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AdultAdvertisingServices 10-06-2006 09:13 AM
Lawn Service FTW
 
Holy crap, I ordered lawn service the other day and they just came: mowed, trimmed, pulled weeds, fertilized, and weed control...in under 10 MINUTES!!

Would take me 2-3 hrs if I did it myself :(

detoxed 10-06-2006 09:55 AM
yes...now imagine how many yards they do a day and how much they pay the mexicans working the trimmers

martinsc 10-06-2006 09:59 AM
how much did you pay them?

SpeakEasy 10-06-2006 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by detoxed
yes...now imagine how many yards they do a day and how much they pay the mexicans working the trimmers

Exactly my thoughts.:upsidedow

Sosa 10-06-2006 11:31 AM
get a bigger yard

AdultAdvertisingServices 10-08-2006 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by martinsc (Post 11010575)
how much did you pay them?
The contract was for $30, which is pretty cheap IMO.

Felt kinda bad for the workers because they're probably not getting paid much

TeaseumGirls 10-08-2006 12:03 PM
?????? I still like to do it myself... maybe i am old fashioned or got brainwashed from my pops.... lil excersise and get to go outdoors

crocop 10-08-2006 12:04 PM
some of those mowers cost 10+ grand, they need to be fast they do business on volume

After Shock Media 10-08-2006 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by crocop (Post 11024823)
some of those mowers cost 10+ grand, they need to be fast they do business on volume
It is a wee bit more complicated. Yes indeed some of the equipment is expensive. A zero turn mower such as a rhino or something will set the company back 8 to 15k per mower. Trailers are not cheap either, nor the trucks that pull them. Then all the other commercial equipment, like hedgers, line trimmers, edgers, blowers, and a wide assortment of small tools. The bitch is most of the equipment has a maximum hours usage on them.
There are also a lot of other costs that keep rolling along even when items are not in use. Such as insurance, storage locations, truck payments and so forth.
Fiance runs such a company, and btw 30.00 is reasonably cheap unless they have several jobs on your block.

MaddCaz 10-08-2006 12:52 PM
thats why they charge the megabucks yo

Charlie_RedHotBucks 10-08-2006 12:53 PM
my wife is starting a lawn maintence and landscaping company..equipment is not cheap..nor ez to figure out at 1st LOL.. ran over some of her bushes the other day.. a good crew can get it done in no time...

crocop 10-08-2006 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by After Shock Media (Post 11025020)
It is a wee bit more complicated. Yes indeed some of the equipment is expensive. A zero turn mower such as a rhino or something will set the company back 8 to 15k per mower. Trailers are not cheap either, nor the trucks that pull them. Then all the other commercial equipment, like hedgers, line trimmers, edgers, blowers, and a wide assortment of small tools. The bitch is most of the equipment has a maximum hours usage on them.
There are also a lot of other costs that keep rolling along even when items are not in use. Such as insurance, storage locations, truck payments and so forth.
Fiance runs such a company, and btw 30.00 is reasonably cheap unless they have several jobs on your block.
like i said, they arent making much on each so they need to do volume

kenny 10-08-2006 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TeaseumGirls (Post 11024816)
?????? I still like to do it myself... maybe i am old fashioned or got brainwashed from my pops.... lil excersise and get to go outdoors
Thats actually a good thing if you work on a computer all day.

L-Pink 10-08-2006 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie_RedHotBucks (Post 11025040)
my wife is starting a lawn maintence and landscaping company..equipment is not cheap..nor ez to figure out at 1st LOL.. ran over some of her bushes the other day.. a good crew can get it done in no time...
See After Shock Media's post above for the MOST important factor in profitability for lawn care companies. *How many jobs can you do on the same block. In the same area.

Loading/unloading, driving to next job can eat your profits quickly.

