'09 Fall - "J&J"

[nnj18]

I'm ready to rape some leaves!! :D :weightlifter:

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[ponyboy]

get rid of the POS billy goat. Should go little wonder or Fradan those billy goats fall apart ask any mechanics how may fan they warrenty and the frame is weak I have personally see my guy do over 100 and they claimed they fixed the problem but they haven't. enjoythe leaves i would rather skip them and go right into snow

[SIWEL]

What engine is on the billy goat? I am thinking about getting the 13hp honda engine. Hows your luck been with it? Everyone I talk to love the billy goats and have no issues. All you need now is a truck loader and a dump body and you will be all set. looks good.

[2brothersyardcare]

looks awesome man

[Lakewlc]

nice. those redmax backpacks are great

[nnj18]

John, the billy goat is lighter and has the adjustable chute to control the air flow out. Overall from the guys I've spoke with its a good blower as long as you don't beat it up.

Its a 9hp honda and yah I love my 8001s, have access to a 4th and a br420 as well.
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[NEWGUYRI]

looks like an efficient set-up, mine is similar, 2 backpacks, 1 w/b 13hp, and a bagger unit on the Kubota. It's been working well so far.

[ZKSLAWN]

If you get a new one they come self propelled now.. just read it in that TURF magazine

[mowerdude777]

I'm ready to rape some leaves!! :D :weightlifter:

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I say rape leaves all the time to my helper ( bobcatguy96 ) he thinks I have a speech impediment he does not get the joke

[shovelracer]

I have the 13HP BG. It has been the best producing blower I've ever had. In fact we have a similar Giant Vac and it almost never leaves the trailer. I saw another guy today with the 18 BG and what a monster it was. Not worth the price increase though. Fradan is fantastic but again considering I can by 2 BG's for the price of the fradan I'll stick with BG. The 8001s on the other hand I'm not real fond of. Lots of power, but heavy. The lower bearings dont seem to be built for heavy use. We kill at least 1 8001 every fall.

[J&R Landscaping]

Looks good! Now you just need a truck loader!

[shovelracer]

Not trying to hijack your thread I'll start my own when we hit the big piles. Got to love the BG though.

PS - set up a security screen for your email at your website. I bet you get a fair amount of garbage mail.

[SIWEL]

Glad to hear positive feedback on the BG, it will make my decision easier when the time comes.

[nnj18]

Never had any problems with 8001s and I've owned 7 and 2 8000s....

truck loader will come in time, first I need a dump truck.
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[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

If you don't have a dump truck what's you system to get rid of the leaves?

[mdlwn1]

I have the 13HP BG. It has been the best producing blower I've ever had. In fact we have a similar Giant Vac and it almost never leaves the trailer. I saw another guy today with the 18 BG and what a monster it was. Not worth the price increase though. Fradan is fantastic but again considering I can by 2 BG's for the price of the fradan I'll stick with BG. The 8001s on the other hand I'm not real fond of. Lots of power, but heavy. The lower bearings dont seem to be built for heavy use. We kill at least 1 8001 every fall.

Do you run super?

[2brothersyardcare]

he has his Buddie pick up the leaves for him

[Ben's Landscape]

looks like a nice set up. Can't wait to see some more pics.

[DixieFerris]

We have 8 RedMax BP's and 2 Cyclone Rakes and a couple leaf loaders. I love this time of year!

[ponyboy]

red max now requires you to use 93 octange and redmax synthic oil as far as the billy goat they do blow strong any thing will blow dry leaves by making it lighter they weakened the frame of the unit, the eniges are the same as other blowers but the poly fan heats up after 8 hours of use per day and strips then the crank spins and the fan wont I have seen over 100 it is not abuse it is fall clean ups. My crews will be working sun up to sun down 7 days a week from Nov to it snows doing leaves the little wonder has no issues the billy goats whilr great in theroy just dont last in real world results. I would say if you are not so busy with leaves and use them your self it would be great a lighter blower but at that point get the self propeled fradan with the 18hp. Even the chute cable will get messed up and stop working in 2 years every company has issues when products first come out i would say in 2 more years they will have all the buds worked out on them, but to each their own

[RJR7110]

I'm ready to rape some leaves!! :D :weightlifter:

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Looks like your ready for a war....:usflag:

[nnj18]

John, I agree with you to an extent and I don't like how flimsy the frame looks either, but my neighbor can fab me something if needed. But as far as it lasting, we shall see....lots of guys here have billy goats and love them. Also so what the cable breaks, they all break over time. The chut adjust is AWESOME, I've ran LW's and the chute really helps when moving larger piles of leaves.

We will see how it lasts...

