How much do you have invested?

[tomoaktree]

Counting your trucks , trailers and equipment .How much money have you invested in your business?

Do you insure total value or partial value ?

[RYAN]

I am solo right now and have about 24K invested. All of which is insured. 9K of which is my truck the rest is equipment.

[Edited by RYAN on 04-01-2001 at 08:45 PM]

[jaclawn]

I don't like to think about it.

[KirbysLawn]

Originally posted by jaclawn
I don't like to think about it.

Me either....

[HOMER]

Well, I ain't no accountant or anything like that but I make more in a year than my total outlay for everything, truck included. I said make, not profit.

I don't know if that's good or bad or indifferent or if it even matters, all I know is the shick is still hard to pay for and maintain on top of feeding your family, dogs, cats and trying to keep up with sex!

Please tell me the meaning of life!

[B LAWN CARE]

I AM SCARED TO ADD UP IT WILL SHOCK ME

[Eric ELM]

My Calculator blew up when I hit total when adding mine up. :mad:

[plow kid]

Originally posted by KirbysLawn
Originally posted by jaclawn
I don't like to think about it.

Me either....

Same here ;)

[Yardworks]

I am going to keep numbers out of this question in case my wife ever comes to the site. Every time I am talking about what I want to spend on equipment my wife says " I don't want to know" If I lay the grand total out there, I might give her a heart attack.

[jasonp]

way to much

[Freetime]

Blood, sweat, more blood, tears, plus too much money to turn back now and the TAX MAN still wants to crawl up your back side for his piece. This time of year is like Christmas in reverse, makes you want to tell Santa (tax man) Claus where to stick his candy cane. Maybe if enough people got together we could make Christmas on April 15th and have the government give us back all the money it has wasted over the last year. (nah, that would be to many forms to fill out)

[Kevintree]

Excellent question Anyone in busiess should now the answer

Our Costs for forestery unit w/ chipper is about $150,000.00

Kevin
Kevin G. Manning
Manning Tree and Plant Care
PO Box 275
Hewlett, NY 11557
http://www.kevintree.com
Phone - 516-569-5887
Fax - 516-569-5898
Email - kevintree@aol.com

[Sammy]

Bike from yard sale-$10.00
Grandmas mower-$0.00
Neighbor kids wagon-$0.00
Dads WeedEater-$0.00
Gas can-$3.00

[skyphoto]

What ya'll afraid of? Im a solo op. and have 28k in my business. Tax time always brings me to think about stuff like this!

Peace!

[DMC300]

3 mowers=$19,100
2trucks=$40,000
2-stroke equip.=$3200
2 trailers=$2300
tools=??????
Office equip.=$2000+
grand total=BUKU BUCKS
Damn what am I doin'sittin here?Better go pay for some of this stuff!

[dhicks]

Lots. Enough to buy a nice house in rual West Virginia or on the flip side, a house in the worst crack infested neighborhood in any metropolitan area.

[Esby]

Truck.........$8,000
Comm. Mower...$4,000
Trailer.......$1,000
Trimmers,
Blowers,
Edgers........$900
Tools.........$300
I come up with about $14,200...but I know I am missing hidden costs, such as computers for billing and all the other crap that goes with this crazy business.

[awm]

About 12 thou in just lawn equipment
and ranger.EXCEPT MY STIHL 28 no price on that one

[Evan528]

truck- $30,000
trailer- $3,000
toro ztr- $7500
36" walk behind- $2100
blowers,trimmers,spreaders,aerator,snowblowers ect.. $10,000
being my own boss- PRICLESS!!!!

[ron]

Well lets see
1 1998 Chevy C2500 15,000
1= 61/2ft x16ft trailer 1,200
1 Scagg supper z 52 in. 2,700
1- Scagg 36 in walk behind 3,600 new
1 echo shrub cutter 450.00
1 echo stick edger 275.00
1 echo stick trimmer 325.00
1 poulan bp blower 300.00
1 home lite stick trimmer 105.00
1 sthil chain saw 450.00
1 hand held gas operator shrub cutter poulan 200.00
1 14 ft hand held limb cutter 100.00
1 poulan hand held blower 175.00
working solo part time workinf full timew as a state correctional officer.

35 accounts 2 business accounts this friday I will be recieving another 7 accounts on the beach side for a total 44 accounts.

[cantoo]

walker cab $200.00
tire chains $50.00
5 plastic rakes $50.00
3 steel rakes $30.00
5 round mouth shovels $50.00
2 aluminium scoop shovels $40.00
3 steel hoes $30.00
3 hand pruners $30.00
1 long handle pruners $20.00
2 straw brooms $10.00
10 fuel jugs $100.00
1 ditching shovel $25.00
1 post hole shovel $25.00
1 roto tiller $200.00
garden hoses $100.00
1 garden hose reel $20.00
1 grass catcher $100.00
1 concrete mixer $350.00
8 hand sprayers $120.00
1 homelite string trimmer $200.00
1 weedeater string trimmer $100.00
1 fertilizer spreader $150.00
1 lawnboy mower $400.00
1 mastercraft mower $200.00
1 gravelly sickle mower $600.00
1 gravelly bush hog mower $200.00
1 aerator $300.00
1 6' step ladder $50.00
2 extension ladders $200.00
2 forks $30.00
1 live trap $50.00
1 walk behind spreader $25.00
2 pruning saws $20.00
1 mcculloch chainsaw $200.00
spare tires for trailers $250.00
spare tires for mowers $200.00
trailer tool box $75.00
ztr sprayer $450.00
lawn trailer $150.00
air compressor $400.00
tire changing tools $50.00
grinder for blades $100.00
chain hoist $50.00
wheel barrow $50.00
torque wrench $50.00
electric welder $150.00
sledge hammer $10.00

$6,260.00
I think I will stop here with the prices. 1999 Walker mower, 1994 Walker diesel, 1992 72" Ransomes mower, 1988 Chev pickup, 1990 chev cube van, 94 Lumina van, 1/2 doz trailers, wood chippers, aerators, dethatcher, lawn roller, I gotta stop my wife is coming...Part Time still

[skyphoto]

Dang! That was darn near a book cantoo!

Peace!

[Ducky]

How Much???? Not enough fingers and toes!!! But, at this time of the year (Apr 15th) it doesn't seem all bad if you've got a good accountant!!! And if you plan and buy at the right times, it might even add up to (OMG) a refund?!?!?!

[Shack]

No way I'm telling, my wife might find out.

[Fantasy Lawns]

it's waayy more than I thought it would ...but you got to have the toys's to cut labor cost ....or your only investment is ...TIME

[Runner]

How much do I have invested? My LIFE!!!

[EarthTech Landscapes]

Too MUCH, I'm really not to shure unless if i sit down and figure it out.

[lakegastonla]

Fourty to fifty, easily. Adds up quickly!

[summitgroundskeeping]

A new Ford Ranger Trailhead, new 5X13 trailer, new Great Dane 48", 2 new echo trimmers, 2 new 21" Ariens mowers, tons of hand tool, new shin blower. We decided to buy all new junk this year so we could go into the red again. Woa'h heu.

[brandy]

7 acre property 370,000
2 Trucks 35,000
2 traillers 3,800
2 riding mowers 16,500
1 walk behind 2,400
2 cycle equip. 3,000
1 areator 1,500
1 seeder 1,500
nursery stock 2,500
misc. equip. 3,000

[jimsmowin]

at least $110,000.00 a-lot

[cut-rite]

most of you guys got out cheap---90K so far 3 years
Brad