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[@frazeysburgelites3490]

Taylor, the taller you mow your grass, the more resistant it will be to the hot dry weather. The grass shading it’s own roots helps with water retention and soil temps.

[@Vtls.]

Cut hight depends on the type of grass…not every grass type likes to be tall

[@Whobghilee]

I’m not sure if Florida Everglade area has ever been called hot and dry in the same sentence before. I’m not saying you’re wrong about the grass height, but this area is humid AF

[@koolkar55]

I don't think I've ever seen Taylor reply to a comment. I really don't think he ever reads them.

[@_snippy]

@@koolkar55 Take a look at his most recent videos, he almost always replies to at least a few comments

[@frazeysburgelites3490]

@@Whobghilee I gotcha. I’m don’t know much at all about Florida geography. I made a couple assumptions that since his lawn has required an irrigation system it’s rather dry, despite the frequent pop up rain. I also thought he was in north central Florida.

[@tylerratcliff4448]

The long form “lifestyle” vids are so refreshing. I’m certainly a car guy, but I also enjoy learning about other things in life to keep the mind fresh. Between the property maintenance, bus hauler, and jet boat stuff, these vids are def delivering for me👍🏼

[@mx5_enigma308]

Getting a few loads of new gravel where the bus sits would make the place look a bit cleaner. Just a suggestion! Love these videos!

[@beulahboi]

Letting the grass get overgrown was probably the best thing for it at this stage.

[@Steve-od2di]

I was expecting this episode to sponsored by Sunday

[@dill5500]

Yup keeps it wet and the sun off the ground

[@avidworkslol]

I let my grass grow wild for like a month and it looks better than ever now.

[@CountyLineTV]

Id let it go til it seeded naturally, but that process looks like dookie for a very long time, especially in florida in summer. lol

[@stevencarey4215]

Taylor, your pressure tank is working just fine, with the amount of water your sprinklers use it should not shut off. It’s purpose is to not let the pump turn on when you use a small amount of water, like getting a glass of drinking water not when you water the lawn.

[@tylerbogaard375]

I've had a pressure tank fail in a rental that I lived in and you are 100% correct. The pump doesn't get worn out prematurely from running constantly, it really gets worn out from constant starting and stopping. When my tank went out, the pump would kick on and back off constantly which was a serious issue.

[@philhackler3395]

For your hydrostatic drive, I recommend flushing the system and new fluids. My tractor recently did the same thing and thought it was the pump going out, but fresh fluid and filter got it working perfectly again. Should be a pretty cheap option to try too. Also mine got way worse when I added new to the old. Like you thought it was just low, but ended up making it worse till I just drained it all.

[@nsh0325ppp]

Might try a little magic in a bottle as well I used a little Lucas hydro oil to help a leak I had.

[@craigjaco8096]

Mine started getting bad and it was just the hydro drive belt being worn out.

[@ChipsNeeson]

Yeah, new fluid and filters. There's one for each drive. New drive belt. Will be good as new.

[@dingleonurroof]

This mower most likely has a sealed drive. You can't flush oil, change oil, or change the filter. They're throw away units. Only commercial mowers have rebuild-able and filtered hydraulic drives. This would require drilling into the transmissions, removing the oil and welding on a bung. I've seen it done but maybe not worth it.

[@Herewegoagain123]

This is thd correct answer, these ZTxxxx are sealed . ​@@dingleonurroof

[@LightningFabrication]

Taylor, the yard is looking great. One suggestion would be to get rid of some other unwelcome guests, the Sable Palms (Cabbage Palms). I noticed they are coming up to the right of the driveway in the island and to the far left of the AC condenser at the corner of the house. They will get huge and the one by the corner of the house will grow up under the eves. There also may be some palmettos next to the driveway which are very invasive. If you do want to keep some palms, the sago palms you have are nice and look good when trimmed up and there are also Roebelenii Palms or Pigmy Date Palms which look nice and are slow growing. Problem with the oak trees is the leaves, bark and acorns contain tannic acid which can keep the grass from growing. You can plant Azaleas which produce flowers in a variety of colors, they thrive on tannic acid. You'll notice the water in the river that you take your boat on is almost like ice tea in color that's from the tannic acid. Yes I'm also a Floridian. On your well pump, they are usually set to come on at 40 psi and go off at 60psi. You got a bladder tank which has a rubber bladder built inside. it's to help prevent the tank from becoming water logged. There needs to be an area of air in the top of the tank. The air will compress but water will not. You need that compressed air so the pressure in the tank will bled off gradually when you are using water. When a tank becomes water logged the pump will continually come on and shut off rapidly, even if you just crack the valve for the water hose. The air pressure in the tank is usually set at the factory and doesn't need to be adjusted.