More pictures will be coming shortly! Today was the first day of "real" cleanups for us.
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[ponyboy]

I think in your case you will be fine workers are rougher than owners but I hope u dont have any problems

[Petr51488]

John, I agree with you to an extent and I don't like how flimsy the frame looks either, but my neighbor can fab me something if needed. But as far as it lasting, we shall see....lots of guys here have billy goats and love them. Also so what the cable breaks, they all break over time. The chut adjust is AWESOME, I've ran LW's and the chute really helps when moving larger piles of leaves.

We will see how it lasts...

More pictures will be coming shortly! Today was the first day of "real" cleanups for us.
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Allready the first day? Ours still havn't even started falling yet... atleast not enough to do just leaves... I havn't even set up the loader on the new trailer yet... gotta get that done soon.

[shovelracer]

We've been at it for almost 2 weeks now. We are about 15 miles north of J&J. There is a good 5-10* difference almost year round. Our season is about 3 weeks shorter, but we make up for it in snow.

Do I run Super? Not always. Dealer never had an issue with regular when warrantying the blown 8001's. In fact I have a 7001? that has around 2500 hrs on it and still blows harder than the new ones.

Back to the 8001's. I believe that there is a design flaw in the lower bearing. Seems the case tolerances are a hair too loose. Everyone has spun the same bearing. One went out in the first month and again a few months later with a new block, went again this summer and I gave up on it. Another waited 2 years. Most of mine were the first run of them. Not sure if they have addressed the issue since then. I'm soiled though.

[nnj18]

Are cleanups today took under 30min each with 2-3 guys....not much but enough to charge on top of normal mowing....mapple, birch, ash, poplur all falling here....
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[DLAWNS]

We have some leaves coming down here....but definitely not enough for cleanups. I can't wait to start knocking them out. I'm still cutting this week and probably will still cut most next week. The rain and warmer weather is keeping them growing and green.

[nnj18]

I'm cutting into first week of november.
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[Petr51488]

We've been at it for almost 2 weeks now. We are about 15 miles north of J&J. There is a good 5-10* difference almost year round. Our season is about 3 weeks shorter, but we make up for it in snow.

Do I run Super? Not always. Dealer never had an issue with regular when warrantying the blown 8001's. In fact I have a 7001? that has around 2500 hrs on it and still blows harder than the new ones.

Back to the 8001's. I believe that there is a design flaw in the lower bearing. Seems the case tolerances are a hair too loose. Everyone has spun the same bearing. One went out in the first month and again a few months later with a new block, went again this summer and I gave up on it. Another waited 2 years. Most of mine were the first run of them. Not sure if they have addressed the issue since then. I'm soiled though.


Do you have an hour meter on this blower of yours that has 2,500 hours? I've had my blower for 2 years and have just under 500 hours on it with an hour meter.

[DLAWNS]

if it's growin....why not cut it? right?

[nnj18]

if it's growin....why not cut it? right?

yep, I missed like 4 weeks of mowing this year with all the rain we had. That's a good deal of $ to miss out on.
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[DLAWNS]

yep, I missed like 4 weeks of mowing this year with all the rain we had. That's a good deal of $ to miss out on.
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I hear that....I hate missing a day of cutting, nonetheless more than that. If we can get a couple more in at the end of the year, I'll take it.

[nnj18]

I got so fed up with it, doesn't even bother me anymore hahaha, last week I didt go out with the snow we got LOL

Hopefuly this fall is a good one. Already have over $450 to bill out for todays "cleanups" lol if ppl want their lawns clean so theyr gonna pay for it. Right now I'm just doing a low hourly rate until we get into 2-3 major cleanups then I flat rate it.
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[DLAWNS]

I got so fed up with it, doesn't even bother me anymore hahaha, last week I didt go out with the snow we got LOL

Hopefuly this fall is a good one. Already have over $450 to bill out for todays "cleanups" lol if ppl want their lawns clean so theyr gonna pay for it. Right now I'm just doing a low hourly rate until we get into 2-3 major cleanups then I flat rate it.
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I've always hated the saying "It is what it is" but this year that's all you can say...Can't control the weather. How much snow did you get? I didn't get any.

[South Florida Lawns]

Looks great, are you gonna be utilizing the deere much or just piling up and moving leaves towards the road?

I still want to get the billy goat leaf vac for the little leaves we have. We don't get enough leaves to justify leaf loaders. Most leaves are off oaks that are about the size of a cell phone. I just use bp blowers rakes and trash cans and load it into my open trailer.

[slamjamrockinman]

Nice leaf arsenal, I am pretty excited myself. I take it you are just going to pay lakeview to come pick up your piles again, or are you going to rig something up with the stuff you have?

[oakwdman]

This is pussy sh*t compared to what I'll be running. Just wait jared just wait lol.

