The Home & Lawn Service, Official Picture Thread

[mowerdude777]

Sweet..........

yeah, but most likely I will get what fits my budget and likings best

[Junior M]

did you get that off of oakwdman?

[rusty_keg_3]

did you get that off of oakwdman?

Nope, Craiglist find... Unless he had it listed here too...

[rusty_keg_3]

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[rusty_keg_3]

Questions, Comments, Concerns?

[RN Lawncare]

Lookin good!, did you get the v-box in the chevy yet?
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[rusty_keg_3]

Lookin good!, did you get the v-box in the chevy yet?
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No, we are planning on sandblasting it... And repainting it.

[RN Lawncare]

No, we are planning on sandblasting it... And repainting it.

O, ok how do you like that stander? I've always wanted to drive one....

[rusty_keg_3]

O, ok how do you like that stander? I've always wanted to drive one....

So far we like it...

[RN Lawncare]

Ok, are they good on hills?
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[rusty_keg_3]

Ok, are they good on hills?
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Well, we have both but less than 2 hrs on it, and its flat where we live... The only hill we mow is at our moms house... but no complaints, its a little scarier than a ZTR, and even a WB...

[RN Lawncare]

Ok I was wondering because when I'm 16 I'm gonna expand and get more accounts because I candrive, and my grandparents live on a very very steep hill....with a river at the bottom.....so there's no room for mistakes then haha
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[rusty_keg_3]

Ok I was wondering because when I'm 16 I'm gonna expand and get more accounts because I candrive, and my grandparents live on a very very steep hill....with a river at the bottom.....so there's no room for mistakes then haha
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Ahh, i see... I would assume you would buy used... But i would try to deom some stuff first. that will give you a good idea if you will like it......

[teamgreendude]

Well russel, today i was helping my friend with his eagle project and a director of grounds( who was helping us) drives an 09 chevy 3500hd just like yours it had a boss v plow but it had the d/a combo and it was green, but since we had to transport benches we were installing at different sites and i was asking about his truck and he noticed that i was in lawn & landscape service he said I'll let you drive it. I had to slap myself to make sure i wasn't dreaming, but it was asome !!!!!! that duramax is a quiet engine it drives and shifts very good I really want one now, but it was the best day ever today.

[rusty_keg_3]

Well russell, today i was helping my friend with his eagle project and a director of grounds( who was helping us) drives an 09 chevy 3500hd just like yours it had a boss v plow but it had the d/a combo and it was green, but since we had to transport benches we were installing at different sites and i was asking about his truck and he noticed that i was in lawn & landscape service he said I'll let you drive it. I had to slap myself to make sure i wasn't dreaming, but it was asome !!!!!! that duramax is a quiet engine it drives and shifts very good I really want one now, but it was the best day ever today.

Sweet... But ours is a gasser...

[teamgreendude]

yep i think i said his was a d/a but yours is a gasser, i must say i like the 3500 series chevy makes, but the back rides alittle high, but it rides very nice. Did you install the v box yet and where and how will you load and get your salt ?

[rusty_keg_3]

yep i think i said his was a d/a but yours is a gasser, i must say i like the 3500 series chevy makes, but the back rides alittle high, but it rides very nice. Did you install the v box yet and where and how will you load and get your salt ?

Yea, the rearend is real stiff... we didnt put the v box in yet, we are planning on sandblasting it, and rhino lininh the inside, and painting the outside... We live right by lake erie, and have a river running through Toledo. It a shipping thing there, so we are going to a place with mountains of salt... They load it up and everything...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, we mowed for a while yesterday, and i got out of the truck and looked at it... It was real shiny... I asked Ryan (my bro) if he washed it, he said yes. The other day him and his girlfriend were all at her parents house, but her whole family was sick, so he washed the truck... In the pic it has leaves all over it...

And then we were at a job, and our Brother-in-law pulled up, and i snapped some pics of his BMW 740i... Its a nice car and all, but i would rather have a 2010 Chevy 3/4 Ton, and a plow, and trick it out, and a 2010 Camaro... Yea, that thing was pretty dang expensive...

Then a pic showing some of the bad rust on the salter...

