khutch
LawnSite Senior Member
- Location
- Atlanta, GA.
Arm me w/a little info for the trip to the dealer....Going w/Stihl because it's all I have and I like the dealer....Different models of Stihl hedgers, going to be doing that (hegde/shrub trimming) for the first and I mean very first time. Never trimmed a hedge, hope I don't screw a bunch up learning. Question is: The HS-45 is a light-commercial hedger, but it is a Sthil....Good enough for most light jobs? I know I can go and hand hold all the models at the dealer, but would not mind saving $ by buying only what I need.....What have you Sthil users found and like about the 75, 80 & 85??
On a related note, bid on a property, 4 Million house, 15 min of grass cuttin', who knows how much shrub trimming? They got hundreds of feet of stuff! I tried to say in my head, "How many hours each week is this going take?" Remember, earlier in the post I said I have just never done this. I bid $300 month @ once a week, thinking 2 hours per visit. Lady said other guy bid $260 but she liked my pitch. Got the gig, so the price was right. Now I gotta learn about a lot of varieties of shrubs. When I start next week I am going to be very careful taking off growth. I know it is kinda of an open-ended question, but any suggestions so I don't screw thinks up from the get-go??? Ya gotta learn somewhere but I like having $300 a month jobs......would rather not lose it?
On a related note, bid on a property, 4 Million house, 15 min of grass cuttin', who knows how much shrub trimming? They got hundreds of feet of stuff! I tried to say in my head, "How many hours each week is this going take?" Remember, earlier in the post I said I have just never done this. I bid $300 month @ once a week, thinking 2 hours per visit. Lady said other guy bid $260 but she liked my pitch. Got the gig, so the price was right. Now I gotta learn about a lot of varieties of shrubs. When I start next week I am going to be very careful taking off growth. I know it is kinda of an open-ended question, but any suggestions so I don't screw thinks up from the get-go??? Ya gotta learn somewhere but I like having $300 a month jobs......would rather not lose it?