New Hampshire

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

no joel going to look at the ferris

no need to look ai it.... just buy it!:drinkup:

[2low4NH]

either 10 or 3 crazy schedule going on 3 weeks no time off besides running and thats not relaxing

[2low4NH]

no need to look ai it.... just buy it!:drinkup:


did u finish paying for yours?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

did u finish paying for yours?

It took practicing swallowing a watermelon whole for a month... But in the end the debt was cleared
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[A-Cut-ABOVE]

It took practicing swallowing a watermelon whole for a month... But in the end the debt was cleared
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Was that a spitting watermelon?

[jsaunders]

It took practicing swallowing a watermelon whole for a month... But in the end the debt was cleared
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I'm GLAD it DIDN'T INVOLVE me!!! lol

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

I'm GLAD it DIDN'T INVOLVE me!!! lol

Its ok Joel... Your secret is safe with me ;) lol

So one of my customers has had a ground hog problem for years and every year we have someone come in and remove them. This year I used "used" cat litter and ever since the ground hog is gone. Also the grass around its burrow is green as hell so apparently its high in nitrogen.
Just figured I'd pass this info along in case its useful to someone.
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Recently we were talking about walls that should be engineerd. Here is a wall that collapsed recetly that never had a design by an engineer. As you can see it was temporarily "thrown" back together on the lower part. Proper drainage was never initially added and neither was geo-grid. The wall originally collapsed into the road.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/LOCOBLAZER/FALLENWALL.jpg

[2low4NH]

judging by the 2 straight breaks the builder had no clue! no drainage is just dumb. every wall should get grid over 2-3 feet. atleast they had stone.

[2low4NH]

wow long day! built a chimney, sold/installed one of my fire pits, got poison ivy atleast hope it is poison ivy. not bad for a 14 hour day.

[2low4NH]

anybody else having a horrible week?
way behind on everything feel like i need a secretary and i broke the dodge!
Its good to be the boss! dont worry joel i did not forget you.

[TGM]

i haven't stopped since i started this year. but i've got the MMM rig closer to being finished... have to redo the interior of the TGM trailer for the 4th time.

trying to slow down enough now so that i'm really pacing myself. i'm getting tired of getting home at 10:00 every night

what happened to the dodge?

[2low4NH]

broken cable, trans wont shift. 40mph top speed

[jsaunders]

no worries Kris- i think everything it breaking this week.

-F550 went down
-white dodge - rear brakes/caliper (replacement caliper bad as well)
-blower maint.

Crap weather!!!!

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Is that all you guys do is *****?? sound lie a bunch of old ladies...HAHA

[2low4NH]

bitching is free! repairs and down time not so much

[jsaunders]

Is that all you guys do is *****?? sound lie a bunch of old ladies...HAHA

Well some of us are ACTUALLY working....... one way or another!:laugh:

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

hey I have actually been working ,,,no really I have. And I am not bitching about it....

[2low4NH]

"WORKING" can be defined many ways

[GreenMonster]

Recently we were talking about walls that should be engineerd. Here is a wall that collapsed recetly that never had a design by an engineer. As you can see it was temporarily "thrown" back together on the lower part. Proper drainage was never initially added and neither was geo-grid. The wall originally collapsed into the road.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/LOCOBLAZER/FALLENWALL.jpg

Kings is that right along 11 in Alton Bay?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Kings is that right along 11 in Alton Bay?

ya Mark thats the one. The bottom section was thrown back together as well. When t originally collapsed it went right out into rt 11.

I went to look at a drainage job the other day in Weirs Beach in this new "top end" development. The house had only been there a year and they were having TONS of problems! The contractor that did the walkway only used edge restraints on one side and there is more grass growing between the stones than on the lawn. Then they have a 4' double tier wall that didnt get engineered and improperly installed anyways because there are sections that the stone does not overlap and is a straight line down so thats going to collapse as well. Lets not even start on the plantings.......

People need to realize when to stay away from things they DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO :hammerhead::dizzy:

[N.H.BOY]

People need to realize when to stay away from things they DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO :hammerhead::dizzy:

Yea then send your wife over to my place:weightlifter:

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

ouch Scotty

[AI Inc]

Yea then send your wife over to my place:weightlifter:

Dont you already have a housefull of wimmins?

[TGM]

Dont you already have a housefull of wimmins?

maybe he got on their cycle :laugh:

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Jason I didnt get a chance to make it over there today....call me to let me know when your around here again

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Jason I didnt get a chance to make it over there today....call me to let me know when your around here again

I will be in laconia a few days this week. Just check over the plant list and let me know your thoughts.


Anyone have a good spurce for lime that's either liquid or fast acting? Got the soil results back from my westford job and it needs 136lbs of lime per 1,000 sq ft and there is over 24,000 sq ft. Being that you should never apply more than 50-60 lbs of lime per 1,000 at a time that's still about 1500lbs of lime I need to apply over all right now. Then I'm top dressing with 2" of loam vs 6" like originaly planned.
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[A-Cut-ABOVE]

I think Lesco has a fast acting liquid lime. I do not have the paperwork here at home but will see if I can find it tomorrow.
Ill catch up with you later...

[Spikewheeler]

Hello Jason
just wrote a pm for a source of fast acting lime
George

[jsaunders]

Jay-why not go with all new loam? Yeah alittle cheaper with the lime...... but its still gonna take awhile to get it decent. How is the thickness of the loam there already?

and just adding 2" is gonna be fun to.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Jay-why not go with all new loam? Yeah alittle cheaper with the lime...... but its still gonna take awhile to get it decent. How is the thickness of the loam there already?

and just adding 2" is gonna be fun to.
Loam as you mentioned Joel is more expensive. Also due to the leaves being left on the lawn for 3 years the ph was 5.5 but the organic matter was 10% so its high in compost which is actually more ideal than loam. The 2" overlay of loam will work ideal to get the hydroseed going while the fast acting lime works through the topsoil already there. There is a good layer of soil there now. Also any $ I can save in areas (without cutting corners) I can use to do other things on site this year vs next year.so my plan of attack is aerate the crap out of the exisiting lawn and get the liquid or fast acting lime down on one week, install irrigation, then after a week or two topdress with the loam and then spray seed.
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

if I did the 6" loam on 24,000 sqft im looking at 444 yards of loam = $8,880 not delivered or laid down

4" we would be looking at 296 yards = $5,920

the 2 " top coat is 148 yards and just shy of $3,000


I still need to get a gpm test done on the existing water system to see how many zones i will be running

[2low4NH]

jay yo need a dingo or atleast a power wheel barrow. a small tractor would be ideal your back is going to be sore.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

jay yo need a dingo or atleast a power wheel barrow. a small tractor would be ideal your back is going to be sore.
Bringing in a prodigy (similiar to a dingo) and a skid to get the work done. No way am I wheel barreling that much lol
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[hotshot4819]

jay...
5 gals of liquid lime is 55 bucks my cost at lesco....