[nnj18]

yah Will (lakeview) will be doing my curbside pickups.....I dont have a dump truck or loader to handle the amount of work we do.....

the JD will be used a fair amount this fall.....don't think I'll use it on EVERY property but a good portion of them.....

Colin, look here you lil biyatch, if you even TRY to beat what I got I'll just have to DOUBLE the fleet, AND all the excess equipment will just stay in my garage looking all nice and shiney and NEW so screw off!!!! HAHAHAHA :laugh: :laugh: jkay'n buddy

[Greenboy24]

I already wish fall was over, sick of the leaves already, haha...I just want the money in the bank someone else can have the actual work lol

[oakwdman]

All I'm sayin Jared it you just wait...... you just wait. Consider that a threat AND a promise lol.

[OrangeToys]

All I'm sayin Jared it you just wait...... you just wait. Consider that a threat AND a promise lol.

So far you have left 2 comments saying you'll beat jared's setup and yet you show nothing.lol:hammerhead:

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

Let's see it Oakwd!!!

[oakwdman]

lol guys I'm just givin Jared some sh*t. Only thing I might do is pick up another Br600. Wouldnt have any redmax's in my fleet anyways lol ;P jk.

[XLS]

Man do you come to Tennessee i swear you copied us ( j/k . we do the same thing and we even have it on our trailers . that is ironic ,i must say you better be ready because we get good calls off the signs . looks good !!

[XLS]

what is the amount of leafs you guys actually haul a season we haulled almost 3700cu.yds. last year and gearing up for this one and by the looks of it we may go 4500 last week we completed 60 startups plus our regulars and hauled 106 cuyds to date

[nnj18]

Man do you come to Tennessee i swear you copied us ( j/k . we do the same thing and we even have it on our trailers . that is ironic ,i must say you better be ready because we get good calls off the signs . looks good !!

I've had those signs since last year and yes, we get some good results with them....actually getting ready to order another 100+ as we're in a sign war LOL :cool2: :dizzy:

as far a cu yd.s couldnt tell you exactly I havent kept count, last year we had do have done close to 500ish + a lot of leaves we blow into woods onsite.

[XLS]

our "GOT LEAVES & the leaves are in brown and the business name & number is a lime green we put out 1000 total between our locations on the 1st of october and we have got 60 jobs out of 75 calls out of this area alone and the leaves are still green for the most part.

[nnj18]

our "GOT LEAVES & the leaves are in brown and the business name & number is a lime green we put out 1000 total between our locations on the 1st of october and we have got 60 jobs out of 75 calls out of this area alone and the leaves are still green for the most part.

1000, huh?? i've got 50ish out right now, last year i got 10 jobs out of them.

[XLS]

i have people in other locations we cover a larger area is all . we have 20 locations.

[nnj18]

Ohhh gotcha, I'm in a pretty densely populated area. Another 100 will be perfect for me.
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[XLS]

we cover about 60% of tennessee to some point or another our goal is 1 business every other county by 2012 if you read some of my post its very aggressive .

[Supper Grassy]

nice set up for leaves

[STIHL GUY]

i bet you love the accounts where you can just blow the leaves into the woods with that kind of setup.

[nnj18]

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[nnj18]

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[Greenboy24]

Looks good man...
How much does he charge you to come take those leaves? I'm assuming you got to do a lot of scheduling with him so that they don't sit there very long...

Love the sign!

[nnj18]

The township takes those leaves. I'm paying 275 a trucload (12-15cu yd).

And thanx I love the sign too!
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[Greenboy24]

I wish I lived where the towns take them, not so lucky haha

[nnj18]

This is like the only town in my area that still does curbside lol
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[lukemelo216]

a few of the areas i work in do curbside. It is certainly nice. How long where you guys on that job? Id imagine it goes pretty fast with 3 people 1.5hrs? You blow all the leaves from the back yard or are you hauling them with the deere?

Looks like a real nice account there too. How many times you anticipating visiting that property and how frequently? Nearly every tree in the front there has all its leaves on yet and you guys piled up quite a large amount too.

[nnj18]

It looks like a nice account but really these people are the cheapest f*cks I have. We're only doing one more cleanup at end of November. And yah with 3 guys it took right around 1.5hrs. We pushed the leaves with the Z cuz my buddy hasn't finished fabricating my leaf plow yet.


Would've been done in under a hour if I had that and my 4th guy.
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[W.L.M.]

This is like the only town in my area that still does curbside lol
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The area I do 90% of my work in does curbside pickup, saves me so much time. Good thing because the place is all ancient 100ft tall trees and there is no short supply of leaves.

