Murray's Landscaping picture thread

[mowerdude777]

thanks man, you can def have this in a few years i started older then you so just keep working hard. And I dont have an edger because i just dont see the need for it i got my trimmers and thats all i need i think its just easier because that does everything and i just dont wantta waste time to grab the edger, edge then go grab a trimmer just what works for me and no companies around here use edgers.

I will I had more accounts last year but I dropped 2 and one moved to pennsylvaina:cry:, about 75% of the companies edge here 25% do it monthly, and I would say almost everyther does it fortnightly. I do it weekly howver but I do use my trimmers a lot since it never gets real bad.

[oakwdman]

Lookin good, When are those bp blower racks goin in? It's crazy what type of room you have when stuff goes from the floor up to the racks. Get some work pics up man!

[murrayslandscaping22]

Lookin good, When are those bp blower racks goin in? It's crazy what type of room you have when stuff goes from the floor up to the racks. Get some work pics up man!

Thanks man,,,and the bp racks are still on back order its really pissing me off i want them aha,,,and i will i just forget a camera and my phone sucks, ill try and remember to bring one thursday when i do the apartment complexs

[murrayslandscaping22]

Heres some stripes for the lazer, they are a lot better in person then the pictures it cause they are from my phone so they are crappy. But here ya go..

[murrayslandscaping22]

oh yea here might be my new logo let me know what you guys think .

[Lawn Freak]

Work looks good, I prefer the old logo the best.

[Matt Hermann]

what 21inch mowers are they? im looking to buy a new one, which do you like better, big back wheels or small back wheels? i run my buisness of of 21 inch ones, i think they do a nice job and are easy to transport...what are you using?

[murrayslandscaping22]

Work looks good, I prefer the old logo the best.

thanks man yea idk what do do i need a new logo before i get my truck wrapped, because my old one looks too much like someones around here.

[murrayslandscaping22]

what 21inch mowers are they? im looking to buy a new one, which do you like better, big back wheels or small back wheels? i run my buisness of of 21 inch ones, i think they do a nice job and are easy to transport...what are you using?

im using craftsman from sears, they are cheap and easy, i dont use mine much, but i did run the one with the big wheels into the ground it lasted me like a year, but i use the black one maybe once or twice a day not much at all .

[murrayslandscaping22]

heres my new logo, also picked up 4 new lawns today! Getting the truck wrapped real soon, I worked out a deal with the guy im gonna cut his lawn, mulch his house, and plant some stuff and take some money off the wrap.

[jeffslawnservice]

I'm liking the logo dude. i need to get myself one made up. How many lawns you up to now?

[murrayslandscaping22]

I'm liking the logo dude. i need to get myself one made up. How many lawns you up to now?

thanks man, and i think like 63 accounts 6 which are commercial. hbu how many are you up too??

and if ur gonna get a logo let me know ill help you and and tell u to go with this company they do a nice job.

[jeffslawnservice]

thanks man, and i think like 63 accounts 6 which are commercial. hbu how many are you up too??

and if ur gonna get a logo let me know ill help you and and tell u to go with this company they do a nice job.

Basically the same amount as last year. Actually lost a few due to i raised a few prices that i under bidded. How many days a week do you cut? And I will let you know when i am going to get a logo if you know of a good company. Probably in a month or so I have been plagued with equipment break downs so far this year which ate up alot of money.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Basically the same amount as last year. Actually lost a few due to i raised a few prices that i under bidded. How many days a week do you cut? And I will let you know when i am going to get a logo if you know of a good company. Probably in a month or so I have been plagued with equipment break downs so far this year which ate up alot of money.

man sorry to hear, yea i picked up a lot from last year. But i cut everyday after school from 130 till 8 then all day sunday, and saturday is for side jobs, like t his saturday i have a 15 yard mulch job and then a tree job and trim a bunch of hedges...hbu how many days a week u working?

[jeffslawnservice]

man sorry to hear, yea i picked up a lot from last year. But i cut everyday after school from 130 till 8 then all day sunday, and saturday is for side jobs, like t his saturday i have a 15 yard mulch job and then a tree job and trim a bunch of hedges...hbu how many days a week u working?

i am usually working only 2 days a week with one other guy because I have lacrosse practice Monday to Friday but i have been skipping practice atleast 2 days a week for the past 3 weeks to work so I am working 2 days a week then Monday and Friday.

[murrayslandscaping22]

yea i have one guy workin with me at all times so if you add up the hours its full time so i guess i have one full time guy.

[jeffslawnservice]

yea i have one guy workin with me at all times so if you add up the hours its full time so i guess i have one full time guy.

thats pretty good then any new purchases comming up

[A.Landscaping]

Good looking logo. But honestly i like the one in your signature it will look more reconizable.

[murrayslandscaping22]

thats pretty good then any new purchases comming up

thanks man, and yea just bought a stihl farm boss 20" bar, then i'm getting my truck wrapped and thats it for now...hbu?

[murrayslandscaping22]

Good looking logo. But honestly i like the one in your signature it will look more reconizable.

thanks man yea i like the one in my signature too but it looks too much like someones around here so i don't want that ah

[jeffslawnservice]

thanks man, and yea just bought a stihl farm boss 20" bar, then i'm getting my truck wrapped and thats it for now...hbu?

I just bought a 48 Exmark Metro. And I want to get a saw. And might be getting a tiller. I have bidded on a few sod jobs and it would be easier for me to just buy one than to keep renting one. But I am not sure. Got to start saving for college.

[murrayslandscaping22]

ok so heres a couple mulch pictures from this weekend, landed another 15 yard job across the street and maybe the lawn so i have 3 out of the 5 lawns in the cul-de-sac.

[BaumanLawn&Landscape]

Very Nice!

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Looks real good buddy keep up the good work.

[blakerugg]

wow the mulch looks great man! i like the real dark stuff like that.

