I'm sure a lot have. I know most residential mowers will wear out the folding mechanism quick. It's all thin wall tubing, thumbwheel nuts and kinkable cables. I'm sure doing that and using a multi tool it would fit in many trunks. My back aches just thinking about it.

 

Haven't owned a car with a trunk since '89...

 

Mark`s whip.

 

I've done it that's how I got started did it full month and luckily I got hired to do a big mulch job which I turned the profit into my silverado and that allowed me to do more jobs and look more professional. Everybody starts somewhere just have to be smart about it

 

A guy around here ties his mower to the back and drags it. Others use a cargo carrier that is like a flat platform you can life the mower onto and strap it down. Even have one guy that straps a push mower to the roof of his car. It's pretty unprofessional but I guess it gets the job done. I'd think those would be easier and more efficient than the trunk.

 

I once was doing a mulch job two houses down from mine and was too lazy to lift my cart into my truck.

 

Imagine not having a power mower

 

There was a guy around here that put his in the back of a Honda Accord. There was another big company here called Affordable landscaping. The guy with the Accord was known as Accordable Landscaping.

 

Haven't owned a car with a trunk since '89...

The trunks are popular in Jersey.

 

My 2nd year in biz I was tboned and was given a Ford flex at the rental place. I had no other choice but to stick it out while my truck was being repaired. It sucked but you got to get the work done.

 

Mark`s whip.

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a battery powered pushmower, trimmer, and blower would be the right choice for working out of the trunk of a car.

 

I had a guy working for me that would fold down the handle and lift a 21" in and out of his Trailblazer. The trunk thing sucks and you mess up your car doing that. You can buy a 3.5' x 5' trailer at Lowes for about $400 and get a trailer hitch installed on most any vehicle.

 

Helping a friend move sone furniture last week. I notice the push mower in his garage. He tells me it cost him $800. He then went on to say he had it in the back of his SUV. Stopped at a red light. Mower rolled forward. He doesn't think much of it. Light turns green, he accelerates, and the mower rolls back and the handle busts out the back window. $300 mower, $500 window.

 

Yeah plus I don't know how Insurance would cover you if something went wrong, like mower flying out on the highway.

The guy that pulls his mower behind the car with a chain/ rope had it pop the curb. No damage to other cars luckily but it did mess up his machine.

 

The real question is how long are you going to work this way? Are you going to get something more practical? After a while it's going to bite!

I'm not being rude and I want to say that bc the interweb comes off like that

 

Also think about it from the clients perspective.

2 estimates from different companies, same price. One guy has a truck and trailer, the other has a mower in the trunk of his Honda. Who would you choose? Doesn't even need to be a nice truck, it's just the fact you look like you know what you're doing.

 

Screw what people think, You don't need approval or permission, just do what you need to make the money.

 

Does this include bank robbery?

 

You don't need approval or permission to mess up your car or someone else's by putting a LAWN MOWER in your trunk, tying it to the roof, or towing with a rope behind your car. But it's certainly not recommended

 

:laugh:Ok.for the fine print.. mower safely loaded in the trunk.. and criminal acts are not encouraged ..

 

I have a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis that I could fit my Toro 22" Stow mower into. I've used it for 14 months. Until last week when I bought my truck,. Happy to say I am in the process of upgrading everything. Bought a Stihl BR-700 blower on Friday. Looking for a good used zero turn now. If anyone has a good mower in West Florida, give me a shout! Doing this solo for the last year on the weekends has garnered me about $15,000. In the process of forming an LLC now. It's been quite an adventure!

 

I started last year with my battery mower in the back of my wife's car. Worked, but sucked.
I quickly put a hitch and cargo rack on it which was a bug improvement.
Then I built a custom rear rack into the bumper bar and half supported by the hitch. No need to lift other than a few lbs of effort on the handle once the front wheels were on the rack.

I've been looking at trucks for a while now. Too much equipment, want to bring two mowers and bc a helper, and look more professional. Still won't use a trailer. Too much maneuvering and time loss.

 

A trailer is a must in this biz unless you can fab a nice dovetail or something close on a pickup. Sad but true. I'd run no trailer, but I bag almost everything anymore, and constantly have mulch or stone to Be installed. I hope to find an in between, but I need a dump trailer it looks like.. food for thought

 

A trailer is a must in this biz unless you can fab a nice dovetail or something close on a pickup.

This depends on your area. I have only used a trailer for one job in 5 years. I rented it that day only because I didn't want to dump concrete chunks in the bed of my truck.

 

I can see myself getting a trailer, but only for big jobs, not for everyday mowing. I am purposely looking at buying an older pickup with a low bed height. And I will fab a sort of dovetail too. Also, don't plan on using a 200+ lb mower.
Long run down the line, would consider a real work truck (cab forward - NPR, W3500, etc). My market is just too urban. Trying to park on a street with cars and trash cans and driveways everywhere is a hassle even with just a car.