One review indicated it did not work well on torpedo grass; can anyone add to this information?
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This grass is nearly iossible to get rid of. Your best bet is to try to manage it with pulling and digging because the roots are pretty deep and the razor cutter is not designed to go into roots. Even if it were,any breakage would reseed and grow. Some use chemicals but only do a section of the grass and pond at a time so you can rake out dead grass...or you could endanger fish with oxygen depletion. I personally prefer the razor for cattails mostly. It does a great job on them for the money. Hope this helps. If all else fails,get sterile grass carp.
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I found that the weed razer cuts out any type of grass. We have huge patches of fully grown cattails that I've thrown it into and cut them right out. I had to look up exactly what torpedo grass was, I would say that this razer would cut that out easily. Hope this helps.
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I still have mine and it works great on hard surface. If you launch on a beach it is not very good in the sand.
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I have knock out roses in the area where my torepdo grass had taken over. I do not see any adverse effect to any of my roses or other plants/bushes/trees/vines. Go online and look up the directions and information for further help with fusilade II. I did not have any choice. Torpedo had to go! I have bought this more than once, and at the price, that should tell you that it is effective and that I like this product. The last spaying seems to have eradicated the torpedo. I am selling my home and the Fusilade II will stay with the house, just in case.
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no i used it on concrete surface. i assume it will work just as well on grass.
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If you self propel then really a flat lawn is fine. We added a little liquid dish soap and it was very fast and fun. In my experience I believe that it will work on a flat surface but I havent tested that.
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It's very small I don't think it would work well on grass or gravel. We used it in the house or on black top.
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Yes, but it is too large for this type of use. It was designed to be used primarily on grass, but with a little extra care, it should do the job. Keep it sharp!
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i put this blade on a newer sears and sent it back. it tends to smear the grass and not cut it in my experience.
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Francisco, that's right. It started out being promising, did a nice job. Then it suddenly stopped working. There was some moisture in the grass that got into the electrical and it zapped it. Hope this helps. Michael
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I have my Black & Decker for about 3 years now and I can tell you that it was not designed for wet grass, even the manual will tell you that, on dry grass it does wonders, as far as heavy grass I have mine set up on setting #5 which is the highest, however, my lawn is tall fescue and it cannot be cut too short, and if it gets too heavy most likely you may have to do a double pass or you'll get many pop ups, I mow my lawn once a week and if I keep it to a certain height I don't have any problems the following week.
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It did not seem to work terribly well for me, but I saw other posts saying it did. The cost isn't too much so if you can afford it, I'd give it a whirl. My vet told me to get those little film canisters (from rolls) and drill holes in them, put a cotton ball inside and saturate it with the product. I put them around the perimeter of the house and sprayed as well. I think the hope is, in the containers, the product will last longer as the rain won't rinse it away. I had pretty good luck with the Scare Crow motion sensor outdoor sprinkler if you'd like to try that. Good luck and God's blessings! It did not seem to work terribly well for me, but I saw other posts saying it did. The cost isn't too much so if you can afford it, I'd give it a whirl. My vet told me to get those little film canisters (from rolls) and drill holes in them, put a cotton ball inside and saturate it with the product. I put them around the perimeter of the house and sprayed as well. I think the hope is, in the containers, the product will last longer as the rain won't rinse it away. I had pretty good luck with the Scare Crow motion sensor outdoor sprinkler if you'd like to try that. Good luck and God's blessings!
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We have not tried it in the grass, but I would expect it to do fine on trimmed grass. I would suspect performance would drag significantly in wet or long grass.
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I don't think there is enough drag to negatively affect your lawn mower. As for crab grass, sure, it bends the grass over so it reflects light rays differently to cause the stripe effect. It makes my yard look great.
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the sandpaper surface was too abrasive for my dog's pads, so I put velcro and carpet on it for traction. That wouldn't work in water. Also I have found that the ramp slips around where it's edge rests on the tailgate and I have to hold it steady. This wouldn't work very well for a boat...even more slippery. pick something with good rubber feetPS...edited this post to include saying that if your dog is under 40lbs it should work fine if you attach better rubber grips to the "boat end" of the ramp
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Don't know. Call Ortho. Worked good to kill grass coming up through low evergreen cover.
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It does not run very well on grass unless it is very, very short, like turf. It is very fast and can sometimes get out of grass if say you just barely go off road and get back on pavement quickly, but it is so small with not much clearance, so it does not do grass very well at all. I would suggest a larger scale like 1:10 or larger if you plan on running on grass.
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It might be fine on a packed down gravel surface but I don't think you will have good results on grass.