[murrayslandscaping22]

wow the mulch looks great man! i like the real dark stuff like that.

thankss man

[murrayslandscaping22]

Looks real good buddy keep up the good work.

thanks man

[93Chevy]

Hey bud, I didn't read all the posts and didn't see all the pics, but excellent business growth. Good luck in the future and I'll stay subscribed so I can see your updates.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Hey bud, I didn't read all the posts and didn't see all the pics, but excellent business growth. Good luck in the future and I'll stay subscribed so I can see your updates.

Thanks man, yea I'm surprised how good its been going for pretty much starting last year legit so its been great thanks man.

[murrayslandscaping22]

heres a couple more updates, grab a farm boss last week here's some pictures of that, then the 211 too, also grabbed a shindiwa trimmer today, new logo, and my truck is in the process of being wrapped so its gonna be sick and i'm pretty much getting it for free!!!

[murrayslandscaping22]

made a stripping kit for the mower today and a chute blocker at my dads work

[Lawn Freak]

Nice saws, I wish I had a chute cover on my Gravely some days.

[mowerdude777]

Like the stihls and stripe kit any shindaiwa pics

[Paradise Landscaping]

What model Shindaiwa trimmer did you pick up? Any pics?

-Tyler

[murrayslandscaping22]

Like the stihls and stripe kit any shindaiwa pics

thanks man, it ended up not working to well aha and i do not have any pictures of the shindaiwa but will get some soon

[murrayslandscaping22]

What model Shindaiwa trimmer did you pick up? Any pics?

-Tyler

i do not have any pictures but it is a T242 i love the thing so much better then my redmax's and echo's

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

The design looks good but when you make a striping kit you need something to really bend the grass. Rollers are best obviously. But a rigid piece of rubber works to. Just try out different things. Looks good tho myfriend

[murrayslandscaping22]

The design looks good but when you make a striping kit you need something to really bend the grass. Rollers are best obviously. But a rigid piece of rubber works to. Just try out different things. Looks good tho myfriend

thanks man, yea i might make one with chains, or i might just buy the exmark one aha

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

i would do the exmark one or if you want to get real fancy buy the big leauge lawns one lol 400 bucks lol suppose to lay some mean stripes tho haa.

[murrayslandscaping22]

i would do the exmark one or if you want to get real fancy buy the big leauge lawns one lol 400 bucks lol suppose to lay some mean stripes tho haa.

thanks man, yea i think im just gonna go to my dealer and grab the exmark one. Also you didnt go to college right? because i dont know what to do now ahah, i just picked up 5 accounts tonite for a builder, and might pick up a 15 more for him all in one development

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

YA grab the exmark one. Thats great man you rreally doing well. And no no college for me I never could do college i got bs and cs in highscool never had what it takes to want to go to college.

[murrayslandscaping22]

YA grab the exmark one. Thats great man you rreally doing well. And no no college for me I never could do college i got bs and cs in highscool never had what it takes to want to go to college.

yea man im not really a school person too, i just think about how much money i can be making while im sitting in school and also just how much i rather be cutting grass or cutting down a tree ahah

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

I hear you man that is my exact thoughts lol.

[Whippit96]

I would recommend at least going and getting your associates in business management. That's something I I wish I would have done before I started my photography business. I've learned the hard way and it wasn't fun lol.
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[murrayslandscaping22]

I would recommend at least going and getting your associates in business management. That's something I I wish I would have done before I started my photography business. I've learned the hard way and it wasn't fun lol.
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thanks man, yea im going to go to community college for 2 years to get an associates in small business i am signed up for next fall and only go to school tuesday and thursday so that should leave time for all my work i hope!

[Whippit96]

thanks man, yea im going to go to community college for 2 years to get an associates in small business i am signed up for next fall and only go to school tuesday and thursday so that should leave time for all my work i hope!

That's good to hear, it should serve you well in the future.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Heres so pictures of the new Shindaiwa, a picture of my new garage that is already like full, and then some stripes from today even tho the pictures are not that good cause my phone pictures suck, i need to by a camera.

[mowerdude777]

looks great my 231 is acting up (AGAIN) I may get a 242 to replace it after all the 231 is older

[jeffslawnservice]

Stripes look good dude. Just a quick question why not leave you mowing equipment in your trailer. Just throw some locks on the trailer and your good to go.

[93Chevy]

looks great my 231 is acting up (AGAIN) I may get a 242 to replace it after all the 231 is older

Why the heck do you need 2 trimmers...looks like you already have a redmax trimmer.

[murrayslandscaping22]

looks great my 231 is acting up (AGAIN) I may get a 242 to replace it after all the 231 is older

yea i see you have redmax trimmers too what do you like better?

[murrayslandscaping22]

Stripes look good dude. Just a quick question why not leave you mowing equipment in your trailer. Just throw some locks on the trailer and your good to go.

haha yeaa, i keep it in a storage place, with locks on the gates and stuff but still i just feel safer with all my equipment in the garage.

[jeffslawnservice]

Good point. I think I'm going to need to rent a stoarage garage next year. I already have my trailer full with all of the stuff I need on a normal day and my garage is already full too.

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Why the heck do you need 2 trimmers...looks like you already have a redmax trimmer.

you need a backup trimmer. I have 3 trimmers.

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

stripes look good murray i cant believe that exmark does not stripe better what kind of blades are you running?

[murrayslandscaping22]

Been so busy lately, here's some pictures of just some mulch jobs, some lawns. Been landing new jobs and accounts like crazy I hope it continues. Also yards signs i got made.

[murrayslandscaping22]

yards signs, stripes, and maybe a new truck that will be green also truck wrap should be done within the next week!

[93Chevy]

Hmm, a dumping flatbed. I'd really love to have that. I like the older 3500HD's also. Great, reliable trucks.

