Starting a lawn care lawn mowing landscaping and snow removal business tips and guidelines part 2

[ms290guy1999]

@stlouissux9119 i just want to get some 1s opion so if it does happen to happen

[ms290guy1999]

will a news paper be shreaded by a ariens deluxe 30 with a 305 cc engine

[stlouissux9119]

@ms290guy1999 Probably but I wouldn't reccomend that because you could sheer a pin or it could get stuck in the auger. I reccomend just removing them from the driveway first.

[Aboutmyself22]

do you have a policy for not having cars in the driveway at the time of snow removal?

[stlouissux9119]

@Aboutmyself22 Yes

[Aboutmyself22]

i think in addition to landscape maintainance and design, why not install sprinkler systems? just a thought

[stlouissux9119]

@Aboutmyself22 Good idea, many also do that. I don't have the time to do that.

[OmegaNewb]

where did u get the door holders

[stlouissux9119]

Internet but I dont recommend them they fall off doors. I recommend plastic bags with your flyer and pebbles in them to hold them down. Through onto driveway or front porch.

[M322D]

hey I was thinking about starting a buisness and I have a riding mower and I wa wondering if It is legal to drive it on the road

I even made a homeade snowplow for the tractor so I can plow snow with it

[rabia413]

nice...i love the snow season....you have pretty low prices....i usually charge $30 to $35 per driveway walkways and salt included....is me and 2 more helpers....2 33 inch blowers and 1 24 inch blower...36 driveways total...8 to 10 hours..all in the same town....cant wait for the snow but for now we are still stuck in fall cleanup....lol....5 stars

[stlouissux9119]

It's how I get a lot of my business. Thanks yeah I dont salt otherwise its extra. I have 1 Ariens 2-stage

1 MTD 2-Stage (30")

1 MTD Single-Stage (21")

Yes it does pay great.

[giterdungal]

were did u get the door hangers?

[stlouissux9119]

Bought online. Simple google search.

[DomsLawnService]

I had a newspaper get caught in mine too when we had like 1ft-2ft of snow and it took forever to get out lol. Good tips.

[hujipher]

@DomsLawnService i had one get caught in mine so we asked if there was any newspaper today and then we saw confetti

[stlouissux9119]

Newspapers can be quite the pain in the rear.

[stevensj13]

I have an antique vintage Penncraft riding mower by JC penny from the 1950s. It is tiny! The deck is 26 inches! I am uploading a video of it now, so check that out in an hour or two when its done. it is a beautiful and eye catching machine. I am going to restore it nicely and use that for my business, because that awesome little piece of eye candy will make people say "look at that! I want that mowing my yard!". Its a winter project.

[stlouissux9119]

Sweet good luck.

[GarrettJDB]

do you get a lot off lawns i dont put up any signs and i mow about 4 lawns a week

[stlouissux9119]

Snow removal is better for me.

[mifan93]

i can get free magnets and pens made so i give them out, plus i put up ads at the local hardware stores!!!!

[stlouissux9119]

How do you get magnets/pens free?

[mifan93]

well my dad used to work at officemax so i got a big box with about 50,000 magnent backings.

they are made for business cards and they stick to them. so i make home made business cards with like a logo and name and stuff, laminate it and stick the magnent to it!!! really cool!!!

i will try and see if i can get a vid.

as for pens my mom works for the local hospital and she is the manager for an office so she orders pens and things to give out so i get a few made!!!!LOL

[stlouissux9119]

Dang not too shabby!!

[DannysCam]

nice man i am trying to get all my mowers working so i can do it next year! i worked for a guy for 2 years cutting about 10 lawns aday small ones any way.. we would charge around 45 a lawn... how many customers do you have?

[stlouissux9119]

Yeah its a pretty good business. I just work residentially and have about 10/week which is about 200/week which='s 800/ month which brings in between 2-4,000/year plus snow removal. Not too shabby for a kid.

[DannysCam]

i make around 200 week.. at my crappy job lol about the same hehehe

[stlouissux9119]

You still workin at that farm?

[DannysCam]

no i don't work at the farm/body shop any more.. my land lord has a farm i get to drive his big big tractor when he goes out of town i feed his cows for him. now i work kinda at a park with 100 acres mostly i clean up the picnick places and weed eat and help out the other works.. to bad its only 20 hours a week

[stlouissux9119]

Oh yeah I remember the vid "in the day of danny's cam" working at that park still? Cleanin the bathrooms?

[DannysCam]

yep basicly lol

[stlouissux9119]

Schweet.

[TractorWorld]

i do this too plus i put like a custom pen in with my buisness name on it so they get somthing out of it good tips thanks!!

[stlouissux9119]

That would get expensive. How much is that?