todays pics...

[EagleLandscape]

House i had to spray for mites at... and a cheap / professional way of mounting an outdoor controller on a ped. (complete with a remote pigtail of course)

[EagleLandscape]

service company i bought 2 weeks... and this was their truck setup and inside inventory setup. did not purchase the trucks, but i think they had the ideal service rigs.

[EagleLandscape]

crape myrtle rooted grew around... and popped off a riser extension a drip manifold was tied onto.

[Mike Leary]

House i had to spray for mites at... and a cheap / professional way of mounting an outdoor controller on a ped. (complete with a remote pigtail of course)

Tacky remote install; what do you guys need a 4X4 for in the flats? How did the other guys go belly? Great boot shot.

[FIMCO-MEISTER]

They've had that service truck forever. I gave the husband 15 years ago or so sh@t when he bought it. I'm assuming it is the same one. I've improved the outdoor pigtail situation Mike. Sold the freebie I was going to send you but you are still due one. I'm hoping to get you covered next week.

John I'll trade you some shorter sorting boxes for a few of those longer ones.

[Wet_Boots]

If it doesn't rust, why not keep the truck forever? Why did they sell?

[Mike Leary]

If it doesn't rust, why not keep the truck forever? Why did they sell?

Crappy mileage and bad attitude?

[Mike Leary]

I've improved the outdoor pigtail situation Mike.

Thanks, Peter, I think Russ is ready to order some up.

[EagleLandscape]

4x4 I use atleast once a month. We do herbicide treatment on some undeveloped land, comes in handy when i'm off the pavement. When I was building houses over the past few years, I was using it everyday with all of the spring time rain we get. Sometimes it wouldn't even b ebough.

This company was doomed due to a lack of interest in putting in the 100+ hours a week necessary to run a successful company. They didn't have goals in place, completely reactive and not proactive. It is a repair upgraders dream. Each house can use 500 - 2000 in upgrades easy! Same with another company I bought in december, nothing had been repaired correctly. Old owner of the company used elec tape instead of wire nuts, never heard of ET clocks, and hardly utilized cv heads. 97 calls in for service this week. Hope it doesn't rain until december of this yr!!

[EagleLandscape]

Fyi: I did not buy any of the trucks... But I might end up buying two of the vans. The box truck is ideal for irrigation onstall, but I don't want to get into that stuff. I might switch and astro van we have to the 3500 van if that technician would prefer. The larger van is setup perfectly for service.

It was a hard task to sell that community on sl in the first place. 100 zones I think. Not much room for a killer remote box. However the new design for pigtails is genius!!! We will be using the new design from now on. Cheaper and is a better all around functionality

[RhettMan]

:laugh: 4x4 or 2x4, damned if you do, damned if you dont john....

i want to know about this reactive-proactice ideology...

[hoskm01]

:laugh: 4x4 or 2x4, damned if you do, damned if you dont john....

i want to know about this reactive-proactice ideology...
You have to be able to sense a broken head or pipe coming on and fix it before it happens... :laugh:



They way I apply it at least: Finding heads not rotating before there is a complaint about a hot spot. Or replacing the head with the leaky wiper seal before it gets worse and causes a flood or failure. Suggesting an ET timer rather than waiting until the customer is so irked that they have to ask.

These of course are only a very few ways to be "proactive," but they go a long way, especially when dealing with larger and commercial properties where problems can compund quickly and in great numbers.

[RhettMan]

You have to be able to sense a broken head or pipe coming on and fix it before it happens...



They way I apply it at least: Finding heads not rotating before there is a complaint about a hot spot. Or replacing the head with the leaky wiper seal before it gets worse and causes a flood or failure. Suggesting an ET timer rather than waiting until the customer is so irked that they have to ask.

These of course are only a very few ways to be "proactive," but they go a long way, especially when dealing with larger and commercial properties where problems can compund quickly and in great numbers.

how convenient....so the "right" thing to do is to suggest to the customer that they update...which is bueno for the sprinkler guy

i like your views hosk

[hoskm01]

how convenient....so the "right" thing to do is to suggest to the customer that they update...which is bueno for the sprinkler guy

i like your views hosk
In a sense...


If a head is on the verge of failing, it is replacing something faulty, not letting it go until its a waterfall or the like. There are many ways to be proactive with your irrigation service.

[Tony Clifton]

I could be wrong but I think he was talking about the way the business was run when he said the old owner was reactive instead of proactive. Basically means he did not plan for anything and was reacting to things that would come up.

[hoskm01]

Thats probably true. In any case, proactive is the better way to go!

[Tony Clifton]

97 calls this week? Seriously? Do you have an office manager or receptionist?
What is the population of your market?

[Mike Leary]

97 calls this week?

You seem to have forgotten what liars we are. :rolleyes:

[EagleLandscape]

Nope... We straight up had that many calls. Yes we have an office mgr fulltime and an answering svc that answers and takes msg's if she's on the other line.

[EagleLandscape]

Nope... We straight up had that many calls. Yes we have an office mgr fulltime and an answering svc that answers and takes msg's if she's on the other line.

...not sure on market population... Almost 10million people maybe. Dallas fortworth area.

[Tony Clifton]

Oh wow, thats huge - we are at maybe 200k here - congrats on things going well.
Where are you finding these companies that you are buying them? Are they coming to you, supply house giving you info, craigslist or what?
How do you like the answering service?

[EagleLandscape]

3 companies from all different sources.

answering service is ok. its good in where if someone does have an emergency, they will end up calling all techs cell phones. so emergencies always get taken care of. normally within a few hours. but nothing beats a real knowledgeable human being to talk to on the phone.

i personally hate answering services with a passion, but I guess it is the lesser of two evils.