[Lawn Freak]

Looks good man, I've had my eye on a truck like that dump but now's just not the time for it. Some day.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Hmm, a dumping flatbed. I'd really love to have that. I like the older 3500HD's also. Great, reliable trucks.

thanks mann, im really not a chevy guy more a ford guy but if the price is right i will drive anything ahah

[murrayslandscaping22]

Looks good man, I've had my eye on a truck like that dump but now's just not the time for it. Some day.

thanks man, yea idk what im going to do yet this is going to be my biggest business decision yet because idk if it will be worth it to have that truck only working say 2 days a week and pay insurance and everything on it i really need to sit down and look at the numbers.

[slamjamrockinman]

Everything looks good. Have u considered a dump trailer istead of a truck? Naybe that would be a. Better decsison at this point in the game?
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[2brothersyardcare]

how bout a dump insert?

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Someone is haveing a really good seaosn. Looks good buddy keep up the nice work.

[bobcat48]

Everything looks good,keep up the good work.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Everything looks good. Have u considered a dump trailer istead of a truck? Naybe that would be a. Better decsison at this point in the game?
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thanks man, i thought of that but at the time i have one guy working with me doing lawns, and then another guy ill drop off to do some side jobs for me, so i think another vehicle would be best to move my business in the direction i want.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Someone is haveing a really good seaosn. Looks good buddy keep up the nice work.

thanks man, picked up 3 accounts yesterday, and got an offer to buy someone out might have to wait on the dump for a month or two and buy this accounts. hows stuff going with you saw you were pretty busy too

[DJJS]

work looks great man, you remind me alot of myself in highschool keep up the good work and it'll definately pay off more and more as time goes by. Also a bit of advice on the dump truck/dump trailer question, a dump trucks a real investment, where a dump trailers just another piece of equipment. Goodluck man

[murrayslandscaping22]

work looks great man, you remind me alot of myself in highschool keep up the good work and it'll definately pay off more and more as time goes by. Also a bit of advice on the dump truck/dump trailer question, a dump trucks a real investment, where a dump trailers just another piece of equipment. Goodluck man

Thanks man, yea i dont want to waste my money on a dump trailer when i will need to buy a dump truck next year so i should just buy one this year. I will have one by the mid summer i hope especially because I'm buying some guy out. Also did you go to college?

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Glad to hear your having such a great season. I am doing very well better than i expected up to about 32 now so far so good. How many accoutns is guy selling?

[DJJS]

Thanks man, yea i dont want to waste my money on a dump trailer when i will need to buy a dump truck next year so i should just buy one this year. I will have one by the mid summer i hope especially because I'm buying some guy out. Also did you go to college?

I did go to my local community college and took a few courses in landscape design & business management, but I'm really not a school kind of guy, I skipped all the BS classes (I know some guys are going to say theres no such thing as BS Classes blah blah blah but I dont need to read shakespeare to run a professional business) I never tried to get my associates, just take useful courses and spent the rest of my time doing what I love. I wouldn't necessarily advise anyone to do this but it was what I felt would help me the most and I have no complaints at all. Also, as far as buying someone out, I recently bought a handful of accounts from a local guy and its worked out real well, just have him introduce you to existing clients and you should be able to keep a good % of them

[murrayslandscaping22]

I did go to my local community college and took a few courses in landscape design & business management, but I'm really not a school kind of guy, I skipped all the BS classes (I know some guys are going to say theres no such thing as BS Classes blah blah blah but I dont need to read shakespeare to run a professional business) I never tried to get my associates, just take useful courses and spent the rest of my time doing what I love. I wouldn't necessarily advise anyone to do this but it was what I felt would help me the most and I have no complaints at all. Also, as far as buying someone out, I recently bought a handful of accounts from a local guy and its worked out real well, just have him introduce you to existing clients and you should be able to keep a good % of them

Yea im going to community college next year and going to atempt to get my associates in business. then take some other classes here and there but I am just like you i rather just not go to school and work like today i skipped school because i have to trim like 300 hedges for the 5 apartment complexs i maintain. Also I am doing the same thing, i am going around with they guy sunday to take a look at all the properites and see what im going to do. Thanks for the advise i see your a ford guy too, how you like the 09 i love mine.

[DJJS]

Yea im going to community college next year and going to atempt to get my associates in business. then take some other classes here and there but I am just like you i rather just not go to school and work like today i skipped school because i have to trim like 300 hedges for the 5 apartment complexs i maintain. Also I am doing the same thing, i am going around with they guy sunday to take a look at all the properites and see what im going to do. Thanks for the advise i see your a ford guy too, how you like the 09 i love mine.

Fords the only way to go, never had any real issues with any of the trucks, the 09 250's my personal truck in addition to a work truck, I love it, looking forward to plowing with it this coming winter (trucks still pretty new to me)
The 150's my right hand guys personal driver & an extra work truck when we get real busy, never can have too many trucks out there with your logo on the doors lol As for the skipping school to work, I'm definately with you there, my junior & senior years in highschool I skipped a bunch of times to try to keep up with the work load especially during fall cleanups. I always hated class and in college I didn't want to pay for credits that wouldn't do a damn thing to help me better my business and myself

[jeffslawnservice]

Looks like you are haveing are great spring dude. If I were you, and you have the work for it, I would buy the dump truck over a dump trailer. Yea you have to pay insurance and it will cost more than a dump trailer, but it is another truck and I already wish I had a second truck. Plus its a dump and they can be really usefull. And it looks like I am not the only one who skips school to work, senior year is a joke.

[jgibbons]

Murry I notice you cut and do mulch on Larc Lane in West Chester. I cut all around the area and I used to live in that cul-de-sac

[murrayslandscaping22]

Murry I notice you cut and do mulch on Larc Lane in West Chester. I cut all around the area and I used to live in that cul-de-sac

Yea, I was actually out there today, majority of my business in Delaware county, but I want to get more work out there. Where do you do most of your business? How many accounts you have? What kind of equipment are you running?
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[jgibbons]

Yea, I was actually out there today, majority of my business in Delaware county, but I want to get more work out there. Where do you do most of your business? How many accounts you have? What kind of equipment are you running?
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here is my thread
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=301506&highlight=new+setup+for+2010

I currently run an 02 exmark lazer and a 07 scag walk behind. I just put a down payment on my buddies 06 lazer with a bagger. 2009 16ft enclosed trailer with v nose and a 2002 f250 7.3 diesel. take a look at my thread. I also just put a down payment on a brand new 12 ft big tex dump trailer with ramps

[murrayslandscaping22]

i remember seeing that thread before, you a young guy? also you have a good amount of accounts around larc lane?

