -- maybe measure from the bottom? Love the frog. I always find creatures when mowing -- snakes, frogs, wabbits...
I have a neighbor who's dog poops on my lawn, any suggestions how I should handle this. I have politely asked, but they are too lazy to walk the dog, they just let it out the house. I am to my wits end about this!!
Drink alot of water (to reduce pH difference) then go #1 into an empty milk jug. Spread it over the outside perimeter of the lawn to mark your territory against the dog. :-D
Allyn, just 3 days before Halloween Domination someone's dog made a brown spot smack in the front of my Tall Fescue lawn... Im so frustrated with these neighborhood dogs and their disrespectful owners.... what do I do? How do I recover? I cant train other people's dogs to not go on my lawn, and I cant talk to everyone within walking distance of my home (thats probably hundreds of dog owners). From what i understand tall fescue wont even spread to fill in the spot. Do I have to seed these spots? If so, I will have to do that several times a month. My lawn will be in perma germination mode... what can I do to my tall fescue to A) promote to fill in the spots/recover B) be more tolerant to dog pee? HALP!
Glad to hear I'm not the only one frustrated with the neighborhood dogs. Make that the neighborhood dog owners. It's really just three owners to be exact but when you care about your lawn as much as some of us do it's hard to let it go and move on. Personally, I'm planning to go in a direction that is more common down in Australia. I'm seriously considering putting in hedges. This would be a natural way to combat the problem and give me a whole new way to dominate the neighborhood and improve the look of my landscaping.
In our neighborhood trick or treating is one of the best ways to meet all of your neighbors. Those with kids walk the neighborhood. Those without or whose kids have grown hang out and treat the kids to candy, sometimes a beverage for the adults, and it's a great time for all. If it gets cold a fire table or chimenea might make their way from back patios to the driveways out front to keep everyone warm. After trick or treating has wrapped up we all meet up at city hall for the best lawn awards. Okay, maybe we don't have awards but secretly I'm hoping my lawn is podium worthy come October 31st.
D Leal I bet you’re right. Craftsman is still usually a good quality brand. I often think that Sears should just become Craftsman stores & forget the rest of their stuff.
The FPV Life same as Snap-On, most of is is now made in China in the BluePoint factory . The roll edge tool boxes are , along with most of the ratchets . No long does it say Made in USA anywhere on them. The chrome falls off so easily compared to the older ones
LCN I have superglued some of my measuring tapes on the 2 or 3 rivets to keep them from moving, usually I just take out my metal ruler , pull my tape over that measurement and that will usually equate to the tape and being extended, then I just locked the measuring tape in place, check the measurements on the tape and the metal ruler, and superglue the rivets once they are aligned, hope this helps. I totally understand about the cold / dormant season, Most of my Southern turf grasses - lawns have slowed down growing also. Generally speaking in the off season we go to biweekly cuts or once a month, and focus on other lawn care needs.
I am sure someone will comment about my comment here, but I am aware of the slack in the measuring tapes end piece, and what it is for, but I just personally like a true 1/16th measurement, especially for the construction side of my business, I rarely need caulk for trim work, yes this includes , Chair railing, baseboards, quarter round, crown, custom cabinetry, you name it, but hey I am just OCD like that. Even my hard wood flooring work has to be perfect 👌, I guess it’s from all the years of making furniture, along with some other skills. Anyway back to the 1/16 measurement, I like a true measurement, I would compare to a baker / cook who doesn’t use a measuring cup, And one who does, maybe that’s not the best analysis of comparison, Maybe a better one is a machinist, who does CNC work, (nascar team) vs. local -back yard -shade tree mechanic.
You say you love to cut the grass but every time you cut the the grass you are way over 1/3 rule. Cmon man! And the tape measure tip is suppose to do that. It is for pushing the tip vs pulling the tip during measurement. It fluctuates the width of the tip
If you are talknig about the beginning, that's 4 days growth. It's just super thick so it makes it look much taller than it is. As far as the tape measure stuff - I refer you to last week's video! thanks for watching.
