This is where a Ventrac would be the best option. They can mow down cattails in the middle of a swamp and keep on moving. It’ll also mow the banks of your pond, with little to no issues. The grass will always be there, I could make a full time job with 20 hours of overtime each week cutting the grass on my property. I was spending all my time cutting and though it looks pretty, I don’t make any money by making the farm beautiful every week. I’ve been slowly filling old horse pastures into tea fields, which turned a weekly job, into one I can do once a month. It’s just a slow go, since the variety I’m growing can only be plugged or clone. It’s an old Amish Variety that my grandfather brought from his childhood farm and planted 1 bush 20 years ago. In 5 years, I’ve managed to turn that one bush into 5 acres of Blue Mountain Tea. Try and get Ventrac out there and give you a demo. It’s such a versatile and well designed machine. The only problem are the prices, but the service is second to none and I’ve used many different mowers throughout my life and the Ventrac is by far the best mower for low lying wet swamped land and it’s brush cutter can handle some nasty stuff while going straight up a mountain side. Watch Diesel Creeks video of an older version of their machine and really see what kind of torture those mowers can take. It’s quite impressive.
I will be in the market for a zero turn and your videos will be extremely helpful. It's a big investment for me so need as much info as possible. Thanks for your hard work in doing these reviews..
Yes to the mower reviews, as much as I enjoyed the tractor reviews I really don’t see a tractor in my future but a mower is a definite. About 6 years ago we moved onto an acre property and I was so excited to buy a Kubota zero turn and it has been a huge disappointment with costly maintenance. I thought I was buying the best and that was not the case.
I seen this roll up cloth stuff with cement embedded into it that you can use for lining a ditch and then you spray it with the hose and the cement hardens. I wonder if that would work on your island if you could just get out there and wrap some of that around and it would harden up And create a small cement barrier to help reduce erosion. Maybe stick it in there with some of those giant staples they used to hold down tarps in the garden or that underlayment that you put under your gravel for a driveway. 🤔
I would enjoy the mower comparison videos. Its nice to see someone comparing products in a nonbiased way. I think I would like a ventrac but its not in my budget to get one.
DONT CUT GRASS WHEN ITS MUDDY BASIC COMMON SINCE. WHEN IT DRIES OUT GET A SKIDSTEER WITH A CID BRUSH CUTTER ON THE FRONT OF ITAND CUT ALL THE REALLY TALL GRASS AND IT WILL BE BACK TO A NORMAL YARD...
Beautiful; video sir!!! The pond is awesome and the best memory maker ever for your grand children you could possibly have. All your hard work has paid off in incalculable benefits….. it all about quality of life and your decision to have a go at your full time TH-cam channel has been and is the perfect life’s choice for you and your family!!! Congratulations on all of your success in life!! 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍
I put atv tires on my hustler. Problem solved. Mow a wet ditch weekly and haven’t got stuck yet. Before anyone says you’ll tear up the grass when you turn, yeah you will if you don’t drive with sense.
Still doesn't fix the problem of the front end wanting to turn down hill though LOL. Traction would be good, but the swivel front casters make mowing hills quite fun LOL.
That is what I was coming to say. The atv tires or ditchwitcher chevron tires will make night and day difference. I had a lawn tractor style mower and a bad muddy yard to mow. I used the ditchwitcher Chevron tires and never got stuck again.
An option is a 2nd set of rear wheels with ag tires on them. Yes they will tear up the lawn if you mow the nicer part of the lawn. Last fall I bought a running Huskee garden tractor with no deck and a broken rear axle shaft for around $100. I kept the rear 4 bolt wheels with ag tires on them, turned around and sold the tractor for $150. The ag tires are probably going on the back of my Dixie Chopper.
I think a review of all the different ztrs mowers would be very interesting there are a lot more people in the market to buy a mower than they are tractor thanks Doug
With your Bobcat connection, you out to see if you can get them to try out the articulated tractor that was the Steiner brand and fitted with a finish mower. They are hard to get stuck. Especially if they are fitted with dual tires.
Yea mud season is a nightmare for zero turns. Last year I had to dump a bunch of woodchips in front of my shed to maintain traction while storing the mower. Eventually I need to put some gravel there but woodchips worked in a pinch.
