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How much it would cost yearly to mow a 50 acre lawn (by yourself or hire someone permanently) and what machinery should be used to cut grass to 2 inches once a week?
10 acres an hour should do the job quicker.
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How much it would cost yearly to mow a 50 acre lawn (by yourself or hire someone permanently) and what machinery should be used to cut grass to 2 inches once a week?
10 acres an hour should do the job quicker.
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Please rethink 2". 3 or 3 1/2 Inches is minimum for cool season grasses and we can explain why. Bagging will be necessary for estate type grass crop.
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The question is very generic. How it is the terrain? What should be the result? For an airfield the tools are very different (and usually easy: homogeneous, flat). For golf curses, this is more tricky, but for landscaping, landscaping has priority. Usually one do not mow like a normal house lawn (it would be look synthetic, cheap, not appealing). So we need more information. And about costs (and hiring) this is very very country specific. The best option on a country could be the worse on an other one.
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How much it would cost yearly to mow a 50 acre lawn (by yourself or hire someone permanently) and what machinery should be used to cut grass to 2 inches once a week?
10 acres an hour should do the job quicker.
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How much it would cost yearly to mow a 50 acre lawn (by yourself or hire someone permanently) and what machinery should be used to cut grass to 2 inches once a week?
10 acres an hour should do the job quicker.
lawn grass landscaping lawn-mower mowing
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Please rethink 2". 3 or 3 1/2 Inches is minimum for cool season grasses and we can explain why. Bagging will be necessary for estate type grass crop.
– stormy
3 hours ago
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The question is very generic. How it is the terrain? What should be the result? For an airfield the tools are very different (and usually easy: homogeneous, flat). For golf curses, this is more tricky, but for landscaping, landscaping has priority. Usually one do not mow like a normal house lawn (it would be look synthetic, cheap, not appealing). So we need more information. And about costs (and hiring) this is very very country specific. The best option on a country could be the worse on an other one.
– Giacomo Catenazzi
1 hour ago
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Please rethink 2". 3 or 3 1/2 Inches is minimum for cool season grasses and we can explain why. Bagging will be necessary for estate type grass crop.
– stormy
3 hours ago
1
The question is very generic. How it is the terrain? What should be the result? For an airfield the tools are very different (and usually easy: homogeneous, flat). For golf curses, this is more tricky, but for landscaping, landscaping has priority. Usually one do not mow like a normal house lawn (it would be look synthetic, cheap, not appealing). So we need more information. And about costs (and hiring) this is very very country specific. The best option on a country could be the worse on an other one.
– Giacomo Catenazzi
1 hour ago
Please rethink 2". 3 or 3 1/2 Inches is minimum for cool season grasses and we can explain why. Bagging will be necessary for estate type grass crop.
– stormy
3 hours ago
Please rethink 2". 3 or 3 1/2 Inches is minimum for cool season grasses and we can explain why. Bagging will be necessary for estate type grass crop.
– stormy
3 hours ago
1
1
The question is very generic. How it is the terrain? What should be the result? For an airfield the tools are very different (and usually easy: homogeneous, flat). For golf curses, this is more tricky, but for landscaping, landscaping has priority. Usually one do not mow like a normal house lawn (it would be look synthetic, cheap, not appealing). So we need more information. And about costs (and hiring) this is very very country specific. The best option on a country could be the worse on an other one.
– Giacomo Catenazzi
1 hour ago
The question is very generic. How it is the terrain? What should be the result? For an airfield the tools are very different (and usually easy: homogeneous, flat). For golf curses, this is more tricky, but for landscaping, landscaping has priority. Usually one do not mow like a normal house lawn (it would be look synthetic, cheap, not appealing). So we need more information. And about costs (and hiring) this is very very country specific. The best option on a country could be the worse on an other one.
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This will be a rough estimation; 3 mowers, 36" wide, stand to ride, 1 mower = 2 acres per hour, gas, oil, dump fees for clean green, aeration once per year; 2 plug aerators 2 operators = 4 hours, maintenance on mowers and blowers and trimmers = 3 hours per year, fertilizer @ 4X per year for 10 acres. 8 months. Cool season grasses. These numbers are for 10 acres.
Mowing once per week for 8 months $ 9,216.00
Fertilizer 4X per season approx. 44# NPK X 4 X 5.00 = $844 plus labor = $ 1044
Dump fees; $250
Plug aeration: 2 rentals at $150 2 guys @ $40 per hour 10 acres = 6 hours $ 630
Blowing out irrigation once per year; $ 550
Restarting irrigation in spring: no charge
Monitoring water schedule to train grass roots per season; $ 225
Maintenance equipment: $550
Total for 10 acres; $12,465 x 5 = $62,325 for 50 acres per year.
