The Home & Lawn Service, Official Picture Thread

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i will try to make one thread for pics, it seems to be pretty trendy around here.

Well, my name is Russell, i am 17 years old, and "co own a business" with my older brother Ryan. My brother started his business about 10 years ago, he used our moms John Deere 420, and a weed wacker he got from his grandpa to mow our lawn, and he would mow a few rentals we had down the road (that was like 12-13 years ago). But anywho, when he started his business, he had a 92 or 93 GMC Sierra.

I dont remember what was first, but he bought a John Deere rider (used) that fit in the bed of his truck. And he mowed our rentals i think, and my moms office. Later on he went to Sears, and bought a 32" or 36" Craftsmen WB, and got a free or cheap Craftsmen pushmower, and leaf blower . After that he bought a snowmobile trailer from our neighbors, and used that for a while.

A few years later, he purchased a 16 or 18 ft car hauler, with sides. He painted that up and hauled his stuff with that and was growing along the way..... He sold his JD rider too.

In 06, he bought a 95 Dodge Ram 2500 4X4, and put a Western Plow on it. He also bought a 12ft landscape trailer, with high sides. (which we just sold.) http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=266895 A few months later he bought his Exmark Metro on Ebay, from a guy in Cincinati. I started working with him more.

07, we bought our Exmark Lazer Z 60" cut from some guy down in like Kentucky. We had acumulated some hand helds along the way too. He also bought another 95 Dodge Ram 2500, whick had a big rusty Fisher with it. We got a Dodge Ram 2500 with V10, but never used it for work, it just sat at our moms.

08, We sold all Dodges, and the GMC, and bought a 99 Chevy 2500, and put a Western plow on it.

09, We bought our 2009 Chevy 3500HD, and Boss V plow. We bought our 16ft traliler.

This year my brother is leaving the company, well kinda, its still his. But he is tired of grass, so me and my brother in law will do the mowing. In the winter he will use a plow truck, and we will use the other. Well, heres where the pics start.....

1,2, the John Deere 420, that helped him start it all. It has a 60" cut.
3, the 3500, and the Lazer Z.
4, the old trailer with some equipment.
5, Ryan mowing with the Metro..

[rusty_keg_3]

More pics of the truck, and trailer...

[rusty_keg_3]

A few more... The stripes with the Metro were done by me, their not perfect, but it pulls, and i am only human, but im proud of them... I also did the stripes with the sign in the front on the Lazer Z, again im not perfect, but i am proud of them.

[Scag413]

Everything looks good man. I bet that JD will run forever. Those older ones were built really good. But you and your brother have come a long way. I love the truck btw.

[rusty_keg_3]

Everything looks good man. I bet that JD will run forever. Those older ones were built really good. But you and your brother have come a long way. I love the truck btw.

Thanks man, yea that John Deere is awesome. My mom and her first husband bought it in like 1988, or 1989. It was like 15,000 if i remember what they said. (He was my brothers dad, RIP) Anywho, it has been in the drink once. And right now we are restoring it, it looked great for its age, but it will look nice when finished. BTW, its in "my garage" i know its messy, but it is a little cleaner now...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i had a lot of parties to go to the 4th of July, and i was borrowing the truck, so me and Ryan (my boss/brother) cleaned it up a little. How dose it look?

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres a few more...

[teamgreendude]

how dare you not get the duramax/allison shame on you:mad::mad:. just kidding:laugh::laugh: but why didn't you get the d-max ? how much did that truck run you if you don't mind me asking, I'm about to get one like that except it's a gmc crew cab fully loaded with d/a and a boss 8'6" on the front:usflag:

[rusty_keg_3]

Thanks, we bought it brand new in like Jan, we really needed another truck, and we we were looking around for one. Our dealer/friends had two of these on the lot, with Boss plow, the other has a Boss straight blade and it was white... We would have gone with the dmax and crew cab, but we test drove it, and bought it the next day, and started plowing that day....

The sticker was like $35,000
minus-1,000 GM loyalty (99 or newer)
minus- 1,000 for being a business
So it was like $35,000...

It kinda sucks because it dont got power locks or windows, and the lowers grade of stero, but again its what they had their.

Heres a link to our myspace photos, we have a ton more pics, check them out...
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=441880478

[mowerdude777]

lookin good keg

[rusty_keg_3]

Thanks, the ladies liked it too. :)

[rusty_keg_3]

The hardest part was getting all of the f***ing bugs off the front, and the burnt rubber in the wheel wells from all of the burnouts. But its worth it :)

[pitrack]

Looks nice, what's in your avatar?

[2brothersyardcare]

they make 3500 swrs in chevys?

[tstutz]

man that looks sharp. but those red trucks never look clean with dust from gravel roads. white trucks seem to hide the dust the best.

[rusty_keg_3]

Looks nice, what's in your avatar?

Those are our Micky Thompson rims with Koyo tires (i think). They are nice, but we get some tire rub, so we gotta adjust the tortion bars... They will be on for good soon...

[rusty_keg_3]

they make 3500 swrs in chevys?

What????????? What is swrs?

[rusty_keg_3]

man that looks sharp. but those red trucks never look clean with dust from gravel roads. white trucks seem to hide the dust the best.

Thanks, yea we have a our 99 is black and has the same problem. We went with the red because we didnt want to plow in a white truck... (The plows were interchangable, it was like $1,000 more for the v-plow ovr the straight, i think...)

[Lazer_Z]

What????????? What is swrs?Rusty, our spelling challenged friend meant SRW. And yes, as evident by the pictures Chevy does indeed make a 3500 HD SRW.

The truck and color are sweet, take care of that beauty and enjoy it. You got my dream truck man, aside from me wanting an extended cab and the D-Max Allison combo under the hood.

[rusty_keg_3]

Rusty, our spelling challenged friend meant SRW. And yes, as evident by the pictures Chevy does indeed make a 3500 HD SRW.

The truck and color are sweet, take care of that beauty and enjoy it. You got my dream truck man, aside from me wanting an extended cab and the D-Max Allison combo under the hood.

Thanks man, but we have the same dream truck.. We would have gotten a crew cab DMAX, but rushed to buy it, we really needed another plow...

[bigmudder77]

Thanks, we bought it brand new in like Jan, we really needed another truck, and we we were looking around for one. Our dealer/friends had two of these on the lot, with Boss plow, the other has a Boss straight blade and it was white... We would have gone with the dmax and crew cab, but we test drove it, and bought it the next day, and started plowing that day....

The sticker was like $35,000
minus-1,000 GM loyalty (99 or newer)
minus- 1,000 for being a business
So it was like $35,000...

It kinda sucks because it dont got power locks or windows, and the lowers grade of stero, but again its what they had their.

Heres a link to our myspace photos, we have a ton more pics, check them out...
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=441880478

and dont forget the big tax refund your gonna get this year for buying a new truck (least i think you get one) i was reading something in the paper ill have to find it again but it was some thing like they will refund all the tax you paid for your new car or truck

ill get the add and read it this time rather than just look over it

and its always better to how no power windows or locks cause there just another thing to go wrong

did you get the carpet on the inside or the like full floor mat thing they offer?

our old farm truck we got new in 06 and we got that mat thing cause trying to clean a farm trucks carpet is a huge PIA and cleaning the carpet after walking around in wet grass is about as worse as trying to clean the farm trucks carpet it just dont happen

[rusty_keg_3]

and dont forget the big tax refund your gonna get this year for buying a new truck (least i think you get one) i was reading something in the paper ill have to find it again but it was some thing like they will refund all the tax you paid for your new car or truck

ill get the add and read it this time rather than just look over it

and its always better to how no power windows or locks cause there just another thing to go wrong

did you get the carpet on the inside or the like full floor mat thing they offer?

our old farm truck we got new in 06 and we got that mat thing cause trying to clean a farm trucks carpet is a huge PIA and cleaning the carpet after walking around in wet grass is about as worse as trying to clean the farm trucks carpet it just dont happen

Man, a tax thing would kick A$$. And we didnt get carpet....

[bigmudder77]

lol ya ill get the paper tonight and see for sure but ya good thing you didnt get the carpet it becomes a mess to try to get cleaned

[rusty_keg_3]

lol ya ill get the paper tonight and see for sure but ya good thing you didnt get the carpet it becomes a mess to try to get cleaned

any word on that tax credit thing yet?

