updated pics of the new rig

[hitechlm]

Finally had a rain day today so i had a chance to take some more pics, and mount my custom made trimmer racks, still have to mount the blower racks.
Enjoy

[hitechlm]

here is one more of the trimmer racks and a couple lawns

[A-Land]

Looks great, I think you need some more trimmers though, lol

[N&CLandscaping]

Haha yeah you need more trimmers lol. So how many trucks do you have? Mainly commercial or resi?

[nnj18]

maybe this guy IS brickman n theyr changing co colors :laugh: the trucks look badass with black rims and grille tint em!!! and wow thats a ton of trimmers! lets see the mowers now!

[RhettMan]

nice stripes, im sure your customers really appreciate the attention to consistent lines

[hitechlm]

I only have the two f450's for work trucks, and a chevy 1500 for my personal truck. Most of our work is commercial, we have a school district that consist of about 18 schools, some apartments, and a couple residential lawns that i have had ever since i started. i thought i took pics of my mowers to day, but couldnt find them when i was uploading the pics. As far as the trimmers go we have several properties that take over 6 hrs to trim, one guy starts trimming then as soon as the other guys get done mowing they start helping.

[2brothersyardcare]

i think he needs more edgers

[Coastal Lawn Maintenance]

looks good. did you make your trimmer rack. let see some mowers

[hitechlm]

No i designed it and had Mitler Brothers make it, every thing was cut out on a water jet. If anyone wants one just pm me. I can have them make it to hold any amount of trimmers you want. I'll take some close ups of it tomorrow.

[CurbAppealPro]

The trucks are awesome looking and the trailer is beautiful, i also love the lawn striping, LOOKIN GOOD!!!

[hitechlm]

found this pic from the other day of the 2 new toro g3's. I know there dirty.

[1wezil]

Nothing wrong with being dirty that comes with mowing ....:cool2::cool2::cool2:

[KCfireman]

Where you located in MO?

[hitechlm]

st. charles, about 25 min west of st. louis

[OrangeToys]

thats a nice set up.

Im in just south of springfield

[Lawn Freak]

Looks great! You have a really nice setup, alot of trimmers too haha

[MJS]

st. charles, about 25 min west of st. louis

Nice equipment and great work. . .

I believe I've seen you driving around before - that's a pretty distinctive trailer.

[mhussey]

So how are you liking the new Toro's? How many hours do you have on them so far? Can't believe no one has asked that yet.

[BMFD92]

nice equipment and trucks. I have a question on the body on the new ford. Are those metal brackets to hold them in the stake pockets and just wooden sides? Did you make them yourself? I know brickman and trugreen have similiar bodies but they look easy to make if you get the brackets and the wood? Any info on the bodies and how they were built would be great or just pm me because I am putting a flatbed on my chevy pickup and would like sides like that. Thanks.

[hitechlm]

nice equipment and trucks. I have a question on the body on the new ford. Are those metal brackets to hold them in the stake pockets and just wooden sides? Did you make them yourself? I know brickman and trugreen have similiar bodies but they look easy to make if you get the brackets and the wood? Any info on the bodies and how they were built would be great or just pm me because I am putting a flatbed on my chevy pickup and would like sides like that. Thanks.

Riechers out of Washington, MO built the body, they build all of brickmans bodies also. I had it built to brickmans specs. The brackets are made out of metal, but the sides are made out of solid plastic with 1/8" routered grooves to simulate wood sides. Plastic sides cost alittle more, but you dont have to worry about them rotting or breaking. That bed is 9.5L x 8W, with a single action hoist, a buyers under body box, pintal hitch, and the plastic sides cost $8500 after tax and installation.

[hitechlm]

So how are you liking the new Toro's? How many hours do you have on them so far? Can't believe no one has asked that yet.

At first i didnt like them because they seemed to light in the front end because of the shortened wheel base, but after getting use to it, I LOVE THEM. We mow some crazy hills and they dont want to nose down like the old ones, there very stable. We have been mowing with them for the past 3 weeks and one has 75 hrs and the other has a little over 80hrs

[Lux Lawn]

Looks good man. Thats one big set up.