[@kylethegreat8222]

Yard work> Mini boat content 😅🤣

[@Jsmith9619]

Fred the owl is gonna get that new snake who moved in

[@ergopropterhoc]

#teamfred

[@Dartoras]

snake move in for the yummy rats but i rather have an owl as a tenant

[@roberta4989]

Taylor, there is this invention you might be interested in. They are called "water hose hangers" or "hose hook". They mount to the side of buildings or walls to wrap you garden hose around so your hose doesn't lay in the grass or on the pump room floor. A friend asked me to tell you about them.

[@Beadlock_]

this is an auto channel, no hose hook here. just a spare drift wheel mounted to the wall

[@GoodForYou4504]

@@Beadlock_ Exactly, our hanger was always an old small wheel. It always made rolling up the hose kinda funny.

[@fredmortensen5107]

@@Beadlock_yes!

[@Vince32.]

Everytime you post a shop/house/yard update i stop watching the video and click on yours. Love the yard projects. Keep it up Taylor!

[@StreetSteezn]

Paving the U part of the entrance and making some kind of walkway to the front would make the front of the house look super baller.

[@AfroMyrdal]

Hey Tay, I know buying the parts the mower needs costs more than it's worth, but keep in mind it's good content for us that's feeling saturated by car content (not you specifically) and it's at least for me, very fresh to see some garden content! Would love to see a "fixing my broken down zero turn" episode where you fix everything wrong with it. It's not going to be worth more by any chance, but you'll have a mower for years to come and we'll get a video out of the ordinary 😁 (electric mower suck to watch, sorry. Might be perfect in every other way)

[@timothyhartman8534]

Taylor, I would suggest getting some gravel dumped back in your front driveway and maybe even the left side of the shop for your trailers. Less mowing and a cleaner look. Great videos. Keep up the hard work. Yard is coming along nicely.

[@TonyBaroni]

Good to see Batman and Robin working a case together again. Yard is looking great. Landscaping and house upkeep is a full time job to keep it nice but it is worth it.

[@youmadethereboresph]

A powerwasher on the driveway and sidewalk would do wonders!

[@MrWallStreet119]

Taylor called the weeds grass, lol.

[@richknudsen5781]

I always love watching Taylor mow his lawn, its so very cathartic. Like watching paint dry.

[@Skroggn]

Fred was waiting for you to chase his lunch out of the woods.

[@adamschultz1515]

Or out of the well house

[@j.a.r.family2576]

Fred is looking for critters and snakes when you're done raking

[@Justin-nl2vv]

Hedge clippers, gravel, cutting back the one side of the property, edgeing the grass lines, and painting the house. Looking forward to these projects

[@mx5milton]

Glad to see Jose back too

[@tylerwilliams7790]

We need a Chrissy and Pups update.

[@kennethmcleod5519]

Hydrostatic drive efficiency is proportional to internal leakage. When new and clearances are tight, you can be successful with lower viscosity fluids. Low viscosity is needed to flow in cold climates. In Florida, low temperatures function is not a concern. When wear has occurred with use, high viscosity is critical to maintaining hydraulic efficiency. It was not clear what fluid you used to top off the hydro reservoir… If it was anything with reduced viscosity you will see functional improvement to drain or even drain and flush with something like a 20w50 motor oil. Shell lists their 20w50 product at 40/100 C viscosities of 160.8/17.7 mm2/s. Their 10w30 product for comparison has 40/100 C viscosities of 71.9/10.7 mm2/s for comparison. That difference is dramatic for a pump building pressure. The internal leakage further heats the oil reducing viscosity. Bottom line, if you can, raise the fluid viscosity in the hydrostatic system.

[@edgarcorrea7866]

Try finding a rebuild kit for those hydraulic actuators on the mower. I think it would be cheaper and just some more elbow grease to fix.

[@frankgeimer5952]

Great work Taylor! You bring back some great memories of me before my disability kicked in and all my projects became someone else's or just sat there never to be completed. Now I watch videos of my favorite KZbinrs and relive my memories through you. Thank you for all you do and the real-life videos you create!

[@mikecollins7222]

Time for some hedge clippers, electric or manual… the bushes near the house look great. But the curb appeal would be so much better with “squared” and “leveled” bushes.

