aeration income

[elegantlawns]

looking to get into aeration. a lot of you guys prolly wont feel comfortable giving a number, but iam wondering what you guys NET roughly per year on aeration. thanks.

[newguy123]

A few grand...we usually do about 15-20 per season but we don't advertise for it other than our website. We could probably double that if we tried.

[Exmarkboy13]

same as above. a few grand is really it cause we dont push it. will be this spring though....

[elegantlawns]

Originally Posted by Exmarkboy13

same as above. a few grand is really it cause we dont push it. will be this spring though....

ya like I said iam fairly new to the game but from what I've been reading there is decent money to be made if you push the service. also overseeding after aerating. thanks for the input. oh I'm from the Midwest and was also wondering what's the going rate for aeration? I know it depends on your overhead etc. but do you charge hourly or by sq. ft. same for overseeding?
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[dstifel]

Bought mine this year used for a good price netted about 3500-4000 haven't finalized numbers with gas and such. Defiantly worth it

[rbljack]

anybody willing to throw out what they are charging for the service? I bought a used Billy Goat AE550 for 550 bucks, and it needs a bit of work. hoping to have it running good for Spring so I can add this service.

After some searchign on here, Ive seen going rates anywhere from twice the mowing cost, to 3 times the cost of a mowing for the same yard. What they are failing to mention is whether or not those prices would include the overseeding, etc.

Im really hoping to capitalize on this in the spring, but dont want to overcharge. Even more importantly, i dont want to undercharge either...LOL

[AI Inc]

Originally Posted by rbljack

anybody willing to throw out what they are charging for the service? I bought a used Billy Goat AE550 for 550 bucks, and it needs a bit of work. hoping to have it running good for Spring so I can add this service.

After some searchign on here, Ive seen going rates anywhere from twice the mowing cost, to 3 times the cost of a mowing for the same yard. What they are failing to mention is whether or not those prices would include the overseeding, etc.

Im really hoping to capitalize on this in the spring, but dont want to overcharge. Even more importantly, i dont want to undercharge either...LOL

I charge $17.50 per irrigation zone with a $100 minimum

[herler]

Depends on a lot of factors, what kind of car is parked in the driveway, is there a woman in the house, how does she look, is the sun out today, how am I feeling, is my underwear clean, did I bring the equipment I need with me, does it run, what's the fuel gauge say, all these things and many others go into factoring how much I'm going to charge.

[orangemower]

Originally Posted by herler

Depends on a lot of factors, what kind of car is parked in the driveway, is there a woman in the house, how does she look, is the sun out today, how am I feeling, is my underwear clean, did I bring the equipment I need with me, does it run, what's the fuel gauge say, all these things and many others go into factoring how much I'm going to charge.

No wonder you never have any work.

I can hear you now telling the customer that you have to charge this amount because my underwear is dirty and I need extra to wash them.

[orangemower]

Originally Posted by elegantlawns

looking to get into aeration. a lot of you guys prolly wont feel comfortable giving a number, but iam wondering what you guys NET roughly per year on aeration. thanks.

You shouldn't worry about totals for the season. Just make sure you know your numbers so you make profit. What others make or even yourself doesn't matter. I didn't do any lawns this past season. The season before I did more then 20. I charge 2-3 times "MY" mowing rate. Obviously my rate will be different so again, monetary figures are useless. Oh yeah, I rent the aerator and still make out great on income.