[jsaunders]

Jay- $20 per yrd with delivery NOT INCLUDED???!!!!!! (on a large order )

good thing your short .... doesnt take you long to grab your ankles ;)

[GreenMonster]

ya Mark thats the one. The bottom section was thrown back together as well. When t originally collapsed it went right out into rt 11.


thought so. I've been watching and waiting for that one to fall. the next one is right down the street, bunch of AB planters at a duplex I think. At least they aren't retaining, they just look like ass.

[jsaunders]

Just to let you guys know--

Open house and Dyno weekend... May 22-23 at Northeast Performance Diesel.
Located in Milford- Southern New Hampshire.

More info www.northeastperformancediesel.com/news.html

FOOD!!!!
always a good amount of trucks/time - anything from 200 hp and some 1,000 hp ones

Gas cars/ trucks welcome as well

[TGM]

377.69hp/756.56tq :cool2::rolleyes:

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

thought so. I've been watching and waiting for that one to fall. the next one is right down the street, bunch of AB planters at a duplex I think. At least they aren't retaining, they just look like ass.

Ya the duplex is pretty rough. The wall is 2 different shades of stone on each side. That whole area is nothing but bad walls. I just can't remember if the duplex is the wall commercial landscapes out of Dover did or if they did one further down.

Joel I just got a coupon (literally) lol for free delivery on loam loads over 100 yards from dirt doctors in chelmsford. I have used their material when I have worked here in concord at their other site and it seemed to be of decent quality. I still need to confirm my pricing
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Anyone else thinking the economy is doing better? My phone doesn't stop ringing (not complaining). It just wasn't a good time for a promotion at starbucks (chief coffee maker). LOTS of calls for repairs from jobs done wrong
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[N.H.BOY]

Anyone else thinking the economy is doing better? My phone doesn't stop ringing (not complaining). It just wasn't a good time for a promotion at starbucks (chief coffee maker). LOTS of calls for repairs from jobs done wrong
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Must be the jobs I have done:laugh:

[TGM]

i stopped advertising until things slow down a bit

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

What a nice rainy day to will be...

[2low4NH]

phone has been ringing like crazy!!!!! gotta try and land another one n the lake today. I even have inside work for today. then im pouring some crete this afternoon if it dries up a bit.

[N.H.BOY]

Two Hydroseeding jobs today in the light rain where Jason and I were. Day well spent, even found out that Kingsbury gets his Whopper at Burger King CUT IN HALF....:dizzy: small mans needs to eat like a baby I guess. I was surprised he didn't ask for it in triangle's. Each his own

[2low4NH]

In half really Jay? Picked up the ferris today!!!! excited to use it tomorrow thanks Joel.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Damn scotty did u hop on the computer to post that the second I left the house?

Yup in half is the only way to eat a burger on the run. Between both businesses and starbucks I'm on the run usually over 12 hours a day and live off fast food. When the burger is cut in half all the tomatoes and lettuce and stuff doesn't fall out. Also always order your fries without salt, they have to make them fresh since they automatically salt them, then just add the salt packets yourself.

Kris watch out that hydro is a beast and is totally different than a belt
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[AI Inc]

Be careful, that fast food will eventualy kill ya. Better of bringing one.

[TGM]

yeah it will, but who has the time to sit and wait 30 minutes for food? i gotta get back to work!

i'm a wendy's *****, but i've been really trying to limit it to once a week ha

[TGM]

i'm a wendy's ho as i said above :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[2low4NH]

yeah mcd's for me since its the only fast food around here. most of the time i skip lunch grab a coffee! was easier when i was a smoker to skip meals not so much now. i never have time to slow down. it took me a week just to get back to joels and he nly lives 20 minutes away.

[TGM]

i feel weak until i get food, but sometimes it's easier to just get the job done. i don't know how you could have started smoking, ugh, i probably wouldn't be doing this stuff for a living if i smoked.

[2low4NH]

i smoked for 10 years quit 2 months ago now i run like gump! just did 8 miles on tuesday ran two 5ks last month and will do 5 miles tonight when i finish cutting all my lawns.

[N.H.BOY]

it took me a week just to get back to joels and he nly lives 20 minutes away.

Funny how Joels lives in a town that never ends:hammerhead: he does live out in no-mans land

[2low4NH]

tell me about it! my GPS sent me 3 ways to go home over the 2 trips. around all those mansions in the woods. I have t wash my trailer after that drive

[TGM]

i don't know how you guys can live out far in the sticks. i'm definitely more of a city boy.

[2low4NH]

I dont live in the sticks i live in a small town. I wouldnt want city but i cant do woods. Jaffrey is pretty good small secluded but i can walk to the store in 1 minute vs. driving 15

[2low4NH]

Okay i give up i need a bigger trailer!!!!!!! going 6x12 now then i can fit all 3 mowers on. not sure i really need the 48 on the trailer anymore but we will see after next week. my trailer is 10 inches to short.

[TGM]

some days (especially mowing) i'd like to downgrade to a 6x12

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

some days (especially mowing) i'd like to downgrade to a 6x12

I agree Tom


So where are pictures of what everyones been working on? Post them up!
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[2low4NH]

hahaha im a picture ***** give me a bit jst ran 7 miles and need a shower

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

hahaha im a picture ***** give me a bit jst ran 7 miles and need a shower
Trying to look good for the wedding kris?
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[2low4NH]

nah just trying to stay away from smoking. when i quit i started rnning it showed me hw bad i damaged my lungs my cardio pulmonary system is much happier. besides i have not really lost any weight i think 6 pounds in 3 months. running is actually relaxing for me kind of fun. i know sounds weird. think of it like striping a lawn and having perfect edges on beds and side walks thats running now take a 21" craftsman and dont do any trimming thats kind of like smoking and not running. pics to follow

[2low4NH]

the mulch is what im fixing its a little rehab job on a forclosure/bank property

[TGM]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs572.snc3/31200_1199704852835_1834974463_376728_3657668_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs532.ash1/31200_1199705012839_1834974463_376732_786022_n.jpg

i need to take some final pictures of the last project.. walkway, sod, rock mulch, and planting. i'm just not much of a picture taker

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Stripes look good Tom! What kind of stone did u go with for the walk way? I don't have any lawns that are big enough or flat enough for good stripes
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[TGM]

i just used techo bloc pavers (2 sizes) with a holland paver as a border turned sideways. it came out really good. it was a lot of work cutting the brick to my liking... had to be really careful when cutting the 45* top edge on the holland pavers

[N.H.BOY]

i just used techo bloc pavers (2 sizes) with a holland paver as a border turned sideways. it came out really good. it was a lot of work cutting the brick to my liking... had to be really careful when cutting the 45* top edge on the holland pavers

Looks so-far-so good Tom..:clapping:

[GreenMonster]

Ya the duplex is pretty rough. The wall is 2 different shades of stone on each side. That whole area is nothing but bad walls. I just can't remember if the duplex is the wall commercial landscapes out of Dover did or if they did one further down.


well each morning when they go outside, they can look at those **** bag walls, smile and take solace in what a great price they got.

