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I think those toys beat any Ventrac! May I ask how many dineros for the grapple boom and lift?
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I had no choice...
I am tired of being frustrated, spinning my wheels so to speak...
So much dang work, not enough time, phone ringing and pinging.
I can only do so much.
But...
You might not be in as bad a shape as you think, because the first order of operations is always fill your schedule. Lots of good does it do if our schedule isn't full, once it's full we can start raising prices here and there...
It also takes practice, you may not have been wrong to be cautious, lord knows I've near lost my business because of BALLS before.
So fill your schedule, a full schedule is when you can't take on any more work but you take it on anyway and then slowly start to raise prices. It's never too late.
It takes practice, believe me it sounds easy but go up too fast or slow. It is all a big bad learning experience, then before you know it you're old and wondering what the hell happened.
By the way...
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the boom is a tm50 hydro self propelled tow behind., that was 46k cash out of the box. Took a year and 2 months to get tho with a zero balance outstanding. The grapple wasn’t bad. Finding it was tough. Guys were asking 30-40k and i was like nope. Then found blacks creek. Jms 130 boom (2000 pick capacity) 10’ log trailer with shipping no tax was 24 and change cash. Bought a 10k, 9999 but really 16gvw 14’ 48” side Kaufman dump to offset that 40k number. Grapple will also set smaller residential telephone poles and parking lot lighting.
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i try to keep everything at 7000 gvw and trucks 10gvw(f250s) it makes life more simple.11$ a year registrations, inspections only if I’m headed on highway, usually local so don’t keep up with trailer inspections. Pa has a 17,000 combined rule if 17,000 combined you’re goodas in no medical card, flairs etc.
i wanted the Kaufman to stay under 20 figuring no big deal since i never got pulled over in my bucket truck. They set up a check point in late March like a dui one but for little landscapers. Although i didn’t get hit other then warnings it took the wind out of my sails. But out of all my lawns who do i ask(because he told me he was an x cop, none other then the guy who came up with the check point idea in the first place. So he’s helping me get all that stuff. But i have a f550 with a altec 37g full insulated bucket truck that’s 19,5gvw. Drove it uninspected with trailers (Definately over 26 with full loads) etc🤣🤣and never got stopped so figured being under 26,001 was fine. Haha.
no bigger trucks man. Too much problems, hasstle, nonsense. I mean it’s a shade under 700 for registrations. Trailers are pennies.
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yeah it’s a pain in the neck.
the tm50 is 56’ to my chest. It’s 53” wide outside to outside wheel base. Outriggers down 14’ wide. My wife doesn’t like me climbing, understandably so with two little boys and bills. I can get it in back yards.
Also the bucket truck is very heavy on yards. Solo operation moving 3/4 ply all day is tough man. I wrecked a guys yard trying to get it out a few years ago. Costly but did learn
Plus the o tigon all boom there’s almost zero movement and I’m 220 lbs.
ordered another chipper a small one, 6”
Plan is to boom the tree down with nifty lift. Come bavk with my 1215 chipper or dump trailer with dingo grapple and 6” chipper. Or with log trailer
But for a solo operation i should be able to do everything (not 80’ oaks) i want to do. 60 foot and down
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