[MileHigh]

It looks like a nice account but really these people are the cheapest f*cks I have. We're only doing one more cleanup at end of November. And yah with 3 guys it took right around 1.5hrs. We pushed the leaves with the Z cuz my buddy hasn't finished fabricating my leaf plow yet.


Would've been done in under a hour if I had that and my 4th guy.
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That's real good time it looks like from the crapton of leaves I see in those pics..

was there a back yard?

[nnj18]

That's real good time it looks like from the crapton of leaves I see in those pics..

was there a back yard?

the backyard is about double the sq ft of lawn area of the front.....and yah we bust azz when it comes to leaves, ask any of my guys and they will tell you we work like animals.

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

the backyard is about double the sq ft of lawn area of the front.....and yah we bust azz when it comes to leaves, ask any of my guys and they will tell you we work like animals.

That's the way to do it. Don't quit til it's done.

[DoetschOutdoor]

Haha, one guy in a hoodie and one guy with the muscleshirt on!

[WGLandscapeMaintenance]

I think those are both company shirts.

[nnj18]

Yah both company shirts....
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[DoetschOutdoor]

I can clearly see that both shirts are company shirts...one guy has a hoodie on and one guy has his sleeves rolled up like a muscleshirt which is kinda funny. Time to go play scarecrow with my slutty dorothy now for halloween again!!

[slamjamrockinman]

Wow, 1.5 hours, that's pretty quik$$$$. Love that sign on the back, I really want to do that. I like the shirts too, I might end up copying you on both, lol! Lest see some more pics!

[Ben's Landscape]

WOW nice work pictures. keep them coming

[nnj18]

here are some pictures from a MONSTER cleanup we did today.....you won't be able to apprecaite it until tomorrow when I take a picture of the pile we made!!! took 4 guys 2hrs....

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[jeffslawnservice]

Thats alot of leaves. How does that Wb blower work? I was about to buy one in the summer for $200 but it was sold before I got to it. Looks like you do some good work and let me know if you ever have any 48'' Belt drives for sale.

[nnj18]

WB blower really helps, but so does 3x 8001s!! I have the WB out front and the 8001s tag along getting what he misses and/or helping him out when needed....


All in all we moved about 30+ cu yds of leaves from the property.

10-4 on the 48"wb....have a 52" hydro for 2k...dunno how much you want to spend though??
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[DRBLawnBuster]

did you take all those leaves with you or did you just place thme on the tree lawn

[jeffslawnservice]

WB blower really helps, but so does 3x 8001s!! I have the WB out front and the 8001s tag along getting what he misses and/or helping him out when needed....


All in all we moved about 30+ cu yds of leaves from the property.

10-4 on the 48"wb....have a 52" hydro for 2k...dunno how much you want to spend though??
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I'm looking for a 48'' because alot of my accounts have 50'' gates so and thing above a 48'' wouldn't fit, but thanks anyway. Also I am in the market for a new bp blower should I get a redmax 7001 or 8001? Is the 8001 worth the extra money?

[2brothersyardcare]

you need a leaf plow

[nnj18]

Never had a 7001... I will have a leaf plow by next week and the leaves will be removed tomorrow.
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[OrangeToys]

I've just been mulching the leaves with the SCAG, and it looks just like your yards after you finish

[DRBLawnBuster]

do you have a leaf loader, or are you loading them into a trailer

[modedicebox]

You guys are rocking those leaves!

[nnj18]

Andrew that really nice and all but seriously you southern guys who come on here and tell us about how you mulch leaves and that us northern guys should and CAN do the same really piss me off.

No offense to anyone but seriously, before you speak think.

NO ONE IS MULCHIN 30cu yds of leaves!!!!!!

And I'm loading them into 15yd bins with a leaf loader. This property was a barter for my yard. I get the leaves into the bins and the guy does the rest. Cost me $80 in labor hahaa
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[nnj18]

Like I said wait until tomorrows pictures.....and I will have a TON come this weekend!!! :D
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[DLAWNS]

Andrew that really nice and all but seriously you southern guys who come on here and tell us about how you mulch leaves and that us northern guys should and CAN do the same really piss me off.

No offense to anyone but seriously, before you speak think.

NO ONE IS MULCHIN 30cu yds of leaves!!!!!!

And I'm loading them into 15yd bins with a leaf loader. This property was a barter for my yard. I get the leaves into the bins and the guy does the rest. Cost me $80 in labor hahaa
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I just laugh when people say just mulch them....we have such a ridiculous amount of leaves around here. The only time I can possibly mulch leaves (and I do) is in early October and by the end of October it starts to be a real pain. The only other way to do it is if it's in the middle of a huge field where there is plenty of room to scatter them everywhere.

[OrangeToys]

jared i was just given you crap, I know from your pics that you have way more leaves than we do.

