ForTheArborist
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Those are air roots. They're supposed to be there. :msp_thumbup:
Plowed and shoveled snow all day yesturday. Neighbor had his snow blower sitting in the middle of his driveway by the road. I thought he ran outta gas, so I called him. He said the pull cord broke and he wasnt messing with it. He is going to buy a new snow blower today. Said I can have it. Nice older tracked cub cadet snow blower. Plug the elec cord into it and it must have old fuel in it and is running like crap. Gonna fix it up and use it on one of my jobs. Can't beat it for free.
Sweet! We had one of those, was a beast! I am already tired of the snow, guess I would feel better about it if I was plowing!
Ya know, yur right. I think, when I do finally get blades, I will sub instead of contract, think it would be a lot less headaches and I got some buddys that have some big accounts, wal-mart, lowes, kohls, etc.Spread salt early saturday morning at a few properties. 1rst snow/ice related work we've done yet this winter. Was nice to at least take my newest truck out 1 time.
It'd take alot to get me burn out on plowing/salting the money is just too good. You're doing it as a sub right?
LOL! I missed that! I used to hold a few biggies, I remember the stress, but I do remember the money too! Valid points on both sides of that coin! Think, like I said, be a sub this time, if I no likey, I'll go after my own. U guys ever have volunteers? I had guys just start plowing in my big lots! Doing demos I guess!I was saying that because I'd rather be the one with the contracts! Make a lot more money. Butt there is that little detail that I can't go anywhere in the winter because I have to manage the everything. If you have the contacts to sub and can send a couple guys out to drive your trucks for somebody else and they're reliable that would be easier. and less stressfull.
The problem here is the feat/famine nature of snow removal. One year you barely make enough to make it worth while , the next you can barely keep up with seasonal contracts.
I've done a little subbing with my blower, but the hours suck I'm getting too old to get up in the middle of the night to move snow.
The aftermath removal part is cake though, dump and loader hauling stuff off with your logo on the truck makes for some good advertisement. I've worked with that subbing out.
I had a client with a lot of big loaders who would have 50-75k per day in bill through on trucking alone with big snows. He had muni contracts to assist getting major roadways and intersections cleared out. One laoder can work three or four trucks, depending on where the dumpsite is. Some times the have them dumping near waterways with loaders and dozers pushing the piles back, back, back
Looks like a few posters got sent to band camp...
I see some shakeups went down while I was gone, I always miss the posts that get deleted, so I never see what was said, but guess that's the point.
Hey, the internet is free. I kind of like reading their posts. Some of them are hilarious. Only reason I said anything about someone posting on this thread is that it was vets thread and know that he made it clear how he felt about that person. I thought it was a little disrespectful. I mean if someone flat out told me they didn't like me posting to their thread I would quit. Other than that, I don't have any problems with anyone posting anything they want to as long as it's not flat out wrong information like something that could get someone hurt. But really... Who gives a #### what i think anyway. :biggrin:
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