The hook on a tape measure is designed to move the thickness of the hook. It’s for when you measure inside corners and BUMP the tape measure then when you HOOK the tape on your material you are cutting, the hook adjusts to make up the thickness of the hook. If yours doesn’t move, your measurements aren’t as accurate.
yep. Amazing the LCN has so many tape measures but is clueless about the actual features of one.
We still lerv you
+Ricky Mcgrath did you watch last week's video ? Lol
The Lawn Care Nut - that's funny. The more you know.
Ricky Mcgrath true
Agree
Thanks for all your videos. I just want to thank you cause i got in to lawn domination cause of your videos. My lawn looks great and i enjoy everything about lawn care now.
This is why metric is soooooo much better . And I can’t believe I just stopped what I was doing to watch you rescue a worm and place a sticker
That little bit of movement on just the tip of the tape measure is designed that way intentionally. The thickness of the tip is exactly the distance of the slight amount of back & forth movement. Love your videos, man.
Thanks. I was just going to type that. If you hook it and measure or butt it up against a shoulder, that movement compensates for the thickness of the tab.
"the thickness of the tip is the exact distance of the back and forth movement"
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See, last week's video was prophetic! :)
I'm moving from cold rainy Seattle to Texas and one of the top reasons is because I've dreamed of a St. Augustine lawn for the majority of my adult life.
Allyn, I've come to the conclusion that you and Tim Williams from the Trivago commercials are long lost brothers from another mother. Keep dominating brah, the lawn is looking spooky good!
Subscribed today...20 videos later my wife is going to wonder where my day went.
You're killing us Smalls! We wanna see the domination video. The culmination of this years domination is upon us!!
You haven't received a letter from HOA about the LCN domination mark on the sidewalk?
Tape measures have that play in the end to account for the thickness of the end. That way you can push or pull a measurement and get the same reading. If the end is 1/16" thick it will have 1/16" play in the rivets. Your tapes are probably all fine. Love the vid's, thanks for the tips.
Are you & Jake planning another reunion this year?
saving the earthworm followed by the toro rotary blades of death...hey circle of life
Danny Perry
Beat me to it...
Hahaha
gotta get that organic matter
But if you cut an earthworm in half then you have two earthworms...everyone wins right?
organic splatter
I feel your pain. It's hit 30s here in cincinnati at night. It also rained yesterday so trying to get a mow in is tough. Bagged the leaves up today and will mow/stripe tomorrow after work.
Looks like the remnant crabgrass has died, now I have a few nasty brown spots.
You know the tape measure is supposed to that right. Because there is a difference between inside measurements and outside measurements. That difference is the width of the right angled clip.
Lol beat me to it.
so you mean I don;t actually have to replace them everytime that thing gets loose? :)
Can you talk about watering in your next video? Specifically, watering strategies going into late fall early winter up north.
Thanks for the tape measure tip. As a millennial I struggle with basic things like this. :D
Allyn! The end of the tape measure is loose on purpose. The reason being is that if you were to measure an inside measurement, you butt the end into the corner, that will zero out the tape measure and account of the thickness of the end piece. For an outside measurement, you pull on the end piece until it's taught.
+Thomas Ng yes and when measuring like I did, if you are not pulling taught on both measurements you will be thrown off that thickness. As far as how loose that's why I don't snap them back or then stretch out and throw them off more.
Fair enough sir!
Just heard that song on radio on my way home today! Saw a new LCN vid was up and same music in the vid! Good stuff!
Allyn would you recommend using Green sand as a source of Potash for the lawn?
Mike R I'm no Allyn but Jersey green sand and kelp meal are very popular here as supplements. Kelp for instant action and greensand for long term.
Wayne Essar thanks , where is here?
Mike R Here is five hours north of Seattle. 😀
Wayne Essar I am clear on the other side of the country.
Mike R Greensand is mined over there, I am sure its cheaper for you than me, but other than that, if you don't want to use sulphate of potash and you want an organic source, what other options are there?
That's a dope hat!🎃 Hey how about some cigar reviews for the winter?