[jgibbons]

i remember seeing that thread before, you a young guy? also you have a good amount of accounts around larc lane?

19 years old. i have close to 40 accounts within 4 miles of larc.

[jeffslawnservice]

Since i am sort of in the area of you guys (Northeast Philly and suburbs) what kind of advertising has been working best for you guys. I am thinking about getting more lawn signs made up since i got a few calls off them earlier in the year. Any other good methods of advertising that worked for either of you guys?

[murrayslandscaping22]

19 years old. i have close to 40 accounts within 4 miles of larc.

looks good i looked through ur thread i love the new truck and trailer. And 40 accounts thats good man. maybe ill see you out their some time.

[murrayslandscaping22]

little update:
Well be so busy lately well over 70+ accounts right now, in the process of maybe buying out a guy that really wants to get out, looking at adding around 55 to 65 more houses if everything goes as planed we needa sit down still. Also have a few pretty large projects out that our still in the bid and proposal stage so we shall see, 2 hardscaping jobs, 3 tree jobs, and a few little installs and mulch installations....28 yard mulch job,for the apartment complexes i maintain.. Also go my LLC so we are a legit business now and everything

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Thats great Congrats man keep up the good work its going great for me but not 70 lawns lol like 35 but my goal was 30 so i am happy. Keep it up post some pics of work.

[murrayslandscaping22]

thanks man, yea thats good my goal was 65 for the year so im a little over that now, but then if i buy this business it would really pass my goal i meet the guy tomorrow, always gotta set goals for your self and business

[Lawn Enforcer]

little update:
Well be so busy lately well over 70+ accounts right now, in the process of maybe buying out a guy that really wants to get out, looking at adding around 55 to 65 more houses if everything goes as planed we needa sit down still. Also have a few pretty large projects out that our still in the bid and proposal stage so we shall see, 2 hardscaping jobs, 3 tree jobs, and a few little installs and mulch installations....28 yard mulch job,for the apartment complexes i maintain.. Also go my LLC so we are a legit business now and everything

Congrats on your continuing success! You're a kid with a very good desire and work ethic, that alone will take you far.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Congrats on your continuing success! You're a kid with a very good desire and work ethic, that alone will take you far.

Thanks man, I hope it takes me a long way like you said, I am only buying 20 off the guy this week 20 high end accounts, then onces he starts his new job in the fall i will pick up the other 45 or so

[Lawn Enforcer]

Thanks man, I hope it takes me a long way like you said, I am only buying 20 off the guy this week 20 high end accounts, then onces he starts his new job in the fall i will pick up the other 45 or so

Which is nice too, so you don't take on the whole load all at once. You figure out the first 20 properties and when fall rolls around you will be able to handle more.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Which is nice too, so you don't take on the whole load all at once. You figure out the first 20 properties and when fall rolls around you will be able to handle more.

thanks man, hows business for you?

[Lawn Enforcer]

thanks man, hows business for you?

It's good, it's been a huge challenge to work around all the rain we've been having here, but I guess it could be worse and we could have no rain! Just working on getting more spraying accounts for next year and I should be set.

[murrayslandscaping22]

It's good, it's been a huge challenge to work around all the rain we've been having here, but I guess it could be worse and we could have no rain! Just working on getting more spraying accounts for next year and I should be set.

Thats good, we could really use some rain around here.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Well this is the first time ive been able to get on here in a while and update some stuff. Been so busy lately it insane, im up to over 100 customers for just lawn maintenance, i have two full time employees now which we cut grass 4 days a week, then the other 2 or 3 we do installs, or trim hedges stuff like that. I am also starting to dip my hands in hardscaping work here and there so that is also good. Heres some pictures of a huge tree job i did for a new complex i might get next year its a huge office complex with around 8 arces, then the owners may want me to take care of his 40 arce home. Another lady wants me to send a guy to her house 3 days a week to trim, plant, and pull weeds. Also i am looking to get a dump truck, im looking for an izuzu landscape dump, and also may look into gettting another lazer a 60 who knows if not this year def next year. The trucks i used for the tree job were from my dads work, a chevy 7500 crane truck, then a 2009 3500 stake body.

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Dang dude there must be no competition where you live seriously. Great job keep up the good work.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Dang dude there must be no competition where you live seriously. Great job keep up the good work.

Theres a ton of competition where I live, you see landscapers at every corner, we do good work, at a fair price, I advertise a lot with yard signs, on yellowpages.com, and I am in a few diners, and also on the back of receipts at a few grocery stores. Just stay by your work, do a good job, and just get every and any job you can and just do the best work on it. Also i have refer a friend programs which work very well, and know a lot of people that know a lot of people, also talk about your business to any one you meet.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Here is the 30 acre house i may maintain next year....

[murrayslandscaping22]

forgot the picture....

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Thats exactly what i do man never got yard signs figured other lco woould take them so i said heck with it. Yellow pages heard it was a waste of time. But I do tell all my customers to spread my name.

[jeffslawnservice]

Dang dude thats crazy you still cutting weekly. There are places I havent cut in over a month because we have had no rain till this past weekend. If you dont mind can you share some deatils on your refer a friend program. I was thinking of trying something but couldent come up with something that benefited both the customer and me. Everything is looking good.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Dang dude thats crazy you still cutting weekly. There are places I havent cut in over a month because we have had no rain till this past weekend. If you dont mind can you share some deatils on your refer a friend program. I was thinking of trying something but couldent come up with something that benefited both the customer and me. Everything is looking good.

around half my customers are high end and always have their lawn fertilized, but then the other onces i skip but in my terms and conditions i say your only aloud to skip one week so say they are cut weekly they cant like double skip and people dont mind because i explain to them that my workers have familys and i have to pay bill and so on and so forth. and pm and i will explain my refer a friend program.