Hey, if anyone ends up with loam needs anywhere near me, give me a call. I have somewhere in the ballpark of 5000+ yards for sale.

[TGM]

Looks so-far-so good Tom..:clapping:

thanks, i'll hopefully take some pics on friday when i mow it again. the sod has taken and been growing like crazy the last 4 weeks or so. i only do patios/walkways. i don't have enough experience/confidence with walls


http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs592.snc3/31200_1199704932837_1834974463_376730_7950371_n.jpg
i wanted to make a statement, that project was a big clean up, detatch, and aeration job (plus 6-7 yards of mulch this week)

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Tom is that a residence or commercial lawn?


I have a ton of pics I need to load up and post of work Ive done recently. Will get them up this week.
Time for Joel and everyone else to pitch in!

[2low4NH]

i have a 12 hour shift on the WHAMBULANCE 2moro i will put up more pictures.

[TGM]

it's a private residence in durham, nh. all of the houses are big with a lot of land like that.

[2low4NH]

heres more of that foreclosure. 2 yards of "black" mulch little edging and just to keep joel happy you can still see the "edge" on the beds

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

That cleaned up nice kris!
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[2low4NH]

the grass will never grow! 1/2" of "loam" thats kind of an orange brown looks more like crushed gravel then loam.

[AI Inc]

the grass will never grow! 1/2" of "loam" thats kind of an orange brown looks more like crushed gravel then loam.

A builder installed lawn huh. So special.

[N.H.BOY]

EDGE??? what hell is that I have an edger, it's called Jason :dancing:

[2low4NH]

Yeah its a SPEC house. the install of well everything is wrong. Very dry dusty no good soil anywhere. root ball above mulch no additional soil added to beds. typical i guess i actually have a couple lawns like this.

[TGM]

a bunch of my customers have "spec" houses that are 500k-2million and they still use crap soil (sure, they usually separate the rocks over foot in diamater from the existing "soil", errr dirt). you'd think that a higher end house would actually have a higher quality landscaping.... buuuuuttt nope:rolleyes:

[2low4NH]

just because they sell for 500k does not mean its a 500k house. I work at alot of 500+ homes doing fireplaces walls etc that are not spec homes that get real lawns with nice soil its not much more expensive but the cheap lawn looks good for the first year long enough to sell the home. cheap contractors fade away quick

[TGM]

cheap contractors fade away quick

plenty of them out there..

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

I have a bunch of "contractor landscaping" remodeling jobs coming up.
Like Kris said most lawns look good the first year. Mainly because they get hydroseeded. The thing about hydroseed is it grows in itself (our trailer usually has grass growing on it) so it looks fine for the first year growing in the 1" of "loam" until the roots die.
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[jsaunders]

now your learning Kris!!! that turd mower leaves nice lines (lol)
Tom - what happened this weekend?

[2low4NH]

theres exmark lines in there too! i did learn with the bagger on it wont stripe. the bagger takes away the stripewhen you make the next pass. i cut my time by 20 minutes on that one lawn by making the switch essentially i saved about 2.5 hours on my accounts. I think i even traded a lawn for a 6x12 trailer and that lawn will help fill in that gap.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

EDGE??? what hell is that I have an edger, it's called Jason :dancing:

Sad... but true

[TGM]

now your learning Kris!!! that turd mower leaves nice lines (lol)
Tom - what happened this weekend?

worked saturday. sunday was originally up in the air, i wound up finishing the lettering on my box truck in the morning and hanging out with some (girl) friends who were pulling at me. couldn't resist. friday night basically sucked at NED, except for hanging out with some friends.


i don't even bag anymore, i used to think i had to, but on occasion i'll just double cut a property if the grass didn't disperse well. i've cut my mowing time in about half using the 52" super surfer compared to my 48" walker... and it stripes badass too.

[AI Inc]

"Friends don't let friends spread RED mulch"

Hey , I like that.

[TGM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25uSLlVO0JU&feature=channel

[TGM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAAnPv76jeg&NR=1

[2low4NH]

hope you guys were pounding the water all day! working on a roof all day blows. 2 gallons of water down so far and another gallon to go. Glad i was not mowing today though. i lost 2 pounds of sweat when i ran i could only imagine mowing big commercial lots.

[2low4NH]

i bag a few lawns that always have heavy amonts of trash on them from dumpsters road side debris. everything else is discharged.

[jsaunders]

tom- pretty clean for 587 hp
im wearing the red t-shrit behing the truck in the second video

[TGM]

90s and the BD tow twins?

[jsaunders]

yeah 45% extrude hone (75's)

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Joel did you run the black dodge as well?
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[jsaunders]

yeah- i wasn't all that happy-- only did 958hp/ 1735 (with nitrous) really wanted 1,000 hp

did 829 on diesel only

[2low4NH]

how can yo free up the extra 42 horse? smaller wheels? bigger intake better plumbing? 42 horse isnt much when you look at the numbers your pushing right now

[TGM]

he needs more tuning.

[jsaunders]

smaller tires might help- bigger injectors- bigger nitrous setup-

o well - my real goal is to get into the 10's in the 1/4 mile

[2low4NH]

i meant actual smaller wheels not tires. the whole paristic drag on the drive train from large wheels. Not sure what you have for actual wheels. i was behind a chevy that was all done up the other day he was one of those guys that gives diesels a bad name. rolling coal just for the hell of it kinda deal every light every car we passed he just had to smoke them stacks. decent looking truck but really is there a need to do that?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Stacks alone give diesels a bad name!

Tom is there a good diesel mechanic out our way?

[TGM]

i used to want stacks for many years (they sound great), but i don't want to go down the road with mulch on fire :laugh:

jason, nope. there's Alan's Diesel out in lee, but i don't like those guys (they also think that performance diesels are stupid and think the extra fuel will ruin your engine). i do my own work or i'd drive out to www.northeastperformancediesel.com cause ben's one of the few people i trust to work on diesels. or there's a guy up in saco, maine that does good work, i don't know if he works on big trucks though

[TGM]

i don't know what's going on but i'm having a bunch of customers acting weird this year... late payments (of course we all deal with that), canceling a big project with a weird/BS excuse, one who spent $10k with me last year but mowing before i head over (and haven't told me they want to do it themselves). i dunno wtf is going on..

and i'm running out of work except mowing, which looks like i'll be cutting back a couple more now. grrr :wall

is it me:confused:


i'm also seriously considering this time to sell the trailer and get a 6x12 open...trim back the fat. hauling around an enclosed trailer that needs constant maintenance is just another drain on the wallet, especially when i'm only doing mowing. it's nice to have when doing construction though...

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

I have the opposite problem work wise Tom. Tons of work pouring in (lol no new mowings). Lots of plantings, new lawns etc. Also doing hydroseeding sub work for another landscape company.


Actually I was going to bring up the late payments as well. Last year I did a net 30 and it turned into net 45 by the time the check came or I'd be out 2 months before there was no check at all. How does everyone handle late fees? How much are u charging for late fees and after how long?
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[N.H.BOY]

How does everyone handle late fees? How much are u charging for late fees and after how long?
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They dont get mowed and then call up and ask why? Pay uppayup

[TGM]

well, i do monthly billing for mowing and rarely have a problem. clean ups, etc. are billed immediately after the job is done. ALL invoices are due within 7 days unless it's a funky situation (like one customer: i bill his company so it's 15 days net, but i know i will always get a check from him). i've been thinking about even using "due upon receipt" like i basically do in MMM, but most of my customers have been with me for years and i don't have many problems as it is.


note: i like the idea that procut has for #9 except for the credit card fee's i'd have to deal with. http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=280087

[2low4NH]

my service agreement says 10% but NH state max is 2% per month plus any lawyers fees

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

ok so here's some of what i've been working on. will post more pics when i load some more

Mulch and plant job. Had to hack down the overgrown Rhododendron and the other area had forsythias that towered over the windows and were causing mold. I replanted the area where the rhododendron was with a hydrangea (tree form) patriot hosta, Astilbe, Dicentra (bleeding heart), and some happy returns daylily (ever blooming). The area where the forsythias were (no before pic) got replaced by 5 mount baker lilac. All plants that were brought in fit the landscape well size wise and when I left you could never tell "new" plants were added. Nice little U35 made stumping out the old plants easy!


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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Buried utility job we did. Old case 9020 ex digging the trench. well beyond the 18" depth spec. Schedule 80 4" pipe for power and schedule 40 2" pipe for phone and a extra pipe just in case. copper tracking line laid down over sand base for easy tracking and red caution ribbon as a simple warning.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/LOCOBLAZER/EBAY158.jpg
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

a couple of my commercials after cleanups and trimming
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/LOCOBLAZER/EBAY062.jpg
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Just finished hydroseeding job
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/LOCOBLAZER/EBAY157.jpg


Scotty with his hybrid cowboy/dingo/steel toe/square dancing combo boots prepping another hydroseeding job
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/LOCOBLAZER/IMG00060-20100515-1619.jpg

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

One of my next jobs is a walk way and drainage job for this famous hockey player (Ken you should appreciate this as he is also canadian) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Seeley plays for the Manchester Monarchs and previously drafted by the Los Angelas Kings

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Jason you have actually been working..thats like a full seasons worth of projects for you.

[TGM]

been pretty dead in here..

[2low4NH]

everyone is busy making money! the rain today actually helped i get to take care of a few bids all my billing and i might even work on my truck.

[TGM]

i'm not, i'm running out of landscape work and sticking with mowing. if they can't wait, they don't want me to do the project. so when i get my work done quick, i run out in (usually) early summer. i'm also putting a lot of energy into MMM anyways so i'll take some of the blame but people are literally acting really funny this year;), plus people aren't paying on time (or at all, thanks zach).

[2low4NH]

ha! im still getting calls i am actally ready to start turning some work away. I have not had any "money" issues yet but i have one flirting with a late fee.

[T&J Landscaping]

you will always have more then 1 person that does not pay through out the year ,

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

All the jobs I posted pics of have not been paid. There has been a huge delay in payments
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[2low4NH]

whos got a cure for poison ivy? im covered in it! been using caligel with no luck and i cant find my ivarest

[T&J Landscaping]

whos got a cure for poison ivy? im covered in it! been using caligel with no luck and i cant find my ivarest

Go to your doctors and ask for prednizone :usflag:

[T&J Landscaping]

Well, I have found that a few special steps have effectively helped stop itch and cure poison ivy within 3 days max.

1. Take a mango and split it open, preferably in half. It has to be juicy, real juicy. Smear the juice for 10 minutes on affected areas.
2. Take a bag of salt, and a bag of sugar; and mix in 1 teaspoon of pepper. This may seem crazy, but it works. Wet the conglomerate down and lather up the areas! Let dry for 1 day.
3. This is a tough step. You've heard that tomato juice baths take care of skunk stench. Well, the same process works for the ivy. Fill the tub with the juice and once again mix in salt. And wham, kiss your ivy goodbye!!!

[2low4NH]

no insurance at the moment

[T&J Landscaping]

u don't need insurance just go to the dr's and say i have the Big P ivy , and a dr will see u and write u a percrption

[N.H.BOY]

whos got a cure for poison ivy? im covered in it! been using caligel with no luck and i cant find my ivarest

Next time sub it out to Jason..NO SH*T he does not get the rash or anything, he can roll around in the stuff, no joke.

[TGM]

Next time sub it out to Jason..NO SH*T he does not get the rash or anything, he can roll around in the stuff, no joke.

i guess i'll have to call him with poison ivy. also, what about pucker brush removal, can get just dive right in to the root ball?

[2low4NH]

i never use to get poison ivy first time i got it was 2 years ago on a kayak trip where i walked to the woods to piss! down hill since then. its all over the trim side f my legs from the crap that gets thrown off the trimmer both legs parts of my arms the ankles are the worst! i even gave it to the wife

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Ya no poison ivy here. I remove it wearing shorts.

Haha Kris go to work at Starbucks in Keene part time and get health benefits


Joe where the hell have u been? Haven't seen u on here in a while! Pm me your # in case I ever get work in your area
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[2low4NH]

i just have to ait 4 months till im married! no starbucks for me. I did just buy some dental insurance though. You figure im in the hospital at the ER atleast 4 times a week but i have not gone to the doctors besides a physical in 5 years or so. well i had 1 visit to the ER to have my eye drilled out.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Wow! I just bought diesel at $2.85 a gallon. Last week I paid $3 a gallon and with the whole oil spill I don't see how it dropped 15 cents in a week.

Also I hope we get some rain soonzm these lawns look likw they do in august
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[2low4NH]

yeah i may have to water my lawn tonight. the heaviest sun portion is looking a little burnt.
I had to work late to miss the rain 2moro so i hope it actually happens but not till night. I have 12 lawns ready to go in the morning. I lost a lawn today i bid it kind of low because its a neighbor to a lawn i already have she called me today to inform me i was low balled!

[TGM]

yeah i may have to water my lawn tonight. the heaviest sun portion is looking a little burnt.
I had to work late to miss the rain 2moro so i hope it actually happens but not till night. I have 12 lawns ready to go in the morning. I lost a lawn today i bid it kind of low because its a neighbor to a lawn i already have she called me today to inform me i was low balled!

it's just a sign of the economy and also this business. oh well, you move onto new, better customers

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

wow thats some bad typing earlier


haha hey Scott "Oh my I've never seen this stuff before... nothing even like it, what is it?", " I'll have to buy a sprinkler" haha 80 something year old lady checking out hydroseed for the first time

[TGM]

it's green paint lady.... makes your dirt look like a lawn!

:laugh:

[2low4NH]

I may talk to her today just to see who got the lawn. there are 3 very large companies 2 of them run but younger guys and one thats just a waste of money if its any of those 3 i wont be happy but anybody else whatever as long as they are insured.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

it's green paint lady.... makes your dirt look like a lawn!

:laugh:

Haha Tom that's what I said to Scott in the truck
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[TGM]

wow thats some bad typing earlier



well, we got some rain soonzm today...

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

well, we got some rain soonzm today...
Haha!


What a day! Broke the belt that runs the hydros on the ferris. Then went to put the rods into nuetral on the pumps and broke them both off. So I had to go get a come along and pull it up on the trailer from the customers back lawn and do what I could the rest of the day with my 36" what a PITA!
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[N.H.BOY]

Haha!


What a day! Broke the belt that runs the hydros on the ferris. Then went to put the rods into nuetral on the pumps and broke them both off. So I had to go get a come along and pull it up on the trailer from the customers back lawn and do what I could the rest of the day with my 36" what a PITA!
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Then you had to pick up your buddy's Exmark with NEW blades on it, DO NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING BESIDES GRASS, you forgot the grass catcher as well, on my trailer if you needed it.

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Hey Frito Boy...saw you drive past me today in the frito truck out in Enfild...you looked so happy..

[2low4NH]

Wow thats funny i just put exmark blades on my ferris stripes even better now. After one hell of a long day of cutting i only have 2 lawns to do in the morning and i get to work on my trucks.

[N.H.BOY]

Hey Frito Boy...saw you drive past me today in the frito truck out in Enfild...you looked so happy..

What the hell were you doing out there Ken?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Then you had to pick up your buddy's Exmark with NEW blades on it, DO NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING BESIDES GRASS, you forgot the grass catcher as well, on my trailer if you needed it.
My luck u didn't put the blades on tight because you couldn't figure out how to use the ratchet ("damn it Jason how do u take this ratchet off?", " I don't know scotty did u press the button that says push?!")


Ya ken what the hell were u doing in enfield on a work day?
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[2low4NH]

Ratchet? Impact wrench is much faster.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

No it was something else we were working on
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Scotty thanks for letting me steal your mower for the day. And don't you worry about those new blades... Everytime I saw a rock sticking up out of the ground I made sure I drove over it to use it as a "sharpening stone"
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[A-Cut-ABOVE]

What the hell were you doing out there Ken?

My daughter had a doctors appointment out at Dartmouth. drove by you right at that sharp corner atthe top of the hill.
For those of you that dont know my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabeties last october. So I have spent alot of time out there since then...

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

My daughter had a doctors appointment out at Dartmouth. drove by you right at that sharp corner atthe top of the hill.
For those of you that dont know my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabeties last october. So I have spent alot of time out there since then...

Ken she isn't even that old is she? we (my car club) just held a show in manchester 2 weekends ago and we donated the proceeds to the children with diabetes orginization. If u need help with her bills let us know and we will donate the proceeds from our august show in weirs beach to help her out.
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[2low4NH]

Scotty thanks for letting me steal your mower for the day. And don't you worry about those new blades... Everytime I saw a rock sticking up out of the ground I made sure I drove over it to use it as a "sharpening stone"
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You can use the white knuckle method i use. I squeeze the handles pucker up the ol bung hole and pray i dont clip the rock as i slowly go over it.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Na kris scotts has the floating deck
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[N.H.BOY]

My daughter had a doctors appointment out at Dartmouth. drove by you right at that sharp corner atthe top of the hill.
For those of you that dont know my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabeties last october. So I have spent alot of time out there since then...

Oh yea Ken sorry to hear that about her, Does she have to take the shots for the rest of her life correct? Hitchcock is HUGE you could very easy get lost in that damn place, the wife and I have "done it" a few times in there:nono:. She worked there for a few years when we lived up there.

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Ya Scotty that place is big...but they are an awesome hospital....
We are doing a walk/benefit down in Concord in Sept. I will put up the link later today to donate to if anyone wants to.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Wow is everybody busy or what? I've never seen this thread so dead.
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[TGM]

i guess so...

[2low4NH]

its how we do!

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Wow is everybody busy or what? I've never seen this thread so dead.
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Well we all cant sit around waiting for you......

[2low4NH]

it will be busy in here 2moro with all the rain. I have 3 more ball joints calling my name. I think it will be a good break since i have been hammer cutting granite for the past 3 days. Some landscape designer thought it would be a good change to go from 2" bluestone to 6" granite that has to be moved with the skidsteer. We have a 3/4" tolerance on our joints so each stone is cut to perfection by hand. Atleast my $1200 set of chisels is paying for themselves again.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Well we all cant sit around waiting for you......

Haha I still have your design. I told u its all done.


I've just been breaking everything lately. Belt on the ferris went, then broke the eye bolts that control the hydro pumps. Saturday my radiator went. Today I clogged the hydroseeder... It never ends.

Works been pretty busy. Deep roots in busier than its ever been. Kingsbury is pretty busy as well.
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

it will be busy in here 2moro with all the rain. I have 3 more ball joints calling my name. I think it will be a good break since i have been hammer cutting granite for the past 3 days. Some landscape designer thought it would be a good change to go from 2" bluestone to 6" granite that has to be moved with the skidsteer. We have a 3/4" tolerance on our joints so each stone is cut to perfection by hand. Atleast my $1200 set of chisels is paying for themselves again.

Haha Chris get a new designer! Ya I have a ton of granite work coming up for westford job. Should be 8-10 granite steps in 2 sets, granite mail box post, and granite light post for end of the driveway. Did all the liming yesterday and aerated it twice. Have 2-3 days worth of machine work coming up
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[2low4NH]

Ha you call that granite work! steps are a breeze for me. Take a nice smooth perfectly cut stone and stack them. I will try and get pictures friday of the stacks and stacks of stone we have sitting on the job. I dont know what the total SQFT is on the job but i can say its to much.

[TGM]

$1200 for chisels??, you should go to O'Keefe's in rochester... you'll get 3 for $2.99 :laugh:

that's good you guys are busy, i'm down to just mowing right now (though i don't really mind)..hence why i will be downgrading to a 6x12 open trailer hopefully soon. i have some small projects in the works but would like do a couple walkways/patios or some installs for the $$$


too bad.. if you guys were closer i could take care of ya with any problems as i finally got the truck all legal and mostly built:
http://mistermobilemechanic.com/images/truck10.jpg


chris, do you have a website? you really need one if you don't, especially with doing the custom work you do

[2low4NH]

Nope no website yet. I will be working on one soon. I have a guy that does them professionally he said he would do it for free. Truck looks good i think it needs to be bagged though

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Tom truck looks great! What are the specs on it? How much did u pick it up for?

Haha Kris only u and I would think of bagging it
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[TGM]

if done right i like lowered trucks, but mostly i like 2-4" above stock on 4x4's (i hate 14" lifts... that's ******ed). mostly i'm a diesel performance guy.. i like whooping up on unsuspecting cars :cool2:
this is REALLY what i want my pickup to eventually look like with more $$$ plus around 600hp at the wheels:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii59/JonNiemeyer/P6260242.jpg



the box truck is an 88 chevy chassis grumman step van 6.2 diesel with now 79k. cost? $900. i've put about $1800 into it fixing it up though (19.5" tires are NOT cheap) and a lot of sweat equity if you will. people are telling me to put twin turbos on it..lol i don't think so on a 6.2 idi. now if it had a 4bt or 6bt cummins you bet i would put some gauges on it, turn the pump up a bit, and put a little bit louder muffler on it.

i wanted it small enough so when i'm in downtown dover or portsmouth i can actually park the damn thing. i can still fit a mower in there albeit tighter than the trailer.

[2low4NH]

we actually have a bagged box truck here in jaffrey. they look killer. what did you do for the back? lift gate or a hideaway ramp set up? I will give you credit those trucks are tight and hot in the summer. I worked with a plastering crew and our box truck would reach 110+ during the day.

[TGM]

i was going to build a fold out ramp system at the shop, but right now i just have ramps inside that i pull out. i would up just lettering the rear roll up door rather than waiting to set up a ramp and letter that.

i want to install an RV a/c-heater system at some point. so far it hasn't been too bad on the couple 80-90* days it's been out.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

I took a killer pic of my truck today while on site. Hard to make a 2wd diesel look "bad ass"

6.2 diesels don't have the power of my 6.5 turbo, but lacks most of the problems. Luckily guy I got mine from dealt with them all before I got it. I think banks makes a single turbo kit for it though. Like $3k though. Even mine with the turbo only has 180hp
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[TGM]

yeah, i could fab up a system using my he341 turbo and a much lower psi wastegate actuator, but it has a turbo 400 tranny behind the engine... dunno if it could hold the extra horsepower once the pump is turned up.

6.5's can be turned up for more power, but a buddy blew his headgaskets pushing 15psi through his. even with lower compression pistons, pump work, injectors.. they only make 300hp at the rear wheels. any newer diesel can make 400-600hp at the rear wheels with just a programmer/laptop:hammerhead:



looks like i'm not gonna be mowing today...

[jsaunders]

truck looks good tom....... i just found a 99 dodge cummins 3500 quad cab/long bed... loaded with 8,644 orig miles perfect black body

trying to figure if i should pick it up

[2low4NH]

your buying me a truck joel!

[TGM]

check for 53 block, i think like 90% of 99's had them. plus, what do you need another truck for??? lol

[jsaunders]

i could retire my green ford/ sell it and turn the 99 into a new work truck...... 9,000 miles is a new truck!!!!!

53 block.... fill me in

[TGM]

53 will be stamped on either side of the block... they were a bad cast of blocks which will crack and can't really be repaired... except maybe the drill and plug method. you'll find a whole bunch of info on the diesel forums.

[2low4NH]

1. Brazilian Blocks are cast by a company named "TUPY" and are marked such. They are identified with cast evolution numbers. #53's are TUPY's. #54 and later evolutions were improved to correct the block issues that the 53's had.

Simply, the worry is that the block will crack. These blocks have thinner water jacket walls than other blocks so with coolant cavitation, corrosion, coolant pressure in the block, and torque, they may crack, spilling your coolant. I know from experience that it will not blow up the engine, but you will see that temp gauge rise more often than you'd like.

[TGM]

http://www.stamey.info/Truck/Images/BlockCrack2.jpg
http://www.stamey.info/Truck/Images/BlockCrack1.JPG

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Wow, How does someone only drive 8k miles in 11 years? I have only had the chevynot even 2 months now and have done 5k miles

[2low4NH]

sat broken in a garage for the first 7k miles with a cracked blck then they swapped mtors put 1k on it and a forsale sign

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Apparently I should have done a little more research before I got my truck. I was unaware (as I NEVER have done this to any diesel I have ever driven even for other companies) that the fuel filter on a diesel is a water seperator as well and I need to drain about a quart of water a month out of it. I guess the previous owner didnt know this either as the drain hose was stuck behind the alternator bracket. Maybe this is why he had to replace the injector pump ( I never want to have to do that job).

Anything else I "should" be doing to it?

[2low4NH]

put about a gallon of regular fuel in every week to help clean the gunk off the lifter pump and injectors! it will also get rid of that annoying diesel sound :)

[TGM]

jason, what did you get for at truck?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

jason, what did you get for at truck?
98 9hevy c2500 with the 6.5 turbo. Good shape. 50k on rebuilt motor and 70k on 4l80e. Florida truck until last year
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

put about a gallon of regular fuel in every week to help clean the gunk off the lifter pump and injectors! it will also get rid of that annoying diesel sound :)

Are you serious?
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[TGM]

he likely had to replace the injector pump because of the PMD (pump mount driver). there are relocation kits to keep them cool.

http://heathdiesel.com/T/Chevy-GM/Chevy-9601/PMD-Isolators/
http://kennedydiesel.com/detail.cfm?ID=31


you can run conditioner, 2 stroke oil, etc. my opinion is to just run the thing and change the filters regularly.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Ya I have a remote pmd now. I'm running the 2 stroke marine oil from wal mart at 16 oz per tank
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[jsaunders]

quart of water!!!! don't be a ra-tard

get good fuel at decent truck places and change the filter once a year- thats all i do to mine...... 10 yrs + now ........ no issues


Jay- you got a list of mods now on that truck........

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

quart of water!!!! don't be a ra-tard

get good fuel at decent truck places and change the filter once a year- thats all i do to mine...... 10 yrs + now ........ no issues


Jay- you got a list of mods now on that truck........
Not really. Had the remote pmd when I got it. First mods will be 4" exhaust and pyro, boost, and trans gauges
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[TGM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM

[2low4NH]

Are you serious?
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NO! i couldnt imagine what regular fuel would do

[ccas]

Do you guys know of anyplace where I could find HD80 to help clean(strip) off my deck

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Hey Jason you working the parking at the LP this yr?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Hey Jason you working the parking at the LP this yr?
Parking, trash, and a lot of time in the beer tent. Let me know when you plan to come by and I will hook you up. Not working there tonight or tomorrow though, have my crew filling in for me
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[jsaunders]

good vid Tom.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Do you guys know of anyplace where I could find HD80 to help clean(strip) off my deck

Scott is the deck guy on here. He should have a answer
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[2low4NH]

wow 3 weeks behind on billing still waiting for my replacement printer to come in! im going to have some pissed off customers soon

[Bill S]

Getting back into the biz after a year hiatus. Looking for some used equipment, need a walk behind mower and a used pick up - preferably a 1/2 ton pick up or a Ranger - something small for estimates would be ideal. Thanks for any leads.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Getting back into the biz after a year hiatus. Looking for some used equipment, need a walk behind mower and a used pick up - preferably a 1/2 ton pick up or a Ranger - something small for estimates would be ideal. Thanks for any leads.
Hey Bill, Joel (saunders) has a 48" exmark belt drive. Think its $800 or so. As far as a truck I'd go minimum a half ton. Plenty on craigslist. Where you out of? What services do you offer?
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[jsaunders]

yup bill s ... as jason said let me know

[2low4NH]

i have an exmark 48 metro as well! i will sell you a sweet crew cab s10 too! for the right price i will through in my dodge 2500 with the cummins

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Hahaha I just watched a guy "mow" an entire lawn with his exmark z just to have him realize after he finished he never put the deck down and had to do it all over. Apparently he didn't realize he wasn't cutting anything
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[TGM]

Hahaha I just watched a guy "mow" an entire lawn with his exmark z just to have him realize after he finished he never put the deck down and had to do it all over. Apparently he didn't realize he wasn't cutting anything
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haha, i've done that before usually just 1/2" higher wondering why the front of the lawn looks shaggy:hammerhead: i double cut a lot right now anyways

[jsaunders]

pics of truck- hope to have it in driveway next week

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00169-20100614-1627.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00168-20100614-1627.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00167-20100614-1626.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00165-20100614-1625.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00164-20100614-1625.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00166-20100614-1626.jpg

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Nice duially!
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[TGM]

christ, ..damn celtics deserve to lose tonight playing like they are:mad:

[2low4NH]

wow that truck is exactly what i want.

[AI Inc]

christ, ..damn celtics deserve to lose tonight playing like they are:mad:

I guess the good Dr forgot to tell em to win the game of basketball, one must actualy put the ball in the f==king net.

[TGM]

I guess the good Dr forgot to tell em to win the game of basketball, one must actualy put the ball in the f==king net.

and don't just stand around doing nothing while LA is going for offensive rebounds. i went to bed early..

[N.H.BOY]

LIKE THE TRUCK Joel..nice color, what does this make? Truck number 6 for you? Your catching up with Jason. Well i mean Jason's "total" non running vehicles.

[jsaunders]

yeah truck number 6....... might put the green ford up for sale though

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/02230095115900.jpg

[N.H.BOY]

damn throw some numbers my why for that ford. Deep Roots will be looking for a truck for next year right Jay??

[jsaunders]

i sent jay a pic of a cummins today after he told me u guys were looking for a truck

http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy68/lawnstripes/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG00170-20100616-1112.jpg

[TGM]

had a lady call me trying to get a quote for a one time mow. i don't normally do one times unless it's next to a customer i already mow. i told her my minimum ($35), she told me how big it is, i told her it would fit into my minimum but i wont run my truck out there for $20, she hung up on me.

god i love the lawn care business!:hammerhead:;)

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Damn Tom lol

No fords scott... I like trucks that run ;)
Glad we could both agree on something neither of us like lol
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[jsaunders]

ford 7.3 .......no issue about the truck not running.......... and mines never overheated (jay)


speaking of lawns....was contacted about taking care of a group of walgeens stores ....
they want to pay $150 per month (4 mowings per month)+ spring cleanups havent been done yet and its included in the $150 monthly price.

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha go F. your self

[TGM]

ford 7.3 .......no issue about the truck not running.......... and mines never overheated (jay)


speaking of lawns....was contacted about taking care of a group of walgeens stores ....
they want to pay $150 per month (4 mowings per month)+ spring cleanups havent been done yet and its included in the $150 monthly price.

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha go F. your self


was it springwise or whomever? i'll never bid on commercials through sub contractors again. or if that was a walgreens manager i'd laugh like hell over the phone.

I call it "The GC Attitude" (general contractor)... wants something for nothing.

[jsaunders]

it was Level 1 Maintance out of deedham ma

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

ford 7.3 .......no issue about the truck not running.......... and mines never overheated (jay)

:p that was because of the nest covering the radiator lol. new radiator is in and good to go (after trying to figure out what the 2 holes were for.... anything with 2 holes confuses me:laugh:)

[2low4NH]

so where should my income level be at before i consider hiring a helper? i have been running in to days where having a helper wold speed things up alot and possibly boost sales. Somedays i barely have time to stop and answer my cell nevermind return any calls. Today for example i had a fire call i was tied up at the house fire for 5 hours almost all of my working day. I left 6 lawns uncut where if i had a helper he cold have kept going on the lawns. oh well pipe dreams to my millions i guess

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Are u talking about legally with workers comp etc? About $1k down for workers comp
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[N.H.BOY]

Well I'm off to Seattle Friday for a Damn wedding bringing all the kids and a fringin babysitter!!! cost for just flight out there $3,900 bucks:dizzy: spending time with family..well priceless i guess:hammerhead:

[jsaunders]

kris... sometimes you have to get your priorities straight........ landscape pays...... DOES the Fire fighting?

you need to build your business alot before you add employees.