[rusty_keg_3]

Bump......

[2brothersyardcare]

looks like hot shi*

[SNAPPER MAN]

$35k for a gas truck!?!?:hammerhead::hammerhead: Man they ripped you a new one. I just paid $30k for my diesel that is a brand new extended cab, long bed. I think you got ripped off, but it's a nice truck either way.

[Lazer_Z]

$35k for a gas truck!?!?:hammerhead::hammerhead: Man they ripped you a new one. I just paid $30k for my diesel that is a brand new extended cab, long bed. I think you got ripped off, but it's a nice truck either way.You do realize he bought a full 1 ton truck, don't you?

[rusty_keg_3]

$35k for a gas truck!?!?:hammerhead::hammerhead: Man they ripped you a new one. I just paid $30k for my diesel that is a brand new extended cab, long bed. I think you got ripped off, but it's a nice truck either way.

Yea, it is a Chevy Silverado 3500 HD, we also got a Boss Poly V-plow...

[rusty_keg_3]

You do realize he bought a full 1 ton truck, don't you?

Thank you, i read his first and just put the same thing you said, i didnt see that you said the same thing...

[rusty_keg_3]

looks like hot shi*

Thanks, i guess...

[mowerdude777]

sweet styff, I thought the crapsman wbs were red though

[rusty_keg_3]

sweet styff, I thought the crapsman wbs were red though

Yea, u make a good point, but it is like 7 years old...

[mowerdude777]

Yea, u make a good point, but it is like 7 years old...

oh, ok. I thought crapsman started making wbs in 2006

[4.3mudder]

That is a sweet setup yall have there, very good. Those ag tires on that Z, how well do they do turns? Do they rip up the grass? I was thinking of them for a pair for my 60 Z. I have turf tires, and if you don't do that turn just right there goes a clump of the grass.

That JD, what size engine does it have?

[rusty_keg_3]

oh, ok. I thought crapsman started making wbs in 2006

I dont think so, when i get a chance, ill look it up and see what year it is but it is atleast 5 years old....

[rusty_keg_3]

That is a sweet setup yall have there, very good. Those ag tires on that Z, how well do they do turns? Do they rip up the grass? I was thinking of them for a pair for my 60 Z. I have turf tires, and if you don't do that turn just right there goes a clump of the grass.

That JD, what size engine does it have?

Um, the tires are a pain in the A$$, you have to be very careful... I tear grass up all of the time, it drives me nuts... Where i live it is F.....L.....A......T.... FLAT! the only reason we have them is we bought the mower down in Kentucky or Tenesee, where its HILLY, (the dude we got it from had some balls, i swear, he was on steep hills...

I am gonna run out to my garage right now, i want to say 25 Hp, but give me a few min...


\ <-----Thats what the hills were like... LOL

[rusty_keg_3]

Ok, i just looked, but with out tearing it apart i cant tell... I googled it, and found a few diffrent engine sizes....

Twin cylinder air-cooled 19.9 horsepower Kohler KQ532 with oil filter.
or
20 h.p. onan twin

[4.3mudder]

Ok, i just looked, but with out tearing it apart i cant tell... I googled it, and found a few diffrent engine sizes....

Twin cylinder air-cooled 19.9 horsepower Kohler KQ532 with oil filter.
or
20 h.p. onan twin

I heard things about using ag tires against turf because of ripping grass. I think there was a thread on here about it, but I never really got a clear answer. I wish everywhere I mowed was flat, I would buy a pair of slicks lol.

I have an 855 deere small compact tractor 20 years old. It has the yanmar 3 cyl diesel. I know those small garden tractors had diesels on some of them, I think they were the 55 series, like 455 I think. I didn't see the emblem on your front grill to say "diesel" so I was assuming it was a gas.

That mower will last, everything back then was built 100 percent better than now, the stuff they put out now is nuthing but shi*. You got one hell of a mower.

[rusty_keg_3]

I heard things about using ag tires against turf because of ripping grass. I think there was a thread on here about it, but I never really got a clear answer. I wish everywhere I mowed was flat, I would buy a pair of slicks lol.

I have an 855 deere small compact tractor 20 years old. It has the yanmar 3 cyl diesel. I know those small garden tractors had diesels on some of them, I think they were the 55 series, like 455 I think. I didn't see the emblem on your front grill to say "diesel" so I was assuming it was a gas.

That mower will last, everything back then was built 100 percent better than now, the stuff they put out now is nuthing but shi*. You got one hell of a mower.

Thanks, the only hill we mow is at our moms house, and it is because we have a pond...

[SNAPPER MAN]

A 1 ton cost a couple grand more. Its a nice truck. The plow is probably what cost alot.

[mkwl]

Truck looks good, but you got $****ed on that price! I just priced out the EXACT same truck, with the LT1 package, and got it down to $27,500 WITH an 8'Fisher plow.

Looking sharp though!

[SimonCX]

It doesn't matter if it's a 1 ton, it's a single rear wheel not dually so the price is almost the same as a 3/4. It is not a couple grand more, more like a couple hundred.

[mowerdude777]

I dont think so, when i get a chance, ill look it up and see what year it is but it is atleast 5 years old....

Thanks, I guess I did not know when crapsman began, I do not pay any attention to crapsman

[rusty_keg_3]

Thanks, I guess I did not know when crapsman began, I do not pay any attention to crapsman

Yea, but he was in high school, and we used to get discounts, because my other brother is an optimotrist, and worked there...

Think about it... $1,000-1,5000 for a 33" Craftsman
V.S.
A Commercial 33".... $2,000 (used)- 4,000

[mowerdude777]

Yea, but he was in high school, and we used to get discounts, because my other brother is an optimotrist, and worked there...

Think about it... $1,000-1,5000 for a 33" Craftsman
V.S.
A Commercial 33".... $2,000 (used)- 4,000

oh, okay then you good a pretty nice deal

[rusty_keg_3]

Yea, it still works, and it has LOTS of hours.

[mowerdude777]

Yea, it still works, and it has LOTS of hours.

then it has served its time and then some

[93Chevy]

Looks good man. Good luck this year :waving:

[rusty_keg_3]

then it has served its time and then some

Yea, as of yesterday, i think its on it has 8 lives left, i think the spindal is bad, maybe, it shakes like crazy...

Looks good man. Good luck this year :waving:

Thanks man, you to.

[rusty_keg_3]

Truck looks good, but you got $****ed on that price! I just priced out the EXACT same truck, with the LT1 package, and got it down to $27,500 WITH an 8'Fisher plow.

Looking sharp though!

Well, this is has a BOSS Ploy V-plow, and prep package, and all kinds of other options, so idk... I found the same truck on ebay with out plow, same color and all for $35,000.... So i think we did great...

And thanks, we are putting the Micky Thompsons on it soon...

It doesn't matter if it's a 1 ton, it's a single rear wheel not dually so the price is almost the same as a 3/4. It is not a couple grand more, more like a couple hundred.

I think its like a couple grand more...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, my brother has this 99 Chevy 2500. It has a Western Straight Blade. We are putting a new engine in it soon... Heres the pics, its in our sisters garage, taking up room...
Its a very nice clean truck, it has a 6.0L V8.

What do you think?

Questions, comments....

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i drowe throu some kinda animal crap today, which sucks...
So, when i got to my brother-in-laws and sisters house, i pulled the mowers off and hosed the grass and poop off... and then washed the grass and oil off the trailer...

Trailer...
2009 16' American Made (something like that)

Listed Right to Left (in pic 2)...
ZTR- Exmark Lazer Z, 60" cut...
WB- Exmark Metro, 48" cut...
WB- (Green) Craftsman 33" cut...
Push Mower 1- Toro Super Recycler 2
Push Mower 2- Crafstman

Not pictured....
Push Mower 3- Craftsman
Push Mower 4- Murray

[Ben's Landscape]

nice clean equipment!! I got to do that tmrw. Its been raining a lot today. cut in the mist. so the mower is all grassy. then mulched in the rain for a couple of hours so everything is RED!!! from the die but that is what the cosumer wanted.

[rusty_keg_3]

A few more pics...

[mowerdude777]

Nice fleet

[rusty_keg_3]

nice clean equipment!! I got to do that tmrw. Its been raining a lot today. cut in the mist. so the mower is all grassy. then mulched in the rain for a couple of hours so everything is RED!!! from the die but that is what the cosumer wanted.