[nnj18]

OHHHH hahahaha sorry man!! Its just like SOOOO many southern guys on here actually MEAN IT which is freaking annoyin! Sorry again man!!
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[OrangeToys]

dont worry, ill post a pic tomorrow or so of my biggest pile that I have had yet. hows the new JD treating you? and the WB?

[nnj18]

The 930 so far is NIGH and DAY over the old POS 850.

The 9hp force is nice, after this fall I think I'm gonna sell it though and buy a 13hp next year.
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[Petr51488]

Looks Great! What i started doing this year is mowing the leaves to mulch them up while their in the street and off the property. I can fit a whole weeks worth of leaves in the trailer by doing this. It pretty much turns them into dust and then gets shredded again when it gets sucked in with the loader.

[ponyboy]

jared come buy one of my leaf plows they did not use them last year or this year

[MileHigh]

I've never had one leaf cleanup where mulching them was even thought about being done.....only joked about on the site.

Trying to mulch leaves out here as well would be a very funny thing to watch.

Lets see some more pics Jared...your residential leaf jobs are freaking huge :dizzy:....moving leaves at night an sh%%

[nnj18]

nothin major today

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loading the leaves from yesterday....by the time I got there they were done. they filled that container + his F8000? dump truck 3+ times

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[nnj18]

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[nnj18]

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[nnj18]

2 of my brothers decided they wanted to work today.....the one has been helping me since 8th grade, for the other it was his first full day lol

[Cuttinitclose]

Thats a good idea pulling leaves w/ the Z.

[1993lx172]

What's your leaf plow going to go on, the exmark or the Deere.

[nnj18]

plow is goin on the JD
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[ponyboy]

put it on the wb just encase the lawns are wet it will do less damage also if you have several lawns together u can be cuttind the lawns when the guys are still do the other cleans ups

[RN Lawncare]

Looks good what year is that silverado? My uncle has an '03 with aftermarket tires and rims I could get for a good deal.
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[DirtymaxDiesel2500HD]

Damn the deere lays good stripes.

[newtostone]

NNJ18, I thank you for all your pictures, but does your camera take video? I would love to see those 8001 blowers in action. Thinking I may want to buy one. Best of luck this season and everythings looking good.

[nnj18]

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[nnj18]

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[jeffslawnservice]

Work looks good but I'm not likeing the yankees hats. Now if they were Phillies hats it would be a different story.

[nnj18]

haha who got the ring??? :D
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[P.Services]

what do you get money wise for a clean up like that? i think i ask to much for mine? pm me

[DRBLawnBuster]

looks good, how many guys you got working for you

[nnj18]

Had 3 guys until 1pm, then got my 4th and then got my friend from HS at 4pm....so totaly was 5 guys lol
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[DRBLawnBuster]

just wondering, you paying miniumal wage to them?

[nnj18]

Hell no I don't pay minimum wage!!!!
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[nnj18]

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[srl28]

Lookin real good!


Those work lights are real bright, look well made too. Whered ya get them?

[nnj18]

will those r tir6s lol

[DRBLawnBuster]

you got one hell of a set-up you must have alot of leaves to justify all those back packs, how do you like redmax can you compare them to stihl at all

[CrystalCreek]

All those incredibly loud machines, and yet I see no hearing protection??? Hope you guys wear ear buds. Looking good other wise. I like the lights also, but you got a long way to go to catch up to me:laugh::laugh: Keep the pics coming!

[nnj18]

had two br600s and hated em.....far as leaves go I think Will (srl) makes more money hauling leaves for me then actually doing his own cleanups ha....i'm sure he'll agree lol

Jared, have 6 hide-aways too and 2 tir3s....might add some novas next year when I buy towing mirrors. They wear ear buds. I require it.

[srl28]

Really? Damn, very nice. You like the 8050's? Just got 3 of em. Havent heard many complaints. Cracked the plastic housing on the Billy Goat real good, still holdin together though. By far the best kind of WB blower we ve had so far

[srl28]

.....far as leaves go I think Will (srl) makes more money hauling leaves for me then actually doing his own cleanups ha....i'm sure he'll agree lol


:drinkup::laugh:

[nnj18]

8050 is the same fuggin thing as 8001....just rebadged. i'm up to 4. next yr we're gonna have 5

[nnj18]

:drinkup::laugh:

knew it yah mutha fukker hahahaha.....we gotta get some "Got Leaves??" signs for your truck when you're sucking up my piles lol

[srl28]

HAHA. Still beats payin for a dump, insurance, gas, maintenance, dump fees etc.

Had some ppl ask me today for a couple estimates, showed them your signs and gave em your number. Hope for the best.

Ha thinking maybe we just wont do cleanups next year and ride around with some "Got Leaves" signs on our trucks in your area, lol.