[@davidgt8622]

i have been saying this for months!!! trim the damn trees and the property would look so much better. i mean look at his neighbors yard. they are beautiful. unfortunately taylor is “that guy” in the neighborhood lol

[@340Demon]

For sure. Every yard maintenance video he’s done, I love the work he puts in and the sense of pride when it’s done, but I’m dying to trim the bushes, power wash the concrete and throw that damn bench in the woods 😂

[@OldFord76]

Guess I have to postpone sleep once again

[@ReysGarage]

Factsss 😂

[@JMurph66]

As a manager at a landscape company, for your mower situation buy a commercial mower from a dealer ( exmark scag hustler ) some where you can locally get parts service and warranty work done , or since you like bagging your lawn and leaves find a used walker or exmark navigator they have a on board vacuum and box for yard waste can find a good one for under 5k they are 20 +k new .

[@mattculpepper6444]

Sounds like you need a sweeper. I love mine. Picks up grass clippings, leaves, pine straw, pine cones, etc. The Brinly unit from Home Depot has served me well for years and keeps on sweeping

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

Once you get some grass seed sprouting, it should look pretty insane. It already looks so much better. Granted it was an insane amount of work.

[@LooterMcShooter6928]

Taylor, Well pumps are designed for prolonged running. It's the Start and Stopping of well pumps that cause them to go out. In essence you want it to run longer and not cycle so much.

[@MrGuyBroDude]

give the mower hydro fluid another shot. I used to work on a local Navy base contracted for lawn maintenance and we had a fleet of 8 Exmark zero turns and each of them had over 14k hours on them and the oldest one was approaching 20k hours. These things run 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, all year round to cut an entire navy base, they navy seals and training grounds at Stennis, and an off site housing complex for sailors coming in from port. Every time they hit another 5k milestone the drives start to really lose their performance and instead of replacing them (which was the cost of these commercial machines new) or buying a new mower (which we didn't want to do because when we get a newer model loaner while one is at the shop for repairs, they are just terrible quality), we completely drain and flush the entire system and it is a huge night and day difference and they work damn near like new again. Hell, we go through decks more than anything with each one needing a new deck every 2 years and every season they need the bottom edges replaced with new 1/4 steel. I would imagine that the little craftsman you have, while not being a 18k-20k commercial Exmark mower, will still last you many more years.

[@jowens4160]

You don’t have to spend 20k to get an exmark. The light commercial mowers are about 5k. My fire dept has 22 of them, one at each station, for mowing 1-2 acres once a week they work great and will last many years.

[@MrGuyBroDude]

@@jowens4160 the ones we had were just under 20k a pop. It wasn’t me who purchased them, it was the company I worked for. My job was to use them and keep em running

[@kevinwilliams563]

Why are people dogging on Taylor? It is his KZbin channel and he can decide what content to make. Fixing up his place has made for some interesting content in my humble opinion.

[@vlchipmeador1559]

My sprinkler guy told me that when irrigation is running you want the well pump running constantly, not switching on and off.

[@C4LSX]

Can we agree the rc mower is useless for a property like this

[@Grimm-Gaming]

Owls are smart. It was probably following you as you do yard work hoping you would scare out its next meal.

[@PvtPapa]

I just pressure washed my concrete patio this weekend with a cheap Ryobi surface cleaner.. Taylor, its is 100% an easy super satisfying job that will make your driveway so much brighter. My only recommendation is using a gas pressure washer, not sure if you could get your hands on one for a day.

[@FoamCrusher]

For occasional use, consider renting a Billy Goat Yard Vacuum. They pick up almost everything, including leaves/sticks. If you decide you like it you can always buy one.

[@pettyrok]

Might look into St. Augustine or Zoysia grass for your yard. With the shade and heat, those grasses will love the climate and grow well. It looks like you may have a mix of weed grasses and Bermuda, and those sections that are pretty bare are likely due to the lack of sun exposure.

[@lalloligyst718]

The change of pace is nice. Looking good sir!

[@beratsbuilds]

Taylor, would you be willing to make a livestream and talk about your thoughts regarding the new KlutchKickers track? And about your general plan with your projects? Thank you!

[@Koop2k]

A couple of GPS fenced robomowers always keeping the grass looking spiffy would be a life changer for Taylor.

[@TheJeracuda]

you've got a LOT of weeds in that grass. I think you need to hire a company to take care of your yard for you if you want it to always look good. You should also sharpen the blade on that mower

[@CryptoJay]

I vote powerwash and paint house next...?! lol watched till the end and see thats high on the list already

[@RinerAutomotive]

I can definitely relate to the never-ending yardwork and unwanted weeds taking over. Always surprising how much is actually there once start hacking.

