Figuring curbside leaf removal

[gene gls]

Originally Posted by socty

Well Gene if that's true then he should be charging just as much if not more to pay for that new fancy equipment. I'd love to know where he works because I want to move to a place where costs and expenses go down or stay the same for six years running.
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If he did a job that took 6 hours last year, bought new equipment to do the same job in 3 hours this year, and charged the same price as last year, didn't he just raise his profit this year, for that same job, by half of the time it took last year?

[sven1277]

What concern of yours is it really, socty?

[yardguy28]

Originally Posted by socty

Wow yard guy you ever plan to retire.?! Nobody keeps the prices same for six years Unless they want to go out of business. So either you're really expensive or is just a matter of time till you go belly up
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nope no plan to ever retire.

oh I raise prices but I have yet to raise prices on existing clients. so far all clients who have hired me have remained at the rate hired in at.

plus like the other guys said sometimes my efficiency goes up if I get new or better equipment. otherwise I spend roughly the same amount time each season using the same equipment on the fall clean ups.

also we live different lives I'm sure. I work to make money to pay for the necessities in live and bank anything leftover. you probably work to make money to pay for necessities and spent what's left on the wants in life. so your gonna want more money left over after necessities than I am.

[jrs.landscaping]

Originally Posted by socty

Well Gene if that's true then he should be charging just as much if not more to pay for that new fancy equipment. I'd love to know where he works because I want to move to a place where costs and expenses go down or stay the same for six years running.
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You can come to Maine, we've had accounts that have stayed the same for over 6 years.

[socty]

Originally Posted by sven1277

What concern of yours is it really, socty?

Hey Sven get a real name like Ahole. It's none of my concern. Just my opinion
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[yardguy28]

and opinions are like @ssholes. everyone has one.

[Darryl G]

And we wonder why posts get deleted? Grow up guys!

[yardguy28]

sven has a point though. what concern of it is his if I want to keep my prices the same?

[elbow300]

Originally Posted by SDLandscapes VT

check here for pics www.facebook.com/landscapevermont

That is AWESOME!! I am running a couple of dump trucks with 24 cubic foot boxes for leaf season right now. They are our regular flat bed rigs in the grass season with treated plywood boxes built for leaf season. I'd love to increase the load size though. Are you carrying 40 yard containers? How long does can you work without dumping? Has the benefit covered the cost over however you were doing it before?