[RN Lawncare]

That's a nice bmw...what year?
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[rusty_keg_3]

That's a nice bmw...what year?
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Its not brand new, but i want to say 04... But i dont know for sure...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, we got around to sandblasting the Salter, Lining the truck beds, and the controller for the salter came in...

[rusty_keg_3]

Oh, i forgot... It took 36 bags of blasting sand to get it done... Their is some lift, but we will just use a grinder with brush attachment on it to finish up...

Edit... And the Bags were like $10 each (like 9.89)....

[rusty_keg_3]

We used 3 1 gallon cans of herculiner... at $89 per gallon (we got the kits)...


The pic of the liner for the 09.. The liner wasnt dry yet, and we still gotta touch it up a little...

[rusty_keg_3]

I forgot the Controller.... Ill throw in a few more pics too...

Oh, we are thinking of making the Salter gray... But we arent sure yet...

[jeffslawnservice]

Sand blasting it made a huge difference best of luck with finishing it up.

[RN Lawncare]

Hey, in that pic with the herculiner what type of quad is that in the background?
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[rusty_keg_3]

Hey, in that pic with the herculiner what type of quad is that in the background?
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Yamaha Raptor... 660... You wanna buy it?

Sand blasting it made a huge difference best of luck with finishing it up.

Thanks, it was such a pain, and i inhaled some of the particles, and now i cant stop coughing... :realmad::wall:angry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[DmaxHeavy]

Likin your bed liner!! Rhino?

[Ben's Landscape]

Was the liner a hard kit to use?? I was thinking about it but may just send the truck to a guy to have it done.

[RN Lawncare]

Yamaha Raptor... 660... You wanna buy it?

Lol wish I could but I bought my 85 a couple months ago and looking at dome snowmobiles I want another quad in a year or two.....I'll have to hit you up then. My cousin has a 660 and a 700r for racing. Have you seen the new ford f-150 raptor?
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[LouisianaLawnboy]

Lol wish I could but I bought my 85 a couple months ago and looking at dome snowmobiles I want another quad in a year or two.....I'll have to hit you up then. My cousin has a 660 and a 700r for racing. Have you seen the new ford f-150 raptor?
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I've seen the ford raptor. Wish I could drive one. Lol. 100 MPH off road for a stock truck.
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[RN Lawncare]

I've seen the ford raptor. Wish I could drive one. Lol. 100 MPH off road for a stock truck.
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Ya!, There friggen sweet!!!! It has a 351 Boss in it!:dizzy: Lol were going riding this weekend and might hit the trails with it again:):clapping: I'll get some pics

[RN Lawncare]

Sorry, forgot to say my cousin has one thats how i've been riding in it.

[rusty_keg_3]

Likin your bed liner!! Rhino?

Thanks man... its actualy Herculiner, its like $90 for the kit, and it takes a little extra for a 8 ft bed, we are happy so far... 1/5 the cost of rhino...

Was the liner a hard kit to use?? I was thinking about it but may just send the truck to a guy to have it done.

No, its easy...
1.Scuff up the paint.
2. Wash it, then dry.
3. Mask off what you dont want lined.
4. Apply liner (it cures in like 12 hrs...)

We will do any other beds in the future... But we will see how it holds up...

NOTE- DO NOT GET IT ON YOUR SKIN!!!!! It WONT come off (well, it dose, but slowly).

Lol wish I could but I bought my 85 a couple months ago and looking at dome snowmobiles I want another quad in a year or two.....I'll have to hit you up then. My cousin has a 660 and a 700r for racing. Have you seen the new ford f-150 raptor?
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Yea, one of my friends from school tested one for a day. I think its kinda cool, but im a chevy fan... My brothers friend races atv's and has 2 450R's... Those are the fastest four wheelers i have ever seen... He has these gas filled shocks, and they cost over $1000. And when you start it, if u give it gas it wont start, then when u press the starter again and it starts, it shot out HUGE flames...

[rusty_keg_3]

I've seen the ford raptor. Wish I could drive one. Lol. 100 MPH off road for a stock truck.
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Ya!, There friggen sweet!!!! It has a 351 Boss in it!:dizzy: Lol were going riding this weekend and might hit the trails with it again:):clapping: I'll get some pics

Sorry, forgot to say my cousin has one thats how i've been riding in it.