[nnj18]

Ha thinking maybe we just wont do cleanups next year and ride around with some "Got Leaves" signs on our trucks in your area, lol.

td that and we might have some problemosss :cool2: tomo I'll give you a stack of cards....ohhh and with a $100+ buffer after dumping fees I think that'll cover my insurance, fuel and maint for that load pretty well lol

[srl28]

You'd be suprised. Yea please do with the cards, tired of passin up biz and bein the nice guy lol!

Cleanups are lookin good man! Nice properties and a job well done.

[DLAWNS]

8050 is the same fuggin thing as 8001....just rebadged. i'm up to 4. next yr we're gonna have 5

I was gonna say I want a 8050....thats 49 better than a 8001. just joking. Is it really the same exact thing as the 8001? I'm about to pick one up next week, but I've never seen an 8050.

No rain up there? It's been f'n raining here all week with no end in sight!

[nnj18]

its IDENTICAL man....just a plow by redmax to give it a "new image" and boost sales I guess....had a lil bit today, supposed to get rained out this weekend

[scagtiger]

its IDENTICAL man....just a plow by redmax to give it a "new image" and boost sales I guess....had a lil bit today, supposed to get rained out this weekend

yep its the same thing.. i heard all they did was change a few small things so it would run better with ethanol gas or something

[DLAWNS]

its IDENTICAL man....just a plow by redmax to give it a "new image" and boost sales I guess....had a lil bit today, supposed to get rained out this weekend

Thanks for the info. By the way rain sucks! lol:cry:

[nnj18]

I'm actually hoping for rain tomorrow. Need to get caught up on estimates!!
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[ponyboy]

you guys have to pay to dump that sucks either the towns pick them up for free or where they dont we bring them to the dump for free
i hate clean ups and dont take on any 1 timer clean ups unless we are at the neighbor and my workers will tell me how long it will take and of course cash when we are done
call me lazy but we already do around 300 and i would rather keep my customers happy because they pay me all year round
looks good jared

[prizeprop]

Thanks for the info. By the way rain sucks! lol:cry:

Send some alittle bit further north, so it can knock the little remaining pain in the arse leafs down. We took the last 2 days off because of wind, which is a good thing because were so far ahead of schedule.

[DLAWNS]

Send some alittle bit further north, so it can knock the little remaining pain in the arse leafs down. We took the last 2 days off because of wind, which is a good thing because were so far ahead of schedule.

Dude you can have it :laugh:...I only worked one day this week! There's some in the forecast for next week too.

[NNJLandman]

I took today off, first in a while...we were fightin the wind yesterday, wasn't going to do it again today. I'm pretty much where i would like to be so, its a good day for errands/estimates.

I was talking with my equipment shop guys today, the new redmaxs, the 7150s and 8150s are nothing more then simple parts changes. It had to do with the fuel system, the filters, lines, and fuel tank. Something with upgrading those parts because of deterioration and ethonal regulations in the old systems. And by law due to the upgrades they had to change the model number, but otherwise same blowers. Thats what I was told today.

[jeffslawnservice]

haha who got the ring??? :D
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Who got the ring last year and who is going to get it next year is the question. lol And Redmax also changed the name of the 7001 to the 7100, its the exact same thing as far as I've seen so far.

[jeffslawnservice]

Also we've got rain and wind down here in Philly too. I'm in class now and there are just leaves and rain flying around every where, havent worked since tuesday.

[lukemelo216]

just curious are you in the field or no? From the looks of it your not, but I could be wrong. Work looks nice.

[nnj18]

Its 50/50....if they need me I help out. If not I'm out trying to get work to keep them busy.
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[W.L.M.]

Don't get offended, but I think your guys need some work appropriate hats. I am down with New Eras just not for work. Aside from that all the work looks great, nice job man.

[lukemelo216]

i can agree somewhat with that comment. personally i dont mind them, I just dont know about the hole sideways or backwards thing.

[SNAPPER MAN]

You guys need to chill out about the hats. People don't care about that.

[nnj18]

this one was a nice big one lol...took my 4 guys a little over 3.5hrs

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[nnj18]

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[Lawn Freak]

Thats a good street haha

[Greenboy24]

I live on Arizona Ice Teas the, buy them by the case lol

Nice pics

[nnj18]

lol funny you mention that, just got back from cosco and bought 2 cases of them & 2 cases of gatorades LOL when each guy goes through 2-3 a day sh!t goes quick.
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[lukemelo216]

now thats a nice boss there actually supplies his crew with something to drink and not just water. Ya water is the best thing for you to drink, but something with a little punch to it will make the crew work a little better. Keep up the good work.

[gtmorgan89]

you guys need to chill out about the hats. People don't care about that.