Great video. Family time 🦾🧬☀️Heck yea let’s see every mower.!! So much potential with all that water. I’ll have to go back in your videos and see what kind of drains you installed. Water management is my thing. I just built a recirculating system with two ponds fed by a natural stream. We installed automated dump valves to feed water off the waterfall to the gardens and animal feeders. It was a super fun job. Wish were aloud to video and photo it.
The answer is a slightly better set of tires. Yes, you can tear up your lawn if you aren't careful. The same can happen with turf tires, too. I struggled with two low spots in my yard every spring, until the summer heat moves I'm. A good set of tires fixed that problem.
It’s funny, I live in Kentucky and Tennessee before that. I used to live in Southern California where rain was never a problem, but during spring through fall, it’s constant battle ground of trying to keep the grass from growing out of control in between rainstorms.😂 least you’ve got a bush hog if it gets too crazy. I’ve got a bad boy Maverick zero turn and only 2 acres and if it’s dry mowing is no big deal and a zip right through it but once it’s wet, then it’s a huge mess, I’ve got to be careful not to get stuck. Sometimes I do and then I have to get my truck out there and pull me out and at the end of it I’ve got a mower packed with wet grass. I have to deal with. I never cared about the weather before until I had to deal with mowing a decent size yard. I guess it’s all part of the fun but it is kind of a pain when your yard turns to mud and the grass is growing so fast you can almost see it real-time with your eyes.
Hey Brock, would love to see a mower comparison series. I’m currently looking for a new one so the timing would be perfect! I’m leaning towards a bad boy rouge right now but spartan mowers and scag are others I still want to check out…
Howdy Brock! Great to see you have your priorities straight! Color me jealous... I have neither children nor grandkids. The pond looks incredible. Now you get to stress test the improvements you made to the bank next to your neighbor's property. Have you come up with what you are going to do with the island erosion? I am in the same boat... I can't get caught up on all the mowing because of how much rain we have been getting. I might have to invest in a bush hog because my pastures are so thick and tall. I only have about an acre of fenced in pasture. Took me almost 2 hours to do 1/3 of that! Just too much for my belly mower on the Mahindra to handle. Have to go really slow and do overlapping passes. Probably should look at the blades... I'm sure they need sharpened. Nicely done and thanks for sharing 🤠
Brock: I would also like you to do a comparison of the anti-stick sprays you spray on the underside of the mower deck to prevent wet grass from accumulating. I live in the Northwest and after each mowing job I have to use my MoJack to hoist up the mower to scrape the underside of the mower deck from wet grass buildup. I have tried all sorts of spray lubricants to prevent that buildup but none of them work.
Yet another reason I don't use zero turns for my lawn business. I use john deere x700 series tractors especially in spring. 4x4 really makes a difference. Less damage to customer lawns.
I've had my lawn tractor stuck in mud from irrigating a few times....looks passable until you get into it and sink up to the mower deck LOL. A zero turn is usually heavier so no surprised you kinda got stuck....should have got the 4WD zero turn HAHA, if only they had those.
We're caught in that same weather pattern in Southern Missouri. I spent a marathon 8 hours cutting our 11 acres in the space between two storms. Whew. BTW, you have your priorities straight. The grass will wait. 😉
I'm north of you in Jefferson County and dealing with much of the same weather. It's put fill dirt on my priority list as I need to fill up some of these poor draining spots so I don't have to walk around in mud boots. Was doing some tractor work and figured out that there some sort of plumbing or septic underneath the worse spot. Every year I swear I will stay on top of the grass. Haven't kept that promise yet. Though I did a little better than usual before the mud hit.
