MJS Lawn & Landscape

[MJS]

Decided to go along with the current trend here on LawnSite. . .
This thread is where I'll be periodically posting pictures of jobs, equipment, random business stuff, etc.

Finally got around to taking some good pics of the equipment and trailer(s)
Comments always welcome. . .

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[LawnTamer]

What is the machine next to the 48'??? Exmark?

Nice stuff, your business has grown a lot.

[Bowtie_guy]

Nice equipment!

Do you work in South County? I think I may have seen you.

[MJS]

LawnTamer - The 36" is an MTD Pro (same as Lesco). It's been a good little backup mower. . . Yeah, the business has grown slowly but steadily. Best job in the world - imo

Bowtie Guy - Thanks! No, I don't usually work in South Co. . .I'm mostly in Chesterfield, Town and Country, and Creve Couer - Olive, Clayton, Manchester. . .

[2brothersyardcare]

nice exmark wt up with that open trailer?

[DRBLawnBuster]

nice equipment looks good how many lawns do you service.

[OSU 09]

Good looking truck. I like those older chevys spruced up a bit. Equipment looks good too. Good luck

[Jusmowin]

Really nice lookin older chevy, what year? Oh yea, nice looking equipment also:laugh:

[KCfireman]

I'm loving the chevy! I assume an 89'? I like the paintjob and the hood.

[MJS]

nice exmark wt up with that open trailer?

Thanks - I mostly use the open trailer for leaves/mulch/brush. With the box, I can haul 3-4 cubic yards of stuff.

nice equipment looks good how many lawns do you service.

I service 55-60 residential accounts (avg size is about 1/3 acre) and 2 large commercial accounts.

Good looking truck. I like those older chevys spruced up a bit. Equipment looks good too. Good luck
Really nice lookin older chevy, what year? Oh yea, nice looking equipment also
I'm loving the chevy! I assume an 89'? I like the paintjob and the hood.

Thanks for all the compliments. . .

The Chevy is a 1998 Silverado 4x4. . .and the best truck I have owned to date (over Dodge and Nissan). :weightlifter:

[Lawn Freak]

Yeah I like the truck too, equipment is nice as well lol. Why don't I see any exhaust system on that truck, as in glasspacks and chrome pipes :p

[93Chevy]

Nice stuff. How do you like your Echo blowers?

Truck is nice by the way. I love the 95-99 body style.

[MJS]

Well, I thought about getting glass packs or a flow-master, but it wouldn't be very practical in some of the nice neighborhoods I work in. :laugh:

I love Echo blowers! I've used Stihl - not impressed. . . the Echo PB 755 is a beast with the leaves.

[mowerdude777]

looks great

[Lawn Enforcer]

Looks very good! Is that a 4x6 trailer?

[MJS]

Yep. . .it's pretty useless without the box on it. . .

(Although I used it this spring to haul an aerator around.)

[LawnTamer]

Well, I thought about getting glass packs or a flow-master, but it wouldn't be very practical in some of the nice neighborhoods I work in. :laugh:

I love Echo blowers! I've used Stihl - not impressed. . . the Echo PB 755 is a beast with the leaves.

I have Flowmaster muffler and cat on my older Chev, with 3" pipe, it made a huge difference in power and economy, but it is loud! I've had people yell at me to slow down when going 25 mph, it just sounds like I'm punching the gas.

[nnj18]

your bank account must be overflowing with that little bit of overhead and 50+ lawns lol

[MJS]

your bank account must be overflowing with that little bit of overhead and 50+ lawns lol

:laugh: It will be overflowing more by the end of this summer. . . I tell people that it's the best job in the world - I get paid to work out and get tan. lol

Now all I need is a small dump truck for all the landscaping I do. . .

[Edmonds Lawn Service]

Nice truck i used to have one that was black it had the same wheels you have. "ultra" Good luck this season

[MJS]

Few lawn pics from this week (and this grass was WET) - I also rebuilt a small decorative stone wall. . . may get some pictures of that later in the week.

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[93Chevy]

Awesome stripes man, looks great.

[MJS]

Long time in-between updates - though obviously no one really cares :)

. . . Have been swamped this year even with three employees - the landscaping market is still pretty slow compared to past years, but we have been fortunate to pick up several larger projects.

Close to 70 accounts right now, and the growth shows no signs of slowing down.

Will post some stripe/landscape pics after I finish with the crew tonight.

Cheers all!

[bobcat48]

Very nice,i like ur setup,like the mtd.

[MJS]

I should also mention that I added a 48" Turf Tracer HP and two 21" Lawnboy commercial mowers to the fleet this year, as well as an Echo chainsaw, a Ryan dethatcher, and a ton of other small stuff.

Even with shelves and racks in the trailer stuff can get a little bit tight (no - we never take more than 2 of the 21"s at a time).

Here are a few pictures from the last couple of weeks - keep in mind it's been quite hot and dry. . . sent the crew out with the camera today but I don't think they got any good ones. :sleeping:

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Both nemeses of summer cutting in one lawn: crabgrass and sedgegrass.
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Badly calibrated irrigation to the left, methinks. Customer was oddly unconcerned.
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[MJS]

It's been a crazy long time in between updates - just haven't had a whole lotta time to spend on here, but dang - 8 years on Lawnsite!? I feel old.

Added a second truck and crew to the company, with some new Echo handhelds, and a couple of new 21" mowers. I have shifted the company a little bit from large commercial and residential, to small, newer commercial properties and small residential lawns.

The Ford Ranger has about 70k on it right now - had the bed custom built - and it gets between 15-18 mpg, where my truck and trailer was getting around 12. The biggest upside is being able to use my truck for landscaping 100% of the time, and having the mowing and landscaping crews mostly separate as far as the work goes.

I don't have a lot of pictures, but I will try to post some more as the year begins. Down from 50-60 hours a week to about 36 - the years of hard work are finally paying off.
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truck before
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truck after
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another view
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the old workhorse
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a good representation of our target property type
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[LawnMan19]

Glad to hear things are going good for you, and the work looks good.:cool2:

[POWER STROKE]

Work and equipment looks great, hope to to see more pics though out the year.

[dobronos]

Looks great! If you don't mind me asking, how much did it run you to have that bed built on the Ranger? - Mike

[MJS]

Thanks guys! Mike, the truck frame was about $3500 to build, and about $400 for install. I designed it mostly myself, and based it roughly off of another company I had seen here on LS (I think Lawn Jockey was the name).

[JasonsLawnCare1]

very nice work and equipment. i think you should buy a stander mower in the future to add to your fleet.

[modedicebox]

Love the ranger set up. I see you running around in Town and Country and Chesterfield all the time. Keep it up and good luck this season.

[MJS]

Thanks man, good luck to you too!... what kind of truck do you have? - I've probably seen you too.

[modedicebox]

Thanks man, good luck to you too!... what kind of truck do you have? - I've probably seen you too.

I run a 02 Mits Fuso with a dump insert behind the cab and dove tailed flatbed. My company in JLS Services,Inc.