Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass Killer
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4.3 of 5 stars (441)
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554 of 857 people found this review helpful:

over priced roundup
1 of 5 stars
By Ken in LAKE MARY, FL on 09/05/2011

I learned the hard way, tried to spray this on crabgrass in a st. Augustine lawn and works like roundup, killed everything it touched. Please bring back asulox somebody...

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This product specifically says to not apply to St. Augustine grass, which is why it killed it.  St. Augustine cannot handle a product like Drive XLR8. 

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456 of 479 people found this review helpful:

Excellent stuff
5 of 5 stars
By Dan in Ohio on 08/24/2011

I have for years been wrestling with various different varieties of late summer crab grasses in the lawns that I manage, even after high quality pre-emergent and several OTC post-emergent herbicide tr…

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291 of 303 people found this review helpful:

Great stuff
5 of 5 stars
By Anonymous in Marietta, ga on 08/28/2013

In the past I had a lawn control company and have more crabgrass now than ever it seems like. I could have called and they would send someone out to kill everything but I don't like that so I let the …

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243 of 260 people found this review helpful:

amazing results
5 of 5 stars
By Roger in Orange, CT on 09/14/2011

This crabgrass killer really works!! First I was skeptical, I had a serious crabgrass problem, with big mature crabgrass. I used scott's and Bayer's weed killer with crabgrass controll, they didn't wo…

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155 of 171 people found this review helpful:

Drive
5 of 5 stars
By John in Louisville on 09/25/2011

Easy to remember, a neighbor told me about it. The mixing instructions were easy enough to follow and one has to know what application he is making. The sprayer I am using mixed it automatically once …

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104 of 110 people found this review helpful:

Best $86.50 I've Spent On My Lawn
5 of 5 stars
By Anonymous in Middletown, DE on 08/27/2013

Over many years, my 1 acre of turf has been invaded by a number of weedy grasses. The most annoying and hard to control for me has always been crabgrass. I'm talking big areas of nothing but crab inva…

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65 of 74 people found this review helpful:

XLR8 Works
5 of 5 stars
By Anonymous in Caldwell, Texas on 08/16/2013

Following directions including surfactant dosage, I performed a test on a 10x100 ft strip of heavy crab grass and bermuda, some St Augstine. Within 3 days the leaves turned yellowish brown, and within…

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55 of 85 people found this review helpful:

Not Impressed
2 of 5 stars
By Matt in Pueblo, cO on 07/11/2011

For the cost and effectiveness, I would not buy this product again. Using the recommended doage, the herbicide only stunted the growth of some weeds, and even killed some of the grass. Most of the wee…

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48 of 51 people found this review helpful:

Excellent product and service
5 of 5 stars
By Robert in conroe,texas on 08/27/2014

I ordered this product to treat crabgrass that was taking over my yard which is half bermuda grass and half st augustine, I treated the bermuda and product worked as it said it would and killed all th…

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45 of 47 people found this review helpful:

Dead crabgrass
5 of 5 stars
By Ryan in Orient, IA on 09/18/2015

Purchased drive xlr8 to use on house yard to kill crabgrass. Sprayed as per directions and within a week crabgrass is brown and dead. Worked perfect!

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43 of 47 people found this review helpful:

It wided out all of Crab grass
5 of 5 stars
By An in Katy, TX on 09/03/2014

This is excellent product. I bought this with surfactant. my lawn is completly infested with Crab grass and dallisGrass. 80% crab grass and 10% dallis grass. After 24 hrs i saw light discoloration bu …

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42 of 47 people found this review helpful:

The Real Deal
5 of 5 stars
By John in Tazewell, VA on 09/25/2013

I never thought that I would be able to control crabgrass, I was skeptical about XLR8 also. I had hired a person to spray my lawn but all he killed was clover, the crabgrass flourished. In three days …

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39 of 45 people found this review helpful:

excellent product
5 of 5 stars
By Tom in Edmond, Oklahoma on 04/21/2014

The product is excellent. Did a great job killing crab grass. what was difficult was getting a "reasonable" explanation on what the mixture should be. At least a recommended mixture per gallon of mix.

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37 of 39 people found this review helpful:

XLR8 works GREAT
5 of 5 stars
By Will in Peabody MA on 09/13/2014

I mixed per the instructions (1-1/2 oz per gallon for my use), sprayed an area, and one week later - amazing. MUCH better than anything you can buy "over the counter".