When I lived in Texas a company serviced the lawns and swimming pools for at least 10 houses on the same street. What a deal for everyone!

detoxed 10-08-2006 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by After Shock Media (Post 11025020)
It is a wee bit more complicated. Yes indeed some of the equipment is expensive. A zero turn mower such as a rhino or something will set the company back 8 to 15k per mower. Trailers are not cheap either, nor the trucks that pull them. Then all the other commercial equipment, like hedgers, line trimmers, edgers, blowers, and a wide assortment of small tools. The bitch is most of the equipment has a maximum hours usage on them.
There are also a lot of other costs that keep rolling along even when items are not in use. Such as insurance, storage locations, truck payments and so forth.
Fiance runs such a company, and btw 30.00 is reasonably cheap unless they have several jobs on your block.
Yes I live a small town and the high school kids wont even mow a yard for less than $50

After Shock Media 10-08-2006 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by crocop (Post 11025060)
like i said, they arent making much on each so they need to do volume
Volume is indeed king for a part of the company. Particularly residential service. Most all of that is mow, blow, go. Trick is of course that part of many companies is also landscaping, and commercial accounts. Commercial for example pays for the entire year and most of the service is minimal, specially in winter months. Landscaping on the other hand pays a lot for jobs that do not take much time, bennifits of licensing and all.

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Originally Posted by Charlie_RedHotBucks (Post 11025040)
my wife is starting a lawn maintence and landscaping company..equipment is not cheap..nor ez to figure out at 1st LOL.. ran over some of her bushes the other day.. a good crew can get it done in no time...
Words of warning if you are serious. Know your costs inside and out and do not forget nor neglect the hidden costs. Aside from labor costs, you really need to know all of your passive costs along with the costs each machine costs you per hour, not forgetting maintenance and eventual replacement costs. This all really ads up and you will see quickly that if you underbid jobs you will start to hemorrhage money real quick but not notice until it is to late.

crocop 10-08-2006 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by After Shock Media (Post 11025191)
Volume is indeed king for a part of the company. Particularly residential service. Most all of that is mow, blow, go. Trick is of course that part of many companies is also landscaping, and commercial accounts. Commercial for example pays for the entire year and most of the service is minimal, specially in winter months. Landscaping on the other hand pays a lot for jobs that do not take much time, bennifits of licensing and all.



Words of warning if you are serious. Know your costs inside and out and do not forget nor neglect the hidden costs. Aside from labor costs, you really need to know all of your passive costs along with the costs each machine costs you per hour, not forgetting maintenance and eventual replacement costs. This all really ads up and you will see quickly that if you underbid jobs you will start to hemorrhage money real quick but not notice until it is to late.
the people i know who are in the biz do not do lawn work anymore, its too cuthroat and low margin. they are 100% landscaping / pools / sports courts

Dvae 10-08-2006 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by After Shock Media (Post 11025020)
There are also a lot of other costs that keep rolling along even when items are not in use. Such as insurance, storage locations, truck payments and so forth.
I've seen several that are using a full-sized Ford 4WD diesel super-cab, big tires the whole bit.
Those can run 50k easy.
How'd you like to make that payment?

dissipate 10-08-2006 02:07 PM
I love my lawn guys, and who says illegal mexican labor is bad

After Shock Media 10-08-2006 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Dvae (Post 11025399)
I've seen several that are using a full-sized Ford 4WD diesel super-cab, big tires the whole bit.
Those can run 50k easy.
How'd you like to make that payment?
Umm we do have trucks :)

We just use different ones. Mostly ford rangers and then we have a couple 69 ford trucks.

Charlie_RedHotBucks 10-08-2006 02:36 PM
thanks for the advice.. she has been doing mostly landscaping jobs and we are trying to get her on maintence as well.. i will definatly tell her about getting consecutive contracts per block great idea :thumbsup

After Shock Media 10-08-2006 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie_RedHotBucks (Post 11025507)
thanks for the advice.. she has been doing mostly landscaping jobs and we are trying to get her on maintence as well.. i will definatly tell her about getting consecutive contracts per block great idea :thumbsup
Travel time is money lost. every minute of every day working or not is costing you money.

Solid Bob 10-08-2006 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by crocop (Post 11025200)
the people i know who are in the biz do not do lawn work anymore, its too cuthroat and low margin. they are 100% landscaping / pools / sports courts
And the people I know clear 6 and 7 figures / year without any trouble. I guess my people are smarter than your people?

AdultAdvertisingServices 10-08-2006 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dissipate (Post 11025420)
I love my lawn guys, and who says illegal mexican labor is bad
I bet they're harder to find after Bush beefed up Border Patrol :Oh crap


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