Lol, it rained today here too... Well scattered showers i guess..

[Cuttinitclose]

We have the same Crapsman mower. I hate it. I'm going to buy either a Toro, Honda, JD, or Lawnboy. Something self propelled and no large rear wheels.

[Ben's Landscape]

Truck looks in nice shape. Are you putting a big block in it or replacing the motor??

Keep pics coming!!

[rusty_keg_3]

Truck looks in nice shape. Are you putting a big block in it or replacing the motor??

Keep pics coming!!


Thanks, we will probably replace it, but we are considering a big block...

Will do..

[rusty_keg_3]

We have the same Crapsman mower. I hate it. I'm going to buy either a Toro, Honda, JD, or Lawnboy. Something self propelled and no large rear wheels.

Yea, im assuming you have the pushmower, not the WB?

[Cuttinitclose]

Yea, im assuming you have the pushmower, not the WB?

The 21" ya. The rear wheels are flimsy. Thats what you get with them though.

[TurfTrimmer 92]

Wait your replacing a diesel with a gas??

[rusty_keg_3]

Wait your replacing a diesel with a gas??

Gas... But now u said it, maybe we will look into diesel...

[rusty_keg_3]

The 21" ya. The rear wheels are flimsy. Thats what you get with them though.

Yea, we dont use it much, so it works...

[TurfTrimmer 92]

Oh sorry im a ford man and if you want a diesel your looking to spend a bout 7,000 for a re-manufactured non turbo and about 12,000 for a re-manufactured turbo and around 16,000 for a new one.

[rusty_keg_3]

Oh sorry im a ford man and if you want a diesel your looking to spend a bout 7,000 for a re-manufactured non turbo and about 12,000 for a re-manufactured turbo and around 16,000 for a new one.

Well, maybe we wont get a diesel.... :dizzy:

[TurfTrimmer 92]

lol yea thats for a re-manufactured tho, you can pick up a used one with like 50,000 miles on it (witch is nothing btw) for like a grand or two

[rusty_keg_3]

lol yea thats for a re-manufactured tho, you can pick up a used one with like 50,000 miles on it (witch is nothing btw) for like a grand or two

Well, maybe we will look into one... LOL

[Blasko's Lawncare]

i dont care what anyhbody says but in my opinion CRAFTSMANis a good home owner brand but not good for commercial use and made in the usa:usflag:

[TurfTrimmer 92]

lol yea

-Bill

[Ben's Landscape]

I have the same opinion. I think it is a good home owner but not for commercial use.

[2brothersyardcare]

looks good man u got a nice start to man

[Lawn Freak]

Looks like a nice truck.

[rusty_keg_3]

I have the same opinion. I think it is a good home owner but not for commercial use.

Yea, but like i said we dont use it that much, so its used like a homeowner... with a decient sized yard! :laugh:

looks good man u got a nice start to man

Thanks man, but i didnt start the biz, my older brother did, i just run it... I am his business partner... FYI, the biz has been around for over 10 years...

[rusty_keg_3]

Looks like a nice truck.

Thanks man :)

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, my bro sold his guitars, amps, effects pedals, drum set, cymbals, and a 42" craftsman we got for free, so we are up to like $1,500.

[rusty_keg_3]

Nice fleet

Thanks man

i dont care what anyhbody says but in my opinion CRAFTSMANis a good home owner brand but not good for commercial use and made in the usa:usflag:

Yea, but our walk behind was mowing like new, but we gotta replace bearings or the spindal, its shakin like crazy...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, the MSRP for the truck is $31,000, but they sell for $30,000
And we have chrome bumpers, chrome grille, plow prep package, towing contoler

The Boss is $5,000 (not including install, and mounts, wiring)

[rusty_keg_3]

Bump........

[South Florida Lawns]

that thing needs a 6bt swap!

[Blasko's Lawncare]

last year on my tractor the shaft broke and the blade shot off while i was mowing

[rusty_keg_3]

that thing needs a 6bt swap!

Im sorry, 6BT????

[rusty_keg_3]

last year on my tractor the shaft broke and the blade shot off while i was mowing

Holy Chit! I would crap myself, what mower was it?

[Blasko's Lawncare]

it was our craftsman yard tractor when it shot off it went into the ground half the blade was in the ground and half out and it screwed up the belt so it was costly to reapair

[rusty_keg_3]

Ouch, that sucks, atleast it didnt hit some one or something...

[South Florida Lawns]

Im sorry, 6BT????

5.9 cummins

[93Chevy]

Sweet Truck! I love that body style of Chevy. I have a 95 extended cab 2500. Good luck with your decisions!

[rusty_keg_3]

5.9 cummins

No, we are gonna just put another gas in it...

Sweet Truck! I love that body style of Chevy. I have a 95 extended cab 2500. Good luck with your decisions!

Thanks man, we actualy like this more than our 2009, We are gonna have the 09 lettered soon, and it is so freakin curvy, we are having problems....

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, we just started mowing a new property a few weeks back... It belongs to one of the guys we mow for (real estate investor). Well, the property is vacant, so it got a little outa control...
We are now mowing it bi-weekly...

We were using my suburban that day, and the bagger was in the 3500...

[rusty_keg_3]

Oh, yea, and the zero turn wasnt running, it broke down the job b4 this one... :hammerhead:
I was pissed...:angry:

This also has a pretty large side yard, but i sent them from my phone, and i guess it didnt send, but i deleted them...

It took us 3 hrs to do this, and it pretty much killed our 33 Crapsman WB...

[rusty_keg_3]

A few more pics... Ill take pics of the side yard on thursday when we mow it...

[rusty_keg_3]

I picked up this account a month or so back... It has a small front yard, but it was equaly tall... the Worst part was that all i used was the Crappsman pushmower... We mow this bi-weekly too, because she is older, and kinda poor...

[mowerdude777]

good lord that is some overgrown crap, I had to do this gated backyard back in june, It was not nearly as bad as that, but I do not have a bag for my mowers yet so I had to mulch it. I had to mow it ten times in order for it to look normal again, theese over growen lots are a real pita

[LouisianaLawnboy]

Good job. The difference is night and day.
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[rusty_keg_3]

Well, behind my garage became a huge mess... It was embarrassing, so me and my brother started cleaning it up...

Well, we didnt use the camper this year, and the jack fell off the blocks, and sank in the ground, so we had to jack it up... When we hooked the camper up to the truck, it didnt drop the truck one bit, that thing is a beast...

What do you think?

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres some more pics, i know its not perfect, but i got more work to do...

[4.3mudder]

Post number 5, what a HUGE difference. Looks great, I feel sorry for the walk behind.

[rusty_keg_3]

good lord that is some overgrown crap, I had to do this gated backyard back in june, It was not nearly as bad as that, but I do not have a bag for my mowers yet so I had to mulch it. I had to mow it ten times in order for it to look normal again, theese over growen lots are a real pita

Yea, i know. And the last group is at my house, i just got lazy and stopped mowing it, and look what happened!

Post number 5, what a HUGE difference. Looks great, I feel sorry for the walk behind.

Thanks man, not that we dont take care of our stuff, but that thing has taken one hell of a beating...

[Disgruntled_Veteran]

Wow , that was a HUGE difference ..

[1993lx172]

When the Z went down I would have gone and grabbed the JD 400 and gone to town on those yards. I have a neighbor who has one and that thing is a beast!

[rusty_keg_3]

Wow , that was a HUGE difference ..

Thanks man, it was hard.

When the Z went down I would have gone and grabbed the JD 400 and gone to town on those yards. I have a neighbor who has one and that thing is a beast!

Yea, but we were like 45 min from home, and it was getting late. But yea, its a BEAST!

[2brothersyardcare]

amazing stuff man looks soooooooooo much better and were you used the 21 did you start it off with the trimmer?

[mnglocker]

Holy carp. Get out the McLane Edger and some round-up for the side walks and curbs, that will REALLY clean it up, mabye get some of the nieghbors to notice and sign on.

[rusty_keg_3]

amazing stuff man looks soooooooooo much better and were you used the 21 did you start it off with the trimmer?

Thanks, no i didnt use it, my brother-in-law (worker/driver) uses the weed wacker (Sthil). And the Echo is running like crap, so i just went over it a bunch of times

Holy carp. Get out ther and some round-up for the side walks and curbs, that will REALLY clean it up, mabye get some of the nieghbors to notice and sign on.

