Customer Reviews for Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer

The company I began working for had been using 2, 4-D for years to the point it would not kill anything at the maximum rate. I started using Drive XLR8 and now the turf is clover, dandelion and crabgrass free. My problem now is finding 3 other herbicides that work just as good to put them in rotation.

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Usually my go-to weed killer for my lawn is 2,4-D. Good stuff but doesn't kill clover or crab/quack grass. One application of Drive literally knocked the snot out of the crab and quack grass in my yard. The clover? Here today, gone tomorrow! My lawn has never looked better. This will be my one - two punch from now on. Good product, great service & fast shipping. what more could you ask for???

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It was my first time using this product. I highly recommend it .

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I am a homeowner with a lawn pro friend that told me to give Drive a try. I have tried other products for crabgrass and have been disappointed. I was convinced that the best method was simply pulling the crabgrass out by the roots. Drive performance was almost magic. A week and a half after application, my Bermuda lawn now has hundreds of small bare spots where the crabgrass weeds were once growing and choking out the burmuda. The Burmuda is growing and healthy and starting to fill it in. I have had to follow up with a few more spot treatments due to the heavy crabgrass problem to begin with, but this stuff is awesome. Night and day difference. I used it with a surfactant.

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Tried others took forever if at all to work, used this and 4 days the card grass was gone. Thanks

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This stuff works great at killing crabgrass. I applied it about a week ago and my Bermuda grass is finally growing over the areas that the crabgrass infested on my lawn. Some areas are still yellow from the weeds dying. I wasted so many years buying the crap at local home improvement stores that never worked granular and liquid I have tried them all in the store.

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I have had a yard full of crab grass and tried many other products and Drive knocked the crap out of it in 3 days. I was thrilled with the results and highly recommend. As others stated the mixing formulation is very unclear. I used a 1/2 gallon in a 40 gallon sprayer on an acre and it seemed to be about right. I just ordered a second bottle to do some spot spraying where I missed...Good stuff.

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Used Drive XLR8 on my lawn. (Midwest) killed crabgrass within days! Worked perfectly. Will be using again.

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Killed large amounts of crabgrass in my yard in a single application. Might have to do some spot spraying but overall works like it should. 15000 sq foot yard took about 1/3 of the bottle using a quad sprayer. So I will have more for next year.

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this stuff works great!

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Depending on your mix ratio and how much you apply, you can achieve from a slow death to an Agent Orange affect. Crab Grass and Clover do not stand a chance against this!

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This product arrived promptly, in good shape and has been incredibly effective in controlling crab grass in my Oregon lawn.

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This product worked to perfection in killing off a stubborn infestation of crabgrass in my kentucky blue lawn. Mixed with DyneAmic Surfactant in a gallon handpump sprayer crab was dead in two days after application. 30 gallons overall. Had a heavy rain storm the third day after application which washed away dead crab and lawn is looking normal. Approximately 3/4 acre of lawn.

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Fabulous product. Very specific to crabgrass. Works rapidly. Within two weeks.

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Stuff killed crabgrass sure but directions were confusing. 1.45 oz per 1000 sf. Amount of water not important. Tried to call BASF for help but they do not want to talk to public. So without setting up a major testing event I just winged it. It worked. Directions also said. Too much and you kill your lawn. To little and does not work. I used a mighty Mac 22gal spray system with modifications. I added a spray boom and a wireless remote control electric selonoid valve.

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Works great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This product kills crabgrass fast. Mowed lawn then applied product as directed using Duo Stick also and crabgrass was brown in three days.

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... got rid of all the crab grass. Definitely worth the purchase.

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Product works very well. Don't skimp on the MSO, it makes a big difference.

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I sprayed this product late summer when the crabgrass was mature. It did an excellent job.

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Have much crabgrass in my yard and am trying not to kill my Bermuda, so I purchased Drive herbicide. First spraying the temperature was in high 90s so I was told the temp should not be above 85. Resprayed when temp was in low 80s. No difference in results. Crabgrass flourishing. However I will say it did not effect my Bermuda grass, just turned color but survived.

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The XLR8 works great on crabgrass ! 2 or 3 days turned brown (dead)!

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First time user with my new 25 gallon, 7 tip tow behind sprayer. Took me a tank or two to get everything dialed in but once I did, the dandelions were no match, the clover is on its heels and the crabgrass is stopped in it's tracks. My buffalo grass lawn is in need of serious TLC and Drive XLR8 is step one. Next will be some fertilizer and reseeding some areas. Will hit it again this fall, next spring should be big improvement.

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Actually if you read the label and apply accordingly, in the right tillers it works great. If you killed out something, it wasn't drive, it was a applicators error. Been using it for 5yrs. May temporally discolor warm season lawns, but the crab grass will be gone.

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Purchased this to get rid of crabgrass in a softball field with hybrid Bermuda. Mixed per directions with MSO and got very good results. I did get a little yellowing of the surrounding turf, which the label states can happen with hybrid Bermuda, but the grass recovered within a week. I'm very happy with this product.

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The past several summers, crab grass has invaded my bermuda lawn. I tried several national brand crabgrass herbicides from a home improvement store. Quite expensive and produced zero results. This year I tried Drive XLR8 and Prime Source Duo Stick. I mixed 1 1/2 oz herbicide to 1 gallon water +added stick in a tank sprayer. I sprayed the entire lawn. Within a week, all of the existing crabgrass had died. I will need to do a spot application in a few areas that new growth has appeared. 64 oz jug was about $60 or $1.42 per mixed gallon. Works and less expensive than worthless national brands.

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The crabgrass started showing signs of distress after just 3 days. Turned darker purple then yellow within a week. The bermuda grass around it seems to be doing fine. I applied in 90 degree weather to tall crab grass that hadn't been mowed for about 2 weeks. Time will tell on if it keeps it at bay!

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Product works as advertised. Selectively killed the crabgrass only and left our ryegrass alone. I would recommend this product.

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I had a so much crabgrass in my yard the fescue was barely visible. Within 2 days of applying Drive XLR8 the crabgrass was starting to brown and by day 6 all of it was completely dead. I used the Duo Stick Select surfactant with this and and believe it really helped with absorbtion. This stuff is expensive but does a great job killing crabgrass. Now I just need to keep up with using a pre-emergent to break the cycle.

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I had very good luck with the herbicide. The hardest part was getting the proper amount for the area I wanted to cover. I would like to see better instructions for application's for larger areas.

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