Hi Allen I bought the The Toro TimeMaster and I have the Toro AWD also weed eaters and edgers blowers hedger and pruner are all echo. I have been following you closely well as closely as possible my neighbors say my lawn and my customers lawns look like parks and I say watch LCN and yours will too. Thanks Man
I’m in the northwest, Lawns have about one more mow in them and it’s all over for 2017.
Using the Honda! Love mine. Can't wait for your review!
I've got some moderate hills in my yard, how would that time master do on them?
the tip movement helps when making internal and external measurements. such as a window frame
i have a question me and my wife we pulled up the crappy sod at our second house we live in maryland we put down new seeds we turned over the grass and removed it down to dirt now new grass is up but now all these mushrooms are coming up and some kind of white fungus what can i use to kill them ? is it too soon to threat baby grass? its starting to get cooler her or do i just wait until spring ?
When can we hope to see the review on the new Honda mower?
When do we get to see your Honda mower review?
Jealous of your thick lawn. I have Bermuda here in Austin, TAX and wondered if it's too late to put a fertilizer that will thicken my lawn. I applied a fertilizer 2 weeks ago. My lawn looks nice and green, but would love it a bit thicker. Or do I wait until the spring? Thanks in advance
Can't wait for the Halloween tape measure video
What's the N-P-K on tree frogs 🐸? Next level tip...
Allyn - Thanks for posting great content. Question for newly established lawns - in this case Winter Lawns, when would you start cutting back water in preparation for it's first mow? I just did my first mow on my front lawn and struggled with the grass just flopping over from being run over by the lawn mower. I'm looking at doing my first mow this coming weekend on my backyard (1800sq/ft) and would prefer not to run into that issue on such a large area so your advice is greatly appreciated!
Tape measure domination. You must have watched those Home Depot videos about using a tape measuring device.
and fell asleep...
Hahahahahaha! Love it!,! Allyn, Allyn, Allyn. Now I know you know why the end of that tape measure is loose.
I see your giving a small preview on how to use a tape measure. In regards to the other video about home depot. Lol....
Question: so I live in western NC, and I’ve been mowing and taking care of yards for a while now, but I’m just now getting into the real detail oriented stuff. For my personal yard I wanna dominate my neighbor who has moved into a house with nice grass. My yard is always mowed and edged, with all of its nice bits and pieces but my grass is a total conglomerate. Any ideas of what grass I should use?
My earth worms try to skedaddle after I apply fert. Then it rains and they are blissful again. I wonder what they think of my aerator?
So i have a nube question.. You are the only lawn guy i follow.. I live in southern California and got tall fescue going from seed.. I was wondering if i can mix in some Bermuda seed.. And if both those grasses will grow good together.. Or any suggestions on grasses that grow together.. Or if im going about this all wrong.. Thanks... I would appreciate your input..
Bermuda likes to be cut short like a golf course. Tall Fescue likes to be cut like its name, Tall. If you cut it tall, the Fescue will shade the bermuda and it might not grow right. If you cut it short you will open yourself up to weeds and disease in the fescue.
Another great video. Just curious, what kind of headphones do you have? Look comfy and low key.
Tapes Measures have that play in the tab to account for the thickness of the tab on outside and inside measurements.
You are a Gentleman and a Scholar!
Do they dominate with their trees in Japan??
How much Epson salt should be put on one thousand square feet of Bermuda grass. How often.
Question and A Comment
1. I can't remember, was that concrete edging there or did you have it installed? Thinking about doing it, but not sure how expensive it is....
2. Jerry Baker trick for a very quick green, 50/50 plain ammonia and dish soap in one of those miracle grow type hose end sprayers, might be a quick cheat 36-48 hours before Halloween visitors....
What kind of tool box is it? Link? Thanks
LCN... I am dominating for Halloween, however a small portion of my lawn has a 10 foot diameter silver maple tree and the grass around it is not as good, could it be that the tree is sucking the nutrients and water and etc? can you comment for me please?