[@samsonitelazard1575]

Been watching you for years, love the content, this is my first post. Your yard / house drives me crazy. Haha. House - paint it!!!! Install new custom garage door. New windows / doors / roof. Will improve looks / value a ton. Yard - get rid of all the unwanted plants/ overgrowth. Put in a new driveway where the bus sits (concrete). Repair the driveway going to the house. Stain all of them the same color. You will thank me. Not trying to be negative, but invest some money in things that will grow in value!!

[@senecalfab1487]

I have a Gravely ZTX Stealth 52 and Ariens Ikon XD 42 for my small lawncare business. Both are beasts with their Kawasaki engines. Do yourself a solid brother, and find you a local dealer! Also, Scotts Southern Turf builder will help the grass green up and spread to cover those gaps if that is centipede.

[@right_guy_]

Get an automated mower and forget about it. It would save you so much time and your grass will always look nice and fresh.

[@nathangilbreath]

I genuinely enjoy watching “someone like me” do a yard makeover. It makes it seem more attainable. And I find it to be entertaining. Keep the yard work vids comin! 💙😂

[@MrPatrik246]

about leaves situation, you can till the ground, pack it and reseed grass, faster,easier, better result

[@brenthackett7708]

I’m sure I can hear the head gaskets chuffing when you start your mower. They are very simple to replace. Also I did the filters on my drives and it’s back to pulling wheelies again

[@user-he4fq6ie3b]

The pressure switch is most likely fine the irrigation is just calling for more water then the pump can produce so it can’t build up to 60psi to shut off. The pump end is most likely just getting weak.

[@henryvergara987]

Hedge trim around all the sides to make it cleaner and prevent so many leafs on the lawn

[@TOXIXIFY]

I normally wouldn't use it on a car because it makes a mess when the tires are changed again, but Fixaflat is amazing for lawn mower tires. I haven't messed with filling mine up since I used it.

[@danielsmullen5451]

Just watched. FYI you don't want the well pump to cut off while the sprinklers are running. It cycling on and off while running the sprinklers will first wear the pressure switch out and cause premature wear on the pump. So a continuous run time during use is ideal.

[@Justin_Allen]

Rebuild the hydrostatic rear end. About a third of the price of a new one.

[@whoisjohnlamb]

zero turn and still mowing in circles in crazy work

[@citizenspeed]

I am genuinely curious how well these videos do compared to your car related stuff? As I become more seasoned (older), I find myself watching more landscaping and home improvement videos. 😂 I love the car stuff but keep these in the rotation!!!

[@TheBlackandwhite9287]

Get with Cleets guy for the track. The lawncare nut has awesome info and products (if you choose). The info alone can help give you a better understanding of your turf

[@liteguy38]

Any thought to adding mulch around those front bushes? I think that would look sharp and help keep weeds in check and would cut down on mowing inside of it all. Great work! Looking great already!

[@trevorbreen6814]

As far as the mower goes. Ive been looking into a mammotion robot mower. Doesn’t need a line ran around the yard, but like your remote mower, you control it around the perimeter with your phone and set no mow areas for gardens. Depending on size of yard(based on battery size) its the same or cheaper than a new rider. For my over an acre lot its $3000. Would save a lot of time by not needing to spend the couple hours each week.

[@SuperRon]

Its crazy how fast the weather changes there!

[@Theekenschurr]

@taylor should get a lawn roller back there seed and put hay on the top so the birds dont eat the seed. It will come back. Should also move that bench out of the middle of the yard thats usually in a garden setting.

[@Theekenschurr]

Why not build a back yard garden and put the concrete bench back there

[@ianrasch]

Can we a quick power wash of that sitting bench? Maybe a firepit area would be cool to see too!

[@JaredEagles]

leave some good cold drinks in a cooler by the end of the driveway for the garbage guys if youre concerened they might not take your stuff 🤣

[@lolimpol]

I'd sell the mower and get yourself a nice lithium powered electric mower. It'll be extremely low on maintenance, super quiet, probably powerful enough and range is not an issue for you. Seems perfect to me!

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

I like the fence the dude across the street has. I have the best lawn in my neighborhood only because I've never let it go....ever! I Scotts weed and feed every quarter and my sprinklers are perfect. Though I don't have a large lawn like this but I take pride for what I have.

[@jody6183]

I would concrete the drive where the tarmac is breaking up and the bit where the transporter is parked... would make a huge difference to the look....

