💬 Nick Saban’s Retirement Adventures: Saban inducted into the CFB Hall of Fame

[TerryP]

Just to be clear...that ain't Saban on the John Deere. Can't be.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Just to be clear...that ain't Saban on the John Deere. Can't be.

Why is that? Is he contracted w/ SCAG?

 

[TerryP]

Why is that? Is he contracted w/ SCAG?

If the man doesn't know you can use a debit card at McDonald's...he damn sure doesn't know how to drive a lawn mower.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

If the man doesn't know you can use a debit card at McDonald's...he damn sure doesn't know how to drive a lawn mower.

That's a stretch...

He knows how to drive. That mower has a gas pedal, brake, & stearing wheel. I think he can manage.

Besides all he carries is rolls of 20's so it threw him for a loop.

 

[TerryP]

That's a stretch...

I just don't see it. He aint' cuttin' his own grass. He's the guy that is putting it in reverse before cutting the blade off.

 

[BamaFan334]

I just don't see it. He aint' cuttin' his own grass. He's the guy that is putting it in reverse before cutting the blade off.

I think he plays that angle of his life up. He can do it all I bet, but plays dumb with that stuff.

 

[PurlJam]

I think he plays that angle of his life up. He can do it all I bet, but plays dumb with that stuff.

Good point, He has proven he can drive a ski boat, that's for sure.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Why is that? Is he contracted w/ SCAG?

They make a fine product, in my first mowing season with this one.

 

[TerryP]

Did you just miss the space?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Good point, He has proven he can drive a ski boat, that's for sure.

Just a brief look at some anecdotal evidence that leads me to believe he can handle a mower...

He's originally from West Virginia. They probably have some sort of mining equipment on their state flag, his dad likely had him cutting the pop warner fields before his balls dropped. As you mentioned, he can drive a boat, which in my experience is a higher difficulty than a mower. He grew up working at a full service gas station... this leads me to think he could actually change out a belt or the oil if pressed into duty. Lastly, and perhaps the strongest hint that he can handle a mower... he chews Red Man. Red Bull may give you wings, but Red Man give you the ability to operate heavy machinery.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Did you just miss the space?

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[TerryP]

Lastly, and perhaps the strongest hint that he can handle a mower... he chews Red Man. Red Bull may give you wings, but Red Man give you the ability to operate heavy machinery.

I laughed.

 

[BamaFan334]

Did you just miss the space?

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Ha Ha, forgot to cut the blade on. Mowed the whole yard with the blade off.

My dumbass dad used to push his yard, but just bought some land and built a house, so he purchased a zero turn. He's a salesman, so that will tell you the extent of his handyman abilities. He rolled the mower twice in his first mow, and went around his yard four times before he realized he forgot to lower his mower deck to a level it would cut the grass. Unreal. Georgia fans...

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Ha Ha, forgot to cut the blade on. Mowed the whole yard with the blade off.

Ah, I understand. That was the day she came home, February 24th. The wild onions were about the only thing growing then, centipede hadn't greened up and the forsythia were just peeking out.

 

[Rolltide24]

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They make a fine product, in my first mowing season with this one.

That thing is sweet! There new Cheetah 2 can cut at 16mph. Mine only can hit 9 while mowing. That 7mph doesn’t sound like much, but over 5 acres, it makes a huge difference. Time is money, but I just can’t cough up the coin for the thing. Wife doesn’t see the value…

 

[TerryP]

centipede hadn't greened up and the forsythia were just peeking out.

Wait. Centipede in AL? Why?

I have that in my yard because of the weather...seems like that area about Pell City should be "ripe" for a hybrid Bermuda.

 

[TerryP]

Ah, I understand. That was the day she came home, February 24th. The wild onions were about the only thing growing then, centipede hadn't greened up and the forsythia were just peeking out.

Ya missed a spot...

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Wait. Centipede in AL? Why?

I have that in my yard because of the weather...seems like that area about Pell City should be "ripe" for a hybrid Bermuda.

Bermuda that grows three times as fast as Bermuda? No thanks. There are many exceptions, but most of the homes in rural central Alabama have centipede.

 

[TerryP]

Bermuda that grows three times as fast as Bermuda? No thanks. There are many exceptions, but most of the homes in rural central Alabama have centipede.

A hybrid (like a 419) grows sideways if you cut it right.

That's wild. I didn't realize.

Ya got a point about cutting...it's four days versus two weeks.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

That thing is sweet! There new Cheetah 2 can cut at 16mph. Mine only can hit 9 while mowing. That 7mph doesn’t sound like much, but over 5 acres, it makes a huge difference. Time is money, but I just can’t cough up the coin for the thing. Wife doesn’t see the value…

I love it, it really moves. I bought a closeout '23 and went with the Tiger Cat to get the upgraded mower deck. It's crazy solid. Even though the house has been complete for over five years, all I've done so far landscape wise was put out about three hundred yards of centipede sod. Much of the lot already had a good stand of it. The backyard toward the water is just weeds and wild grass, I just mow it, but it's gotten pretty uneven over the years after the dirt settled around my septic chamber lines. I plan to kill all of it, till it, put in a fire pit area, and plant according to the landscape plan. Front yard will have a number of planting areas, as well as around the house, and we'll do some things at the entrance. I've already taken down several dozen pines at the street, maybe about a half dozen left, and five more pesky wild cherry trees. Two bracket a decent size oak that will really come into its own once the cherries are gone. I'll always have a limited area requiring some push mowing (the whole area was terraced in the thirties for cotton, so I have a couple of nice banks), but in the end I'll only be mowing a little over an acre with the Scag. I do plan to buy at least one more property and I'll mow it with this one as well.