Good morning Brock love your Chanel . on a back note 🎵 since you haven’t built the second bridge you might consider building it wide enough and strong enough to handle your tractor and a bucket full of your rocks on your hill or wherever you decide to gather the material for your island sides it would be cheaper in the long run to build it sturdy enough to handle your equipment, then to rent some big machinery to reach across you could use a dolly then from your bucket to the sides to drop it into the water. They will find their own spot and then pile up as you continue dropping them in off of your dolly and then you could always let it as a flat crossing to the island, or you could put the arches on it or whatever you decide to do the cosmetics on top you could kill two birds with one stone that way, and in the long run even though you’re making the bridge heavier sturdier it would be cheaper and more usable for that projectjust to consideration you may have already thought of it yours truly Willis J Myers the second Hanover, Pennsylvania God bless
25hp Ferris has no problem cutting 2 foot high grass. Getting stuck in wet ditches is easy with those turf tires, pulled out with tractor more than a few times😊
Is it feasible to build a swale from the flooded area to the pond? Or maybe a pvc drain leading from the high flood area to the pond? Where does the pond overflow go?
I would like to see mower and/or mower attachment reviews. Also, wait until your field dries out to cut it, even if you have to cut first w the brush hog. Else, you will get ruts that will take years to repair. Also, don’t cut grass or weeds when the grass is soaking wet. It adds a 30% load to the mower and the results will look terrible. Billy
I have a JD 530M, have you looked at any more aggressive tires or dual wheels for your ZT? I also have a lot of slopes. Signed up for a mowerator based on your review of that!
Hind sight is always 20/20 but you probably should have only left like 10k sqft for the demo test vs your entire yard :) Grass is growing fast this time of year. Could have cut some tall small section and recut anything left down to 2" or so. I'm in Central Wisc and Cool Season grass is growing crazy fast. I'm mowing every 2 to 4 days in between rainfalls. Once its that tall, it'll prob never dry out. Might as well bale some hay now.
you have a large acreage property. Can you get a huster super 104 or a deere 1600 turbo mower? i currently own an exmark 72" but i want something larger to cut down on my mowing time.
I'll worry about how my lawn looks when the PGA shows up and wants to play a round. Until then it is what it is and I'll get to it if and when I feel like it.
Dream come true if i could not have to put hours on my stuff and use someone else s I rebuilt my craftsman mower deck this winter because $$$$ are so out of control the same size machine now is almost 2x ad much even being basic as it gets😥
Yeah, no one is going to mow the grass after that much rain. Just let it grow and cut when it’s dry enough. The world is changing and you have to adapt to it.
Not trying to be a hater, but it seems like too much worry over just something like grass. Especially since you are rural and don't have an HOA, etc. The Spring is wet, just let the grass grow until it's dry enough to mow and spend time with your grandkids. Just brush hog it in June when the heat kicks in. They'll remember the time spent fishing more than the tall grass. That said, would love to see the mower comparisons once it dries out.
Go Green by planting trees! Or get someone to come in and see if they want to turn it into a hayfield. They do the work and spend their money to cut your grass.
Brock I would love you to do a mower comparison series. Your grandkids are soooo cute. The time spent with them is priceless.
Go for it. Appreciate the obvious honesty
This is where a Ventrac would be the best option. They can mow down cattails in the middle of a swamp and keep on moving. It’ll also mow the banks of your pond, with little to no issues. The grass will always be there, I could make a full time job with 20 hours of overtime each week cutting the grass on my property. I was spending all my time cutting and though it looks pretty, I don’t make any money by making the farm beautiful every week. I’ve been slowly filling old horse pastures into tea fields, which turned a weekly job, into one I can do once a month. It’s just a slow go, since the variety I’m growing can only be plugged or clone. It’s an old Amish Variety that my grandfather brought from his childhood farm and planted 1 bush 20 years ago. In 5 years, I’ve managed to turn that one bush into 5 acres of Blue Mountain Tea. Try and get Ventrac out there and give you a demo. It’s such a versatile and well designed machine. The only problem are the prices, but the service is second to none and I’ve used many different mowers throughout my life and the Ventrac is by far the best mower for low lying wet swamped land and it’s brush cutter can handle some nasty stuff while going straight up a mountain side. Watch Diesel Creeks video of an older version of their machine and really see what kind of torture those mowers can take. It’s quite impressive.
It's a muddy mess here too. You had tornadoes go through fairly close, good to see everything still standing.
I will be in the market for a zero turn and your videos will be extremely helpful. It's a big investment for me so need as much info as possible. Thanks for your hard work in doing these reviews..