[nnj18]

do you just have the two Zs? you're more of a maintenance co, correct?

[hitechlm]

do you just have the two Zs? you're more of a maintenance co, correct?

No i have another one, its an older toro 60". Yeah i use to do retaining walls, but decided to get out of that, do to not having enough time, and i thought it was a good idea to just concentrate on 1 thing instead of 2 diffrent things, which really paid off. We only do maintenance, and snow removal now.

[hitechlm]

Here are some pics from today and a close up of the plastic sides

[BMFD92]

thanks man those pics and info helped a lot

[MJS]

Here are some pics from today and a close up of the plastic sides

Wow, nice work. . . I know exactly where that second pic is!

[tls22]

wow great looking stripes....very nice set-up.....

[hitechlm]

finally had time to make and install my backpack blower racks

[wayside]

Everything looks really nice .

[Coastal Lawn Maintenance]

how many people do you have working for you.

[1wezil]

How long is that trailer 28ft ? It looks about as long as my new used 28ft....:cool2: :cool2: :cool2:

[hitechlm]

i have 5 guys on that crew, we carry 5 blowers and trimmers that way we have at least 1 of each for a spare incase some thing were to happen. The trailer is 24' x 8.5' wide

[old oak lawn]

Looks real GOOD , Love the trucks. How long have you been in business? [sorry if i mised it] Good luck this year.

[hitechlm]

this is my 5th year

[OrangeToys]

how well are the backpacks working for ya? Im thinking about getting one soon. Along with the 100RX

[lawnangel1]

Looks good...Keep up the good work

[LawnBoy89]

Hey nice setup you have it looks real efficient. I am glad you posted that last pic, I believe it is a Ferris w/b. Is it the 61''? I looked at them but I never tried one yet I was wondering how you like it? Not too many people around me have them but my first mower I bought was a Ferris and I haven't replaced anything on it yet besides the blades. I have 3 exmarks but around here the exmarks are 2-3k more expensive then the Ferris.

[hitechlm]

Hey nice setup you have it looks real efficient. I am glad you posted that last pic, I believe it is a Ferris w/b. Is it the 61''? I looked at them but I never tried one yet I was wondering how you like it? Not too many people around me have them but my first mower I bought was a Ferris and I haven't replaced anything on it yet besides the blades. I have 3 exmarks but around here the exmarks are 2-3k more expensive then the Ferris.

The wb's are the 52" models, once you use a ferris you will never use anything else. I would say around here there are more of them, but there's alot of exmarks also. Ferris's are built like a tank and in my opinion they are the easiest to use and stripe the best with no striping kit needed.











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[hitechlm]

how well are the backpacks working for ya? Im thinking about getting one soon. Along with the 100RX

I like them, if i was going to do it all over again i would just by all 600's, i only have 2 600's, and the rest are 550's, but the 550's work just fine

[STIHL GUY]

nice set up

[Paul's LC]

do you do anything with the f-450's besides pulling trailers that size?

[hitechlm]

All i use the f450's for is the lawn care business and snow removal

[Paul's LC]

sounds cool. i like them alot! those black grill make them stand out from a mile a way!

[T.Brandon]

What kind of bp racks are those?

[Golden Boy]

Why don't you just cut the ROPS bar off? It serves no purpose at all when you fold them down. A co worker of mine had a mower fall on them and so I know the importance of using EVERY AVAILABLE safety feature

[hitechlm]

Why don't you just cut the ROPS bar off? It serves no purpose at all when you fold them down. A co worker of mine had a mower fall on them and so I know the importance of using EVERY AVAILABLE safety feature

I took them off my old toro, Im going to take them off these ones also. Even if i had them in the up position i would still jump off the ztr if it started to flip.

The back pack blowers are stihl 550's, and there is one 600

[hitechlm]

T.Brandon, sorry i miss read your post. I made those racks out of 1/8 aluminum. Seem to work good.

