The phone is ringing.

[Grits]

This season is about to kick off. At least here in the panhandle of Florida. The phone is starting to ring and I am seeing more LCO's running the street. NOW is the time to start advertising hard! LET'S GET OUT THERE AND GET MORE BUSINESS!!!!

[customcurbdesigns]

Wheres my damn logo? haha...jk

Yes, the phone is ringing. I landed a 270ft curb job, a 406 ft curb job, mulch, 2 palms, and some plants and also did another estimate. Doing another estimate in the morning.

And just picked up my lawn equipment and have 2 accts already that I start march 1st.

[mowing grass 1111]

start to get a little busy here to its been in the high 50's all week . i just got a request for mowing 69 acres been trying to decided if i can make a profit mowing it at $31 an acre .. part of me is saying to bid it.. the other part says throw it in the trash

[barefeetny]

Grits

still slow in the NE but starting to pick up......

I don't need all the money.... just a little from everybody.....

Good luck and lets have a great year

Nate

[Grits]

Wheres my damn logo? haha...jk
Yes, the phone is ringing. I landed a 270ft curb job, a 406 ft curb job, mulch, 2 palms, and some plants and also did another estimate. Doing another estimate in the morning.

And just picked up my lawn equipment and have 2 accts already that I start march 1st.

LOL!!
I know, it's taking a while. I will work on it this weekend. This week had been kind of busy. Yours is the first on the list for this weekend.

[lawnpro724]

I'm starting to get calls as well even though its still a little early around here.

[grass_cuttin_fool]

start to get a little busy here to its been in the high 50's all week . i just got a request for mowing 69 acres been trying to decided if i can make a profit mowing it at $31 an acre .. part of me is saying to bid it.. the other part says throw it in the trash

Yep same here, weather is warming up and people are starting to think about it lol. I see yalls rate on bidding ...31 bux is about the same here....actually for multiple acres thats pretty good.....alot of time some one will bid around 22-25 on get it here. How much trimming??? blowing????

wayne

[ED'S LAWNCARE]

Just did an estimate for 17 yd of mulch. I still have to tune up the equiptment.

[Penscape Landscaping]

Yeah its here around the corner! Dang I hope this year is better! We are starting back in on the yr customers and odds and ins! Hey ed what is the going rate in your area for mulch/per yard spread! It is $55.00 here and we get it for around $14.00 per give or take! Went up again when i started 8 years ago it was $8.00!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR FOR ALL OF YOU! nO LOWBALLING!lol

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been busy up here in Fargo too. In the middle of plowing today, I had a customer tell me they I will be doing thier lawn also. gotta love it, its -40 windchill, and I am signing up lawn customerspayup

[mowing grass 1111]

Yep same here, weather is warming up and people are starting to think about it lol. I see yalls rate on bidding ...31 bux is about the same here....actually for multiple acres thats pretty good.....alot of time some one will bid around 22-25 on get it here. How much trimming??? blowing????

wayne

its ballparks so there should be very little blowing , weedeating is not that bad they let the winning lco spray the fence lines.

[IMAGE]

start to get a little busy here to its been in the high 50's all week . i just got a request for mowing 69 acres been trying to decided if i can make a profit mowing it at $31 an acre .. part of me is saying to bid it.. the other part says throw it in the trash


$2139 and your not sure? Thats what 14-15 hours, tops, with a 72" deck? You could go buy a new $12000 mower and pay for it in 6 cuts! Even paying an employee to do it, should break even at 7 cuts, and have a new mower. Personally I think I would get a wide area mower, look at the $25000 as an investment that will pay for itself the first year. Try to lock up the contract multi year and your set.

But thats just what I would try to do, I dont know your numbers. Good Luck:drinkup:

[grass_cuttin_fool]

its ballparks so there should be very little blowing , weedeating is not that bad they let the winning lco spray the fence lines.

That would be a pretty good bid then in my opinion

wayne

[grass_cuttin_fool]

$2139 and your not sure? Thats what 14-15 hours, tops, with a 72" deck? You could go buy a new $12000 mower and pay for it in 6 cuts! Even paying an employee to do it, should break even at 7 cuts, and have a new mower. Personally I think I would get a wide area mower, look at the $25000 as an investment that will pay for itself the first year. Try to lock up the contract multi year and your set.