. . . . . . . . +1

[bjlawnman]

Nice work! Where did you get your employees from? Do you use a temp agency or something like that?

[nnj18]

I buy them lunch too and pay well over minimum wage. They know that the faster they work without loosing our quality of work the happier I am haha

I take care of my guys. You don't make more $$$ being an azzhole of a boss. In fact I'll garuantee you start loosing $$$$.

And yah I get them from something along the lines of a temp agency.
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[NNJLandman]

I buy them lunch too and pay well over minimum wage. They know that the faster they work without loosing our quality of work the happier I am haha

I take care of my guys. You don't make more $$$ being an azzhole of a boss. In fact I'll garuantee you start loosing $$$$.

And yah I get them from something along the lines of a temp agency.
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being a nice guy fades fast....youll learn...you don't have to be a complete azz but enough to where your guys know wats up...youll learn

[South Florida Lawns]

You know whats funny you're doing leaf cleanups up there and down here I'm laying sod.

Good work as usual, ur the man running all them redmax blowers!:weightlifter::weightlifter::weightlifter:

[nnj18]

being a nice guy fades fast....youll learn...you don't have to be a complete azz but enough to where your guys know wats up...youll learn

I think you took my statement the wrong way and I disagree with you. I push my guys hard and have fired a few who didnt work out. I dont let them get away with sh!t. I mean we did 7 houses the other day, thats a good amount IMO and I coulda gotten 2 more in if my one guy wasnt helping my dad out until 1.

I'm nice but not too nice. As far as it "fading fast" tell that to my buddy who's been in in BIZ for over 20 years and is VERY successful and brings coolers of drinks to the jobsite every day for his guys.......

Thanx Ryan!! this coming weekend we should be running 5x 8000/8001/8050s LOL

[lukemelo216]

how much longer are you expecting to be out this season? couple weeks yet or are you closing things down? I should be finished this week with clean ups and then i gotta do some gutter cleaning and such.

[nnj18]

We should be out until week after thanksgiving.
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[ponyboy]

I know for my company the worst part is when we are finished we go back to all the places once more because the neighbors are not done and the wind makes a mess of it we run until mid december

[XLS]

when did you guys leaf season begin we will be happy if we are done by feb. we get to run 100 days of cleanup hell.... my guys have said its like hell week only it isnt over in a week j/k, we have a solid 60 day or so to get them done here . just courious how long you guys had to complete them to be winding them down .

[prizeprop]

when did you guys leaf season begin we will be happy if we are done by feb. we get to run 100 days of cleanup hell.... my guys have said its like hell week only it isnt over in a week j/k, we have a solid 60 day or so to get them done here . just courious how long you guys had to complete them to be winding them down .

We go about 4 weeks. Man ,I couldnt imagine billing out for that kind of period you have. If I'm done past Dec 5th, I'm pissed. Last year we finished thanksgiving because they fell at once.This year I see no later than November 30th. knock on wood.

[ponyboy]

we run till all our places are clean after turkey day it usually is just blow the beds out and cut and catch and we get paid for doing it and my guys like the extra week or 2 of work until the snow comes. This year 90% of the leaves fell in the last 2 weeks now it will be i PITA until turkey day then smooth sailing

[nnj18]

I'm thinking one week after Thanksgiving....maybe a lil more if calls keep coming in.

We started 2 weeks ago.
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[Petr51488]

I'm thinking one week after Thanksgiving....maybe a lil more if calls keep coming in.

We started 2 weeks ago.
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I'm hoping to be wrapped up by christmas. Now its just leaf cleanups for prob another 2 weeks, then like you said do 1 or two final cleanups/mowings.

[DmaxHeavy]

I think you took my statement the wrong way and I disagree with you. I push my guys hard and have fired a few who didnt work out. I dont let them get away with sh!t. I mean we did 7 houses the other day, thats a good amount IMO and I coulda gotten 2 more in if my one guy wasnt helping my dad out until 1.

I'm nice but not too nice. As far as it "fading fast" tell that to my buddy who's been in in BIZ for over 20 years and is VERY successful and brings coolers of drinks to the jobsite every day for his guys.......

Thanx Ryan!! this coming weekend we should be running 5x 8000/8001/8050s LOL

I think it's an OSHA law that you have to provide employees with at least water...

[1993lx172]

I think it's an OSHA law that you have to provide employees with at least water...

According to the text book for my occupational safety class, required for my college major, it says "Employees should have such fluids (drinks that replenish lost electrolytes) readily available and drink them frequently." "The Safety and Health Handbook" by David L. Goetsch page 95. The book deals with occupational safety practices and OSHA guide lines but is not directly affiliated with OSHA.