Again, this is rough but no small change.
answered 2 hours ago
stormy
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In general, the more capital you can apply to the work the higher your labour cost per hour will be but the faster the job can be done and the higher the quality. I suggest that first consider what quality you want from the appearance. Using the term "lawn" implies a high quality, smooth and uniformly green. The term "grass" is a bit looser; up to you which you continue to use.
For capital equipment for that area you are probably looking at a tractor mounted implement of some kind. There is a single pull behind rotary mower, a box flail or a sickle bar mower. The quality will be rough, but the capital expense will be lower. Better is pulling multiple smaller rotary units behind. There is also a tractor mounted gang reel mower which does a higher quality job and will be quite fast.
A quick image search on "tractor mounted gang mowers" might help. A good step in getting information would be to talk to local golf course maintenance staff or local authority roads and parks people. Don't hesitate to contact a local landscaper and ask if they have a tractor mounted mower and get an estimate.
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This will be a rough estimation; 3 mowers, 36" wide, stand to ride, 1 mower = 2 acres per hour, gas, oil, dump fees for clean green, aeration once per year; 2 plug aerators 2 operators = 4 hours, maintenance on mowers and blowers and trimmers = 3 hours per year, fertilizer @ 4X per year for 10 acres. 8 months. Cool season grasses. These numbers are for 10 acres.
Mowing once per week for 8 months $ 9,216.00
Fertilizer 4X per season approx. 44# NPK X 4 X 5.00 = $844 plus labor = $ 1044
Dump fees; $250
Plug aeration: 2 rentals at $150 2 guys @ $40 per hour 10 acres = 6 hours $ 630
Blowing out irrigation once per year; $ 550
Restarting irrigation in spring: no charge
Monitoring water schedule to train grass roots per season; $ 225
Maintenance equipment: $550
Total for 10 acres; $12,465 x 5 = $62,325 for 50 acres per year.
Again, this is rough but no small change.
answered 2 hours ago
stormy
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This will be a rough estimation; 3 mowers, 36" wide, stand to ride, 1 mower = 2 acres per hour, gas, oil, dump fees for clean green, aeration once per year; 2 plug aerators 2 operators = 4 hours, maintenance on mowers and blowers and trimmers = 3 hours per year, fertilizer @ 4X per year for 10 acres. 8 months. Cool season grasses. These numbers are for 10 acres.
Mowing once per week for 8 months $ 9,216.00
Fertilizer 4X per season approx. 44# NPK X 4 X 5.00 = $844 plus labor = $ 1044
Dump fees; $250
Plug aeration: 2 rentals at $150 2 guys @ $40 per hour 10 acres = 6 hours $ 630
Blowing out irrigation once per year; $ 550
Restarting irrigation in spring: no charge
Monitoring water schedule to train grass roots per season; $ 225
Maintenance equipment: $550
Total for 10 acres; $12,465 x 5 = $62,325 for 50 acres per year.
Again, this is rough but no small change.
answered 2 hours ago
stormy
36.9k21968
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up vote
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up vote
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This will be a rough estimation; 3 mowers, 36" wide, stand to ride, 1 mower = 2 acres per hour, gas, oil, dump fees for clean green, aeration once per year; 2 plug aerators 2 operators = 4 hours, maintenance on mowers and blowers and trimmers = 3 hours per year, fertilizer @ 4X per year for 10 acres. 8 months. Cool season grasses. These numbers are for 10 acres.
Mowing once per week for 8 months $ 9,216.00
Fertilizer 4X per season approx. 44# NPK X 4 X 5.00 = $844 plus labor = $ 1044
Dump fees; $250
Plug aeration: 2 rentals at $150 2 guys @ $40 per hour 10 acres = 6 hours $ 630
Blowing out irrigation once per year; $ 550
Restarting irrigation in spring: no charge
Monitoring water schedule to train grass roots per season; $ 225
Maintenance equipment: $550
Total for 10 acres; $12,465 x 5 = $62,325 for 50 acres per year.
Again, this is rough but no small change.
answered 2 hours ago
stormy
36.9k21968
This will be a rough estimation; 3 mowers, 36" wide, stand to ride, 1 mower = 2 acres per hour, gas, oil, dump fees for clean green, aeration once per year; 2 plug aerators 2 operators = 4 hours, maintenance on mowers and blowers and trimmers = 3 hours per year, fertilizer @ 4X per year for 10 acres. 8 months. Cool season grasses. These numbers are for 10 acres.