[@jredmartinz]

You should do a solar panel set up on top of the shop with the anker batteries for emergencies or saving money. Might even be cool for the trailer and bus too

[@beyondmaintenance]

Your pump will run almost steady when you are using the sprinklers. The pressure tank helps control the shock of the pump starting, and gives you steady pressure when the pump isn’t running. It doesn’t have a huge volume, the air bladder takes up half the tank. Yard is looking good, them dusty drift cars are gonna get jealous ✌🏽😎

[@genio1981]

Save the money on the mower. Hire a lawn service. They'll do all of the general maintenance and leave you with just fun projects _you_ want to do

[@DaileyLabs]

Remember when the main focus was drifting?!?!? I miss that.

[@Mrtrunks]

You should be able to use the brown paper bags for yard waste that you can get from HD, in case you fall behind again.

[@XLTJeff]

Hey Taylor ,being you videoed yourself bypassing the seat safety switch it might be a good idea to get a new switch and video yourself putting it on SO just in case there's an accident you can prove that the seat safety switch was operating, keep up the good work love the channel 👍

[@b_baker]

Stand on Style mower would do great for your yard, Bad boy Mowers are great, stamped deck is a must. Also, When doing the leaf thing, put them in a plastic in and use your weedeater to mulch them up finer and you can get ALOT more leaf per bag! Let us know if you seed and topsoil be cool to see the project all the way to the end.

[@jaythemusicman801]

I recently used a zero turn for the first time, an older john deere. I love it. I say keep it going or maybe get an electric one if you're on the electric lawn care path

[@harlandmcnall2579]

Get a bad boy it's built with simplicity and easy maintenance I've had mine for 5 years now and I love it

[@lakejones2559]

You should get it paved where the gravel driveway is and have it connect to the driveway by the shop so you got a drive around driveway

[@reidlavigne8069]

Taylor, buy a used commercial grade mower and never look back! Also, for the love of god stripe your lawn! If you keep the plastic chute folded up it will spread the grass better

[@dro8053]

Your leaf piles in the bushes are excellent snake homes in my opinion. I don’t know tons about snakes though.

[@jg6579]

One way to improve the look of your property is to modernize the house colors so it's not so 1980's "Golden Girls" era. It's such a beautiful area wouldn't take much.

[@MeesterHead]

Taylor is gonna find the deal of a lifetime on a fixer upper riding mower and then in a couple months he will deep down the racing mower rabbit hole 😂

[@JeffSlover]

The yard looks way better. I think this may have been your first step toward being an old man. Next you will be on your porch, yelling at "those damn kids to stay out of your lawn!"

[@tropmonky]

Looking forward to the larger projects to come like gravel, new plants, etc.

[@mike92168]

Fred is just waiting to eat, now that there is no leaves for his dinner to hide in

[@criticalevent]

I would suggest getting a bagger zero turn next time if you have to replace that one, unless you want to try to maintain the lawn with just the robomower.

[@coopertoprw8mu]

Add some privacy plants in front of where you park your bus/truck and add some flowers or something like that around the mailbox. And If it was me, I’d look into having the driveway redone.

[@skbid1]

maybe an extended awning over the front of the shop? to help with sun and rain

[@jakobsimmons9997]

Those drive units have filters on them that will clog up if not changed and will slow your drive speed, change the filters on the wheel drive units, flush and fill with new oil, may very well solve your problem

[@chasemcmurray3737]

Your tank is waterlogged. That’s good that you are changing that tank.

[@Andrewlang90]

Keep a zero turn. The electric mower will make mowing a lot more work, and a push mower isn’t bad, but a considerable more amount of work for yourself. Might be worth it to get a new or well maintained zero turn and retire the old girl.

[@donaldwaldron9365]

The yard is looking much better

[@drewsievert3865]

Paint your house the same color as your shop your property will look much better that way

[@rightnowracing]

26:04 even the Lowes bucket is disappointed at your amazon oil filter purchase. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@kevinhamling1963]

G'day Tyler, Your getting there with the upgrades. Things are starting to look good. But it's still a lot of work to manage by yourself and it's taking you away from working in your shop. So I'm willing to offer my services free of charge as a live-in gardener. Then we can have more time to do the projects that matter. So thanks for sharing man ✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.

[@jayburrough4308]

You must have plenty of pray for the snake and the owl ... the owl might be trying to get the snake lol

[@PaulThomasHarris]

Oh another thing get a catcher for the clippings to get all the leaves every mowing.

[@sushimanportugal]

I like this channel, because of vlog stile videos, its diversified and not bored like other channels that are just doing the same thing in every video they post and for me that is boring AF

[@eaveskc]

If you get another mower, get a tractor style with a gear transmission, not a hydrostatic. The hydrostats overheat and wear out faster if you use them to move trailers around. It is different when mowing borders, you have to stick it in first and stay off of the clutch, or that will overheat the belt, then you can usually mow in 2 or 3 once you get going