Well, its a working progress, and i got a king-o-lawn WB edger for free. BUT i need to replace the rewind on it, and its hard to find parts.

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i am just gonna make a tread for our pics... People dont like it when some one has 100 picture threads... Fyi, im gonna see if i can have the threads merged... Please comment in this thread tho...


Well, ill start with a link to our history, if you would like to read a little about us... http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=281401

Next, a thread with pictures of over grow properties that we have mowed...
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=284209

Here's a mower im "restoring"...
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=28239

Here's pictures of our mowers (after a bath)...
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=283766

Here's our 2009 Chevy Silverado 3500HD...
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=281863

Here's some pictures of my brothers 1999 Chevy 2500...
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=283759

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i just came across 2 pics on my computer, it was my brothers 1993-5 GMC Sierra... It was a blue, manual transmission, regular cab, long bed... He stopped using it once he got his Dodge...

[rusty_keg_3]

Next, i came across some pics of our Dodges... Which we sold (Dodge Sucks)..
The red and green- one is a 94, one is a 95... The Red had a 9 ft something Fisher snow plow, and a Snow Ex tailgate Spreader (the nice big one). The green one had a 8 ft something Western snow plow...

The one with the cap had a V10, and air bags, it was 2WD, so no plow, it was gonna be for towing, but for the two years we had it, we put about 200 miles on it...

[2brothersyardcare]

great idea

[rusty_keg_3]

great idea

Are you being sarcastic?

[rusty_keg_3]

Here is my latest project... We used t raise chickens and ducks, but we gave the chickens away, and let the ducks go. Now, the ducks just run around the yard and swim in the pond...

Well, anywho, the red building had the chickens, and the open one had ducks. Well, i am gonna tear out the boxes (where eggs were laid) in side the red building, and store misc tools and what not in there, or get my moms gardening crap out of the garage, and but it in there...

FYI- Me, my bro, and his buddies built the "shed"...

I am also gonna finish down the duck pen, turn it into a garden (it has all kinds of compost in there). Plus, the ducks crap fertilizes the soil, so i will till it up with the rototiller i recently fixed.. You can see the Rototiller here... http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=282406


I am considering making the garden raised, but then the good soil would be way down... Any ideas? Also will be Where the duck pen is now, till the end of that cement pad (basically twice the width of the shed, in pic 1
) ...

[STIHL GUY]

the finished product looks 100% better

[rusty_keg_3]

the finished product looks 100% better

Thanks, its still not done yet... And we are thinking of putting a stone driveway back there... But we are not sure at this time...

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres a new job, our mom is a realtor (she manages a office too) and she has been in the biz for like 15 years... Well, i talked to the relocation person at her company, and we will probably start doing their yard care...

The good- More work, great pat.

The bad- The properties sell eventualy, and we dont get paid until they sell...

Well, she gave us our first job, last week... We work in the Toledo area, BUT this job was in BG (Bowling Green) thats an hour round trip...

So, since we could get lots of jobs from her we decided to go out of our way for this one... It is a $25-30, but its 1 hour round trip... So do we charge $25-30, or charge $45, like she suggested? (Ans that makes up for travel time, and gas).

I think $30, since its closing the first of September (its being sold) so we are only gonna cut it six times...

So what do you think?

Sorry, i couldnt find pics of the front, but its only like 50x 6...

[LouisianaLawnboy]

45.00 for the job.
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[rusty_keg_3]

Bump........

[rusty_keg_3]

Need more input on that job.... How much would you charge?

[honeydopm]

I dont think its worth your time if its a hour round trip but if you are getting more jobs out of the deal i guess it would be.

[LouisianaLawnboy]

No and yes all in the same sentance. WOW
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[rusty_keg_3]

I dont think its worth your time if its a hour round trip but if you are getting more jobs out of the deal i guess it would be.

Yea, its all the way in BG, it kinda sucks, but we will get more work for this... And with lawns like this they have a set amount of what they can spend on the lawn... And the lady (she is older) thinks my bro is cute... So i talked to her about it on the phone and i said like $25 or $35... She was like well... "$45sounds good..." And later my mom told me that the top $$$ is pre set, so ask her for any job how much she thinks, and she will give the highest number possible!!! SCORE :clapping:

No and yes all in the same sentance. WOW
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WHAT? What do you mean?

[LouisianaLawnboy]

I dont think its worth your time if its a hour round trip but if you are getting more jobs out of the deal i guess it would be.

I meant to quote it.

Look at the above sentence and see if what I said makes sense.

[rusty_keg_3]

yea, i get it now...

[LouisianaLawnboy]

yea, i get it now...

Hey I was looking at your sig and noticed that I have the exact opposite of all your equipment.

FORD/GRAVELY/SHINDAIWA

[rusty_keg_3]

Ha, funny stuff... Well, we know whos stuff will last longer... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[LouisianaLawnboy]

Ha, funny stuff... Well, we know whos stuff will last longer... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

My truck has 120000 miles, mower has 2400 hrs, and my oldest Shindy is bout 10 years old.
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[rusty_keg_3]

Our truck has 11,4xx miles, mower has over 3000, and we have newer hand healds...

[rusty_keg_3]

Update on the 99 Chevy 2500... (page 6)

Yester day Ryan went to Columbus and picled up an engine.... Tonight we droped it in, but still need to mount it... Will add some pics later.... Maybe

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres the engine... We got it in and bolted down, now everything has to be hooked up... Oh, yea, he picked up that engine hoist for $50... It should be done next week.. dont hold your breath tho...

[rusty_keg_3]

I got the pics of our 1995 Dodge 2500, it has a 9 ft Fischer Minuet Mount, and and a SnowEx Sand Pro 1875, it was a 2 stage (auger and vibrator). Overall it was a good plow truck, but not a good truck... It had the death wobble, and the wheel came off once... It had electrical problems... We sold this last fall...

It had 109,xxx miles on it...

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres the Truck...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, heres the 95, with the plow on it... But we didnt put the salter on to take pics...

[rusty_keg_3]

Here is the Sierra, it was the truck he started out with... I think it was a 93. Stick shift, 2 wheel drive...

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres one of the other dodges... It was between 93 and 96. It is a Dodge Ram 2500, and it had the Big V-10 in it.And it had a contractor cap. It also had Air Springs...We were gonna use it as our tow rig, and keep tools and stuff in the back, and then put vinyl on the cap, but we never used it...

[rusty_keg_3]

Today was my neices 15th birthday, so I stopped by my brothers house, and snapped some pics of his stuff...

The F650 is his and the company he works at, he is the vice president there...

The Car is a mid 70's Firebird, it has a 460 Cu In Chevy big Block in it, and it makes 450 H.P. at the rear wheels...

The Red dump truck is his older dump truck, it is a Ford F8000, or 9000, i dont remember. He also had a newer one, but that blew a front tire last week, and did font flips.. It was a complete loss, but his driver was ok... Amazingly it had a full load too... Oh, yea he owns a dump trucking company: KEGZ Trucking. He also has some other trucks stored at his crane yard...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, yesterday we started a tree job at my buddies house... My friends dad wanted the whole thing cut down, but his wife wanted the dead stuff cut off... All we had to do was cut it down, and chop it up a little because their cousin wanted the logs for a wood burner... Yesterday we had to quit due to storms moving in, and heavy rain.

You wont find me climbing trees, especially with a saw. But my brother loves climbing, especially with saws... He dose it the old "fashion" way, a ladder, regular boots, and a rope hooked up to the truck. No lifts, spikes, safety harnesses....

We went back to day and finished it up...

FYI- Yesterday we filled their trailer up twice with logs...


I want to know how much you would have charged for this project... We were there for about 5 hours... 2 guys...

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres the last of the pics... He said he will probably have us back in the spring to finish it off... My brother also climbed up on their roof to replace the sealer around the soil pipe (he replaced 2).

[rusty_keg_3]

Here are some stripes i laid with the Metro 48... I know their not straight because it pulls to the right, and it was kinda dark while i was cutting the lawn, and the right tire has a slow leak... I still got a little more to do tomorrow morning, and i did a checker pattern after i took these pics... Ill post a few tomorrow...