[murrayslandscaping22]

just some stripes from today they looks awesome in person, its just my phones camera sucks ahah

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

looks great buddy. I can tell even tho its blurray they look realy nice.

[bobcat48]

Looks good.

[mowerdude777]

yea i see you have redmax trimmers too what do you like better?

Sorry for the late responce but I perfer Redmax however the sindaiwa I have was used by another LCO before me (I got it for a good deal though) but I do like it when it works I want to try a new one when I need to

[murrayslandscaping22]

thanks guys

[murrayslandscaping22]

Ok heres some pictures for a hedge job we did for the apartment complex's i work for, we trimmed around 350 hedges for them and they turn out real nice now i just have to get them to let me lay down some new mulch and some annual color. We also did 12 residential house hedges within the past two weeks. I have been supper busy like none stop. I am starting a very large advertising campaign in a few select townships i would like to be in and also am going to be in a very upscale magazine at the 10 richest golf clubs in my area, with my business being on the back cover. Also joined a BNI group the other day and have already revived 5 new jobs from that. Also just added my second full time employee so everything is going insane. Heres some pictures of the hedge jobs

[murrayslandscaping22]

heres a shot of my hedge trimming set up, run 3 electric hedge trimmers off a generator it works great, then the shindiwia pole hedge trimmer. Then another picture is of my garage which is too small so im getting another, and finally some random stripes sorry bout the picture quality i always forget my camera.

[DJJS]

That garage looks like my old shop, you know you're out of room when you need to park the mowers at an angle so you can close the doors. Looks like you're having a good season man, keep it up and you'll go far

[Lawn Freak]

Man thats awesome, your business has exploded it looks like. Thats a pretty slick setup with the hedge trimming, one tank of gas for three machines. I see money being saved in that setup man.

[bobcat48]

Awesome,but i thought u had a gas homelite hedge trimmer,shop is nice and full.

[murrayslandscaping22]

That garage looks like my old shop, you know you're out of room when you need to park the mowers at an angle so you can close the doors. Looks like you're having a good season man, keep it up and you'll go far

Thanks man
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[murrayslandscaping22]

Man thats awesome, your business has exploded it looks like. Thats a pretty slick setup with the hedge trimming, one tank of gas for three machines. I see money being saved in that setup man.

Thanks man yea I'm shocked how much my business has expanted this year its crazy but then also its a ton of work during the day and at night but def will all be worth it. The hedge trimming set up is great your can run like 6 hedge trimmers out of the generator barley use any gas, and your production is way up and at a fraction of the price if one of the guys hits something with the trimmers there only 50 bucks to replace
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[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

wow everything looks great man congrats on the work your getting.

[Z-master man]

Are you going to be looking for a second truck for a second crew?
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[Lawn Enforcer]

I do the exact same thing for hedge/shrub trimming. $45 trimmer and a generator I picked up at a swap meet for $75. Cheaper than a gas hedge trimmer, plus then I have a generator to use for other things.

[jeffslawnservice]

Every thing looks good dude. Glad we got that rain because every thing is starting to green up again. If you are still interested in the leaf loader I found out the specs today.

16 hp Billy goat with a briggs and straton on it. It is in pretty decent shape too.

[cut level]

Arent the extension cords for the electric trimmers a pain in the azz!?

[murrayslandscaping22]

wow everything looks great man congrats on the work your getting.

thanks man yea its going great thanks man

[murrayslandscaping22]

Are you going to be looking for a second truck for a second crew?
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yea man i was test driving an izuzu npr yesterday with a 14' landscape dump it was real nice but im still gonna look around, but i will have one by the end of august

[murrayslandscaping22]

Every thing looks good dude. Glad we got that rain because every thing is starting to green up again. If you are still interested in the leaf loader I found out the specs today.

16 hp Billy goat with a briggs and straton on it. It is in pretty decent shape too.

yea man i have had very little skips this week just because its growing once again.

And about the leaf loader i would def like to take a look at it, and what is the price.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Arent the extension cords for the electric trimmers a pain in the azz!?

nah not too much just have to throw it over your shoulder here and there.

[jgibbons]

Have any interest in taking on 20+ yards and a HOA common grounds in West Chester? Let me know. I am looking to get out of the business due to family reasons.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Have any interest in taking on 20+ yards and a HOA common grounds in West Chester? Let me know. I am looking to get out of the business due to family reasons.

Very interested man, call me at 610 731 6803 or pm me or something but very interested and when you looking to get out? And equipment too?
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[03twenty500hd]

you should get a dump insert and leaf vac for the truck.

[murrayslandscaping22]

you should get a dump insert and leaf vac for the truck.

I was thinking that, but I need a second truck because im going to community college on tuesdays and thursdays and my guys r going to be using my truck then and ill just drive the dump truck to school ahah.

But i need a second truck for a lot of reasons.

[03twenty500hd]

Yah I'm gettin a F450/550 dump next year. Prob a ex brickman truck
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[murrayslandscaping22]

Yah I'm gettin a F450/550 dump next year. Prob a ex brickman truck
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im looking at an 2000 isuzu NPR 14' landscape dump with around 98,000 on it, but im also lookin at a 96 freightliner with a 12' landscape dump and only 62,000 on it we shall see.

[murrayslandscaping22]

test drove this yesterday 96 freightliner FL50 may have this on the road soon

[Z-master man]

test drove this yesterday 96 freightliner FL50 may have this on the road soon

That would be pretty sweet, will it be pulling the enclosed?

[murrayslandscaping22]

stripes.....