It doesn't say water specifically but it's just basic employee relations to provide them with water during the course of their work day. Almost every crew I see around here has one of those big 5? gallon Gatorade cooler/jug things on the truck or trailer

[Surf'n'Turf]

And yah I get them from something along the lines of a temp agency.
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lol which one, 7-11 or wawa?

[nnj18]

lol which one, 7-11 or wawa?

lol niether
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[jeffslawnservice]

lol which one, 7-11 or wawa?

You forgot the most important one, Home Depot. Thats where I get mine. :laugh:

[Surf'n'Turf]

You forgot the most important one, Home Depot. Thats where I get mine. :laugh:

like their plant guarantee....if they don't work out, can you bring them back for exchange or a full refund?

[nnj18]

phuck DOT tape
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[nnj18]

these two yards took over 50 man hours and over 60 cubic yards of leaves
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[pun299]

How many guys did you have there? Must have been a nice pay day.

[nnj18]

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working in the DARK OHHHH YEAHHHHHH
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AND MORE..............
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[nnj18]

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[nnj18]

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[newtostone]

Thats some real clean work. Keep up the hard work and youll be doing well very young.

[OrangeToys]

nice little setup Jared

[nnj18]

thanx guys :waving:
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[Cuttinitclose]

Nice arsenal. Is the bagger well worth the money or do you use the blowers more?
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[DLAWNS]

Nice pics Jared....keep it up.

[nnj18]

Bagger is only good for grass and when there's a light amoung of leaves. Other then that the 4bps and wb are wayyyyy faster.
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[Greenboy24]

Awesome pics man...those must be the ones you told me about...big boys!

How many guys you put on them?

[nnj18]

I run 4 guys steady 5 days a week....on the 50hr job it was a total of 8 guys, 5x redmax 8001s and the billy goat 9hp. EVERYTHING had to be tarped up and the leaves were wet....MAJOR PITA!
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[Petr51488]

You guys dont cut down those ornamental grasses?

[nnj18]

Not yet buddy. We go back the end of december to cut them down, sometimes even later.

They're supposed to stay around until early winter....
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[Lawn Freak]

Why did you cover up all your DOT tape? Did you really park on a customers lawn?

[nnj18]

I didn't cover dot tape, it never had any to begin with. EVERYBODY has dot tape...I used some NYPD 5M reflective blue tape.....

And phuck yes that's on a customers lawn. It was 5:30 at night and we needed to get done, its a 2 acre property and I couldn't afford to loose time coming back in the morning to finish.....way too busy.
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[Lawn Freak]

Oh, my bad. I thought it looked like you had covered up all your DOT tape with painters tape or something lol. You should get some spotlights of some sort mounted on your back rack so you don't have to drive on lawns.

[nnj18]

I do have work lights on the truck lmao
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[2brothersyardcare]

hes got back rack lights man

[Petr51488]

Not yet buddy. We go back the end of december to cut them down, sometimes even later.

They're supposed to stay around until early winter....
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I see. Some of my accounts want them cut down late october, and others like to look at them till end of december...

[nnj18]

Yah late october is stupid IMO....they're called ORNAMENTAL grasses for a reason hahaha
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[DoetschOutdoor]

That blue tape looks like schit! TOTALLY takes away from that nice fancy looking sign you had made. Just looks goofy on the side and its not like people are running into your trailer on a regular basis...looks like painter tape.

Those ornamental grasses are ready to be cut specially with how up north you are. Looks scraggly when the rest of the yard is clean cut and then those grasses are drooping. Not anything to do with you though, we cut all of ours when final cleanup comes.

[nnj18]

I may get a yellow version of DOT tape....if its a good winter I'm going to have the trailer sand blasted and painted a customer hi-vis green....also will be adding racks and cage(s).

As far the grasses, some we tie up with ribbon but many customers like the natural look.....they do NOT look ratty at all either way IMO...again they're called ornamental grasses and are fine into early winter......they're a great contrast when you have a light snow fall....the landscape beds dont look so "bare".

[P.Services]

I belive most are me leave the grasses all the way until spring. Then cut them back in the spring before they start to shoot.
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[1993lx172]

I've cut ornamental grasses back in late fall to early winter and in the spring before they come out of dormancy. It really doesn't matter when you cut the dead material back as long as you do it before the new growth starts. It looks better to leave them until spring so instead of having a bunch of random crew cuts (as I call them) around the yard, there is some contrast and the beds look less bare and empty when everything else is dead or dormant. In the spring the time between the cutting and the new growth is only a week or two so it doesn't look as bad for long.

[Lawn Freak]

I know you have lights on the back rack. But I was talking about something that would get you more distance so you wouldn't have to be parking on lawns. To each his own though. I leave all the ornamental grasses until early spring right before the new growth starts as well.