my setup pictures

[EPIC]

let ne know what u think i am just in my 4th month of biz started with a hand blow (homlite brand ) a little murry mower lol and a ryobi line trimmer . now i have a 26'' yard king mower that i cant say enough good things about , a very good used toro 36'' wb with jungle sulky super flow deck, sthil baack bak blow 550 model with runs good good always starts and runs frist pull and the power is good to going to get the 600 next ,new sthil stick edger two hedge trimmers so i think i am doing well for now let me know what you guys thing made the trailer from scrach it was just a flat red frame .it had no floor or nething its a 6 x10 tryied to make it all match and look proffesstion as i can . was working out the back of my truck lol

[EPIC]

opps CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST PICS IT HAS SOME WINDWO POP UP THAT SAYS HTTP;// CAN ANYONE HELP ?

[EPIC]

Whats The Url ?

[Splicer]

Go Advanced, manage attachments, upload from your computer...hope this helps...:usflag:

[EPIC]

Here It Is I Think

[traman]

make sure you have locks on your 2 cycle stuff ,theft is bad down here ,especially this time of year

[ed2hess]

Hard to get those trimmers off/on at that height we lowered ours onto the ourside of bed in front of the tire on the sidewalk side.

[Badgerz]

Nice setup. That's the first time i've seen general pricing right on the side of a truck. :)

[murray83]

nice setup... just remember your trailer sides are prime space for advertising too,get your name on it and your "most lawns $20" slogan too with your phone number.

[nmez21]

nice setup... just remember your trailer sides are prime space for advertising too,get your name on it and your "most lawns $20" slogan too with your phone number.
Yeah, definantly, especially on the tailgate or ramp.good luck

[CutInEdge Lawn Care]

$20 bucks "OUCH" Unless that is just the marketing to get the calls. Upsell Upsell Upsell

[The landscaper]

what kind of mower is in there

[EPIC]

Ill Post Some More In A Second Show The Mowers And Things

[EPIC]

also thankx you all the comments and yes i am going to have some nice adverting on the trailer and some more on the truck ... and yes the 20 is a verey good avertizing thing for me and the key is always to upsell upsell upsell . keep your heads up it all the people on here that made me grow so fast from reading your post thankx lawnsite guys

[EPIC]

here are some more my 26 yard king best mower i have ever bought

[murray83]

i'd change 1 thing and in time you probably will,on the tailgate i'd put up plywood or such and attach and gain the larger printing space so it easier to read for the driver behind you,also try white lettering against the green.

nice work man

[EPIC]

i could have dont the play wood thing though it would cost you alot more on gas to pull it and it would make the gate alot heaver. and yea i am going to get yellow letters for the back gate thats just what i had at the time.

this trail will be for a mow only crew here soon i am looking to but another big trailer now and hire a irragtion guy and another landscaper to do all the side work .

[qualitylawnmanagement]

Nice set up. But come on you can't go around mowing lawns for $20 a cut :hammerhead:. You are driving down the market man :nono: .

[EPIC]

no i am not in my area $20 a cut is the going rate most places are only
5000sft and i only work in a confind area . most of my lawns are in groups of 4 so i dont have as much over head nor time spent on employees driving place to place . also thats just to mow..trimming hedges pulling weeds and etc. that all cost more . this is the best adverting method i sware by it.

[David Haggerty]

Nice set up. But come on you can't go around mowing lawns for $20 a cut :hammerhead:. You are driving down the market man :nono: .
Not for Florida. I spent the winter there, but come home to work. They pay nothin' in FLA. My son-in-law in Cape Coral pays $65 a MONTH to get his yard cut. It's about a 100x200 foot lot. AND they weed eat under all three boats he has parked in the back yard! I told him I'd charge nearly that per week!
Florida's a nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to WORK there.

Dave

BTW EPIC...Nice looking rig. Good luck to you.

[lawnman_scott]

So you mow per cut? Will you do it every week, or every 10 days for the cheapskates? And in winter once a month maybe? If so, you are mowing say jan and feb 1 cut each. March and april 2 each, may 3. June-sept 4 each. Oct-dec 2 each. So you get 31 cuts a year at $20 = $620 a year. Me, I charge by the month and for mowing only, no hedges or anything to do, I charge about $90 a month minimum. $90x12=$1080. I probably cut about the same amount of times as you.