[bobcat48]

Very nice.

[murrayslandscaping22]

thanks man

[Z-master man]

Truckwrap looks great!

[murrayslandscaping22]

Truckwrap looks great!

thanks man its gets a lot of looks.

[cubedmack]

Can you put up some pics of your truck with the wrap?

[murrayslandscaping22]

heres todays job ivy took over the house and had a bunch of stuff overgrown, also bought a dump truck 2005 f-350 should have it by next weekend hopefully.

[murrayslandscaping22]

.........................

[jeffslawnservice]

Congrates on the truck purchase. Cant wait to see pics. Ivy job looks good too. I did a very similar job last year, same thing ivy and other crap just over took the house. You start school yet?

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Looks nice big improvment. Congrats on truck also.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Congrates on the truck purchase. Cant wait to see pics. Ivy job looks good too. I did a very similar job last year, same thing ivy and other crap just over took the house. You start school yet?

thanks man, and i start night class tomorrow night at 6 :hammerhead: hbuu

[murrayslandscaping22]

Looks nice big improvment. Congrats on truck also.

thanks man, looks like u picked the right kind of truck now ahaha nah i love the new truck man

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

I still hate fords I bought it because no one would have pased this deal up. I wish it was a duramax or cummmins

[bobcat48]

Ivy job looks real good.

[murrayslandscaping22]

thanks man

[jeffslawnservice]

thanks man, and i start night class tomorrow night at 6 :hammerhead: hbuu

I started yesturday. It sucks all of my maintenance work is all crammed into 2 days now and what ever i can do when I get home from school. I think I might be looking into night classes for next semester.

[murrayslandscaping22]

I started yesturday. It sucks all of my maintenance work is all crammed into 2 days now and what ever i can do when I get home from school. I think I might be looking into night classes for next semester.

what 2 days the weekend? and i am taking just a night class just one for now because i am so busy i had to drop my full schedule

[jeffslawnservice]

Saturday and Sunday are my two only free days, It sucks because at the earliest i dont get home from school till 4 so there isnt much i can do Monday to Friday except for small maintenance jobs and stuff. I didnt have much say in my schedule this semester but next i will and am going to just cram all of my classes together for 3 days of the week or just take night classes.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Saturday and Sunday are my two only free days, It sucks because at the earliest i dont get home from school till 4 so there isnt much i can do Monday to Friday except for small maintenance jobs and stuff. I didnt have much say in my schedule this semester but next i will and am going to just cram all of my classes together for 3 days of the week or just take night classes.

yea that sucks man ahah well it looks like ill be only taking one class with some of the work that it looks like i have lined up for next season so thats a good thing to me because i dont want to go to school at all but know i have too ahah

[jeffslawnservice]

yea that sucks man ahah well it looks like ill be only taking one class with some of the work that it looks like i have lined up for next season so thats a good thing to me because i dont want to go to school at all but know i have too ahah

yea school sucks at least i have a few classes about landscaping and stuff plus alot of hot girls are at my school so thats always a plus. And big jobs/ any more equipment comming along for this year?

[murrayslandscaping22]

yea school sucks at least i have a few classes about landscaping and stuff plus alot of hot girls are at my school so thats always a plus. And big jobs/ any more equipment comming along for this year?

yea i just got done class now it sucked ahah, and idk i dont want to speak too soon but maybe a 250+ townhouse community that needs the works, mulch, bushes trimmed, spring/fall clean up, gutters cleaned, fert, and weekly mowing, and also plowing and all side walks shoveled. so we shall see if i land this i almost double my business over night plus other stuff that we have in the works for next year corporate center, and another set of 4 apartment complex's

[Lawn Freak]

Any plans for a plow with all these jobs you have?

[murrayslandscaping22]

Any plans for a plow with all these jobs you have?

Yes I am planning on getting a plow after the fall because the two purchase that I need more now are a dump,leaf loader, and walk behind blower. How's stuff going for u?
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[jeffslawnservice]

Yo dude had a quick question for you who do you use for door hangers and lawn signs? Plus did you have a good return on either of them. PM me if you dont want to talk about it on a public forum.

[Lawn Freak]

Yes I am planning on getting a plow after the fall because the two purchase that I need more now are a dump,leaf loader, and walk behind blower. How's stuff going for u?
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I've been burried way over my head lately in work man. I can't hardly keep myself straightened out lately. Work til dark every day, sleep, school, and repeat. Its bad now and its really gonna hit the fan come next week when I start overseeding.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Yo dude had a quick question for you who do you use for door hangers and lawn signs? Plus did you have a good return on either of them. PM me if you dont want to talk about it on a public forum.

i just went with a local sign shop for yard signs, and then for door hangers i have around 900 sitting in my office that i haven't passed out and i ordered 1000 last spring, and then i have around 800 post cards sitting here for fall too, ive seemed to pick up all my business by word of mouth so networking is the best method to pick up customers.

But im going to pass out the 800 post cards i have, send out another 1500 trough my neighbor who owns a printing shop, hes making them up for me for cost, then going to send them out by mail because i dont have the time to pass them out ahaha. Sorry I cant really help now but i will let you know the return i have on theses ones after fall. Hows business for you

[murrayslandscaping22]

I've been burried way over my head lately in work man. I can't hardly keep myself straightened out lately. Work til dark every day, sleep, school, and repeat. Its bad now and its really gonna hit the fan come next week when I start overseeding.

yea man i have side jobs lined up for another month, that doesnt include some that i have to estimate still, and then that excludes all the ones that i will get this fall which are some big jobs which shall be a lot of fun, and then plus the leaves, so i know where your coming fom ahaha

[Lawn Freak]

yea man i have side jobs lined up for another month, that doesnt include some that i have to estimate still, and then that excludes all the ones that i will get this fall which are some big jobs which shall be a lot of fun, and then plus the leaves, so i know where your coming fom ahaha

Yep its hectic lol, I can't wait to go full throttle next season after school.....