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36 of 39 people found this review helpful:

Excellent Product
5 of 5 stars
By Anonymous in Arlington, TX on 08/27/2013

I used this in late August in the northeast Texas region to control crabgrass in a Bermuda lawn. Within 24 hours, 1/3 of the treated crabgrass was clearly dying. Since it says it can take a week to wo…

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36 of 38 people found this review helpful:

Shocking How Well This Works
5 of 5 stars
By Alex in Wisconsin on 10/11/2015

We had a 3000sq ft yard overrun with stubborn and mature crabgrass. After one application of XLR8 the entire lot of them were wiped out and gray after about 4 days. Adjacent turf and other landscape w…

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35 of 38 people found this review helpful:

Excellent Product
5 of 5 stars
By Arthur in Virginia on 07/01/2014

Have used Drive for several years. Works best on juvenile crabgrass plants. Mature crabgrass sometimes requires a second application. Superb product. The few negative reviews must have been posted by …

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32 of 36 people found this review helpful:

Good Product
5 of 5 stars
By Mike in Woodruff, SC on 06/25/2014

Good product, did what it said it would do, killed the crab grass and not my Zoysia grass. Good customer service, fast derlivery.

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29 of 58 people found this review helpful:

Don't bother. Drive is out of gas!
1 of 5 stars
By Randall on 05/24/2012

I won't even give this stuff one (1) star. Not even half a star. I take pride in my yard but battle crab grass and other weeds because my neighbors don't take care of their yards, let that stuff grow,…

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful:

Works great on zoysia
5 of 5 stars
By Kris in Tampa, fl on 10/15/2012

Works great on torpedo grass and crab grass on our empire zoysia.

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26 of 26 people found this review helpful:

xkr8 works well
5 of 5 stars
By Anonymous in Roanoke, VA on 06/24/2013

I have used Drive Xlr8 for past 2 years on a yard that was 1/2 crabgrass, used pre-emergent - Dimension 2EW plus Xlr8 - first time around mid-march, then a second application in early June ( in southe…

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25 of 27 people found this review helpful:

Most Amazing Crab Grass Killer
5 of 5 stars
By Mike in Southern NJ on 10/01/2012

I'll have to say that I was very skeptical about this product when I found it online. I bought it only beacuse nothing else worked. I have a mix of fescue and bluegrass in NJ. I applied it according t…

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23 of 24 people found this review helpful:

It Works Great, But Be Careful with Dosage!
4 of 5 stars
By Logan in San Antonio, TX on 07/09/2017

I got this quinclorac-based herbicide after spot testing a different quinclorac-based brand that didn't do much. I applied it to my whole lawn and it sure did knock out the crabgrass on my new Zoysia …

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21 of 24 people found this review helpful:

Does what is says
5 of 5 stars
By Anonymous in chesterfield, va on 08/08/2013

Followed the instructions and all effected crabgrass has died and didn't adversely effect my lawn. Not Cheap but extremely effective in doing what it says it can do.

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful:

Excellent.
5 of 5 stars
By Mike in Massachussettes on 07/27/2011

WOrks very well, and reasonably quick. If label is followed (ie not applying to drought stressed lawns) and tank mixed with a 2,4 d product to help out if your chasing broadleaf weeds, its the best ch…

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20 of 21 people found this review helpful:

Excellent for Crabgrass in NJ
5 of 5 stars
By Mike in Southern New Jersey on 09/21/2012

Just applied this to my 25000 Square Foot Lawn at 1.45 ounces per 1000 Square Feet. Used a 20 Gallon Pull Behing Sprayer on Fescue and Bluegrass Lawn. Excellent Results, all crabgrass was killed and l…

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19 of 23 people found this review helpful:

Crabgrass et al and Drive XLR8 Herbicide Crabgrass
3 of 5 stars
By Greg in Lafayette, IN on 08/09/2016

I wanted to kill the new crabgrass that has emerged in Mid-summer, even with a properly timed pre emergent treatment of Surflan at 1 gallon an acre rate sprayed between April 2 -3. At the correct time…

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18 of 20 people found this review helpful:

This stuff really works
5 of 5 stars
By Bob in chesterfield, VA on 09/15/2015

I have tried other products with limited success. Drive XLR8 does exactly what it says...it kills the crabgrass completely. I applied the product per the directions using a back pack tank sprayer. Gre…

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16 of 19 people found this review helpful:

It Works
5 of 5 stars
By Darren in Portage Ohio on 09/28/2015

Definitely kills it...would buy again

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16 of 19 people found this review helpful:

Good product
5 of 5 stars
By Rob/bob in Lady Lake, Florida on 12/08/2015

This product seems to be much better in killing Crab Grass than any other I have tried. This would not be my first choice on St Augustine. On Zoysia it's great. The Zoysia is very tolerant of the Driv…

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