Im just trying to help you out, I did the same thing when i started. I wont say your going to "ruin the market" or "bring down prices", because if you could do that here you would be a millionaire.

The above example is for a crappy bahia yard that never grows. If you dont charge them by the month from the start, they will never want you to. And if it isnt long during the slow times they wont want it done unless its the day before Christmas, thanksgiving, easter or the 3rd of july.

[EPIC]

OK ITS SAYS TO A CUT TO BRING IN CALLS ...ops cap locs ....neways thats just a marketing thing i charge min $80 a month that 1 cut a week in the on season and bi weekly in the off season and its still $80 a month people that want it cut when they think it needs it get charge $10 more per cut cause i cant work less and get payed the same during winter . ....as for bahia grass i dont even take those crappy lawns .... not worth the time and never look good ... i will not even take a sod job that the customer request that be laid .. makes my company look like i put in crappy grass.. remember cost of living isnt as much here lawns are smaller much smaller im from pittsburg so dont neone tell me i dont know what i am talking about ... and remember like i said earlier $20 a cut is a very good marketing idea it has served me well and that hardly means that all of my lawns are done for that price .....upsell upsell upsell ........ and dont take nething the wrong way i like everyones opions the good and the bad

[RonB]

The first pic is dated 2004. Using the same equipment now?

[EPIC]

no got the camera from my brother didnt change the date till i sawe it on the post lol read the first part when i posted i said i am only in my 4 month and what i started with when i began

[LawnGuy73]

I still can't believe your cutting lawns for $20 each. :rolleyes:

[mulcahy mowing]

yea well i advertise "lawns starting at $10 a cut" never mow a yard for 10 though, it gets the phone to ring getting the call is the hard part. then just make the sale. i'm with epic on this:usflag:

[EPIC]

Thank you .........but i do ...do some for that price ...

[iluvscag]

10$ How do you make a profit.

[mulcahy mowing]

like i said i dont mow lawns for $10 i just say i do:) i wont pull the mower off the trailer for less than $26:weightlifter:

[dtelawncare]

Epic, you have a great logo, I know it costs $$, but why don't you have it on the trailer as big as you can fit it. It is very catchy. I do 4 places in a trailer park. 15$ each yard. I can do all 4 in 1 hour (solo). Cut, trim, blow. I never have to move the truck. Best I can tell,1hr 15x4=60hr. I can't get that rate on an average 1/4 acre lot. Just make sure you are making money. Not just paying bills.

[EPIC]

very true nice to see someone also can pull this off

[sheshovel]

Very nice EPIC...you look loaded for bear and ready to work.Good Luck!:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[29 Palms Property Management]

Not for Florida. I spent the winter there, but come home to work. They pay nothin' in FLA. My son-in-law in Cape Coral pays $65 a MONTH to get his yard cut. It's about a 100x200 foot lot. AND they weed eat under all three boats he has parked in the back yard! I told him I'd charge nearly that per week!
Florida's a nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to WORK there.

Dave
They pay nothin' in FLA???? That's a false statement! Out of all of the accounts that I have, even the small 5000 sqft lawns, I don't have an account less then $38 per visit. Average is $53. An this is for my smaller properties. Florida is paying me just fine. Maybe you just visited the wrong part of Florida!!!

[mcwlandscaping]

well, you can go just a few miles and the market can be different..its amazing....epic, i think youve got a good marketing strategy going for you

[EPIC]

THANKX AND DANG 29PALMS what area of forida are u in ? although i think i am see why alot of yours are that much i have alot of 5 to 6,000 sft homes that i charge $38-45 but they are in the upper middle class and if u bid them to low they seem to think that u must not do a good job . i do alot of single mother and edler peoples to and they barly can get by as it is .

[EPIC]

oh and about the sides of the trailer for advertings this weekend the rest of my graffics for it will be done so ill post the pics on sat or sun

[Badgerz]

That is a very catchy logo. Use your character, (gator), as much as possible.

[Freddy_Kruger]

nice setup... just remember your trailer sides are prime space for advertising too,get your name on it and your "most lawns $20" slogan too with your phone number.
I think that's an awesome Idea, will copy.:clapping:

[EPIC]

thank you for your resposes

[stuffdeer]

EPIC, What size engine is in the Sonoma? And what size trailer is it, and how does it pull it?

[EPIC]

its a v6 and the trailer is a 6 x 10