Customer Reviews for Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer

A landscaper friend let me try some of his and I was amazed at the results so I bought my own jug. I see bad reviews that it does not work and I have to say if it does not work then the issue is with the execution. With the correct mixture, surfactant, and sprayer this will work every time. Unless what you are spraying is not on the killer list. Do it right, and it works every time.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

The product works great on crabgrass! It takes a few days but then all the crabgrass starts turning brown.

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

This stuff rocks. It is the only thing that I have found that kills mature crabgrass,but doesn't kill the grass around it. You see the results in 1-2 days.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Mixed 2 gallons water, 6 TBsp of Drive, 8 TBsp of 2 4-D Amine (broad weed killer), and 3 TBsp of Methylated Seed Oil (recommended to increase effectiveness). Used a tank sprayer to spot treat on a lawn with Kentucky Bluegrass and fescue. It rained about 10 hours after spraying...didn't matter one bit. In ONE day the crabgrass and clover was yellowing and dying and all the other grass was totally fine. Amazed at how fast and effective it is. Highly recommended. I can't vouch for how effective it is without the seed oil, but seeing how effective it is with it, I suggest you use it. If this doesn't work for you, you're doing something wrong.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

This product is the truth. I had crabgrass aggressively invading my Bermuda. I used XLR8 per the instructions with a surfactant and blue dye. In 3 days the crabgrass was dying. 1 month later and it is completely dead and shriveled.No harm at all to my Bermuda. The key is to be patient and you won't be disappointed. Ordering was super easy and shipped fast. Will definitely use this product and website again.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Straight Quinclorac. Just the ticket for crabgrass control (after the 2nd or 3rd tiller growth. Used at the proper time it is Very effective. Worked for me.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

We had lots and lots of crabgrass. We sprayed it with the ATV sprayer and then the handheld sprayer. We used Trimec before. This is better.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I colleague of mine told me about Drive XLR8, so I purchased it online. I sprayed the product, combined with Bonide Turbo surficant, on a Saturday, then went out of town for a week. When I returned the next Saturday all the crabgrass was dead. It did not affect the good grass at all. Great product.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Received product quickly. I have been working / struggling over my buffalo grass patch for three years now but refuse to give up. Drive XLR8 gave me the upper hand, now I am on top. Buffalo is highly tolerant of this product and it performs well on weedy grasses. I have not identified some of these weed grasses but Drive knocked them out along with Korean and japanese clovers. Curious though, some clover patches died quickly and others require 2-4D, and they look like the same plant. Maybe Jap. and Kor. clovers respond differently. I can't tell them apart. Drive nails foxtail grasses quickly. It's now one of my most valuable prairie management tools for buffalo. Can't wait until next year to finally see my pristine buffalo patch.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

This stuff is unbelievable. I have 2 acres of grass. I have battled weeds and crab grass for years. I picked up a 30 gallon sprayer I tow with my lawn tractor. I used Drive XLR8 last year. It killed all the crabgrass and weeds. This year I only had 2 dandy lions..my neighborhood was covered. I did not spray yet this year. Is this a pre-emergent?

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We are happy to hear that this product worked well for you. However this is a post emergent so it will only work on what you already have. If you are looking for a pre-emergent too, while Drive is not a pre-emergent, you will often see a reduction in weeds because you eliminated them in the last season and it takes time for them to build back up in some case. In the future you may want to put down http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/dimension-2ew-herbicide-p-1494.html or http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/prodiamine-65-wdg-generic-barricade-p-2495.html.

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

I've tried tons of things to kill crab grass...none worked. I was so frustrated, and decided to give this product a shot because of the reviews. We'll, IT WORKS! I mixed it with the Duo Stick, like it suggested. I couldn't tell anything for about 3-4 days and was a little worried. But then I started seeing a great effect! It's been a week and the crab brass IS DEAD!!!...without harming the other grass! I'm very pleased...a bit pricey, but so worth it! I'm going to use it again in the spring, then reseed later. Great purchase

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

Set Ortho hose end sprayer to 1 1/2 oz per gallon, two weeks crabgrass was dead, didn't harm fescue, Bermuda, fescue, or Zoysiagrass

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

This stuff is incredible! I read the instructions and online tips from DMOPC.com staff, mixed it with DyneAmic surfactant and within 3 days I had brown spots all over the yard. It killed all the crabgrass (even that which was well established) and did no harm to my grass. I am extremely pleased with this product!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