I will also take a few photos of where my lil bro cut... He is only 13, and is just learning to use the ZTR and the WB.... Lets say he has room for improvement... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[1993lx172]

Well, heres the 95, with the plow on it... But we didnt put the salter on to take pics...

My dodge had almost the exact same plow on it before we bought it, according to the paper work it had an 8.5' fisher on it, my truck's the same color as well. Heck if it wasn't for the damage to the rear of the bed and the year it's about the same truck as I've got. I think I saw it on Ebay year or two ago.

How many miles did it have on it before you sold it? Mines a 99' with 72,425 right now.

[LouisianaLawnboy]

Here are some stripes i laid with the Metro 48... I know their not straight because it pulls to the right, and it was kinda dark while i was cutting the lawn, and the right tire has a slow leak... I still got a little more to do tomorrow morning, and i did a checker pattern after i took these pics... Ill post a few tomorrow...

I will also take a few photos of where my lil bro cut... He is only 13, and is just learning to use the ZTR and the WB.... Lets say he has room for improvement... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Forgive me(I'm from the South), but what type of grass is that?

[2brothersyardcare]

i would have drooped the hole tree right there

[rusty_keg_3]

My dodge had almost the exact same plow on it before we bought it, according to the paper work it had an 8.5' fisher on it, my truck's the same color as well. Heck if it wasn't for the damage to the rear of the bed and the year it's about the same truck as I've got. I think I saw it on Ebay year or two ago.

How many miles did it have on it before you sold it? Mines a 99' with 72,425 right now.

I think when we sold it it has like 111,xxx miles... And we put it on ebay once or twice...

Forgive me(I'm from the South), but what type of grass is that?

I cant remember, but i want to say Kentucky Blue Grass...

Now i think about it, it almost looks like Creeping Bentgrass

[rusty_keg_3]

i would have drooped the hole tree right there

Yes, but like i said my friends mom wanted the tree to stay...

[eatonpcat]

Yes, but like i said my friends mom wanted the tree to stay...


What's left doesn't look like a tree!!:laugh:

[mowerdude777]

Well, heres the 95, with the plow on it... But we didnt put the salter on to take pics...

nice rig, what brand is the plow

[mowerdude777]

Here is the Sierra, it was the truck he started out with... I think it was a 93. Stick shift, 2 wheel drive...
Nice, I may get a sierra when I get my licence

[mowerdude777]

Heres the last of the pics... He said he will probably have us back in the spring to finish it off... My brother also climbed up on their roof to replace the sealer around the soil pipe (he replaced 2).

No offence bnut that tree looks like $hit with only the alive parts letf, whe the hell would she want it to look like that:dizzy::confused:

[nnj18]

these have to be the worst cuts I've seen. Next time cut under the brand FIRST and then make the final cut from the top and you won't have this problem

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/JJLMC/081209_14025B005D-1.jpg

[2brothersyardcare]

hes got a point

[Prestige Lawns]

Can you even call that a tree anymore!?!? :laugh:

[1993lx172]

Just knockout the middle limb and make yourself the worlds biggest slingshot.

[greatinmulchbeds]

your brothers "old fashion" way of climbing is stupid thats how people get killed the spikes and lanyards are used for a reason...

[AGM Inc.]

Nice man. And y didnt u get a dmax? ya its still a nice truck and what kind of plow u got on there.

[rusty_keg_3]

Just knockout the middle limb and make yourself the worlds biggest slingshot.

I will keep that in mind if we cut it down...

Can you even call that a tree anymore!?!? :laugh:

Yea, its what the customer wanted.

these have to be the worst cuts I've seen. Next time cut under the brand FIRST and then make the final cut from the top and you won't have this problem

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/JJLMC/081209_14025B005D-1.jpg

Yea, i told my bro... But he is stuborn...

No offence bnut that tree looks like $hit with only the alive parts letf, whe the hell would she want it to look like that:dizzy::confused:

I know, she hopes it will grow back. It is Ash, and most of the ash trees in our area were wiped out by the Emrald Ash Bore

Nice, I may get a sierra when I get my licence

nice rig, what brand is the plow

Fisher...

[rusty_keg_3]

your brothers "old fashion" way of climbing is stupid thats how people get killed the spikes and lanyards are used for a reason...

Yea, i know...

Nice man. And y didnt u get a dmax? ya its still a nice truck and what kind of plow u got on there.

Well, we were truck shoping last year, and in the winter our 99 threw a rod... So we needed a truck fast, so we went out and got what our friends had on their lot... We would have got the Dmax, and crew cab, Duelly probably...

Thanks, It has a Boss Poly V-plow...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, today i got a call from a guy with a overgrown yard that needs cut... So i will get the finders fee... We alos just picked up two jobs about 45 min away, but one is an acre- $100, and the other is small- $25... We also got a call from some one with a vacant lot (100x150)... I hope this flow keeps up...

[mowerdude777]

I will keep that in mind if we cut it down...



Yea, its what the customer wanted.



Yea, i told my bro... But he is stuborn...



I know, she hopes it will grow back. It is Ash, and most of the ash trees in our area were wiped out by the Emrald Ash Bore





Fisher...
My street looks pretty bad at this point:mad:, we had ash trees planted on every curbside, except one:dizzy:, so the city hired a company that cleared them all then planted new trees, which look like not so good, since they are still pretty small. But which anoys me is the tree ididots cut down at least 20 perfactly fine trees through out the neighborhood:hammerhead::mad:, at bobcatguy96's house they cut a silver maple down that was at the curbside and was just fine:dizzy::dizzy: atleast the tree you cut down is dead for the most part;), but why cut alive trees down, for no reason other then to get more $$ from the city:dizzy:

[rusty_keg_3]

Yea, it sucks lots of our clients had them, and are pissed of...

[rusty_keg_3]

Thursday, we got 5 new jobs. And started a new one.
1-small rental- $25 per cut + $50 hedge trimming..
2-medium sized yard, all open- $30.
3.That guys neighbor (we will do it next time)- $30
4.a little less than 1 acre, about 1/2 hr away- $100 (relocation). Bi-weekly
5. small yard, by the acre-$25 (from relocation). Bi

1. Some guy called me, and his lawn was over grown so we did it for $40. Bi

Things are turning around for us...:cool2::cool2:

[AGM Inc.]

Yea, i know...



Well, we were truck shoping last year, and in the winter our 99 threw a rod... So we needed a truck fast, so we went out and got what our friends had on their lot... We would have got the Dmax, and crew cab, Duelly probably...

Thanks, It has a Boss Poly V-plow...

Man i dont know what is is with you guys and your boss plows. i hate them. ill never run it again and i love the chain lift and boss doesnt have that

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, we would have gone western of Fisher, but it was what they had... Or a metal Boss Straight blade...

[rusty_keg_3]

Hey guys, I am going to be attending a school called Penta Career Center. I will be taking the Landscape and Turfgrass Management classes... I will spend about 1/2 of my school day in the "lab" learning about all kinds of stuff... The rest of the day will consist of classes required to graduate... Below is the link to the brochure for the program... And another thing is the school is BRAND NEW, all air conditioned, and state of the arch technology....

http://www.pentacareercenter.org/PDF/HS%20Programs/Landscape%2005.pdf

So, what do you guys think?

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres pics of the $30 job, the guy also gave us a $10 tip...

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres the $40 per cut. It also has a small front yard... We will do it bi-weekly...

[rusty_keg_3]

I forgot, we started a another new job Friday... Its my brother-in-law and sisters duplex...

I just noticed i forgot to take After pics... My bad.

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres some pics of our Stihls...
The BP is a BR 550.
The Handheald is a BG 86.
The trimmer... Cant find any pics...

The others are at our dealer... Well one of the two...

[SNAPPER MAN]

Dude why are you taking pictures of your dealers stock? If I worked there and saw you doing that I would think you were casing the place.

[rusty_keg_3]

No, we are cool with our dealers... For example, we brought in our trimmer, and they ordered the part, and didnt realize it came in. So when we came in to check on it. They looked, found the carb, and threw it on right there. And didnt charge us... They are real cool guys...

I took the pic, because i like all of that stuff like anyone else.

[rusty_keg_3]

Bumpity bump

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, some of you may remember i was looking at a Snapper 26"... http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=281813

Well, today, i went over to the shop to order some snow blower parts. And let the guy know i was still interested, so he said "well, demo it". So he had his mechanics load it up for me... I drove home, and unloaded it (it weighs a ton). Started it up (first pull), and mowed a small section of our yard...

