Need a Push Mower Lawn Mowing Bagging Service
 

We just had our 8th lawn service (3 in a year) drop us because they lost staff. Contacted 11 companies, including following those who mow in our neighborhood. You might want to see if you can get any mower, much less a walk behind.

Not the results I wanted so, Gave up last week, bought a electric 22”. Corner lot, bagging, takes little less than hour. Mower will pay for itself on 4 months. Soon it will be fall, mow will be every 2-3 weeks, instead of every 10 days.

Mowing like vacuuming is very good exercise for the older Sloth!

Amazon has robot mowers. Check them out. If course it won't bag .

Good luck finding someone who will use a non riding mower and be ready to pay 50% more. In these times, tough for lawn companies to find laborers.

It’s inefficient for a commercial business which needs volume and speed. Like finding needle in haystack.

Think in todays world you are on a mission impossible

It's not efficient for a viable business to cut lawns this way. Would be like hiring a painter but only if the don't use rollers.

Good on you. :eclipsee_gold_cup:

We also mow our own lawn with a 20" Kobalt electric.
It's the trimming that takes the time.

Push Mowing.
Great business opportunity for someone!

Probably the best thing you could do is buy your own mower and do it yourself. No lawn mowing service can live up to those standards. You will find that people who do their own yard work stay in better shape than those who don’t. I have been in the Villages for over 9 years and I do all my own lawn and gardening. People used to laugh at me with my dirty face and sweaty appearance when I was doing extensive gardening and yard work, but now they have trouble walking and getting around and they no longer stop to tell me not to work so hard. That may not be the answer you are looking for.

There is an opening for you if you want to do the work.

We bought the EGO self propelled, with 1 hour rapid charge. The rear propelled wheels takes getting used to. Once the heat settles down mowing will be a snap. Plus I know that I will show up every week, Sadly getting paid in a round about way sucks:1rotfl:

Can you mow your ward with one charge or do you have to change batteries.

My SIL has an electric mower and needs to change battery before he is done

Our battery is a one hour charge, corner lot 10,000sf. It will last the entire lawn, but with little juice left. If I wasn’t bagging it might mow 1.5 times. We spent more for the rapid charge but worth it. A new battery for us is $359. Manufacturers warranty is for 3 years. Will see

Be careful. Many will say they’ll push mow and won’t. Then one day you’ll come home when they’re cutting and you’ll see them riding a mower.

Yes, to find that you'll simply need to look in the mirror this morning.

legges....that is unless you have a oak tree near or on your property. Then, you will mowing every day just to pick up the leaves

. You will be surprised how little it needs to be cut oct. to mar.

Front wheel drive is easier to use. I have a Honda gas mower starts first pull. And gas storage is not a big deal. 10 years now

Push Mower
 

I sure do hope you have invested in to a "Self Propelled" push mower. It will make your job soooo much easier. I learned 40 years ago that self propelled was the way to go. Of course, I have graduated to riding around for most of my yard. Trim mower is "Self Propelled". Good luck and stay hydrated.

Green acres is
 

option 1. Any available gc's
option 2
reenlist

Your mission, should you choose to accept it….. will explode in 15 seconds.

You forgot to add "at a reasonable price". Good luck in your search.

Push Lawn Mower
 

North we have 1/2 acre, with tractor, and gas 22 inch, plus an abundance of trees to pick up the leaves.
Since lawns are so tiny here a electric works great. I don’t think electric catches on as quickly for older gens who grew up with gas only.
Bonus is I can mow at dawn, or very late, and my neighbors have no idea I am mowing my lawn. Easy on my ears as well

First on our list, No oak trees for us, when we bought. So does your lawn company come every day, or are you mowing every day. Guess buying a home with oaks has mostly downfalls, plus your gutters must be a mess

I can hear my neighbor cutting his lawn twice a week with an electric mower.
They're not that quiet...
:doh::doh::a20:

Twice a week, he must need Exercise, or just a lawn fanatic , have a hard time believing his grass needs to be cut twice a week. Right now I’m every 10 days bagging. Our houses, compared to the new areas are a lot further apart. Our next-door neighbor and across the street, didn’t even realize we had mowed the lawn that morning, at 6:30am

Thanks for the Reply. I have done the same mowing, Bagging, edging and weedeating myself. Takes me about 1 1/2 hour. I still have hope that there is still one honest Company out there that can do the work .
Dwight Brown

That is great to still be young. Some of us in The Villages are older than 55. Since I have been here for 20 years. People use to work for a living not live off of the people The Villages.
Dwight Brown

I have a goat but he only eats organic grass, he wants to live to ripe old goat age. Please let me know if you want to hire him.

We do ask to be paid in advance.

most electric mowers lack power to cut thicker lawns

We researched what electric would be best for St Augustine grass. HD employees had no idea about any of their electric’s, same at Lowes at Trail Winds.
We stopped at Lowes in Lady Lake, staff went thru each mower, and what results each model would produce. Two were recommended which was also the models we researched. The ego was middle and high end model highly recommended for St Augustine, both on sale.

Last time lawn was mowed was 19 days. Not only did the lawn look great, only took an hour to mow and bag our corner 10,000sf lot. Second mow was 10 days later, less than an hour, with 15 minutes of battery life. Our comes with 3 blades, one set for mulch, side discharge, and bagging. Very happy with the results, for our first electric. Lawn up north is blue grass, so thick you have to drive tractor on slow speed to get good results. St Augustine doesn’t seem as dense

Bagging St.Augustine is not necessary. The soil needs the nutrients.

yes you can
 

I also bought the Ego mower and edger/trimmer and blower. We have a large lot and my wife likes mowing the yard, takes her about 50-60 minutes to complete. We can do the entire yard and the large battery is still over 25% remaining. I went electric when I had shoulder surgery so the wife could handle the edger and weed eater easier. We have a large battery with the mower and a smaller one for the edger, weed eater and blower for weight. I would recommend this to anyone, no pull starting, oil change, gas cans, etc.

I’ve been using battery powered mowers for years. The tech is constantly improving. My newest purchase is a ryobi 21 inch self propelled with 2 batteries. Both batteries are installed before you mow. I don’t use the bag and really don’t see a need for it. I mow with the deck set to the next highest setting. I’m on a large corner Cottage home lot with a fenced back yard. The mower has absolutely no problem mowing this yard. If it runs into a very dense patch of grass, the mower automatically kicks into a higher rpm to handle the dense grass, then settles back to a normal rpm. I can do front, sides and rear yard on the two installed batteries with running time remaining. Easy to remove the batteries after mowing and return them to the charging base to be ready for the next mowing. Not having to store and buy gas is the best. The mower is also much quieter than a gas mower, so mowing the yard in the morning is less likely to disturb my neighbors. Ryobi has a full lineup of really good quality tools in my opinion.

No need to bag unless you let your lawn get too tall between mowings. Cut it and let it lay. It adds nutrients back into the soil

51 posts and only 1 relevant reply to the OP.....amazing and frustrating for the OP.

Your post is #39, posters are warning how difficult it is just to get someone to take new clients, and if that’s not possible their alternative. Many lawn company will not spend an hour mowing a lawn when they can finish on a rider in 10 minutes. So getting the one name is lucky

Snowbirds down the street were paying for walk-in mower, $100 for interior small lot. Company started using rider, in June, because he lost 3 guys.