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#21 ·
dump fee here=$200 a load for grass

Wow thatÂ’s insane first thing first how big is that load. When I was paying to dump my grass here it cost me 10 dollars to empty my ram 1500 so were talking 2 yards of grass or 5 dollars a yard. And thatÂ’s nothing since Oct iv get to dump free at the farm next door. But $200 dollars even my 18-yard leaf box if I was paying to dump that would only be $90 it sounds like the Sopranos really do control the waste industry where you live.
 
#24 ·
gar, u werent invited? some gathering at hooters . rod went, turfdude went. i wasn't invited. i thought u would go. anyhow, yup you heard me. $200 american dollars. it used to be $5 a yard. then it went up to $20 a yard, then the dumps here were closed down by the e.p.a. now, this guy i know who uses walkers, said he has to go to this place, about 30 min drive, to dump. they charge him $200 plus tax for his 5 yard dump full of grass. p.s, since i started side discharging with mulchers, and doubles, i've noticed that the lawns that used to take a beating in the hot months, hold up much nicer.
 
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#28 ·
Originally posted by mbricker
When I pick up clippings, I'm set up to haul clippings off without putting them in bags. That's a time saver. But disposing of the clippings is not. At least 6 days a week I'm not doing the mowing right before the waste disposal truck comes thru the customer's neighborhood. So the clipplings are just going to sit there in the sun from 1 to 5 days and start to really stink. That is the main reason I just get rid of them myself.

I've never had a very good response when I tell someone there will be a disposal fee. Now it's just built into the rate I charge.
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What type of system do you have that allows you to haul clippings w/out bagging them? Thanks
 
#30 ·
alpine692003, man you just signed on in December and you are a senior member already? you must really be a rookie to be asking so many questions in your short time. it sounds to me like you need to worry more about snow removal than lawns right now where you are. you need to get your hands dirty and figure things out for yourself before asking all these questions. dont worry about prices and such, go get some jobs when it gets warmer there and you will have all the answers. some of the advices given to you are from people in different locations with different ways of doing business. go on rookie, worry about the snow removal first.
 
Discussion starter · #32 ·
lol, we have no snow down here.. we only have snow that lasts for 1 week.. I don't even bother getting a snow removal machine and I don't plan on it! there's not enough snow down there..

It's sunny and getting warm, but not warm enough for the grass to grow yet, maybe another month..

I've gotten my hadns dirty a few times, but I'd just like input before I go out and do the dirties!
:)
 
#33 ·
Pines, I'm dragging a fair sized trailer around--76" x 18' with 4' high mesh sides and 2nd ramp at front curbside. If I'm picking up clippings with Grasshopper, back into trailer and dump on tarp spread in the front of the trailer. The Grasshopper can be dumped from the seat. Can dump a lot of grass and still have plenty of room for GH and wb. If bagging with wb, will have some bags in back pocket to empty grass catcher in, but if right by trailer, step up and empty over the side. Usually if I think the tarp is getting heavy enough before the day is done, I throw another tarp down to dump on. End of the day, drag tarps off at my dumpsite. When not too big a load, can do this from side ramp without need to move mowers.
 
#34 ·
Originally posted by mbricker
Pines, I'm dragging a fair sized trailer around--76" x 18' with 4' high mesh sides and 2nd ramp at front curbside. If I'm picking up clippings with Grasshopper, back into trailer and dump on tarp spread in the front of the trailer. The Grasshopper can be dumped from the seat. Can dump a lot of grass and still have plenty of room for GH and wb. If bagging with wb, will have some bags in back pocket to empty grass catcher in, but if right by trailer, step up and empty over the side. Usually if I think the tarp is getting heavy enough before the day is done, I throw another tarp down to dump on. End of the day, drag tarps off at my dumpsite. When not too big a load, can do this from side ramp without need to move mowers.
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Mbricker,

Thanks for getting back. I have the same setup. Question, When you load the clippings I am assuming that you leave it on the tail to one side of the trailer so you can pull your z on to the other side. With that said, I am assuming that you don't have to many clippings, or you use one entire side for them. Also, is there anything that you do special to the tarp/clippings when you travel so they don't blow all over the place? Thanks
 
#35 ·
Bobby, you were invited. Rod posted that you had something else to do.

Garpa, you didn't see the posts about it? I was supposed to go, but had a problem, couldn't make it.

There'll be one next year, probably around the same time.
 
#36 ·
we almost never bag, except when there is nowhere to direct the discharge. in those situations, we never consider leaving the clippings behind.

if a customer does want us to bag the entire lawn for some reason, we point out that the clippings are good for the lawn. however, we do not bag every time, or even frequently, on any of our lawns, nor will we.

for the situations where there is nowhere to direct the discharge...i have thought about rigging up a lid for the discharge so we could flap it down when going between beds or whatnot. anyone tried that?
 
#37 ·
Well, I'm in Vancouver too but the one in Washington state, about 400 miles south of alpine692003. You have to bag in this part of the country because it is so damp most of the year. Lawns would look like crap, clumps of grass all over them. Wouldn't matter how many times you went over it. It's simply faster to bag and haul away the clippings. You don't see many Z's being used around here, Walkers are very popular though because the bagging system is so effecient. Bagging and disposal is part of the service and built into the price.
 
#39 ·
Hmm... I thought that this was a professional lawn site. At least for me it is hard to imagine leaving bags of stinky, rotting grass at the clients home. Nor would I throw grass clippings into their flower beds, blow them out into the street, or dump anything out somewhere - probably illegally - by the cloak of darkness. I bag and haul off every bit of debris and then compost the grass which I then use on my own property. Not everyone has this luxury, or wants to go through the work, but the bottom line is that if you want to look professional, then do professional work.
 
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