Yes to the mower reviews, as much as I enjoyed the tractor reviews I really don’t see a tractor in my future but a mower is a definite. About 6 years ago we moved onto an acre property and I was so excited to buy a Kubota zero turn and it has been a huge disappointment with costly maintenance. I thought I was buying the best and that was not the case.
Always like equipment reviews...helps me make decisions.
Brock great video. Mower comparisons would be cool to see. I like the new cameras.
I seen this roll up cloth stuff with cement embedded into it that you can use for lining a ditch and then you spray it with the hose and the cement hardens. I wonder if that would work on your island if you could just get out there and wrap some of that around and it would harden up And create a small cement barrier to help reduce erosion. Maybe stick it in there with some of those giant staples they used to hold down tarps in the garden or that underlayment that you put under your gravel for a driveway. 🤔
Good content Brock, I pray you and your whole family are doing ok in the storms out your way.
I would enjoy the mower comparison videos. Its nice to see someone comparing products in a nonbiased way. I think I would like a ventrac but its not in my budget to get one.
DONT CUT GRASS WHEN ITS MUDDY BASIC COMMON SINCE. WHEN IT DRIES OUT GET A SKIDSTEER WITH A CID BRUSH CUTTER ON THE FRONT OF ITAND CUT ALL THE REALLY TALL GRASS AND IT WILL BE BACK TO A NORMAL YARD...
Good morning Brock! I myself would enjoy the mower comparison videos 😉
Altos Trx is what you need to try out it’s a beast of a machine
that is so cute. Love the kids fishing.
Beautiful; video sir!!! The pond is awesome and the best memory maker ever for your grand children you could possibly have. All your hard work has paid off in incalculable benefits….. it all about quality of life and your decision to have a go at your full time TH-cam channel has been and is the perfect life’s choice for you and your family!!! Congratulations on all of your success in life!! 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍
I put atv tires on my hustler. Problem solved. Mow a wet ditch weekly and haven’t got stuck yet. Before anyone says you’ll tear up the grass when you turn, yeah you will if you don’t drive with sense.
Agree, removing the turf tyres and fitting tyres with lugs will keep the mower moving.
Still doesn't fix the problem of the front end wanting to turn down hill though LOL. Traction would be good, but the swivel front casters make mowing hills quite fun LOL.
That is what I was coming to say. The atv tires or ditchwitcher chevron tires will make night and day difference. I had a lawn tractor style mower and a bad muddy yard to mow. I used the ditchwitcher Chevron tires and never got stuck again.
I understand what you’re saying about the wet yard. My backyard is very wet. It looks the same way. This weather is killing me for mowing.
An option is a 2nd set of rear wheels with ag tires on them. Yes they will tear up the lawn if you mow the nicer part of the lawn. Last fall I bought a running Huskee garden tractor with no deck and a broken rear axle shaft for around $100. I kept the rear 4 bolt wheels with ag tires on them, turned around and sold the tractor for $150. The ag tires are probably going on the back of my Dixie Chopper.
I like the mower comparisons.
I’m interested, but I think you should get the Wright lawnmower. Those things are awesome.
Seen a guy on Tic Toc that put a simple set of chains on his zero turn. Worked like a champ.
Yep, I would love to see some comparisons of zero turns
If you’re able to try a Altoz TRX 766. It will make quick work in those conditions. Have a great day.
I think a review of all the different ztrs mowers would be very interesting there are a lot more people in the market to buy a mower than they are tractor thanks Doug
With your Bobcat connection, you out to see if you can get them to try out the articulated tractor that was the Steiner brand and fitted with a finish mower. They are hard to get stuck. Especially if they are fitted with dual tires.
Yes sir, get some demo mowers out there. I recommend a Badboy Rogue 💪 I love my 72” with the 38.5hp Kawasaki
Yea mud season is a nightmare for zero turns. Last year I had to dump a bunch of woodchips in front of my shed to maintain traction while storing the mower. Eventually I need to put some gravel there but woodchips worked in a pinch.
Would love to see mower reviews. Love to hear your thoughts on the X750s.
Bring more mowers to test.
I'm looking for a new mower.
Keep the vids coming to Pittsburgh Pa.