[T.Brandon]

I like those, I just have hooks for mine but seem to fall off!

[hitechlm]

Had a rain day today so i decided to take some pics of the shop that i just leased, the old truck in the back ground in the shop isnt mine, its the guy's that i lease the building from, as soon as he moves it i'll be able to park both trucks and trailers inside. It also has a lobby area, office, bathroom with shower and a kitchen area

[SC Irrigator]

thats truck is b/a....thats a nice rig to have pull up somewhere to cut the grass.....im a big fan of the black lol

[DRBLawnBuster]

do you unload those mowers outta the enclosed or do you have a open trailer that those mowers sitting in the shop go on.

[hitechlm]

we leave those mowers in the trailer at night and just back the truck and trailer in the shop. We had just got done washing them and still had to change the oil and sharpen the blades so i left them out.

[old oak lawn]

Nice looking shop. Being able to put truck and trailer inside is very good. Looking at one myself but would have to unhook trailer to put it inside or unload it and put everything inside and leave it out. Can you share what you are paying for rent. You look like you are doing real well. good luck.

[hitechlm]

a friend of mine owns it, all together with the office and the warehouse its almost 4000sq ft and i pay 800 a month.

[HappyGrasslawncare]

Wow thats one hell of a rig!
What did you start out with when you first got into the business?

[hitechlm]

I started out with a 14 open trailer, a hydro 52" toro, stihl hand helds and a Chevy pick up.

[mowerdude777]

very nice

[HappyGrasslawncare]

I started out with a 14 open trailer, a hydro 52" toro, stihl hand helds and a Chevy pick up.

even that setup is nice!

im just getting started this year have about 10 accounts

a 5x10 trailer
36" toro
toro hanhelds(soon to be stihl)
and a jeep :weightlifter:

[hitechlm]

even that setup is nice!

im just getting started this year have about 10 accounts

a 5x10 trailer
36" toro
toro hanhelds(soon to be stihl)
and a jeep :weightlifter:

Best of luck to you this year, i think you will be happy with stihl hand helds, i have been using them for years and have never had any problems with them.

[TomberLawn]

Wow, that is some nice stuff. How are you liking that new Powerstroke? I like chrome, but the black and red looks good together (and is probably a lot cheaper). The bed on the F450 looks really nice. What's the purpose of the gap in the sides at the top?

[hitechlm]

Wow, that is some nice stuff. How are you liking that new Powerstroke? I like chrome, but the black and red looks good together (and is probably a lot cheaper). The bed on the F450 looks really nice. What's the purpose of the gap in the sides at the top?

I really like the truck, just dont like the fuel mileage. I use to be a big fan of chrome and polished aluminum, but dont really care for either anymore. As far as the gaps go, there is no purpose. I had Reichers build the bed to brickmans specs, i think they look good though, it breaks it up alittle.

[IMAGE]

When you get into those accounts with countless hours of trimming, do you bill hourly or still "per service"?

Nice trucks BTW... clean and perfect work trucks.

[VirginiaLawnCare]

Nice truck and trailer it reminds me of a company around here called basnight except they have F650's and there stuff is all white.

[EagleLandscape]

When you get into those accounts with countless hours of trimming, do you bill hourly or still "per service"?

Nice trucks BTW... clean and perfect work trucks.

To answer the question for him, large properties are always billed per service. during the bid process, we calculate the amount of trimming, mowing with 60", mowing with 48", mowing with 21"... linear ft of blowing. We know our production rates. times that by the hourly rate to get bid price.

[ashelton]

that is a great set up!!!!

[Self_Paid1]

This is a very nice set up!:weightlifter:

[LawnPro19]

ok question and it may be a stupid one.. but do either of your two fords dump?? cuz in the market for a single cab like the one you have but i would want a dump bed....

[hitechlm]

ok question and it may be a stupid one.. but do either of your two fords dump?? cuz in the market for a single cab like the one you have but i would want a dump bed....