But thats just what I would try to do, I dont know your numbers. Good Luck:drinkup:

More to it then 2139 a cut....then come the expenses... and Im close but I know this leaves some out also

mower cost = 6ph
fuel cost = 4 ph
maintenance= 2 ph * this covers belts and oil change and lube, not replacing hydro or engine
employee cost =8 ph
Insurance cost=.25 ph

That brings cost to $21.00 an hour and that doesnt take in too account any trimming $11.00 ph and blowing $11.00 ph or anything for the truck and trailer which is usually around $5.00 an hour

That doesnt leave alot of profit....less than $10.00 an hour

wayn

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More to it then 2139 a cut....then come the expenses... and Im close but I know this leaves some out also

mower cost = 6ph
fuel cost = 4 ph
maintenance= 2 ph * this covers belts and oil change and lube, not replacing hydro or engine
employee cost =8 ph
Insurance cost=.25 ph

That brings cost to $21.00 an hour and that doesnt take in too account any trimming $11.00 ph and blowing $11.00 ph or anything for the truck and trailer which is usually around $5.00 an hour

That doesnt leave alot of profit....less than $10.00 an hour

wayn

So even if your trimming 4-5 hours, bringing your man hours to 20 hours, your saying there would be less then $200 profit in it per cut? I dont think so.


your numbers at $21ph to run mower is $294/mowing expense(14 hours mowing)
my guess at 5 hours trimming adds $55/trimming expense
add another 5 hours for blowing adds $55/blowing expense

I guess I dont see how this would cost you more then $500 per cut? Unless for some reason you could only cut 1-2 acres an hour. But if it's wide open 5-6 acres per hour sounds doable.

[N.H.BOY]

WOW nice to see some of you talking about mulch, trees, and lawns and mowing. We up here in N.H. are still plowing:cry: went out twice today. Cant even think about lawns yet that really sucks!!!! I'd rather mow than plow.

[mowing grass 1111]

this acreage is broken up with a fair amount of driving time .. 27 miles from the shop for the larger 22 acre park the rest are around 2-15 miles from the shop.. the lots are are from 1.5 -22 acres . i have no doubt that i can make a profit off it, i have already ran the numbers . i may sub it out if i win it... . i have a few large areas that i mow already and this one my stretch me kinda thin

[Albery's Lawn & Tractor]

Yeah its here around the corner! Dang I hope this year is better! We are starting back in on the yr customers and odds and ins! Hey ed what is the going rate in your area for mulch/per yard spread! It is $55.00 here and we get it for around $14.00 per give or take! Went up again when i started 8 years ago it was $8.00!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR FOR ALL OF YOU! nO LOWBALLING!lol

What part of NC are you in? Around here a yard of mulch is $34 wholesale and $43 Retail from local supplier. We've been getting around $75 per yard delivered/installed.

[Turf Commando]

This season is about to kick off.
Who's mowing ? It's snowing and blowing every thing's closed, like Y2K hit LOL...
Good luck Grits..Joe

[ED'S LAWNCARE]

Yeah its here around the corner! Dang I hope this year is better! We are starting back in on the yr customers and odds and ins! Hey ed what is the going rate in your area for mulch/per yard spread! It is $55.00 here and we get it for around $14.00 per give or take! Went up again when i started 8 years ago it was $8.00!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR FOR ALL OF YOU! nO LOWBALLING!lol

Nice to get mulch that cheap. Dbl ground hrd wood runs me $21/yd single ground $17/yd for those I charge $55/yd. Dyed mulch red, black is $28/yd those I charge $65/yd. I have seen mulch much cheaper here but it's crap. I bought some black mulch for my home, as I started spreading it I noticed all it was is dyed chipped up wood pallets.

For delivery I charge $35 per delivery. I have a dump trailer for that. Anthing over 13 yd my supplier will deliver for free. Within the city limits. Also any materials and prep work is extra.

Good luck in 08

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this acreage is broken up with a fair amount of driving time .. 27 miles from the shop for the larger 22 acre park the rest are around 2-15 miles from the shop.. the lots are are from 1.5 -22 acres . i have no doubt that i can make a profit off it, i have already ran the numbers . i may sub it out if i win it... . i have a few large areas that i mow already and this one my stretch me kinda thin

Aww that makes alot more sense then. I was thinking it was all at one facility/park.

Sorry guys too, I didnt notice I was replying to two different ppl on this until just now too :)

[IMAGE]

WOW nice to see some of you talking about mulch, trees, and lawns and mowing. We up here in N.H. are still plowing:cry: went out twice today. Cant even think about lawns yet that really sucks!!!! I'd rather mow than plow.

I am up here in Frozen ND and lawn stuff is fresh on the mind. I was plowing this weekend too, just finished up some touch up today. But its bidding time here, just got an email for 36 properties to bid on, and a phone call telling me a packet for 200 more properties is in the mail. I gotta sharpen my pencil!

[Penscape Landscaping]

Hey I guess i am getting a good deal in this area then. The company I get it from has been around for 15+ years and he has a good supply mulch! He started to carry dyed a few years ago when he bought a dye machine. Im not a big fan of that dyed crap it is messy and doesnt look good after 1 month or so. We use double ground red ok or hardwood. Hope this warm weather comes soon in Foothills on NC.