[murrayslandscaping22]

Yep its hectic lol, I can't wait to go full throttle next season after school.....

yea its pretty sweet being full time, I set the guys up at the shop this morning, gave them the list for the day, and now i have a meeting with my accountant soon. but its awesome waking up everyday not having to go to school and working doing somehting i like

[jeffslawnservice]

i just went with a local sign shop for yard signs, and then for door hangers i have around 900 sitting in my office that i haven't passed out and i ordered 1000 last spring, and then i have around 800 post cards sitting here for fall too, ive seemed to pick up all my business by word of mouth so networking is the best method to pick up customers.

But im going to pass out the 800 post cards i have, send out another 1500 trough my neighbor who owns a printing shop, hes making them up for me for cost, then going to send them out by mail because i dont have the time to pass them out ahaha. Sorry I cant really help now but i will let you know the return i have on theses ones after fall. Hows business for you

Nice. Yea I get most of my work through word of mouth too but I want to try and get into a few new neighborhoods so I was thinking door hangers first then lawn signs after the jobs are done. But I have had a steady amount of work to do the past few weeks but I have a few jobs lined up and a few to estimates going out this week that if I get I will probably need to use me plus 2 other guys for a few weeks. My younger brother might start working on a few jobs with me, so we will see how that goes. Any pics of the dump yet?

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[murrayslandscaping22]

Nice. Yea I get most of my work through word of mouth too but I want to try and get into a few new neighborhoods so I was thinking door hangers first then lawn signs after the jobs are done. But I have had a steady amount of work to do the past few weeks but I have a few jobs lined up and a few to estimates going out this week that if I get I will probably need to use me plus 2 other guys for a few weeks. My younger brother might start working on a few jobs with me, so we will see how that goes. Any pics of the dump yet?

Thats good man, yea ive been so busy and doing a lot of landscaping work and not as much just cutting grass, we have 7 installs lined up for the next couple weeks, then once the fall comes around when it actually cools down we have to put in 2 new lawns that i already landed so over a dozen aeration jobs, plus leaves which im hoping to do around 70 fall clean-ups so we shall see. Also taking down 3 55' pines in jersey in two weeks. And in regards to the dump I am hoping to grab it saturday we shall see if everything goes as planed but who knows.

[jeffslawnservice]

Thats good man, yea ive been so busy and doing a lot of landscaping work and not as much just cutting grass, we have 7 installs lined up for the next couple weeks, then once the fall comes around when it actually cools down we have to put in 2 new lawns that i already landed so over a dozen aeration jobs, plus leaves which im hoping to do around 70 fall clean-ups so we shall see. Also taking down 3 55' pines in jersey in two weeks. And in regards to the dump I am hoping to grab it saturday we shall see if everything goes as planed but who knows.

Man I am busy but not that busy. I am putting a new lawn in in a few weeks and am trying to close on an install right now plus I just got a call to go check out another one so we shall see. Alot of people are just really cheap around here and will literally price shop for months until they find the right price. One of my neighbors did it and I myself saw over 15 landscape trucks at their house from all different companies. But as they say cutting grass pays the bills everything else brings in the profits.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Man I am busy but not that busy. I am putting a new lawn in in a few weeks and am trying to close on an install right now plus I just got a call to go check out another one so we shall see. Alot of people are just really cheap around here and will literally price shop for months until they find the right price. One of my neighbors did it and I myself saw over 15 landscape trucks at their house from all different companies. But as they say cutting grass pays the bills everything else brings in the profits.

exactly we do around 400 some cuts a month i make a very good profit on that and that includes paying each guy there 160 hrs a month out of that and then rent etc. then the real profit is in the landscaping work, i went on 4 estimates today, 2 clean up jobs, a fence install, and anothe rjob to install 85 arps around a property. people around here are cheap too but if you know the right people and have good work people dont mind to pay the price

[Z-master man]

exactly we do around 400 some cuts a month i make a very good profit on that and that includes paying each guy there 160 hrs a month out of that and then rent etc. then the real profit is in the landscaping work, i went on 4 estimates today, 2 clean up jobs, a fence install, and anothe rjob to install 85 arps around a property. people around here are cheap too but if you know the right people and have good work people dont mind to pay the price

So some of your lawns arent on a weekly basis I'm assuming?

[jeffslawnservice]

exactly we do around 400 some cuts a month i make a very good profit on that and that includes paying each guy there 160 hrs a month out of that and then rent etc. then the real profit is in the landscaping work, i went on 4 estimates today, 2 clean up jobs, a fence install, and anothe rjob to install 85 arps around a property. people around here are cheap too but if you know the right people and have good work people dont mind to pay the price

Nice man, only problem arouynd here is people look for the cheapest guy then he screws it up real bad and they go out and look for a cheaper price. My neighbor who price shopped had a guy install sod: no stagering of the seams, sod going a few inches onto the sidewalk, and he didnt cut the end pieces that went into beds. Plus I dont think he ever graded the yard. They didnt care and its all dead now.

[fireman1317]

Murray, Let me tell you how much of an inspiration you are. I'm 31 and looking to get started in the business. I'm a fire fighter and want to be out side more, but also be able to do a little more for my family. After reading all 43 pages or so your thread, your story really helps to give me confidence. Don't take this the wrong way, but I told my wife, "if this kid can do what he has done, why cant I be successful as well."

Keep up the great work.:clapping:

[murrayslandscaping22]

Murray, Let me tell you how much of an inspiration you are. I'm 31 and looking to get started in the business. I'm a fire fighter and want to be out side more, but also be able to do a little more for my family. After reading all 43 pages or so your thread, your story really helps to give me confidence. Don't take this the wrong way, but I told my wife, "if this kid can do what he has done, why cant I be successful as well."

