Why are you calling another man “dear”? 🤷‍♂️🤔😂🤣 You must be Nigerian?

How are you getting the jobs? I have even been going as low as 50-60hr and customers just don’t respond. I’ve been using HomeAdvisor and it seems they go with cheaper bids.

@@louisw565 A lot depends on where you're located in the country. One of the first things customers say to me is that I'm the only one that would come out and give them an estimate. After that they usually end up telling me that of the few quotes they did get mine was the lowest. The area I'm in is populated with people that have pretty good incomes and own decent sized lots, 5-10 acres. They don't want to buy equipment or just don't care to fool with it so they hire it out. Are you offering anything other than bush hog work? I always show up on any job that I know has a gravel driveway with my tractor and cutter and my land plane. I get a good bit of driveway work too and I advertise it. Facebook has been my number 1 source for customers.

@@justkeepingitreal7768 thanks for the feedback. Area of Tx I’m in seems like I’m not having any luck with mowing jobs so far. Recently moved here so I don’t know a lot of the folks with property just yet. Tried running a fb ad. Haven’t got any bites yet. Well got one to go spread some dirty and level an area. There’s another guy in the area that has lived in area already up in running. Gonna keep at it.

@@louisw565 your comment says it was 6 months ago now, thinking of starting my own tractor service in Florida. How has your business grown over the past 6 months? Any suggestions?

David Mashtoler Oh my Goodness Frost... our first frost is mid October...We’re getting down into the 50’s at night... still in the mid 80’s during the day.

@@theweekendfarmer7513 Afternoon Scott. Looking at a 5065e. Do you have much experience with the self leveling loaders? Are the worth the extra loot?

@@davidmashtoler7207 If you move a lot of hay all the time or pallets, stuff that you need to keep level, then you'll love it...I dont see the need in spending the extra money. We had one on a 6 series tractor when I was younger...they are big and bulky, and they block a lot of visability. Also, I dont always want my loader to self level, like if Im doing dirt or gravel work. I think there is a pin you can pull and move, and keep them from self leveling. but, why buy one if your not gonna use it. haha!!

Some places up north with unions mandate the wages… that’s what that sounds like to me…. I have heard of people with dump trucks, they have to pay the drivers half of what the truck makes…. You can’t afford to stay in business with big brother telling you what to do!!!

That sounds about right!! Prices have went way up for everything. This video is over 3 years old. My last bush hogging job about this size I charged $450

I usually ask the property owner to start with, most land owners have a good idea. Then I time it. I can usually mow about two acres an hour with a six foot mower... There is also some websites you can use if there is no other way to find out.

That works for some jobs. It doesn't work this job. This job took about 3 hours, $150 would be too cheap. Ive always charged $200 for this job, that's also too cheap. I like Harris Tractor Service's formula, $45 an acre for everything under 15 acres. This job is about 6 - 7 acres. 6 acres at $45 an acre = $270. that's more in the ball park. If I was doing 2 acres and it took, 1 hour Chris L's formula would work better. So it can vary from job to job.

That sounds like a good price...That would have been about $280 for this job... Thanks for the info!!!

So you tell your customer you charging them $45 hr or do you just give the flat rate once you’ve done a estimate on your loading and time actually cutting?

@@louisw565 i charge by the acre not by the hour hope this helps

@@jth030966 thanks. So 8 acres $360. Do you alter price if it’s really thick and all? I’ve also been advised to charge like $60 for travel to and from job. To basically add it into the job. Not sure if folks are willing to pay it for cutting but other small jobs they have when I move dirt.

@@louisw565 i don't charge a trip fee if its within 25 miles of my house but there is a 2 acre minimum. And on pricing if its just grass as long as its below around mid waist or shorter the price stays the same if it gets taller than that or a bunch of small saplings i will charge more i try to figure at mowing at least 3 mph if evan if I mow at 5mph if i look at it and think i will have to mow slower i will up charge i usually mow around 3 to 3.5 acres per hour and over time mowing different places i now pretty close how long it will take to mow sometimes you make really good and sometimes i will be a little short but the longer you do it the better you will get at judging your time it takes just for instance you pull up to a job thats 5 acres that is waist high i can mow it in a hour in a half i would charge 45x5=225 but if the same job is head high i would say i could mow at around 2 mph that would be for me about 2 acres per hour it would take around 2 and a half hours to mow so i would charge a extra hours worth of mowing and like i said i bid everything based of of mowing 3 acres per hour i hope i explained that and not confused you

It was 2mph in B-2, and 2.7mph in B-3. 540e PTO at 1700rpm.

Boss where can I get that owners edition Cap?

@@andrewtestin9080 They had them at the John Deere dealer... First time I had seen them. I made them give me one when I bought the 5075e. I would like to have a couple more myself!!!

Thank you Sir

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Time stamp it and I’ll take a look. I don’t think so. Sliding maybe!! lol!

@theweekendfarmer7513 maybe that's what it was, sounded like the motor rpms shot up and the transmission wasn't grabbing. Been there done that, isn't no fun!