Martin Lawn & Landscape
LawnSite Member
- Location
- Omaha, NE
Hi, wanted to say hello to everyone here and thank them for all the great information on the site. After considering this for quite some time I have decided to take the plunge into the green business. I've been out of this industry for roughly 8 years but prior to that I worked in residential and commercial landscaping for about 5 years. Unfortunately since I don't have a bobcat and a crew of guys working for me I'm going to have to start out small with myself and a mower and go from there. I work full time at a power plant 3-11 shift and I won't be relying on this business to bring in any income for a year or two, however it would be nice just to break even and pay myself back for the equipment I will be purchasing, now on to the questions.
I currently have a pickup, 5 by 8 trailer, echo commercial trimmer, commercial grade 21" walk behind and I'm in the process of looking for a good commercial grade 36" walk behind. I've got around $5000 startup capital from my savings that I can use to get this going and I'm unsure which 36" walk behind to go with. I've been shopping around and so far the used market hasn't been very kind to me so I wanted to get some opinions on the options I'm currently looking at.
Year Old Dane 36" WB Hydro $3200
New Scag 36" WB Belt $2999
New Hustler Trimstar 36" WB Belt $2399
Now I do have enough capital to buy anyone of these but that doesn't mean I want to spend it all still gotta get insurance and some other items, for the money is there really a huge difference in the list above. All I have ever run is belt drive so as far as Hydro I don't have any idea of what I'm missing. Please keep in mind that I'm only targeting roughly 15-20 residential clients per week on 1/4 to 1/2 acre lots. Thanks for any help
I currently have a pickup, 5 by 8 trailer, echo commercial trimmer, commercial grade 21" walk behind and I'm in the process of looking for a good commercial grade 36" walk behind. I've got around $5000 startup capital from my savings that I can use to get this going and I'm unsure which 36" walk behind to go with. I've been shopping around and so far the used market hasn't been very kind to me so I wanted to get some opinions on the options I'm currently looking at.
Year Old Dane 36" WB Hydro $3200
New Scag 36" WB Belt $2999
New Hustler Trimstar 36" WB Belt $2399
Now I do have enough capital to buy anyone of these but that doesn't mean I want to spend it all still gotta get insurance and some other items, for the money is there really a huge difference in the list above. All I have ever run is belt drive so as far as Hydro I don't have any idea of what I'm missing. Please keep in mind that I'm only targeting roughly 15-20 residential clients per week on 1/4 to 1/2 acre lots. Thanks for any help