Keep up the great work.:clapping:

Thanks man that means a lot, yea ive put in a lot of long hours day in and day out and missed out on some stuff but its all worth it, I have the upper hand tho because i just put every penny i make back into the business to make it keep growing so that may be the only challenge that you maybe face that i have an advantage with to grow the way my business has.

[fireman1317]

Honestly, and this may piss some off, I'm in the same boat as you. I will be putting all the money back in for a while. I have a great paying career and my wife's is even better. I'm going into business for two reasons. I'm tired of seeing people do shoddy work. I do better work than that, so why not offer my services. 2. I just want to be out side working. I used to build and service swimming pools when I was about your age. I miss manual labor and the reward of completing a job.

[murrayslandscaping22]

bought a new truck today, put a deposit down on a 2001 chevy 3500 6.5 diesel, with a 12 ft grain dump, 85,000 miles heres some pictures going to pick it up saturday! got a real steal on it. next purchase is a leaf loader then thats it.

[bobcat48]

Nice dump truck.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Nice dump truck.

thanks man it runs great

[bobcat48]

No problem thats god.im sure u cant wait to use it.

[jeffslawnservice]

Congrates dude. They are good trucks my boss has the same exact truck and I love driving it. Life will be so much more easier for you with a dump.

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

looks great business must be slamming on your end.

[93Chevy]

Man, I'm in love with that truck. Make sure you use it to it's fullest potential, that truck should have a GVWR of about 15k. I wish I had a truck like that, the late 1990's and early 2000's 3500 HDs are one of my favorite trucks. Lots of capacity in a small package.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Congrates dude. They are good trucks my boss has the same exact truck and I love driving it. Life will be so much more easier for you with a dump.

thanks man i cant wait to load it up i have 4 jobs lined up for it for next week cant wait

[murrayslandscaping22]

looks great business must be slamming on your end.

thanks man yea were so busy putting in 50+ hours a week with myself and 2 other guys, and just landed a huge contract tonight and the guy wants to pay quarterly so money will always be coming in. hows business for you?

[murrayslandscaping22]

Man, I'm in love with that truck. Make sure you use it to it's fullest potential, that truck should have a GVWR of about 15k. I wish I had a truck like that, the late 1990's and early 2000's 3500 HDs are one of my favorite trucks. Lots of capacity in a small package.

yea i had a 98 1500, which was a solid truck, i mean i love fords but this thing was a heck of a steal and is still a great truck and yea its 15,000 gvw ....and ill make sure to use it to its fullest potential i have a good amount of jobs lined up for it.

[Lawn Freak]

Nice truck, congrats. That building looks like an old Pizza Hut....

[Lawn Enforcer]

Very nice purchase!

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Everything been real good on my end altough in west pa we just finnaly got some rain after about a month dry so everything might green back up before snow.

[murrayslandscaping22]

Very nice purchase!

thanks man

[murrayslandscaping22]

Everything been real good on my end altough in west pa we just finnaly got some rain after about a month dry so everything might green back up before snow.

yea man were so dry out here too we got rain last night for the first time in forever, i think ill be doing leaves real soon like by the end of this month and last year i didnt start till the end of october it sucks.

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

ya ill be honest on some lawns I am already doing leaves instead of cutting i am cleaning up leaves with the blower. O well.

[stuntmanlogan]

Any new updates?

[murrayslandscaping22]

Any new updates?

we have been so busy but now we are really starting to slow down even though we just started doing our fall clean-ups. I have a leaf vac on the dump truck which works great. Also just picked up an 8' snowdogg plow and it is getting installed on monday. Have been really busy picked up at new 1500 sqft shop a couple of weeks ago so been busy with that also, put in around 7 new lawns this fall and a couple other big installs i will throw up some pictures some time tomorrow. Also the biggest job as a company yet did a total landscape overall at a new apartment building.

As in regards for next year with some of the thing i have on the drawling board I could triple my business with some of the commercial accounts i am looking to pick up and is in the works. I have picked up 5 new commercial accounts. Also have installs and side jobs booked up a month and a half out next spring. That without any of the adverting we have going out. This is going to be the first year i really start to advertise. Its looking like I am going to have a lawn maintenance crew for next year and then an install crew which i will be one. Also looking to add another lazer and a 48 exmark tthp. how business going for you?

[oakwdman]

we have been so busy but now we are really starting to slow down even though we just started doing our fall clean-ups. I have a leaf vac on the dump truck which works great. Also just picked up an 8' snowdogg plow and it is getting installed on monday. Have been really busy picked up at new 1500 sqft shop a couple of weeks ago so been busy with that also, put in around 7 new lawns this fall and a couple other big installs i will throw up some pictures some time tomorrow. Also the biggest job as a company yet did a total landscape overall at a new apartment building.

As in regards for next year with some of the thing i have on the drawling board I could triple my business with some of the commercial accounts i am looking to pick up and is in the works. I have picked up 5 new commercial accounts. Also have installs and side jobs booked up a month and a half out next spring. That without any of the adverting we have going out. This is going to be the first year i really start to advertise. Its looking like I am going to have a lawn maintenance crew for next year and then an install crew which i will be one. Also looking to add another lazer and a 48 exmark tthp. how business going for you?
I've got one :waving:
when you lookin to buy??

[murrayslandscaping22]

I've got one :waving:
when you lookin to buy??

i thought u sold yours? ahah and im looking to have one before the start of next season

[oakwdman]

Yah that one sold, I've got another.
19hp kawi electric start 48" tthp. Things awesome I've never seen a 19hp on a 48" before
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[murrayslandscaping22]

damn that sounds it what you looking to get for it?

[oakwdman]

Not sure yet, I've gotta double check what year it is yet then I'll know
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[murrayslandscaping22]

ok sounds good man just let me know how much i am very intrested in it tho. also do you still have that 18' trailer forsale?

[oakwdman]

Nah sold it. It's gotta be only a couple yrs old and hardly any hrs.
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[bmac32]

good work man im from havertown kinda next door

[lawnguy27]

How many hours is on the lazer now?