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| View Poll Results: Does a mowing truck increase exposure? | |||
| The mowing truck increased exposure to clients and increased jobs. |
   
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11 | 52.38% |
| Didn't notice an increase in customers. |
  
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10 | 47.62% |
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#1
08-09-2011, 07:38 PM
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Mowing truck or new trailer??
I'm either going to buy an Isuzu type mowing truck or a larger trailer. My question is whether any of you guys that have upgraded from a trailer to a dedicated mowing truck have noticed an increase in people calling for you to mow/landscape for them?
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#2
10-13-2011, 09:18 PM
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well I dont have a bigger truck just pickups BUT the entire tailgate of trailer is covered and that seemed to do the most for me
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2011 F150 2005 F350 2007 F350 2012 F550  2011 83"x16' open 1998 102" x 24' Deckover 2012 John Deere Z925 EFI 2011 John Deere Z925 A 2010 John Deere X540 2011 John Deere X340 7 Bushel Bagger 2011 John Deere WG32A A WHOLE LOTTA Stihl trimmers blowers edgers and vacs and a bunch of hand tools ALSO LOOKING FOR A 16' Tandem utility!!! MESSAGE ME
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10-23-2011, 10:25 PM
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What would you rather have, two vehicles to have maintenance on, two insurance payments, two trucks to fill at the end of the week, two sets of tires to replace. Or would you rather have a longer trailer and pay for a little more gas each week. I would recommend getting a 18ft HD trailer like the Bigtex bobcat trailer with mesh, heavy duty gate, 10k capacity, and 1 foot sides. Then spend a couple hundred dollars and get a sign to put on the back ot the trailer gate and advertise your business there. One other thing to think about is if you are going to grow and have a crew working for you. It would be nice to get the NPR so you can have that as a work truck and your f250 as a estimating/mulch/personal vehicle. I just purchased a dump truck this year for a work truck and you never realize how much trucks cost to operate/fill up/ and maintain until you have them. If you find a killer deal on an NPR i would get that, but i wouldnt spend more than 8 grand on one.
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11-03-2011, 10:14 AM
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Thanks DLONG. Thats what I was looking for. I do have a crew working for me and right now they are using a personal vehicle. Hopefully within the next year I will be trying to start a 2nd crew also.
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