Have a nice 😊day sir
Great video. Family time 🦾🧬☀️Heck yea let’s see every mower.!! So much potential with all that water. I’ll have to go back in your videos and see what kind of drains you installed. Water management is my thing. I just built a recirculating system with two ponds fed by a natural stream. We installed automated dump valves to feed water off the waterfall to the gardens and animal feeders. It was a super fun job. Wish were aloud to video and photo it.
The answer is a slightly better set of tires. Yes, you can tear up your lawn if you aren't careful. The same can happen with turf tires, too. I struggled with two low spots in my yard every spring, until the summer heat moves I'm. A good set of tires fixed that problem.
Happens every year here in WV. No question… let it dry and then use the bushhog. Then when you get good mowing conditions go back to the zero turn.
It’s funny, I live in Kentucky and Tennessee before that. I used to live in Southern California where rain was never a problem, but during spring through fall, it’s constant battle ground of trying to keep the grass from growing out of control in between rainstorms.😂 least you’ve got a bush hog if it gets too crazy.
I’ve got a bad boy Maverick zero turn and only 2 acres and if it’s dry mowing is no big deal and a zip right through it but once it’s wet, then it’s a huge mess, I’ve got to be careful not to get stuck. Sometimes I do and then I have to get my truck out there and pull me out and at the end of it I’ve got a mower packed with wet grass. I have to deal with. I never cared about the weather before until I had to deal with mowing a decent size yard. I guess it’s all part of the fun but it is kind of a pain when your yard turns to mud and the grass is growing so fast you can almost see it real-time with your eyes.
Hey Brock, would love to see a mower comparison series. I’m currently looking for a new one so the timing would be perfect! I’m leaning towards a bad boy rouge right now but spartan mowers and scag are others I still want to check out…
Howdy Brock! Great to see you have your priorities straight! Color me jealous... I have neither children nor grandkids. The pond looks incredible. Now you get to stress test the improvements you made to the bank next to your neighbor's property. Have you come up with what you are going to do with the island erosion?
I am in the same boat... I can't get caught up on all the mowing because of how much rain we have been getting. I might have to invest in a bush hog because my pastures are so thick and tall. I only have about an acre of fenced in pasture. Took me almost 2 hours to do 1/3 of that! Just too much for my belly mower on the Mahindra to handle. Have to go really slow and do overlapping passes. Probably should look at the blades... I'm sure they need sharpened. Nicely done and thanks for sharing 🤠
Brock: I would also like you to do a comparison of the anti-stick sprays you spray on the underside of the mower deck to prevent wet grass from accumulating. I live in the Northwest and after each mowing job I have to use my MoJack to hoist up the mower to scrape the underside of the mower deck from wet grass buildup. I have tried all sorts of spray lubricants to prevent that buildup but none of them work.
Yet another reason I don't use zero turns for my lawn business. I use john deere x700 series tractors especially in spring. 4x4 really makes a difference. Less damage to customer lawns.
Good Morning
I've had my lawn tractor stuck in mud from irrigating a few times....looks passable until you get into it and sink up to the mower deck LOL.
A zero turn is usually heavier so no surprised you kinda got stuck....should have got the 4WD zero turn HAHA, if only they had those.
I'd say these are reasons not excuses.
We're caught in that same weather pattern in Southern Missouri. I spent a marathon 8 hours cutting our 11 acres in the space between two storms. Whew.
BTW, you have your priorities straight. The grass will wait. 😉
I'm north of you in Jefferson County and dealing with much of the same weather. It's put fill dirt on my priority list as I need to fill up some of these poor draining spots so I don't have to walk around in mud boots. Was doing some tractor work and figured out that there some sort of plumbing or septic underneath the worse spot.
Every year I swear I will stay on top of the grass. Haven't kept that promise yet. Though I did a little better than usual before the mud hit.
@@SetitesTechAdventures you guys had a heck of a night last night, it seems.