Looks like there's a few comment about the tape measure there you go the tips go around
That "flutter" on the tape measure is intentional. The movement is equal to the thickness of the 90 degree end catch. That way whether you pull with the catch on the inside or you butt it up to a surface on the outside, both measurements will be accurate. It's only possible with the "flutter"
dang maybe I need to stop buying new ones then every time that part gets loose! :)
Great video Hane... Loved mowing footage with music.
Home depot doesn't sell craftsman..sears does
Fast Eddie sold the brand, so even Ace Hardware has Craftsman now.
You should run the Honda pull cord through the cord retainer so you don't have that problem haha
Will you be drinking on Halloween? Tipsy Al is classic.
Your LCN sticker still looks a little off -- maybe measure from the bottom? Love the frog. I always find creatures when mowing -- snakes, frogs, wabbits...
Robin R Johnson
It looks off due to the letters on the left aren't as tall as the ones on the right.
Robin R Johnson
It's just a little white rabbit...
What happened to your 30 '' walk behind?
It freaking snowed for 30 minutes in southeast Ky today! :o
Alan, do you miss home?
Florida is his home. Indiana was not his home, He is originally from Florida.
Did not know that thanks for info!
I would buy your toolbox anyday before buying a craftsman!
For some reason this video isn't showing up in my subscriptions.
What's the name of the song at the beginning?
Edit - (Kyrs - Talk & Cole Sipe)
LCN, you're not OCD or anything like that, right?
kchall5 His past videos demonstrate his collection of Tape Measures, Fiskars cutting tools, and shoes
It’s green up here in Pennsylvania it’s been cool
I have a neighbor who's dog poops on my lawn, any suggestions how I should handle this. I have politely asked, but they are too lazy to walk the dog, they just let it out the house. I am to my wits end about this!!
bigboi2xl
What's your local gun laws?
Pick it up, leave it on their door step, in their mailbox, door handle of their car. Get creative.
.270 Remmington @ 150grain dosage , ballistic tip for better results .
bigboi2xl
A dog whistle might work if you can catch them doing it. Not hurt the dog, just train it.
Drink alot of water (to reduce pH difference) then go #1 into an empty milk jug. Spread it over the outside perimeter of the lawn to mark your territory against the dog. :-D
Allyn, just 3 days before Halloween Domination someone's dog made a brown spot smack in the front of my Tall Fescue lawn... Im so frustrated with these neighborhood dogs and their disrespectful owners.... what do I do? How do I recover? I cant train other people's dogs to not go on my lawn, and I cant talk to everyone within walking distance of my home (thats probably hundreds of dog owners). From what i understand tall fescue wont even spread to fill in the spot. Do I have to seed these spots? If so, I will have to do that several times a month. My lawn will be in perma germination mode... what can I do to my tall fescue to A) promote to fill in the spots/recover B) be more tolerant to dog pee? HALP!
Glad to hear I'm not the only one frustrated with the neighborhood dogs. Make that the neighborhood dog owners. It's really just three owners to be exact but when you care about your lawn as much as some of us do it's hard to let it go and move on. Personally, I'm planning to go in a direction that is more common down in Australia. I'm seriously considering putting in hedges. This would be a natural way to combat the problem and give me a whole new way to dominate the neighborhood and improve the look of my landscaping.
Milorganite is human poop?
LCN! You need to sharpen your blade! In that closeup of the worm on your lawn, the tips of you grass was shredded!
The kids in your neighborhood care how your grass looks?!?
In our neighborhood trick or treating is one of the best ways to meet all of your neighbors. Those with kids walk the neighborhood. Those without or whose kids have grown hang out and treat the kids to candy, sometimes a beverage for the adults, and it's a great time for all. If it gets cold a fire table or chimenea might make their way from back patios to the driveways out front to keep everyone warm.
After trick or treating has wrapped up we all meet up at city hall for the best lawn awards. Okay, maybe we don't have awards but secretly I'm hoping my lawn is podium worthy come October 31st.
