My entire business is built upon tractor work. I do pasture and hayfield renovation/construction, new lawn construction, bush hogging, garden plowing/tilling, and food plot planting. That keeps me busy. The new lawn construction requires some "hand work", but the rest is done from the seat of the tractor. I keep 2 tractors running full-time, about 7 months out of the year. My equipment list is; 2 Woods BB840 bush hogs, 2 Woods HB84 box scrapers, 2 Liembech 7' "pulverizers, a Brillion 6' seeder, an older 8' International Harvester disc, a REAL old John Deere 3 bottom plow, A couple Vicon "spinner" spreaders, 2 Dempco boom sprayers, A 6' King Kutter tiller, and an 80" Howard Rotovator. I also have a couple 2 row "corn planters" that are used on the food plot plantings. All that equipment gets used on a pair of John Deere 2440's (60HP) We have 2 2004 Dodge 2500's, and a couple 25' Ridgeline gooseneck trailers.
Advertise in local papers for garden tilling and bush hogging. Those get a lot of 1-time callers. The pasture/hayfield, and the food plot business require some "knocking on doors", and word of mouth. Like any business, it can take time to build up a client base. I've been at it for almost 30 years. It took 10 years to get enough business to keep one tractor running full-time. I'm about to add a third "rig" to the fleet.
This isn't all "glamourous work", but it makes me a good living. I get enough new lawn installs to still consider that my "main line", (along with the bush hogging) but the rest of my services bring in more than enough $$$$$$$$$$$$$ to keep me and the wife fat (in my case) and happy
The "down side" is that everyone with an old Ford 8N and a bush hog will be competing with you for a limited market. :angry: Don't take jobs just to keep your tractor rolling. If you aren't making money, you might just as well be sitting at home watching Andy Griffith reruns
If you want to make this your profession, be professional.... payup
