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01-26-2004, 05:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: calgary,alberta
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# of lawns in a day???
Im going to get my company started up this spring(late april)and I am trying to figure out how many lawns I can do(cut,trim) in the week. Monday to friday about 35-40 hours. Most of my customers have yards that range from 6000 -8000 square feet and there is very minimal travel time involved. I have 2 21" mowers and will be with one other employee.
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01-26-2004, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
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I started out with only 21 inch mowers. From what I can remember, you'll be doing well to cut 15/day.
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01-26-2004, 06:07 PM
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Location: Genesee County, MI
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TGG how many customers do you have?
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01-26-2004, 07:53 PM
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Location: calgary,alberta
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I am hoping to have between 60-70 customers.
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01-26-2004, 07:58 PM
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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60-70 Weekly?....2 -21"? Nope.
Is there a reason you seem to be spending as much as you will be on advertising and not on equiptment?
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01-26-2004, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: St. Clair Shores, MI
Posts: 1,726
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When I started, we did about 75 a week with 2 19" Lawn Boys... But the yards were smaller.. around 3000-5000 sq ft
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01-26-2004, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: L.I.
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by myself i do 12-15 lawns a day, thats with a 36 metro. all my lawns are in two neighboring towns.
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01-26-2004, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Cape Cod, MA
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Depends on how much traveling you want to do and how hard you want to work. I have one neighborhood that I have 28 accounts in. This cuts way down on travel time and increases production.
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Lawn and Landscape.
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01-26-2004, 09:09 PM
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Location: Southeastern North Carolina
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I've been doing this long enough(whether you believe it or not I really don't care) to realize that if 2 guys work their a--s off all day and mow average size yards (1/3- 1/2 acres) and use professional equipment ie., Zs,WBs,gas stick edgers, trimmers , blowers and have between 1/2 and 1 hour windshield time no way do they do 20 plus jobs a day.If 2 guys can do this more than a week they will BURN OUT. If you say you doing this then your smoking the weed. I know theres alot of guys out there who would disagree , bring it on.
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01-26-2004, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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I agree that too many with the 21" setup will burn you out fast. I have been there myself, so I know its possible. Good Luck!
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