Our 09 went 97.4MPH with a pallet of salt in the bed... It should reach 100... Its stock...

Yea, snap some pics if you go out...

[LouisianaLawnboy]

Our 09 went 97.4MPH with a pallet of salt in the bed... It should reach 100... Its stock...

Yea, snap some pics if you go out...

It goes 100 MPH off road in the desert, of course it can go a 100 on paved roads also, but it's quite an achievement for a truck to go OFF ROAD and go 100.

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu234/oneofface/ford-raptor.jpg

[RN Lawncare]

Ya it's 314x70 tires and 17" rim my cousins has the screen and i'll get some pics.
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[rusty_keg_3]

Well, we are hangin out, waitin for some snow... Heres the trucks all ready to go... We finished the salter, and got it all hooked up... Heres some pics of the trucks...

in the last pic you can see the paint color we choose... The truck is "victory red", the closest we could find was "caution red"...

what do you think?

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

The trucks look good i like the new truck and also the boss plow on there everything looks good is that a 2500 cant tell from picture.

[rusty_keg_3]

The trucks look good i like the new truck and also the boss plow on there everything looks good is that a 2500 cant tell from picture.

Thanks, we really like the Chevy/BOSS combo... Yes, the black truck is a 2500... The red is a 3500HD...

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Thanks, we really like the Chevy/BOSS combo... Yes, the black truck is a 2500... The red is a 3500HD...

Very nice thats what i want to get if you dont mind me asking what did you pay for the red 3500 ? i really like it i know they are not cheap tho.

[rusty_keg_3]

Very nice thats what i want to get if you dont mind me asking what did you pay for the red 3500 ? i really like it i know they are not cheap tho.

No prob... It was a package deal thro our Chevy dealer... The truck was around $30,000 and the plow was around $6,000... Plus or minus

We wish we would have gone Duramax, and atlest Ext. cab if not crew... The cab is really small compared to my bro's 99... But its all paid for, so no use selling it and losing all that money...

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

No prob... It was a package deal thro our Chevy dealer... The truck was around $30,000 and the plow was around $6,000... Plus or minus

We wish we would have gone Duramax, and atlest Ext. cab if not crew... The cab is really small compared to my bro's 99... But its all paid for, so no use selling it and losing all that money...

wow i really like the truck but i dont think its worth 3ok to me lol thats alottt i rather buy used for under 20k but its a nice truck and its what i wanttt.

[MikeRi24]

wow i really like the truck but i dont think its worth 3ok to me lol thats alottt i rather buy used for under 20k but its a nice truck and its what i wanttt.

new has its benefits, warranty is a great thing especially if its a work truck

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

new has its benefits, warranty is a great thing especially if its a work truck

Ya thats the good side of it i just cant see paying that much for something that might get alittle beat up. But i really do like the new trucks but for me IMO i rather buy under 20k you can find a really nice truck for under that Imo.

[rusty_keg_3]

new has its benefits, warranty is a great thing especially if its a work truck

Exactly!

Ya thats the good side of it i just cant see paying that much for something that might get alittle beat up. But i really do like the new trucks but for me IMO i rather buy under 20k you can find a really nice truck for under that Imo.

Yea, but my bro has his 99... We had been saving up for quite some time...
But you really never know what you are buying, unless you are buying from friend or family member...

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

Exactly!



Yea, but my bro has his 99... We had been saving up for quite some time...
But you really never know what you are buying, unless you are buying from friend or family member...

Your exactly right man. There are benifits both ways. I guess it comes down to what you want.

[rusty_keg_3]

Your exactly right man. There are benifits both ways. I guess it comes down to what you want.

I would it say it comes down to $$$$$$... How much you got, and how much you are willing to spend on a truck... Then prefrence...

[Jpeg lawn maintenance]

You can say that again everything has a price tag lol. Thats society.

[rusty_keg_3]

You can say that again everything has a price tag lol. Thats society.

Yup, thats how it goes.

[MileHigh]

ah...I see.

The 09' is sitting much more tuff looking now....you just need some of that white gold to fall...

How much snow does your area average a season?

[rusty_keg_3]

Lol, im on it!!!

ah...I see.

The 09' is sitting much more tuff looking now....you just need some of that white gold to fall...