Mam, this is nice, you push this lever, and the front casters lock (straight). Which is sweet...

So, im gonna drop the money off, when my snowblower parts come in...

Heres the results...


What do you guys think... (FYI- the yard is uneven, and i was messing with the transmission, so the stripes kinda suck...)

[rusty_keg_3]

I just went out to my garage, and snapped a few pics of what i got in there...

I got: A Tiller, (2) 21" push mowers, (1) 26" Snapper, and (1) of our snow blowers (im working on it)... And the JD 420 (almost ready for paint).

[93Chevy]

That Snapper looks sweet, gotta be a whole lot better than a 21"

[1993lx172]

That 26 does a good job, looks like you made a good find. When you take it back put some money down for it so they don't sell it on you and pay the rest when your parts come in.

[rusty_keg_3]

That Snapper looks sweet, gotta be a whole lot better than a 21"

Oh, yea...
That 6 speed kicks A$$, theirs a speed for every thing...


The lever on the blade has "safety", to engage it, you gotta pull up, then push it down..

The right front caster locks (they both should, but one is missing) for straighter lines, and hauling.
It has an adjustable throttle (choke,bunny, turtle, and stop... and in between).
Id say those stripes are good for a push mower (blades need sharpened tho)
Stats first pull!
Built like a tank.
Great engine (im told, and have read)

That 26 does a good job, looks like you made a good find. When you take it back put some money down for it so they don't sell it on you and pay the rest when your parts come in.

Yea, thanks... Im not taking it back, just cash! :laugh::cool2:

[Ben's Landscape]

Work and equipment looks great!! BTW im a DODGE guy!!

[rusty_keg_3]

Work and equipment looks great!! BTW im a DODGE guy!!

Thanks man. Im assuming you saw our Dodge pics...
___________________________________________________________________

Update: I just got a call about school... Im in!!!! I start tomorrow, i guess i do 1/2 day in the lab (landscape and turfgrass management), then a math, english, and history class, and to end the day, im taking a small welding class!

Im so excited, no more gay pointless classes like at my old school (i went to a private, catholic, prep school)...

[mowerdude777]

Oh, yea...
That 6 speed kicks A$$, theirs a speed for every thing...


The lever on the blade has "safety", to engage it, you gotta pull up, then push it down..

The right front caster locks (they both should, but one is missing) for straighter lines, and hauling.
It has an adjustable throttle (choke,bunny, turtle, and stop... and in between).
Id say those stripes are good for a push mower (blades need sharpened tho)
Stats first pull!
Built like a tank.
Great engine (im told, and have read)



Yea, thanks... Im not taking it back, just cash! :laugh::cool2:

Damn, I may buy one next year, that is a sick mower

[rusty_keg_3]

yea, well i have used it a little more, and am considering not buying it... I really want to fix my truck, and all i need is like $300...

So, if any one wants it ill sell it to you for $350 OBO... Lol, if you come pick it up from me, ill do $310... No joke

[mowerdude777]

yea, well i have used it a little more, and am considering not buying it... I really want to fix my truck, and all i need is like $300...

So, if any one wants it ill sell it to you for $350 OBO... Lol, if you come pick it up from me, ill do $310... No joke

why not ell some of your old 22s and 21s instead

[rusty_keg_3]

I dont know.... We have had those, so we know it works...

[RedSquareLandscaping]

I could see that you like ECHO power equip

[DoetschOutdoor]

Wow, taking pics of a the trimmers and saws at a dealer and having the time to post them up on here??? You need a girlfriend, some friends, a dog, or a hobby man!!!

You should be getting ALOT more than 30 and 40$ for those shitholes. Just wait till you hit a brick or something thats been buried for a few years and then the tiny profit you did make is gone for a while. You gotta start somewhere and we've all mowed places like that but you gotta charge correctly for it. Hell, one cut on grass like that and your blades are shot...

[RedSquareLandscaping]

I understand

[rusty_keg_3]

I could see that you like ECHO power equip

What? We have one...

Wow, taking pics of a the trimmers and saws at a dealer and having the time to post them up on here??? You need a girlfriend, some friends, a dog, or a hobby man!!!

You should be getting ALOT more than 30 and 40$ for those shitholes. Just wait till you hit a brick or something thats been buried for a few years and then the tiny profit you did make is gone for a while. You gotta start somewhere and we've all mowed places like that but you gotta charge correctly for it. Hell, one cut on grass like that and your blades are shot...

Well, i was at the dealer so i took some pics... I just broke up with my girl, i have friends (but i just started at a new school, so i know like 15 kids out of 2,000), i have a dog, and i have hobbies...

And which place are you talking about? please tell me the post number. Just so u know we have insurance, so if i hit a brick, the insurance covers it... How much would you charge? and again, please specify which places...

[lawn crafters]

What? We have one...



Well, i was at the dealer so i took some pics... I just broke up with my girl, i have friends (but i just started at a new school, so i know like 15 kids out of 2,000), i have a dog, and i have hobbies...

And which place are you talking about? please tell me the post number. Just so u know we have insurance, so if i hit a brick, the insurance covers it... How much would you charge? and again, please specify which places...
how do you have insureance if you hit a brick. i think the original poster meant if you hit a brick your blades will get screwed up and you will probly break the spindels and such.

[rusty_keg_3]

how do you have insureance if you hit a brick. i think the original poster meant if you hit a brick your blades will get screwed up and you will probly break the spindels and such.

ahh, i didnt understand what he meant... I thought he was saying if i hit a brick, and broke some ones property...

[kylecal91]

Just a question why didn't you guys go with a duramax?

[rusty_keg_3]

Just a question why didn't you guys go with a duramax?

Ok, heres the deal...

We were looking for a new truck last year, and kept putting it off, and when we were plowing, our 99 Chevy 2500's Engine took a crap... And we had just sold off our two dodge plows... So for a few weeks we paid a friend to plow for us. We got tired of trying to fix ours, so we went to our Chevy dealer. They had two of these trucks... Their was ours (red), and another (white)... And the white truck had the v-plow on it, and ours had a straight blade... Well, we wanted red, with the v-plow... So they went out side, switched the plows (they are interchangable)... So we wrote a check for $35,000 dollars, pulled off the lot, and went straight to work...


So, we could have atleast got an extended cab, most likely a crew cab... and we would have got a d-max, but we were kinda rushed...

[kylecal91]

I see. Too bad you didn't have more time cause that truck is already sweet! I'm gonna try to get a dmax this coming spring.

[E.L.Co]

Thanks, we bought it brand new in like Jan, we really needed another truck, and we we were looking around for one. Our dealer/friends had two of these on the lot, with Boss plow, the other has a Boss straight blade and it was white... We would have gone with the dmax and crew cab, but we test drove it, and bought it the next day, and started plowing that day....

The sticker was like $35,000
minus-1,000 GM loyalty (99 or newer)
minus- 1,000 for being a business
So it was like $35,000...

It kinda sucks because it dont got power locks or windows, and the lowers grade of stero, but again its what they had their.

Heres a link to our myspace photos, we have a ton more pics, check them out...
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=441880478

i like the truck man! check out my pic thread...we have similar rides. but i got mine for 20,000 with 18,000 miles. (2007) i put about 5 g's in upgrades tho. put a superchip on your vortec i am extremely happy with mine afterwards

[rusty_keg_3]

i like the truck man! check out my pic thread...we have similar rides. but i got mine for 20,000 with 18,000 miles. (2007) i put about 5 g's in upgrades tho. put a superchip on your vortec i am extremely happy with mine afterwards

Thanks, post a link to yours...

I see. Too bad you didn't have more time cause that truck is already sweet! I'm gonna try to get a dmax this coming spring.


Yea, i know.... I wish we wouldnt have waited, but it works...

[Junior M]

Well, yesterday we started a tree job at my buddies house... My friends dad wanted the whole thing cut down, but his wife wanted the dead stuff cut off... All we had to do was cut it down, and chop it up a little because their cousin wanted the logs for a wood burner... Yesterday we had to quit due to storms moving in, and heavy rain.

You wont find me climbing trees, especially with a saw. But my brother loves climbing, especially with saws... He dose it the old "fashion" way, a ladder, regular boots, and a rope hooked up to the truck. No lifts, spikes, safety harnesses....

