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DConn
05-18-2021, 07:46 AM
I am looking for a person or company that will install sprinkler head donuts. ...checked with Dean's and they do not. Any recommendations?
ctmurray
05-18-2021, 08:22 AM
They don't seem hard to install yourself. I have to remove mine once in a while to clear them of leaves and grass. Then put them back. Might need a knife or shovel to make the first cut of the grass. Maybe whomever mows your yard would do this for free? I have not asked mine but that edger tool they use could certainly cut the grass, and I am sure they would do this if I did ask.
Michigan Farmer
05-18-2021, 10:51 AM
I'd be happy to do it for you and glad to help.
Bill 989-284-0220
Homer49
05-18-2021, 02:50 PM
Do these donuts help avoid broken sprinklers from mowers? When we moved here a year ago I saw them for the first time in several neighbors yards. I asked our lawn/irrigation maintenance guy about them and he didn't think they were worth the trouble. Since then we've had one broken sprinkler head - I assume from a mower hitting it just right, so wondering if I should reconsider?
kcrazorbackfan
05-18-2021, 03:18 PM
They’re easy to install; I installed 49 of them at the new casa.
lake5798
05-18-2021, 05:12 PM
Hi Bill I see you have a 989 area code, where were you farming in MI?
bobdeb
05-18-2021, 07:51 PM
Interesting how the cost of sprinkler head donuts skyrocketed long before covid.

Easy to install. I have one of those round serrated donut hole cutters. But it's a waste. I just use my hands and a small clipper for maintenance.
ctmurray
05-19-2021, 09:57 AM
I forgot. My neighbor had a serrated hole cutter I borrowed since the grass had overgrown one of mine. So a neighbor might have one.
ctmurray
05-19-2021, 09:59 AM
Do these donuts help avoid broken sprinklers from mowers? When we moved here a year ago I saw them for the first time in several neighbors yards. I asked our lawn/irrigation maintenance guy about them and he didn't think they were worth the trouble. Since then we've had one broken sprinkler head - I assume from a mower hitting it just right, so wondering if I should reconsider?
They protect my heads near my driveway and sidewalk from the edger person. And they help keep the St. Augustine grass from smothering them.