Mowing once per week for 8 months $ 9,216.00
Fertilizer 4X per season approx. 44# NPK X 4 X 5.00 = $844 plus labor = $ 1044
Dump fees; $250
Plug aeration: 2 rentals at $150 2 guys @ $40 per hour 10 acres = 6 hours $ 630
Blowing out irrigation once per year; $ 550
Restarting irrigation in spring: no charge
Monitoring water schedule to train grass roots per season; $ 225
Maintenance equipment: $550
Total for 10 acres; $12,465 x 5 = $62,325 for 50 acres per year.
Again, this is rough but no small change.
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In general, the more capital you can apply to the work the higher your labour cost per hour will be but the faster the job can be done and the higher the quality. I suggest that first consider what quality you want from the appearance. Using the term "lawn" implies a high quality, smooth and uniformly green. The term "grass" is a bit looser; up to you which you continue to use.
For capital equipment for that area you are probably looking at a tractor mounted implement of some kind. There is a single pull behind rotary mower, a box flail or a sickle bar mower. The quality will be rough, but the capital expense will be lower. Better is pulling multiple smaller rotary units behind. There is also a tractor mounted gang reel mower which does a higher quality job and will be quite fast.
A quick image search on "tractor mounted gang mowers" might help. A good step in getting information would be to talk to local golf course maintenance staff or local authority roads and parks people. Don't hesitate to contact a local landscaper and ask if they have a tractor mounted mower and get an estimate.
answered 27 mins ago
Colin Beckingham
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up vote
1
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In general, the more capital you can apply to the work the higher your labour cost per hour will be but the faster the job can be done and the higher the quality. I suggest that first consider what quality you want from the appearance. Using the term "lawn" implies a high quality, smooth and uniformly green. The term "grass" is a bit looser; up to you which you continue to use.
For capital equipment for that area you are probably looking at a tractor mounted implement of some kind. There is a single pull behind rotary mower, a box flail or a sickle bar mower. The quality will be rough, but the capital expense will be lower. Better is pulling multiple smaller rotary units behind. There is also a tractor mounted gang reel mower which does a higher quality job and will be quite fast.
A quick image search on "tractor mounted gang mowers" might help. A good step in getting information would be to talk to local golf course maintenance staff or local authority roads and parks people. Don't hesitate to contact a local landscaper and ask if they have a tractor mounted mower and get an estimate.
answered 27 mins ago
Colin Beckingham
5,464326
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up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
In general, the more capital you can apply to the work the higher your labour cost per hour will be but the faster the job can be done and the higher the quality. I suggest that first consider what quality you want from the appearance. Using the term "lawn" implies a high quality, smooth and uniformly green. The term "grass" is a bit looser; up to you which you continue to use.
For capital equipment for that area you are probably looking at a tractor mounted implement of some kind. There is a single pull behind rotary mower, a box flail or a sickle bar mower. The quality will be rough, but the capital expense will be lower. Better is pulling multiple smaller rotary units behind. There is also a tractor mounted gang reel mower which does a higher quality job and will be quite fast.
A quick image search on "tractor mounted gang mowers" might help. A good step in getting information would be to talk to local golf course maintenance staff or local authority roads and parks people. Don't hesitate to contact a local landscaper and ask if they have a tractor mounted mower and get an estimate.
answered 27 mins ago
Colin Beckingham
5,464326
In general, the more capital you can apply to the work the higher your labour cost per hour will be but the faster the job can be done and the higher the quality. I suggest that first consider what quality you want from the appearance. Using the term "lawn" implies a high quality, smooth and uniformly green. The term "grass" is a bit looser; up to you which you continue to use.
For capital equipment for that area you are probably looking at a tractor mounted implement of some kind. There is a single pull behind rotary mower, a box flail or a sickle bar mower. The quality will be rough, but the capital expense will be lower. Better is pulling multiple smaller rotary units behind. There is also a tractor mounted gang reel mower which does a higher quality job and will be quite fast.
A quick image search on "tractor mounted gang mowers" might help. A good step in getting information would be to talk to local golf course maintenance staff or local authority roads and parks people. Don't hesitate to contact a local landscaper and ask if they have a tractor mounted mower and get an estimate.
answered 27 mins ago
Colin Beckingham
5,464326
answered 27 mins ago
Colin Beckingham
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Colin Beckingham
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Please rethink 2". 3 or 3 1/2 Inches is minimum for cool season grasses and we can explain why. Bagging will be necessary for estate type grass crop.
– stormy
3 hours ago
1
The question is very generic. How it is the terrain? What should be the result? For an airfield the tools are very different (and usually easy: homogeneous, flat). For golf curses, this is more tricky, but for landscaping, landscaping has priority. Usually one do not mow like a normal house lawn (it would be look synthetic, cheap, not appealing). So we need more information. And about costs (and hiring) this is very very country specific. The best option on a country could be the worse on an other one.
– Giacomo Catenazzi
1 hour ago