We went back to day and finished it up...

FYI- Yesterday we filled their trailer up twice with logs...


I want to know how much you would have charged for this project... We were there for about 5 hours... 2 guys...

Your brother is a dufus, once he is thrown from a tree he'll start climbing the right way..


Heres the last of the pics... He said he will probably have us back in the spring to finish it off... My brother also climbed up on their roof to replace the sealer around the soil pipe (he replaced 2).

Wow, why didnt you just finish cutting it up, its now just a giant eye sore that I may say is uglier than hell.. If I was you and the homeowner decided that I'd charge twice the normal rate to cut that piece down in the spring because it was such a stupid decision..

these have to be the worst cuts I've seen. Next time cut under the brand FIRST and then make the final cut from the top and you won't have this problem

this is the same guy that climbs the "old fashion way" :hammerhead:

your brothers "old fashion" way of climbing is stupid thats how people get killed the spikes and lanyards are used for a reason...

Thank you!


Yea, i told my bro... But he is stuborn...

I know, she hopes it will grow back. It is Ash, and most of the ash trees in our area were wiped out by the Emrald Ash Bore



Your bro will figure it out eventually..

Also, if it does grow back, it'll be uglier than sin with nothing but little pieces shooting all over the place..

[rusty_keg_3]

Yea, i know my bro is stupid for climbing without harnesses...

Yea, 1,000th post!

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, i talked about my bros 99 Chevy 2500... And he just put a new motor in it about a month ago... So, heres the pics... He puts a 7.5 ft Western Midweight on it, but is looking for a bigger, heavier plow...

What do you guys think?

[RN Lawncare]

Nice pics as always keg

[rusty_keg_3]

Nice pics as always keg

Thanks man, wheres all your pics?

[RN Lawncare]

Thanks man, wheres all your pics?

Haha, well my grandpa owns a junkyard so I got a exmark viking 36'':weightlifter: and can't post till shes running. I'm gonna post the pics under my thread mower graveyard check it out! Get my learners permit for driving in 8 months:clapping: then soon after truck and full blown lawncare!

[rusty_keg_3]

Haha, well my grandpa owns a junkyard so I got a exmark viking 36'':weightlifter: and can't post till shes running. I'm gonna post the pics under my thread mower graveyard check it out! Get my learners permit for driving in 8 months:clapping: then soon after truck and full blown lawncare!

Sweet, when you get it fixed up make a pic thread like i and most others do...

[rusty_keg_3]

Bump...........

[rusty_keg_3]

bump........

[rusty_keg_3]

Bump...............

[RN Lawncare]

Got any more pics....or any new jobs you've done lately?

[rusty_keg_3]

Got any more pics....or any new jobs you've done lately?

I will look throu my phone and see...

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres some pics i found on my phone, it is a job i picked up, the gras was very thick and about 1 ft tall. It has a small front yard, and a little grass along the road...

[rusty_keg_3]

Ok, found some pics of work i did at my sister and brother in laws house, the mulch was left over...

[rusty_keg_3]

More...


1. B4.
2. Progress.
3. After, kinda.
4. Some bricks i had laying around.
5. A little pad for garbage cans.

[rusty_keg_3]

A few more.

1. B4
2. After
3. B4
4. After

[rusty_keg_3]

More...

I found these of our new trailer... We picked it up on memorial day, 16 ft, tandam axle, brakes...

We are thinking of putting some wooden sides on it, any ideas?

[Junior M]

Dont do wooden, will look like crap in a year, do expanded metal like NNJ18's trailer..

[rusty_keg_3]

We are getting ready for snow too, we just got this Buyers V-Box. Its about 6 years old, has a new engine on it (last winter), it started first pull. We ordered the wiring harness and a chain last week for it... We are tearing it apart, and plan io sand blasting it, and rhino lining the inside and maybe outside...

[rusty_keg_3]

Dont do wooden, will look like crap in a year, do expanded metal like NNJ18's trailer..

Ok, thanks... Could u post a link to pics of his? I looked around, but he has lots of posts...

[Junior M]

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/JJLMC/JK727.jpg

[rusty_keg_3]

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/JJLMC/JK727.jpg

He built that him self? That looks nice... What would the materials for that cost? If we bought the materials, i could take the trailer to my school and have them weld it up...

[Junior M]

He built that him self? That looks nice... What would the materials for that cost? If we bought the materials, i could take the trailer to my school and have them weld it up...
No, those were there when he bought the trailer..

And I've got no idea what materials would cost, it wouldnt be hard though, just some angle and expanded metal..

[rusty_keg_3]

No, those were there when he bought the trailer..

And I've got no idea what materials would cost, it wouldnt be hard though, just some angle and expanded metal..

Ahh, thanks, i sent that pic to my bro. That would make a good winter project... I will see what he says tho.

[Junior M]

Ahh, thanks, i sent that pic to my bro. That would make a good winter project... I will see what he says tho.
I'd save the time, unless you can weld, and just let that welding class do it. You've got another trailer right? If you did it in the dead of winter, you wouldnt have to worry about having another trailer unless you haul equipment to plow with..

[rusty_keg_3]

No, those were there when he bought the trailer..

And I've got no idea what materials would cost, it wouldnt be hard though, just some angle and expanded metal..

I'd save the time, unless you can weld, and just let that welding class do it. You've got another trailer right? If you did it in the dead of winter, you wouldnt have to worry about having another trailer unless you haul equipment to plow with..

No, just our 16 footer, but we would wait till winter if we did... And no, we dont tote stuff around on this in the winter...

[RN Lawncare]

Looks real good, I personally like to do brush clearing. Also, I wouldn't put wooden sides on either because we did with my grandpas trailer and in a couple days they warped bad. So do like Juinor said and go with expanded metal. Also, what truck are you going to put that V-Box in? Not the new Chevy I hope!

[rusty_keg_3]

Looks real good, I personally like to do brush clearing. Also, I wouldn't put wooden sides on either because we did with my grandpas trailer and in a couple days they warped bad. So do like Juinor said and go with expanded metal. Also, what truck are you going to put that V-Box in? Not the new Chevy I hope!

Ok, not even treated wood? We are putting the salter in the 09, it is a WORK truck, not a show truck... We dont trash it, but we dont baby it... It was bought to WORK!

[RN Lawncare]

Ok, not even treated wood? We are putting the salter in the 09, it is a WORK truck, not a show truck... We dont trash it, but we dont baby it... It was bought to WORK!
Well, treated wood dosen't warp as quick if you seal it....but you can't seal new treated wood for a couple months:dizzy:....Haha thats an expensive truck to not baby! Also, on your avatar you have sweet rims on it...do you still have them on the 09' because they looked like the same one's on your brothers black chevy.

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, treated wood dosen't warp as quick if you seal it....but you can't seal new treated wood for a couple months:dizzy:....Haha thats an expensive truck to not baby! Also, on your avatar you have sweet rims on it...do you still have them on the 09' because they looked like the same one's on your brothers black chevy.

Well, my bros truck has a 6 ft bed, so it wont fit. Also, those rims are the ones on his truck, we switch tires around a little. We dont plow with those, and we put them on the 09, but they rubbed a little, they are actualy on ebay, the rims and tires he has for his 99 are kinda crappy, so we are sellin the Mickey T's and gettin some all seasons...

Oh, yea good eye too... Very observant.

[RN Lawncare]

Well, my bros truck has a 6 ft bed, so it wont fit. Also, those rims are the ones on his truck, we switch tires around a little. We dont plow with those, and we put them on the 09, but they rubbed a little, they are actualy on ebay, the rims and tires he has for his 99 are kinda crappy, so we are sellin the Mickey T's and gettin some all seasons...

Oh, yea good eye too... Very observant.

Ya, I like the older Chevy body styles im looking at some right now I want to get one like your brothers and save up and sell it and buy a 2500hd Duramax not the new style but the style just before then...they somewhat look like the new ones.

Haha you become observant when you sit on LS all day:laugh::laugh: JK but you gotta love this site...haha Rusty I knew you were in Ohio but relized your only like 2hrs from me. We go down that way a lot and i've been to the Toledo Science center a lot! How far are you from there?

