Welcome to SideHustle Mowing, where Gregory and Jessica are embarking on an exciting new chapter in their lives! Gregory, recognized worldwide by his peers as one of the top photographers, found himself burnt out after 30 years of working with major clients and publications. With Jessica’s encouragement, he decided it was now or never to dive into lawn care.
After selling their spacious home in Florida, they moved to a 50-year-old farmhouse in the Ozarks with a larger property to maintain. Equipped with top-of-the-line electric equipment, they’re transforming their land while launching a commercial and residential lawn care business.
On their RU-vid channel, you’ll discover lawn care tips, gear reviews, transforming overgrown properties, and behind-the-scenes moments as they balance running a business, raising two kids, and managing their four crazy dogs.
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Now I know the backstory of your short with Piper towing the Ryobi. Hopefully the new machine Ryobi is building for you gives you better service and they learn something from the old machine.
It'd be interesting to see the financial gain/loss vs a similar gas stable. The problem i see is trying to do a balanced, real world test over a period of years. Reeeeeeeegardless, my pockets aren't deep enough for ANY commercial grade equipment, so I'll keep fixing other people's trashed mowers and using them til the wheels fall off (my yard is bumpy and full of roots!) Keep up the good work!
I hear what you mean about a bumpy yard, our florida property ate up lawn mowers. Roots and stumps everywhere. Real world situation, it takes about 2 years for electric mowers to start paying for themselves vs. gas. There are no gas charges and vertually no maintenance except for the odd greasing here and there and the blade changes, unlike gas. Thanks for your comment.
8" is a lot bigger than this one, that is what she said, jk, that is the main reason why I wanted the Stihl. It is very convenient, just grab it and put it right back. It is a beast, it's my favorite tool. Thank you for your comment.
@@SideHustleMowing 😂. You’re welcome! I do have to add the battery on the Milwaukee lasted quite a long time. Again it just doesn’t have the convenience of putting it in a holster especially when you’re climbing trees.
How are you finding the ease of controlling the directional movement of the standup vs. the sit-down? Do you find one more comfortable than the other, or they both equally good or bad? I have never used a zero turn, so for me, it would be a totally new experience.
Prior to having these 2, it was my first time having a zero-turn as well. You can see in my second video that I actually film myself driving one for the first time. At first, it was quite tricky but not too bad. They are both equally easy to drive. The main difference between the sit-down and stand-up is that you have to work on your balance on the stand-up one at the same time driving it. It is a little bit easier on the sit down because of the lap bars that you use to turn. It does not have a spring on it, always wanting to pop back into neutral. On the other hand, the stand-up has the tension on the lap bar, always wanting to pull back into neutral. After you get past the learning curve, it is pretty easy. It literally took me 3 times to drive the machines, and I was feeling quite comfortable. But OMG, the first time driving them out of the trailer after picking them up was really stressful. I'm driving this expensive machine out of a brand new trailer , and I didn't want to scuff up the sides. I am pleased to say it was a success driving them out. Now, it is no big deal. After having a zero-turn, I will never go back to a different lawnmower. After having one of these, you can definitely appreciate those youtuber guys filming themselves with one hand and driving with the other, lol. Thanks for your comment.
The best way I can explain is that they updated the charger and the batteries. And did something else to the actual more itself? But I don't know too much.. Overall, the mower is still a piece of junk. It has broken down over 6 time's I have replaced every motor in it since I have owned i, and it only has 100 hours on it.. But that being said, I still love that thing. It's awesome.
Yes, sir, that mower is amazing. People are so fast to knock battery-powered equipment because they are used to seeing the consumer grade. But as soon as you get up to commercial grade, the power and torque are incredible. Thank you for the comment.
No it does not, just rear discharge and I have the mulch plug in, otherwise you want to use the bag. It is a tank, the thing weighs over 200 lbs with the batteries in it, but as long as you use it as a walk-behind and not a push mower, it is awesome. It is my favorite out of all of them. LOL. Thanks for your comment.
I would volunteer to be a client. You would just have to bring your rodeo to Kentucky each week 😂. In the 40 years of mowing my 1.2 acre ponderosa, my better half never once showed up to help me mow. Props to your videographer for giving your push mower a spin.
Hey thank you so much. This is his videographer LOL. It was actually my idea for my husband to do this. He loves cutting grass and I suggested that he start a side hustle, hense the name lol. Thank you very much for your comment.
LOL. On the contrary, it wouldn't be her reacting. Bugs don't bother my wife. I am actually the wimp in the family. It would be me freaking out, or I would have cut this tall grass a long time ago, but it is still long. The first time trying to cut it, I had them jumping all over me, boucing off my body, I had over 10 of them sitting by my feet going for a ride. I got the hell out of there right away. LOL. It will make for good content when I do the big video when I am pushing the mower to its limits, cutting that whole chunk of land. Thanks for your comment.
@@SideHustleMowingNow that is funny. Both my wife and the youngest son (he's 40) are terrified of anything that flies. Birds or bugs, it makes no difference. They both start swatting and running for cover.
Looks like you figured it out your better off just dispersing the clippings in both directions get them cut up finer and cut again in a few days. I know that wasn't your work that created that mess but that's how you deal with it or bag it.
