thelawnguy
LawnSite Silver Member
- Location
- Central CT
OK, maybe its time to swap helpful hints. Heres a few:<p>1) Get the customers' neighbors account! The less time you spend loading and unloading and traveling to jobs the better. I think that ideally you should have no less than three accounts per stop. At a bare minimum, two. Offer discounts if the neighborhood signs up with you. You will more than make it up in travel time and fuel savings.<p>2)Gas up/service the equipment at the end of the day rather than the beginning. Your energys are bettewr spent mowing than standing at a gas pump or grease gun. Gas up the machines on your way back to the shop. <p>3) Wider cut. A 52 will cut 10 per cent more than a 48, and still fit in the same areas. Dont schlep along behind a 21 inch if a 36 will fit thru the gate. 36s are cheap used, and are usually for sale cuz someones tired of mowing airfields all day with it.<p>4) Do the big lawns in the morning. (Walk-behind users especially) Its easier to whip thru a small lawn at 4:30 after a 90 degree day than a two-acre spread. Get the monsters out of the way first thing so you can get a few more breaks later on without actually napping on the job.<p>Any others???<p>Bill