My notes basically said that I purchased Drive XLR8 from you and wanted to tell you how delighted I am with the results of using it. About 80% of my Bermuda lawn was taken over by Torpedo Grass. I discovered that you sell the Drive product made by BASF and wanted to inform you of the outstanding performance of the product. Should you ever need a reference for it's use I am happy to be that resource. I have also written BASF and thanked them for the product. I am guessing that the purchase of this product saved me more than $3000+ which is what it would have cost to replace my lawn. Thank You!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

My crabgrass problem was as bad as it gets. It was not to be a spot spraying, it was going to be a complete spraying of the front lawn. I mixed according to specifications and sprayed the entire lawn. Three days later the only crabgrass is where i missed--a great product! I live in South Carolina where it is hot and humid and rains almost every afternoon, but the product withstood the elements.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Drive XLR works as advertised. Used it on my lawn a few weeks ago and it took about 7 days to start seeing results. However it has been doing its thing. No dandelions, dollar weed and a significant reduction in crabgrass.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I mixed Drive XLR8 with DyneAmic Surfactant and this combo worked GREAT. The crabgrass started to die in 24 hour and some varieties were total dead in 3 day.

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

One of the best stuff I ever use for the crabgrass. Don't waste your money on Home Depot stuff.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

From Michigan -works great on crabgrass, even large tillered crabgrass. A bit pricey for blanket application, but great for spot spraying.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I didn't think this would be able to kill mature crabgrass right in the middle of summer. I did the recommended mixture for spot spraying in a 2 gallon sprayer and mixed in some MSO. After 3 days, the crabgrass (and barnyardgrass) started to wilt and become red and were on their way out. I had too much of the weeds that I had to apply this again a second time. After 2 weeks of the second application, most of the crabgrass were either brown or dead. I still have a few left here and there so I will just take care of those later, but I'd say 95% of the crabgrass + barnyardgrass was taken care of.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Just look for Table 5. When I was shopping I was dismayed by vendors acting like the only way to use it is blanket application in 1000 foot swaths. Not so. We use a one gallon plastic milk jug well rinsed and follow the instructions on Table 5, including using methylated seed oil which we obtained from another source. Then we decant it into a 32 ounce plastic spray bottle we bought at Lowe's. Walk the yard and spray by hand. It works great. We have beautiful lush emerald zoysia and it has not hurt our grass. We wish it would hurt the bermuda that has invaded in a few places but for now we are happy that the crab grass clumps that we spray are toast. It will take a long time to go through 64 oz., we don't mind.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

This product works as advertised. I mixed it up according to the instructions, and hand sprayed all the crabgrass in my lawn. Within 36 hours, all the crabgrass was brown and dried up.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Kills only what you want Killed not your whole lawn

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3 of 5 people found this review helpful

I have used XLR8 two times. The first time in a 1acre field and also in my yard which has buffalo and fescue grass. The first application worked great. I could see the dead crab and foxtail grasses die off and the buffalo come through. The field was mailnly foxtail so it looked pretty bleak after the foxtail died. I'm going to plant native grass this fall. I could not be happier with this product. Finally I'm getting it under control. I live in the country and have a very large yard so it has been time consuming to keep up with it.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I sprayed Drive XLR8 on Sunday, July 9th. Temp was ~78 but clearly heading to the mid 90s that day. I used roughly 2oz per gallon. The change to the crabgrass was obvious by Wednesday morning. The weeds took a nose dive by Friday and were dead by Saturday morning. I took daily pictures hoping to load them here but don't have that option. Drive XLR8 worked extremely well for me.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

This product works great. I didn't know they had anything available to kill crabgrass in a yard. None of the grass was killed and all the crabgrass was eliminated. Highly recommend.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I read the reviews and q's & a's before applying. I think using the surfactant along with the Drive is very important. The crabgrass turned brown & died within a few days. It is advised to then remove the dead crabgrass. We have so much! I have removed most from the front area, but may not be able to remove all of it - just due to time constraints. I will be using a pre-emergent this spring. If I don't remove the dead crabgrass from the remaining areas of the yard I will be able to see if that step makes a difference when I compare results next summer between the front area and the rest.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Have the good old strong stuff, drive xlr8 works as directed. Like I said, strong crabgrass, I knew I would need a second treatment,, no problem This stuff WORKS!!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Followed instructions and could see results in about 3 days. Crab grass is dead. Used on fescue, which is fine, no negative impact.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

If you want to kill crab grass without hurting your fescue, use this. Crabgrass will brown and disappear in 10 days

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful