New Hampshire

[sparcolawn]

Just finished up a couple bids for next season, hopefully that goes well... anyone putting in for some big ones for next year?

[Ground Effects NH]

Anybody have any "NEW" info on the Supervisory Registration Certificate. Have been talking to Lisa, this was her last e-mail I received from her.

(Hi Bill,

The seminars have not been scheduled yet, but they should begin this winter, I will let you know as soon as I find out the dates and times. John Deere Landscapes is going to host the first 8 hours of seminars on core and safety, we are not sure who will host the seminars for each category, which is 8 hours each. After attending the necessary seminars applicants must send a resume to the New Hampshire Division of Pesticide with their business id and insurance certificate. Applicants must also pass a written and oral exam given by the NH Div. of Pesticide. Please let me know if you need any other information. Thank you. Lisa)

[RockSolidLLC]

How all you boys doing? How many customers did ya tell to screw this season?

I was subbed out by a smaller company (Ground Control Landscape Design) Who desided to not pay me after the job the remaining $12,000 ballance for the completed job! he went and bought a new enclosed trailer and all kinds of cat attachments with my money! and every lawyer i have spoken with says that it will cost me just as much as he owes me to collect if i take him to court! crooked system!

[sparcolawn]

well word of mouth about that will only make him lose business. thanks for giving us the business name so we can keep an eye out!

[TGM]

I was subbed out by a smaller company (Ground Control Landscape Design) Who desided to not pay me after the job the remaining $12,000 ballance for the completed job! he went and bought a new enclosed trailer and all kinds of cat attachments with my money! and every lawyer i have spoken with says that it will cost me just as much as he owes me to collect if i take him to court! crooked system!

https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/soskb/Corp.asp?1091501 ??

[Ground Effects NH]

I was subbed out by a smaller company (Ground Control Landscape Design) Who desided to not pay me after the job the remaining $12,000 ballance for the completed job! he went and bought a new enclosed trailer and all kinds of cat attachments with my money! and every lawyer i have spoken with says that it will cost me just as much as he owes me to collect if i take him to court! crooked system!

:confused:Did you or did you not have some kind of written contract on payments and recorded past payment history. Showing paid, owed, and total? Did your Invoice have (with an all cost for collection paid by customer / company)? With 3% interest after 30 days on unpaid total. We were owed $6,700 with a layer & $500. I was paid in full with interest and layer fees and court fees. I don’t know all your details but I sure would not let it go. Good luck.

[2low4NH]

I thought maximum interest is only 2.5% in NH

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Hmmm... Haven't had notifications from this site in a while
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[jsaunders]

i dont even get notifications

[JDT Property Care]

how did everyone's season go? Get all scheduled clean ups done?

[jsaunders]

10-15 left to do

[AI Inc]

Im done for the yr. Spending next week in the Bahamas , then moving to Amherst when I get back.

[2low4NH]

I am done for the year. I am trying to scrounge up a little more work.

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Still got 6 clean ups, finishing irrigation system, 15 yards of compost to spread and about 30k square of hydroseeding to do.

Steve you've been impossible to catch lately. Must be out straight
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[RockSolidLLC]

Hey you guys think we will have a slow winter?

[AI Inc]

Still got 6 clean ups, finishing irrigation system, 15 yards of compost to spread and about 30k square of hydroseeding to do.

Steve you've been impossible to catch lately. Must be out straight
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Was in the Bahamas last week. If ya were calling to get Westford blown out. Its done. Lost my phone about 10 days ago. Found it yesterday.

[2low4NH]

Its looking like it will be a slow winter. We will see in another 2 weeks

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Thanks Steve! How was the trip?
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[AI Inc]

Ok, cooler and cloudier then I would have liked , but what the hey.Booked it a few months back, then put an offer on a house in Amherst that got accepted. Sold my house in Westford. So trip was realy more of a distraction. Prob should have postponed it till feb or so.

[RockSolidLLC]

are we going to get snow down here or what!

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

Anyone else still working on projects with all this nice weather?

[sparcolawn]

Doing some remodeling for a couple, but all the outside stuff is done thankfully!

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Doing nothing. Awaiting good seminars.
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[sparcolawn]

Are there any seminars coming up?

[2low4NH]

NEgrows is all I know about

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Ya I will start listing them.
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[JDT Property Care]

I went to the nhla conference last year, Only to have to leave early on account of snow.... I'd like to go again this year.
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Is that the one next week?

Anyone have I believe the September NHLA newletter laying around? It's the one with the article with the email address for the upcoming pesticide courses for the green industry only. Can't find mine and want to get more info as its suppose to start classes beginning of this year.
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Nevermind.... Here's the info link
http://www.nhlaonline.org/news-events/alerts.cfm
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[Ground Effects NH]

Nevermind.... Here's the info link
http://www.nhlaonline.org/news-events/alerts.cfm
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Still working out the time, classes, details this was my last e-mail below

Hi Bill,

The seminars have not been scheduled yet. We will be meeting with John Deere and UNH in the next couple weeks to discuss the seminars. John Deere will be hosting some of the seminars and has offered their facility. We are hoping to get things scheduled for this winter, as soon as I find out I will let you know, you may also hear from Darlene Lawrence at the NH Dept. of Pesticide, she is helping to get things organized. Talk to you soon. Lisa

[lasting image]

just a heads up to anyone looking to buy used equipment, 2011 hustler trim star 48, 32 hours,bagger and roll on stripe kit, 6x12 tralirer single axle with breaks ( not hooked up )drop down gate, newer pt decking, 03 gmc 2500 hd never plowed 13800 miles runs perfect, if intersted please email me at lastingimagelawncare@gmail.com

[Ground Effects NH]

just a heads up to anyone looking to buy used equipment, 2011 hustler trim star 48, 32 hours,bagger and roll on stripe kit, 6x12 tralirer single axle with breaks ( not hooked up )drop down gate, newer pt decking, 03 gmc 2500 hd never plowed 13800 miles runs perfect, reply back and ill give out pricing and excange numbers

upgrading or selling out, moving ? I am Bill your new to the site,area?

[Ground Effects NH]

upgrading or selling out, moving ? I am Bill your new to the site,area?

O.K. Thanks

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Hi Jason, You can register for the classes online at UHN Cooperative Extension. There are 2 sessions scheduled with about 70 spaces in each. The first classes are January 24-26 and the second set are February 14-16. To get the new license you will need to take the core training plus one or both category. After attending the seminars you will need to pass a written and oral exam, and have insurance.
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

From today Bill
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/General-Use-Core-Training-Registration-is-OPEN.html?soid=1101863287865&aid=ZRHu8tQZGwc

The link to registration
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[lasting image]

going out of business, been on for a couple of years

[N.H.BOY]

going out of business, been on for a couple of years

Sent you an email.......

[sparcolawn]

Anyone signed up for the pesticide courses yet?

[2low4NH]

I want to sign up for them but have not yet

[A-Cut-ABOVE]

So NE Grows is comming up soon who is going?

[N.H.BOY]

So NE Grows is comming up soon who is going?

Me and little man are going Thurs. and Friday. Getting a one bed hotel room, you can slide in between us Ken if you want:dancing:

[2low4NH]

I registered last nigh I will try and get 2 days in. need to check the schedule and see if there are any classes im interested in,

[N.H.BOY]

So New England grows, me and little man ( jason) will be down all day thurs and friday if anyone wants to meet up for drinks thurs. night:drinkup:. Let us know, hope to run into a few folks down there, this will be my first time at the show.

[2low4NH]

If i can find a cover thurday night I will grab a beer or 2

[S & L PROPERTY MAINTENANC]

Hey Guys,
Just wanted to say hi. I have a construction and landscaping business here in Nashua, NH. Also, I'm looking for ether a snapper or a exmark 48 or 52 walk behind for the spring.

[2low4NH]

I have a 48 metro so does joel I think.

[S & L PROPERTY MAINTENANC]

Send some pics and info. slpmllc@yahoo.com

[JDT Property Care]

I'd like a 48 metro

[2low4NH]

I will try and post pics up its buried in the back of the garage right now

[JDT Property Care]

Cool. If you'd rather text it shoot me a pm an ill give you the number.... Why you selling?
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[2low4NH]

I dont use it any more I put maybe an hour on it this year

[RockSolidLLC]

I'm at the fert course, is anyone else here?
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[2low4NH]

let me know how that goes I want in

[RockSolidLLC]

Complete waist of time! It's all common sense stuff. But you have to sit thru the class to take the test
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[N.H.BOY]

Thought that class was Tuesday ??

[RockSolidLLC]

There are 3 days of class from 830 to 530
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[2low4NH]

so you have to sit through all 3 days? How much knowledge do you need before you should take the test?

[RockSolidLLC]

Ya you do. There isn't anything you wouldn't already know before the classes. Most will be self taught from the manual
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[sparcolawn]

I may just be going past the link everytime but where can you get the manuals for all three classes?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

I hate how I never get updates from this site anymore.....

I know there is a few of us that are/were going to take the pesticide class but I think we are all waiting until the future classes maybe in the summer as the whole thing really seems so unorganized.
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[Ground Effects NH]

That was a nice money maker of a storm if you can call it a storm.:)

[sparcolawn]

had one customer complain because we were plowing with it only being slush.... had to explain to her if we didn't plow then it was going to turn all to ice eventually

[2low4NH]

I didnt plow it rained pretty much the whole time for us only an inch of snow if that.

[TGM]

are you guys going to be doing spring-time maintenance quotes in the next month or two for commercials?

[sparcolawn]

Well, the second round of the new pesticide classes are just about done, any comments? I personally was a bit unhappy with the way it was ran, but it sure beats the old system. Anyone take the exams yet since these new classes?

[JDT Property Care]

What a messed up winter... I'm ready for spring....

[lakesregionscapes]

Well, the second round of the new pesticide classes are just about done, any comments? I personally was a bit unhappy with the way it was ran, but it sure beats the old system. Anyone take the exams yet since these new classes?

Not familiar with the old system, other than the 5 year requirement -so I have no point of reference, but comparing to college courses and seminars, I found them to be bearable. Some of the speakers that I liked better, the guy near me hated, so I guess no matter what/how it is presented, someone isn't going to be happy... Most interesting to me were the presentations technically least related to the certificate (Shoreland Protection Act updates, for ex.) Yes, a bit disorganized, but not to a point of being counter-productive. A lot of repetition (sprayer calibration 3 days in a row - yawn) but it makes studying easier.

I was told there won't be anymore course series until fall, at least by these guys, because of the time investment on their end, getting speakers, etc ... So the current crop of applicants is it for now. Seems they have 80 or more, which will take a while to get through the orals, at 5 applicants a day average.

Sending in the resume today - dreading the orals: since I have no prior experience (by their yardstick) I suspect they will be out to wring me dry and fail me if they have *any* doubts. Ugggh!

[JDT Property Care]

I'm looking for a used walk behind at some point this spring? Should I definitely go Hydro or should I consider gear driven?

[N.H.BOY]

I'm looking for a used walk behind at some point this spring? Should I definitely go Hydro or should I consider gear driven?

In my opinion I would go for the Hydros for sure. Easier on the hands and the belt ones Ive owed they slip alittle when wet. Hydro units will be alittle bit more money though.

[JDT Property Care]

Cool, thanks. I'm looking to purchase a use one to put to use when needed. It wouldn't be my primary as I have a zero turn already...
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[2low4NH]

under a 48" deck I wouldnt care what it had for a drive. the hydro is much faster as far as turning backing up and striping but if it was a small lawn a belt drive would be fine. I have both I dont mind the belt drive but I feel spoiled with the hydro

[Ground Effects NH]

Hydro, hands down.

[sparcolawn]

All of our backups are belt driven, its cheaper that way IMO.

[RockSolidLLC]

Not familiar with the old system, other than the 5 year requirement -so I have no point of reference, but comparing to college courses and seminars, I found them to be bearable. Some of the speakers that I liked better, the guy near me hated, so I guess no matter what/how it is presented, someone isn't going to be happy... Most interesting to me were the presentations technically least related to the certificate (Shoreland Protection Act updates, for ex.) Yes, a bit disorganized, but not to a point of being counter-productive. A lot of repetition (sprayer calibration 3 days in a row - yawn) but it makes studying easier.

I was told there won't be anymore course series until fall, at least by these guys, because of the time investment on their end, getting speakers, etc ... So the current crop of applicants is it for now. Seems they have 80 or more, which will take a while to get through the orals, at 5 applicants a day average.

Sending in the resume today - dreading the orals: since I have no prior experience (by their yardstick) I suspect they will be out to wring me dry and fail me if they have *any* doubts. Ugggh!

Im Going in on Friday to take the written.... they said to plan on it taking 3 to 4 HOURS!! Im also nervous about the oral... I hope they get more people on board to give the oral exam. Kind of has me worried that as of last thursday they were already booked until March 28th! how are we supposed to sign customers for Fert programs without even being certified until mid April!?

[Chain Saw Doctor]

If you guys are looking for mowing equipment I sell Scag mowers, Little Wonder Blowers & Jrco attachments, also Stihl hand held products. Check out our web sites: www.csdequipment.com & chainsawdoctor.com

[sparcolawn]

Well please be sure to let us know how it goes Rock. I just got my acceptance yesterday so I'll be scheduling soon and I guess continue studying like crazy!

[RockSolidLLC]

I actually had to reschedule it for this afternoon due to the storm.... I wish they better prepaired us for how long each exam would be and the most stressed info they will test on. I called yesterday and asked them if we need to know the laws and rules for mosquito and arial spraying and they said YES! WTF we will never hop in a hellicopter and spray! why do we need to know the laws!

[lakesregionscapes]

I actually had to reschedule it for this afternoon due to the storm.... I wish they better prepaired us for how long each exam would be and the most stressed info they will test on. I called yesterday and asked them if we need to know the laws and rules for mosquito and arial spraying and they said YES! WTF we will never hop in a hellicopter and spray! why do we need to know the laws!

That bothers me - I'm pretty sure someone (from the course staff or state dept) had specifically told us we don't need to know the aerial laws and sections not directly related to our categories...! I was going to do them anyway, but that is false information: no wonder a whole bunch from the first group failed the regs section.

Goor luck this afternoon!

[RockSolidLLC]

Tell me about it! I think most of those ppl failed due to lack of information. I went to the Tuesday and WED class in the first session and the ROW class in the last. When they were talking about what had been discussed in the prior days i was pissed because none of it was discussed in the first session. My brother took the ROW the first go around and he was pissed at the amount of additional information that was given to us who attended the last session... the state really needed to get their act together and not have it so misorganized due to a "rush" they had been planning it since may. Just sayin

[sparcolawn]

I agree with you, we were specifically told in day one NOT to worry about that stuff and only focus on what topics were being instructed.

[lakesregionscapes]

Tell me about it! I think most of those ppl failed due to lack of information. I went to the Tuesday and WED class in the first session and the ROW class in the last. When they were talking about what had been discussed in the prior days i was pissed because none of it was discussed in the first session. My brother took the ROW the first go around and he was pissed at the amount of additiond due to a "rush" they had been planning it since may. Just sayin


I think the problem is that they really hadn't been planning since May... the rules were changed last May at the State level, but the courses were only really pulled together this winter, when John Deere Landscapes stepped up to sponsor them, and Cooperative Extension put it together. For the summer and most of fall what little I could get was barely more than rumors. An inspector told us about the new certificates back in August - but no-one seemed to know anything more until the NHLA newsletter "feelers" in the fall.
Anyone know how the old style certificates were taught?

I am really glad now, that I waited for the second session, even if it means the orals will be dragged out into late spring.

How did the exam go, if you don't mind my asking?

[RockSolidLLC]

As an update, I passed the rules core, and right of way... definitely have to retake the turf.. I did not expect them to go into such detail and length of the bugs and fungi........ bastards
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[RockSolidLLC]

As an update, I passed the rules core, and right of way... definitely have to retake the turf.. I did not expect them to go into such detail and length of the bugs and fungi........ bastards
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[JDT Property Care]

anyone going to the NHLA conference at NHTI on March 14th?

[N.H.BOY]

anyone going to the NHLA conference at NHTI on March 14th?

Yup Im going to try and make it for sure, need to refresh on the dot sh*t for my trucks

[2low4NH]

link to the NHLA cofrence? is it on their site?

[2low4NH]

I might have to do that! found the schedule for it I want the whole left hand column

[JDT Property Care]

I'm going to try and make it for the dot overview and another class I saw
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[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

anyone going to the NHLA conference at NHTI on March 14th?
I will be there.


Does anyone know of any more upcoming events/seminars? I keep missing them this year because I either don't find out until after they are over or only a day or two before
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[RockSolidLLC]

Hey what landscape Software are you guys using for your businesses

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

For business side or design?
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[RockSolidLLC]

business... i currenty run Groundskeeper... I just am thinking about switching to a mobile platform... didnt know if anyone had any imput as to what they use and like/dislike

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

As far as I know most of us don't use any. Simply quickbooks
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[2low4NH]

Quickbooks only for me. I do want something for design work though. But I will not spend 1200+ to draw the occasional design for customers.

[JDT Property Care]

Quickbooks for me too.....

[lakesregionscapes]

QuickBooks - still no design software, price has outweighed need so far...

[N.H.BOY]

This is what I really been looking into. Seems great as I use quickbooks now, this seems to do everything(no design) mobile as well
http://www.serviceautopilot.com/

[lakesregionscapes]

Looks good on a glance...
If your already invested into QB, I seem to recall recently seeing that they now have mobile features, and all those smartphone capacity features too. Didn't look any closer 'cause I don't need that extra stuff at this point, but if you're already setup, it may be less hassle to develop what you already own.

[GMLC]

Anyone going to Turf Depot's contractors/LCO's open house this Wednesday in Salem?

[N.H.BOY]

Anyone going to Turf Depot's contractors/LCO's open house this Wednesday in Salem?

Nope going to NHTI for a landscape/dot class.

[GMLC]

Nope going to NHTI for a landscape/dot class.

That's probably where I should be but Ill be blowing more money at Turf Depot!!!:hammerhead::hammerhead::hammerhead:

[sparcolawn]

Went into the state yesterday to take my pesticide tests and got the "oh, sorry sir, you should have gotten the phone call last week to reschedule your appointment."

oh well, few extra days to study. Has anyone taken them yet?

[lakesregionscapes]

Passed the written test yesterday... waiting to hear on the oral date - not likely for 4-6 weeks min. Enough time to forget half the stuff ;)

Why did you get rescheduled? Was that the oral, or written?

[sparcolawn]

It was the written. they said "unexpected scheduling conflicts" How was the written? pretty strait forward?

[lakesregionscapes]

It seemed straightforward enough to me - I forgot my calculator, but the calculations were simple enough to figure out without scratch paper. I'd still recommend taking yours though (had a panicky moment there).
The turf section included stuff like "overwintering form of chinch bugs", "frog-eye pattern suggests which fungus" and a question on "which herbicide does not show effect until the next season". (I remember those, cause I wasn't sure of the answers). If you were in the second (Feb) series of classes, and go over *everything* they gave us you should be fine. The tests I had didn't have too many specific named pesticide questions, or I'd have been in trouble. Label reading is worth 10 questions in both G2 and B - easy points there.
Gotta watch for some weird phrasing - there was a cryptic double-negative in one of them, and they'll toss in some random term in an otherwise textbook description. Making sure your paying attention I guess.

[lakesregionscapes]

Rumor (one of the other participants from the Feb training run) was told they're the orals are passing 2 out of 3, roughly, so far. I'm definitely nervous as hell about that part.

[sparcolawn]

Thanks for the info!

[humble1]

business... i currenty run Groundskeeper... I just am thinking about switching to a mobile platform... didnt know if anyone had any imput as to what they use and like/dislike
I ran that for a year now I run clip, its much better, check the demo out
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[sparcolawn]

Not sure about the northern part of the state but I can definitely say that if we don't get some rain, its going to be a brutal green-up and major fire dangers!

[jsaunders]

time to get the ball rolling on the season

[Ground Effects NH]

time to get the ball rolling on the season

This wind is tough today.

[2low4NH]

I stayed inside most of the day! I only had to go out to bid 2 jobs. Not to windy in my living room

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

20 Yards of loam and a tank of seed today right on the lake. Windy but didn't get covered to bad
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[sparcolawn]

Anyone go to the MB Tractor Open house yesterday?

[KINGSBURYLANDSCAPELLC]

Anyone go to the MB Tractor Open house yesterday?
I was going to but it would simply have been window shopping so I decided against it.
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[lakesregionscapes]

I found the silver lining in this ridiculously dry, windy weather today, finally...
In three weeks of cleanups so far we almost burned up the dump truck (leaves caught fire on the tailgate mounted leaf-loader exhaust, and the fire spread into the truck); like many of you I'm sure, spending day after day fighting gusts of wind in no consistent direction (even quitting early twice because there was just no getting anything accomplished); and returning the next day to find that it looks like we did nothing...
Well, the silver lining is that it takes far less time than usual to get the bulk of the cleanups done: we zipped through a thicket of 40-50, twelve foot plus tall rhododendrons and laurels in under an hour, crawling and all... it is usually a 3 hour misery tour. Stuff takes off like a rocket in front of the blowers, and the tarpfulls are light. Saves time on the bulk, so we have more time to mess around with the last 20 leaves that just won 't go away. :p

[sparcolawn]

how are you guys pricing your spring clean-ups that are not under contract? I told a guy today $50.00 an hour for two guys, plus 10 yards of mulch, and needless to say, the phone call i just had with this guy has me beyond pissed off!

[lakesregionscapes]

OK - this is just ridiculous... We started mowing today - a full month earlier than "normal" - and it was overdue at that.
This year is just nuts. I really don't know what to expect for this summer.
Anyone else way ahead of schedule?

[2low4NH]

way ahead but also way behind schedule. I start mowing in the morning.
My Masonry world is coliding with my Landscaping world and causing huge scheduling issues for me.

[2low4NH]

how are you guys pricing your spring clean-ups that are not under contract? I told a guy today $50.00 an hour for two guys, plus 10 yards of mulch, and needless to say, the phone call i just had with this guy has me beyond pissed off!

Thats to cheap for me. Then again I am getting under bid on almost everything this year. the only jobs I am actually winning bids on are patios and walkways. At least I can do dry laid stone work so that sets me up for a better price point over some other guys.

[jsaunders]

got some equip for sale-
2 hustlers and 2 exmarks- pics and info in for sale section


1st full day of mowing
new turf tiger with 35 hp briggs is pretty nice- 14mph.... just alittle fast

kris- your quote... "even cheap for me" hahahahahah

[sparcolawn]

yeah that's funny, I know how you feel with the under bidding this year, I'm 1 for 4 so far. hope the residentials start growing!

[N.H.BOY]

:dizzy:This wet azz weather needs to stop for abit...

[GMLC]

:dizzy:This wet azz weather needs to stop for abit...

Today was the first day in like two weeks I mowed some dry grass!!!
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[jsecape]

Hello all.