2 of my 3 guys are Vol. FF but they dont go to calls during work because my paychecks pay there bills......... there stipend checks of $200 every 6 months dont really help.

[jsaunders]

Well I'm off to Seattle Friday for a Damn wedding bringing all the kids and a fringin babysitter!!! cost for just flight out there $3,900 bucks:dizzy: spending time with family..well priceless i guess:hammerhead:

damn and a babysitter!!!
you could have taken the rv..............

[2low4NH]

FD pays just not well. I usually wont skip out on work it was only because it was a big fire. and yes legally hiring a helper. oh well maybe next year.

[jsaunders]

my guys figure $3 per hr (maybe)

workers are good.... but say you pay them $350 a week - you need to do $350 worth of extra work before you start making any extra money BUT then you have insurance / extra mower/blower and headaches

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Well I'm off to Seattle Friday for a Damn wedding bringing all the kids and a fringin babysitter!!! cost for just flight out there $3,900 bucks:dizzy: spending time with family..well priceless i guess:hammerhead:

ya Scotty I have to shoot more lawns while youre gone (as of right now at least 3 tanks if I dont do the lobster pound owners) than when you're here.... oh and fit your lawn cuttings in as well:dizzy:.... I better get a nice souvinier :hammerhead:

[N.H.BOY]

I better get a nice souvinier :hammerhead:

Yea didn't Starbucks start out there? Maybe a starbucks sticker:dancing:
Well maybe when you go on vacation we will not get any calls for hydro:drinkup:

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Glad bike week is finally over! Now I have about a weeks worth of trash to blow into piles. How's everyone else doing? I'm assuming busy as this place has been so dead lately
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[TGM]

1 day of mowing. i had to drop 2 customers, at least on the mowing end of things... we'll see when it comes to clean ups or the patio i was suppose to do..

:rolleyes:


the older i get, the more frustrated i become with the landscaping/lawn care business.. and the less i enjoy working it

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

1 day of mowing. i had to drop 2 customers, at least on the mowing end of things... we'll see when it comes to clean ups or the patio i was suppose to do..

:rolleyes:


the older i get, the more frustrated i become with the landscaping/lawn care business.. and the less i enjoy working it
Wow Tom just 1 day? How's mmm?
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[2low4NH]

chimney caps set big granite stones set maybe 75sqft then top dressed with 2 yards of compost. actually got some sun today too!

[TGM]

mmm is doing ok, that's where i'm focusing my attention anyways. but i don't want to just up and leave the customers that have been good to me in the landscaping field. this year i really feel the price shoppers though and construction is dead for me. ...would definitely like to do some lawn installs or paver walkways.

[2low4NH]

I have one paver install coming up other then that i got diddle squat for big work besides the huge job we are on now.

[2low4NH]

Sometimes you bid a job for what you see then as you start the clean up you realize you screwed the estimate! that makes the day so much better. atleast i still made some profit.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

That's why I always state that its an "estimate". I try to stay as close to it as possible. Any unforseen problem/situation can effect it.


I'm at least 3 weeks behind! Still another day or two of trash blowing from bike week. Then I have 12 yards of loam there and $800 of annuals to plant. I have 1 lawn makeover that's 75 yards of loam and reworking some drainage. Westford mass is still 300 yards of loam and 24k ft of seeding and more, three seal coating jobs and a crap load of other stuff. I am busier than I have ever been.
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[jsaunders]

That's why I always state that its an "estimate". I try to stay as close to it as possible. Any unforseen problem/situation can effect it.


I'm at least 3 weeks behind! Still another day or two of trash blowing from bike week. Then I have 12 yards of loam there and $800 of annuals to plant. I have 1 lawn makeover that's 75 yards of loam and reworking some drainage. Westford mass is still 300 yards of loam and 24k ft of seeding and more, three seal coating jobs and a crap load of other stuff. I am busier than I have ever been.
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sounds like making BIG $$$$$$:clapping:

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Now I see why I don't work in my area. I was reading my local paper today and some "landscaper" hadx an ad in it. At first he lists all his services. Lmao the last sentence is "willing to take a drug test upon request".... What the hell?!?! Lol
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[2low4NH]

hhahahahahaha thats just crazy!

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Now I see why I don't work in my area. I was reading my local paper today and some "landscaper" hadx an ad in it. At first he lists all his services. Lmao the last sentence is "willing to take a drug test upon request".... What the hell?!?! Lol
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Jason I thought that was your ad....

[TGM]

is this in franklin or brrrrrr-lin? :laugh:


...or rochester for that matter :confused:

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Jason I thought that was your ad....

is this in franklin or brrrrrr-lin? :laugh:


...or rochester for that matter :confused:

haha Pittsfield (name says it all) its like a town that took all of Rochesters "finest" and eliminated anyone with $ lol

[2low4NH]

WOW i am ready for the weekend already! i need a sulky ASAP anybody know a local dealer that carries either the bullrider style or slider? i would prefer to grab one before thursday

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Call Greenlands
105 Manchester Street
Concord, NH 03301-5111
(603) 225-3387
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[Bill S]

Hey gals and guys! I am down in the Salem area. Looking for a used trailer, preferably something in the 10' - 12' long range (single axle) if anyone is aware I would appreciate the heads up. Also need a 48" or 52" walk behind. Would prefer hydro but could deal with a belt drive if the machine was in good shape.

Thanks!

[2low4NH]

i have a 5x10 open and a 48" exmark metro

[Green Team Landscaping]

New vehicle! 1999 Chevy CK2500(HD) 4x4 with barely 89k miles - $4,000. Couldn't let that one pass by!

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

New vehicle! 1999 Chevy CK2500(HD) 4x4 with barely 89k miles - $4,000. Couldn't let that one pass by!

Pics! Sully is that the newer body style? Gas or diesel? Trust me you'll love it WAY more than the f150!!
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[2low4NH]

So did anyone blow their hand off? I almost got attacked by a roman candle that someone stuck in the ground up side down. Hope you all enjoyed atleast 1 day of rest.

[AI Inc]

yep, 2 days in Pittsburg fishing and relaxing. Floated the river from W.Stewartstown to Colebrook. Caught 7 rainbows and a brown.

[TGM]

http://www.northeastperformancediesel.com/_images//july2010_012.JPG

AWESOME!

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