How much snow does your area average a season?

Thanks, that salter really helps... I know its killing me (well my bank account).

Not nearly enough... just shy of 40 (37.1)... Dont you get like 60?

[rusty_keg_3]

Holy crap! I just looked out side, and didnt realize how much it snowed!
























:laugh::laugh::laugh: I wish.
We are takin our project suburban to the my bros garage to day, so he can finish it up. I will take some pics of us puttin it on the suburban...

[rusty_keg_3]

I forgot, my bro got a polwin buddy... He wanted a bigger dog like lab, german shepard, or retreiver. But his girlfriend and her daughter dont like big dogs. So this will do... He wont admit to it, but i know it gets lonely in those trucks. I think he just needed some one to talk to... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

I dont remember what it is, but its little. Lets hope he never gets attacked...

My pit had to be put down this year, and my lab/german shepard is on his last leg... He is like 14 years old. So maybe i will get a puppy for my 18th birthday!!!! :cool2:

[rusty_keg_3]

Bump... they are calling for 2-4 this weekend... Keep your fingers crossed...

[kylecal91]

We're supposed to get quite a bit here tomorrow into Saturday. I've heard anywhere from 12-30". BTW Cool dog.

[jon green planet]

that's a nice blower dude..

[rusty_keg_3]

We're supposed to get quite a bit here tomorrow into Saturday. I've heard anywhere from 12-30". BTW Cool dog.

Thanks, thats sweet...

that's a nice blower dude..

Thanks, when i wasnt shovelin for my bro, i would go out by my self, and shovel... Well, last year, i had some money set aside, so i went and bought that Snapper. Thanks, it sure beats shovelin, and my bro's old Toro... :laugh:


Update... Tomorrow 7am-7 pm callin for 3-6. By Wed night, callin for 6-12 in total, on top of the 2-4 we just got friday night... :clapping:

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres a few pics...

News... Sat we lost one of our biggest accounts (a big office building). But we got another Dollar General, and a Block Buster (both need salt too!)

Oh, we lost the big account, cause the building is losing renters, so they dont have any money...

[Lawn Freak]

Nice pictures, I just got done with a storm myself.

[rusty_keg_3]

Upcoming project, nothing to crazy... 30 yards of mulch, 5x20 path (pavers), 2 benches, Weed barrier...

I took some pics today...

Sorry about the quality of the little paver thing, i did it by hand in photoshop, and im not very good with photoshop... If they go with pavers, it will be a basket weave...

I drew it up, so they could visualize it...

FYI: Its my church, its a memorial garden. The inside used to be a mess, trees, bushes, and WEEDS! But 2-3 years ago, they had it torn out, then some parishioners built the pergola... And they paid a company (about a 1.5 years ago) to edge, lay fabric, mulch, plant. And they were suppost to water it weekly... Well, they didnt put down fabric, they used crappy plants (most were almost dead when planted), then didnt plant right, and didnt do enough mulch... Well, the church paid them, and said dont come back...

So, thats where we come in...

[rusty_keg_3]

Oh, all but like 5 of their plants died, so some parishioners came in and replaced them out of their own pocket...

[93Chevy]

That looks like a nice job. It'll really make a difference and you shouldn't run into too many problems. Good luck with it!

[rusty_keg_3]

That looks like a nice job. It'll really make a difference and you shouldn't run into too many problems. Good luck with it!

Thanks, it will be our first real hardscaping... I have done it at school, but thats all...

[nepatsfan]

Thanks, it will be our first real hardscaping... I have done it at school, but thats all...

how did you make out with the church project? Nice stuff too bad about the tornado.

[bobcat48]

Everything looks great.

[Lawn Racer]

Nice truck

[georgiagrass]

Hi. I didn't read your entire thread, so I may have this wrong, but it looks like you don't use a Velke with your WB. What's with that?

[rusty_keg_3]

how did you make out with the church project? Nice stuff too bad about the tornado.

Umm, finished it... Ill try to find a few pics...

Everything looks great.

Thanks

Nice truck

Thanks, it was b4 the tornado... lol

Hi. I didn't read your entire thread, so I may have this wrong, but it looks like you don't use a Velke with your WB. What's with that?

My bro lent it to a friend, and never got it back...