Good morning Brock love your Chanel . on a back note 🎵 since you haven’t built the second bridge you might consider building it wide enough and strong enough to handle your tractor and a bucket full of your rocks on your hill or wherever you decide to gather the material for your island sides it would be cheaper in the long run to build it sturdy enough to handle your equipment, then to rent some big machinery to reach across you could use a dolly then from your bucket to the sides to drop it into the water. They will find their own spot and then pile up as you continue dropping them in off of your dolly and then you could always let it as a flat crossing to the island, or you could put the arches on it or whatever you decide to do the cosmetics on top you could kill two birds with one stone that way, and in the long run even though you’re making the bridge heavier sturdier it would be cheaper and more usable for that projectjust to consideration you may have already thought of it yours truly Willis J Myers the second Hanover, Pennsylvania God bless
25hp Ferris has no problem cutting 2 foot high grass. Getting stuck in wet ditches is easy with those turf tires, pulled out with tractor more than a few times😊
Is it feasible to build a swale from the flooded area to the pond? Or maybe a pvc drain leading from the high flood area to the pond? Where does the pond overflow go?
I would like to see mower and/or mower attachment reviews. Also, wait until your field dries out to cut it, even if you have to cut first w the brush hog. Else, you will get ruts that will take years to repair. Also, don’t cut grass or weeds when the grass is soaking wet. It adds a 30% load to the mower and the results will look terrible. Billy
I have a JD 530M, have you looked at any more aggressive tires or dual wheels for your ZT? I also have a lot of slopes. Signed up for a mowerator based on your review of that!
The best part of your day was fishing
When it is dry survey the land for levels and dig in some tile if you can find an outlet
I’ve already put in three swales and one drainage line, but they were a little bit further on the property than this
Brock...I'm much more interested in how you are going to clean the grass from underneath the deck.
Hind sight is always 20/20 but you probably should have only left like 10k sqft for the demo test vs your entire yard :) Grass is growing fast this time of year. Could have cut some tall small section and recut anything left down to 2" or so. I'm in Central Wisc and Cool Season grass is growing crazy fast. I'm mowing every 2 to 4 days in between rainfalls. Once its that tall, it'll prob never dry out. Might as well bale some hay now.
you have a large acreage property. Can you get a huster super 104 or a deere 1600 turbo mower?
i currently own an exmark 72" but i want something larger to cut down on my mowing time.
Got stuck mowing my neighbors "ditch" . Looked dry, but was a little muddy underneath and the mower got stuck.
my Dixi Chopper came with Ag tires and would work alot better than those turf tires.
Don't be to hard on yourself. Valid reasons, just the rain got in the way. That can't be helped. At least you got it unstuck without major ruts.
I'll worry about how my lawn looks when the PGA shows up and wants to play a round. Until then it is what it is and I'll get to it if and when I feel like it.
Can you compare toro z master 4000 vs 6000
That much to mow. I would fences it off and get a few freeder calf's spring and shipp them off later fall so u have more time to do other things
Dream come true if i could not have to put hours on my stuff and use someone else s I rebuilt my craftsman mower deck this winter because $$$$ are so out of control the same size machine now is almost 2x ad much even being basic as it gets😥
Our zero turn got dumped in the lake had to get the truck to pull er out whatta day🤦🏽♀️
Test mowers. Try bad boy
Let it dry, brushog if you must, then finish mow.
I'd enjoy the mowers
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You need to get some drainage
Yeah, no one is going to mow the grass after that much rain. Just let it grow and cut when it’s dry enough. The world is changing and you have to adapt to it.
Tweels make this issue even worse.
Not trying to be a hater, but it seems like too much worry over just something like grass. Especially since you are rural and don't have an HOA, etc.
The Spring is wet, just let the grass grow until it's dry enough to mow and spend time with your grandkids. Just brush hog it in June when the heat kicks in. They'll remember the time spent fishing more than the tall grass.
That said, would love to see the mower comparisons once it dries out.
Also plz do a mower comparison video. Maybe add a tractor vs zero turn. Don't care about brands.
I wouldnt say its a problem with zero turns. Just dont try to mow mud with it.
Go Green by planting trees! Or get someone to come in and see if they want to turn it into a hayfield. They do the work and spend their money to cut your grass.
I bail my own hay. Just not in my yard.
Screw the grass it will b there a long time after ur dead, spend the time with the grandkids and family!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Get goat's
another stupidity is you didn't unlock the back wheels on your mower 🤦♂before pulling it ......