[pvtwaggs14]

I've been mowing on and off for other companies for about 8 years. I did full time irrigation for over a year. Now I have a full time 40 hr a week security job that pays for me to take classes in business managment and turf grass, but I am getting a head start with starting my company this year. I know you guys will give me a hard time cuz of my set up but this is just to start since this is not my main sorce of income I have bought everything out of pocket or already had it. My trailer is only a 5x8 but its perfect for right now plus it was paid off a few years ago( i got it to haul my dirtbike to the track on). im pulling my trailer with my 2000 jeep cherokee. im going to keep this thread going as I grow my business so everyone can see how it goes. :usflag:

 

[pvtwaggs14]

This is just of the trailer ive been workin on. I put all new lighting on it last night and im putting the trimmer rack on the front. the big cube is a bin to grass into. I found it at meijer for like 25 bucks. it should work great.

 

[Kennedy Landscaping]

Not trying to discourage you but that cube will probably get torn up very easily after using it a few times. Specially with the wind from driving down the road. I would personally suggest building sometime of wooden enclosure on the front of that trailer so you can dumb more than just grass if need be. Keep us posted and good luck this season.

 

[A.Landscaping]

Not trying to discourage you but that cube will probably get torn up very easily after using it a few times. Specially with the wind from driving down the road. I would personally suggest building sometime of wooden enclosure on the front of that trailer so you can dumb more than just grass if need be. Keep us posted and good luck this season.

I agree...Nice looking trailer though. Who dodge is that in the backround looks great!

 

[pvtwaggs14]

the dodge is my project truck. I want to use it for a lawn truck someday. It is a 1980 dodge W200 (snocommander) it is a very awsome truck but very rough. I have a 318 in it now because I took the 360 out to rebuild it. I wanna take the bed off and put on a dumping flat bed.

 

[J & D Greens]

Good looking start, similar to mine, except I run with my Ford F-150. and my trailer is much smaller. Nothing wrong with getting your feet wet before you jump into the fire. That is what I am doing also, I'm in my fourth season and every season I have learned a lot of things from the one before. Hope you are successful and persistent. Good luck, David

 

[eatonpcat]

Also love the Dodge... Own Fords now, But my 91 Dodge Ram 250 was the best truck I've ever owned. Good luck with the rebuild.

 

[pvtwaggs14]

Also love the Dodge... Own Fords now, But my 91 Dodge Ram 250 was the best truck I've ever owned. Good luck with the rebuild.

That truck was my dads, he passed away June 1 2008 only a few months after I came home from active duty. He left me the truck, so far I have redone both front and rear brakes ran new lines and all. I've also done plugs wires cap rotor oil filter coolent new top end gasket on 316 thats in it. I even have redone the factory hydo pump that runs off the belt took me almost 3 months to find out how the system works. the truck came from factory with a second power steering pump that is what runs the plow its a pretty slick set up. so that system has a new pump new lines resevor sanded and painted the 7.5 plow got an 8' to put on also. The bad is the floor is rotted out and we are having title issues my mom cant find the title and they wont issue her another one because my dad passed away and in Ohio he could only leave her 2 vehicles and it would be the 3rd one. but we are working on it. most people ask me why have I put some much money into it. As a kid growing up I spent hundreds of Hrs pushing snow with my dad in that truck and i wont get of it. I would get rid of my house car everything I own and live on the street before I get rid of that truck.

Thanks to everyone who has checked out this thread I'll keep it updated as much as I can and I hope to keep getting feedback from others.

God Bless
Wes :usflag:

 

[pvtwaggs14]

Not trying to discourage you but that cube will probably get torn up very easily after using it a few times. Specially with the wind from driving down the road. I would personally suggest building sometime of wooden enclosure on the front of that trailer so you can dumb more than just grass if need be. Keep us posted and good luck this season.

Yeah I was thinking about that. I really just wanna try and make it through the spring most of my lawns I dont bag just mulch its a lot better for the grass if you just mulch it. The trailer is still going to be used for my dirtbike all summer long so I am trying to stay away from building anything to crazy for it maybe something I could put in and take away ill have to think about that. The cube does fold down its kinda like one of those folding hampers. so it would only be used when it has stuff in it.... we will see what happens

:usflag:

 

[pvtwaggs14]

Here are some more pics of the dodge truck in the back

 

[pvtwaggs14]

just some more pics

 

[georgiagrass]

Not sure I understand the purpose of that fabric cube on the trailer.

 

[jeffslawnservice]

That truck looks like a real fun project. Me and a friend were going to do something similar. Basically re-do the whole truck and plow but with me going to college next year and my friend already in college we both figured that we really didnt have enough funds to fix up the truck. Maybe once i pay off college we can try to do it again. Best of luck this year.

 

[pvtwaggs14]

yeah i put almost 1400 just in redoing the brakes and I plan on rebuilding the 360 that is sitting on the floor. The truck needs new floorboards and I plan to remove the truck bed and replace it with a dumping flat bed when the whole project is done. The truck should turn out pretty nice.

 

[pvtwaggs14]

here are some pics of business card door hanger front and back and t-shirt i had made up :usflag:

 

[pvtwaggs14]

more again

 

[pvtwaggs14]

Thanks for all the pros and cons of my items. I read this site almost everyday and take many ideas and consider them for my business. The $30 price on the door hanger is just one of the prices I use for a few sub-divisions around me. I make all of my door hangers at home, everything from printing to cutting even putting the hole and slit in to place on the doors. I like the look of being able to put a price already on the door there is no need for me to come back and figure out the price if it is already there for them.

The name I came up with myself and I though it was pretty catchy I talked it over with friends and family and everyone that I have asked liked it that is why I went with it. You always see the names A cut above, Sharp Edge, there is a bunch of name that are used all over the place but I have never found another one named the same as mine.

As for snow removal/snow relocation that is just a technicality because if you are loading up the snow and moving it to a different location you are still just "relocating" it. But when you think about it if i am taking it off of the drive way and pushing it into the yard your still removing it from there driveway.

Mowing some might have to be down with a push mower but i have a 36" wbm, and also have a 60ztm so its not really pushing the mowers its like walking with the mower. But when I think about it when I use my tractor to do driveways I use the back box so I'm pulling the snow, oh well ill keep my name and keep driving foward with the service that i provide. thanks for your comments

 

[A.Landscaping]

Hey man i like the flyers honestly and if your pricing a neighboorhood then $30 seems fair unless your doing that to every house. The name seems catchy to, there are more weird names around here and that doesnt seem bad. Also the "Removal" thing doesnt always have to mean relocating I put Snow Removal on my company name and people know it includes Plowing,Shoveling etc. If you want it to mean relocating you can put it there not everyone refers to it as relocating.

 

[mowerdude777]

I really like the shirts and doorhangers, you may want to buy a backup mower though

 

[A.Landscaping]

He was going to "buy" mine but never showed......