Yeah I use it every time I cut with that mower (I also have a bigger walk behind). I’d say it’s worth $75, it’s worth even $100 after getting used to having it. But $150, $200… I just got a Toro Super Recycler on eBay for $200, lol.
Just looking on Amazon now, it’s a different listing but this is the same one I bought (it says Last Purchased 2013) for $99: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZKXYUO/
It says it ships in 1-2 months though, that’s odd. I guess if you’re not in a rush… 🤷
I found this on amazon before starting the project for 105$ Toro Lawn Striping System https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZKXYUO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_49GRzbJBMH9RP
There are a few versions of this. The Toro one fits most push mowers. I have one and it works well.
Toro Lawn Striping System https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B004ZKXYUO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_YSVW68W3EHK6N0Z5N0MM
They have striping kits you can attach to your mower that lays the grass down. Mowers typically do it to a small extent but a striping kit like this one is what I use
So I just have one of these Toro striping kits. It attaches to my self propelled push mower and does a decent job. I found that with just sand it's not quite enough weight on the roller so I added a 15lb weight to the top of the striping kit. As for supplies I shop around a few different places. For fertilizer I've gone to Hilltop Gardens off Federal in Westminster. I had a pretty bad issue with the bumps as well so I had Dreamscapes Landscape Center deliver a giant dump truck of amended top soil, 50/50 mixture of top soil and compost, took forever to spread over the lawn, but helped immensely. I'd like to have them deliver a truck of sand next to apply some final touches to the leveling. As for seed I went to Amazon and had them ship me this seed Jonathan Green 10323 Black Beauty Ultra Mixture, because anything available at HD/Lowes/Local didn't have the blend I really wanted. Let me know if you have any other questions neighbor!
This is the one I have https://smile.amazon.com/Toro-20601-Lawn-Striping-System/dp/B004ZKXYUO/
This or anything similar will work. https://www.amazon.com/Toro-20601-Lawn-Striping-System/dp/B004ZKXYUO
learned it from the lawn care nut. He has great videos on the subject
you can rig something up for your mower but I just went and bought a kit
Lawn striping. You can do it at home with this http://www.amazon.com/Toro-20601-Lawn-Striping-System/dp/B004ZKXYUO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404090266&sr=8-1&keywords=lawn+striper