The new crew cab dumps, Im going to get Riechers to put a new bed on the single cab this winter, it will also have a hoist. After having a dump bed, i dont think i would ever buy a truck without one. Saves alot of time and backache

[rusty_keg_3]

Nice stuff, hey we bought a brand new truck, and need some lettering on it. i was wondering where you got yours. Please send me a PM.

[collegefundms]

Awesome trucks for fords. JK how many guys do you run per crew?

[hitechlm]

I have 5 guys in the crew cab and 2 guys in the regular cab

[joef450snowplow]

i like the flat black rims with the red cab

[Craaaig]

what brand of trailer is the enclosed one?

[zero_turn_mowers]

Nice set up, I like it.........

[murrayslandscaping22]

awesome set up man...lets see some more pictures!

[twward]

Any new updates?

[rcslawncare]

nice equipment! I love the set up and cant beat that shop!

[Tyler's Lawn Maintenance]

Your shop looks like a fire station with all of those red mowers and your red truck inside.
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[grassman177]

very nice, and 800 bucks is a nice price for all that room etc. i see you have a permagreen in the back, did you stock fert and such in this shop too? i would hire you to mow for me with those nice stripes!! in case this didnt work for you!haha

[hitechlm]

sorry guys not to many updates, if i remember i will take some pics of my other ford with the plow and v-box

grassman177: I only stock enough for each round.

[hitechlm]

here are some pics of the 05 F450 with the plow and salt spreader on it. Sorry the pics arent better, i forgot to bring the keys with me to pull it out of the shop.

[hitechlm]

here are some pics of a wall we did a couple of weeks ago. We are going to bury all the down spouts in the spring when we go back to do the plantings, and the other wall behind the house

[SLC, LLC]

Great set-up! What dealer do you normally work with over there? If you get a chance, do you think you could post some close of photos of the trimmer rack that you had made? Thanks!

[hitechlm]

I bought both my trucks out of state, so when i do have to take them in for warranty work i usually go to Pundman Ford. As far as the mowers go i use Scotts Power Equipment for the ferris mowers and Harvestor Small Engines for the toros and all the stihl equipment. I have to run to the shop this weekend so i'll try to remember my camera.

[JRP LLC]

When did you start doing retaining walls again? I though you were trying to focus on just maintenance and snow removal.

[hitechlm]

We really didn't start doing them again. We were really slow and they asked me if i would build one for them, so the timing was perfect.

[JRP LLC]

How do like those new toro g3's? Have any problems with them? What made you get them instead of a ferris?

[hitechlm]

i had allot of problems with the g3's, i went with them because i have an older toro ztr that's never been down a day. I guess i should have shopped around a little longer before buying them.

[JRP LLC]

that sucks, how do you like the ferris wb?

[hitechlm]

i've owned other brands of wb's and i wont ever own any thing but a ferris wb now. In my opinion they are the best when it comes to striping, quality, and craftsmanship

[JRP LLC]

you would know your stripes are great .how are there ztr's?

[hitechlm]

the ztr's stripe good, but like i mentioned before we have had a lot of problems with new ones.

[JRP LLC]

im talking about a ferris ztr, do you have any experience with them?

[hitechlm]

i demo'ed one last year and really liked it, but they are just way to expensive i think. I think that my next ztr's will most likely be bobcats.

[JRP LLC]

yeah i have a bobcat, its older but still runs like a tank. the cut great i have a exmark striping kit on it it has around a thousand hours and havent had any problems with it besides belts braking.

[AdamChrap]

Nice setup, I like it!

[terraman21]

those new procats are great we have all bobcat and they are build to last i have seen my guys beat the heck out of them and they keep coming back great. they also stripe up break with no stripers either i love them wouldnt buy anything else

[mowerdude777]

Nice pics

[hitechlm]

UPDATE: Bought two new ferris 52" walkbehinds today, very satisfied by the way. I'll have some pics of the new mowers and some properties tomorrow

[JRP LLC]

A new thread would be great.
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