That's why I try to start at the 1 inch mark in simple measurements like that.
efashho3179 that's what she said
Now I gotta wait till halloween!
Is that craftsman a bootleg maybe? I know I bought several items on amazon,only to find it was bootleg
D Leal I bet you’re right. Craftsman is still usually a good quality brand. I often think that Sears should just become Craftsman stores & forget the rest of their stuff.
Darla Sears no longer owns Craftsman. Stanely Black & Decker bought it a while back. Lowe's will start selling Craftsman in 2018.
Sad to say yes...all made poorly in China. Everything now. Designed to last a short life to buy more.
The FPV Life same as Snap-On, most of is is now made in China in the BluePoint factory . The roll edge tool boxes are , along with most of the ratchets . No long does it say Made in USA anywhere on them. The chrome falls off so easily compared to the older ones
I need that mower in my life
It made to move Allyn. It's made to measure accurately!
+Joel Henderson yes did you see last week's video?
Can you collab with Foliar Pak
“That’s what she said” classic!
Getting wood in the car can be distracting.
All tape measures are designed for the thickness of the end push and pull
+RYAN BOTKIN there ya go see, last weeks video playing out in real life. :)
You killed that poor tree frog. You can't touch them, it is the kiss of death. Don't ask me why just seen it too many times.
LCN I have superglued some of my measuring tapes on the 2 or 3 rivets to keep them from moving, usually I just take out my metal ruler , pull my tape over that measurement and that will usually equate to the tape and being extended, then I just locked the measuring tape in place, check the measurements on the tape and the metal ruler, and superglue the rivets once they are aligned, hope this helps. I totally understand about the cold / dormant season, Most of my Southern turf grasses - lawns have slowed down growing also. Generally speaking in the off season we go to biweekly cuts or once a month, and focus on other lawn care needs.
I am sure someone will comment about my comment here, but I am aware of the slack in the measuring tapes end piece, and what it is for, but I just personally like a true 1/16th measurement, especially for the construction side of my business, I rarely need caulk for trim work, yes this includes , Chair railing, baseboards, quarter round, crown, custom cabinetry, you name it, but hey I am just OCD like that. Even my hard wood flooring work has to be perfect 👌, I guess it’s from all the years of making furniture, along with some other skills. Anyway back to the 1/16 measurement, I like a true measurement, I would compare to a baker / cook who doesn’t use a measuring cup, And one who does, maybe that’s not the best analysis of comparison, Maybe a better one is a machinist, who does CNC work, (nascar team) vs. local -back yard -shade tree mechanic.
Cold front hahaha.... It's 30 here lol.
There is actually, literally, a design purpose to the end of the tape measure being 1/16? loose.
Thats a nice hat.
You say you love to cut the grass but every time you cut the the grass you are way over 1/3 rule. Cmon man! And the tape measure tip is suppose to do that. It is for pushing the tip vs pulling the tip during measurement. It fluctuates the width of the tip
If you are talknig about the beginning, that's 4 days growth. It's just super thick so it makes it look much taller than it is. As far as the tape measure stuff - I refer you to last week's video! thanks for watching.
Cool man 😎🎃👻🎃👻🕸👍🏻
I have no growth.... thats what she said. Hahahaha
OCD much? Haha.... It would probably would bug me too
That’s what she says all the time
good as a boy
Nice mower! Lmao!! Stripes good tho
One earthworm at the time! Lol, as always as dramatic as usual....
Clearly you don’t know how to use a tape measure. That “slack” is supposed to be there. Let me know if you need further schooling
hence last week's video!
"cold"
It piss.
That's what she said lol
Ohh I get the joke! Hah
It's no fun if you're the one making the "that's what she said" jokes.
NO!!!!! Burn that stupid salt life hat!
I love that brand
The Lawn Care Nut got the sticker on the car as well? Lol
You should redo the entire lawn with Tall Fescue. Your last lawn looked amazing when you had it. Not so much with this one.
14th
mm
Useless
Stick to cutting grass! Leave the tool reviews alone! You are no Tim the tool. man!
no kidding!