[rusty_keg_3]

Ya, I like the older Chevy body styles im looking at some right now I want to get one like your brothers and save up and sell it and buy a 2500hd Duramax not the new style but the style just before then...they somewhat look like the new ones.

Haha you become observant when you sit on LS all day:laugh::laugh: JK but you gotta love this site...haha Rusty I knew you were in Ohio but relized your only like 2hrs from me. We go down that way a lot and i've been to the Toledo Science center a lot! How far are you from there?

Yup, where are u in MI? I live in Curtice (its kinda rural), a "suburb" of Oregon, which is a suburb of Toledo. That center was COSI, but it closed a few years ago, but just reopende, with a new name, that place was so cool...

[RN Lawncare]

Yup, where are u in MI? I live in Curtice (its kinda rural), a "suburb" of Oregon, which is a suburb of Toledo. That center was COSI, but it closed a few years ago, but just reopende, with a new name, that place was so cool...

Haha ya COSI!!! I loved riding the bike across on the wire. I live in St.Clair County its about an hour from Detroit.

[rusty_keg_3]

Haha ya COSI!!! I loved riding the bike across on the wire. I live in St.Clair County its about an hour from Detroit.

Yup, they just re-opened it.. I think i have heard of St. Clair...

[RN Lawncare]

Yup, they just re-opened it.. I think i have heard of St. Clair...
Probably but, I live in Marysville which is about 3 minutes down the road from St.Clair but my dad lives in St.Clair in the country and my grandpas junkyard I wrote about is on the main road connecting Marysville and St.Clair and there is also a road called river road that connects which is another main road that runs along the river.

[rusty_keg_3]

Probably but, I live in Marysville which is about 3 minutes down the road from St.Clair but my dad lives in St.Clair in the country and my grandpas junkyard I wrote about is on the main road connecting Marysville and St.Clair and there is also a road called river road that connects which is another main road that runs along the river.

Ahh, i see...

[RN Lawncare]

Ahh, i see...

Yep. So I couldn't find a plow for my quad/it was probably to small anyways so I got a used snowblower off Craigslist today. Yard Machines 1 year old, 2 stage, 22'' clearing path. Can't wait to pick it up tommarow!

[chris@perfectlawncare]

Well, we just started mowing a new property a few weeks back... It belongs to one of the guys we mow for (real estate investor). Well, the property is vacant, so it got a little outa control...
We are now mowing it bi-weekly...

We were using my suburban that day, and the bagger was in the 3500...

Your metro has the same exact rust on the muffler as mine. Are your axles peeling and rusting?

[chris@perfectlawncare]

Well, today i got a call from a guy with a overgrown yard that needs cut... So i will get the finders fee... We alos just picked up two jobs about 45 min away, but one is an acre- $100, and the other is small- $25... We also got a call from some one with a vacant lot (100x150)... I hope this flow keeps up...

I love those days. Unfortunately, I don't have too many of them... :laugh:

[rusty_keg_3]

Your metro has the same exact rust on the muffler as mine. Are your axles peeling and rusting?

I cant picture it right now, but i dont think they are...

I love those days. Unfortunately, I don't have too many of them... :laugh:

Yea, i like them... Its nice, almost no trimming, and maybe a little to blow off... You just gotta go over those a couple times sometimes...

[rusty_keg_3]

Well, here it is, out new to us JD 647A... My bro went to Pennsylvania to get it. Its got a 19 HP Kawi, 48" 7 Iron deck... It cuts pretty nice, we have each used it for one yard. At first it was hard to go straight, but i kinda got it down.

Oh, i forgot, it has the mulch kit on it... I wanna fab something, so we can put it up or down with un bolting it...

[mowerdude777]

cool mower

[rusty_keg_3]

Heres the new JD 647, and Exmark Metro... Also, us the Lazer we just sold...

[rusty_keg_3]

cool mower

Thanks, long time no see (talk)... hows the business?

[mowerdude777]

Heres the new JD 647, and Exmark Metro... Also, us the Lazer we just sold...

are you replacing the crapsman 32 next yrae or keepin it

[rusty_keg_3]

are you replacing the crapsman 32 next yrae or keepin it

We plan on keepin it for now, it needs a little work... I want to get a nice WB 36 next year, but we will see... The Crafstman has held up for a long time, and i think my bro is kinda attached to it, bc it was HIS first mower...

[mowerdude777]

We plan on keepin it for now, it needs a little work... I want to get a nice WB 36 next year, but we will see... The Crafstman has held up for a long time, and i think my bro is kinda attached to it, bc it was HIS first mower...
Oh I know, My ferris is my first wb and I will get a 36 next year but keep the 32

[mowerdude777]

Thanks, long time no see (talk)... hows the business?

Great, got a trailer a month ago, got another trimmer yesterday, picked up some part time work as well as a new reg account so I have been doing good

[rusty_keg_3]

Oh I know, My ferris is my first wb and I will get a 36 next year but keep the 32

Yea, i dobut will get rid of it... EVER

Great, got a trailer a month ago, got another trimmer yesterday, picked up some part time work as well as a new reg account so I have been doing good

Nice, thats great... Keep it up man

[mowerdude777]

Yea, i dobut will get rid of it... EVER



Nice, thats great... Keep it up man

yeah all I need now is a truck hopefuly a chevy or ford

[rusty_keg_3]

yeah all I need now is a truck hopefuly a chevy or ford

Yea, we are happy with Chevy, but its just our opinion... Just dont rush to buy a truck...

[mowerbrad]

You will really like the deere. I'm buying a new one in the spring. I thought about looking for a used one, but I have gotten screwed when buying used equipment before. And I like to keep my equipment clean, and most that I have found weren't up to my standards.

Let us know how you like it on hills.

[rusty_keg_3]

You will really like the deere. I'm buying a new one in the spring. I thought about looking for a used one, but I have gotten screwed when buying used equipment before. And I like to keep my equipment clean, and most that I have found weren't up to my standards.

Let us know how you like it on hills.

Yea, i think we will... We basically stole this from the previous owner... I like stuff clean to, but my bro dont care as much...

Honestly, i didnt like hills... I mowed the hill at our moms, i like to go striaght up, straight down (it looks better). I do it with the Zero turn and WB. On the stander i thought i was gonna fall off when going up the hill... I will get used to it over time tho.

and Yes, i know you are suppose to go across the hill, not up and down...

[mowerdude777]

Yea, we are happy with Chevy, but its just our opinion... Just dont rush to buy a truck...
I know my mom is still driving me with her van which surprisingly is able to handle towing my stuff easily, but I would like a used truck around this time nextyear

[rusty_keg_3]

I know my mom is still driving me with her van which surprisingly is able to handle towing my stuff easily, but I would like a used truck around this time nextyear

Ha, hey it works... Im just saying dont just buy the first truck you can afford... Shop around...

[mowerbrad]

Yea, i think we will... We basically stole this from the previous owner... I like stuff clean to, but my bro dont care as much...

Honestly, i didnt like hills... I mowed the hill at our moms, i like to go striaght up, straight down (it looks better). I do it with the Zero turn and WB. On the stander i thought i was gonna fall off when going up the hill... I will get used to it over time tho.

and Yes, i know you are suppose to go across the hill, not up and down...

It definately takes some getting used to with a stander on a hill. You should be pretty impressed with its ability on hills dispite what others say about the deere design. Once you get a few more hours on it on hills, let me know what you think. I know the 60" was good, not sure how much different the 48" would be, can't imagine it would be too much different.

[mowerdude777]

Ha, hey it works... Im just saying dont just buy the first truck you can afford... Shop around...

yeah, my friends dad is a former lco he has a 1996 ford f250 with a western plow that he wants to sell to me

[rusty_keg_3]

It definately takes some getting used to with a stander on a hill. You should be pretty impressed with its ability on hills dispite what others say about the deere design. Once you get a few more hours on it on hills, let me know what you think. I know the 60" was good, not sure how much different the 48" would be, can't imagine it would be too much different.

Yea, i figured it would take a while to get used to...

yeah, my friends dad is a former lco he has a 1996 ford f250 with a western plow that he wants to sell to me

Huh, just shop around...

[mowerdude777]

Yea, i figured it would take a while to get used to...



Huh, just shop around...

yeah, my best friends dad works at used car auctions and can get me a deal as well

[rusty_keg_3]

yeah, my best friends dad works at used car auctions and can get me a deal as well

Sweet..........