I had a DeWalt 20 v that just died (smoke coming from the motor) after only having it two seasons. I have a steep hill in my front yard which is too precarious for a lawnmower leaving me to use a weed wacker to trim it. Any suggestions for something with some longevity?
Located in Texas. Beginner installing mulch. Need some help with a quote for 125 cubic feet. Or 5 cubic yards. How much would you charge for:
- removing and hauling off old mulch
- multiple land fill trips and dump fees
- purchasing and transporting new mulch
- reinstalling new mulch
- possible weed barrier replacement if needed
- clean up and labor time (30-40 hours)
I’ve been trying to streamline the workflow for my small landscaping business lately and keep running into the question of utility marking. Obviously, everyone knows the call before you dig rule, but in reality, I’ve seen it handled a million different ways. At a previous shop I worked for, we pulled tickets for almost everything. Another place I was at basically only called it in for major excavations or deep digs. But the thing is, even basic landscaping involves things like trenching, fence posts, irrigation lines, and deep edging. Even if it's only a couple of feet down, guessing what's underneath feels like a massive risk. How does your crew actually handle this day-to-day? Are you pulling 811 for literally every single job, or is it more situational in practice?
Hi, all! New to having lawn care done for me instead of doing it myself. We just moved into this house and are trying out having someone do this for us. I'm here in northwest Georgia USA/Acworth and recently paid $75 for lawn cutting and $77 for bush trimming. Lawn itself looks good, but this is what the peripheral looks like with weeds/bushes hanging over in the street and lots of weeds still up in the tree line. The lawn care professional says the rest will constitute a cleanup and be $96. Am I being fleeced, or is this normal for the industry?
Hey everyone, I’m a college student and I recently started up my little lawn care business. I have a residential 42 inch riding mower, but it’s not 0 turn and the turning radius stinks. I also have a cheap craftsman push mower. Just bought myself the Stihl km 91r with a hedge trimmer, string trimmer, and edger attachment. I have around $4000 cash and am trying to figure out where to budget this. If anyone could help, id really appreciate it, thanks!
I do not use chemical on my lawn, always forget to put preventative down, just hand pluck weeds when I mow or walk through. Which is hard enough as my neighbors mow every other month. Looking for advice on what to use on this clover that has been getting bigger. I’ve googled but I’m am about to come with skid and scrape the top few inches and put in new dirt and sod. I used 24D and didn’t kill it off came back mid year and stronger this year. Not afraid of chemical just never seem to get to work for me unless it’s a rid of all mixture.
But thanks in advance. There are three patches on one side of house all about this size 10-12 ft apart.
Trying to get organized this season. Got the business account set up but I have never filed taxes for a business. I use Yardbook and I am looking to just track expenses with a spreadsheet if possible instead of paying for a service. Can anyone who uses a spreadsheet or something similar provide any insight?
Don't make my mistake. Only going on its 3rd season.
Other than the fact that they probably might not be able to keep up long term, has anyone thought about getting 5 autonomous robots to then boost +5 lawns to their daily schedule?
Seems like it could be a very interesting routine to drop off five Bots tomorrow overnight and pick them up in the mornings
Need advice, feeling defeated. We attempted to do a lawn renovation and spent a lot of time preparing but 12 days after grass seed all we’re seeing are weeds no grass. We started the process by applying 41% glyphosate to kill the weed infested lawn we previously had. We did this process twice and gave 2 weeks in between to allow the weeds to die. After killing the lawn, we mowed low and detached picking up all debris and removed it from the yard. We aerated and applied 2” of new topsoil all over the front and back yard. Then we applied starter fertilizer and our Monaco Bermuda seed from Twin City Seeds. We have been watering for 20 min at 7am, 1pm, and 7pm. I have no clue where we went wrong and why the grass won’t grow. First pic is the front lawn right now with all green being weeds, second pic is the weed. Any recommendations or advice is greatly appreciated!
Bought this house a few years ago and it’s always had different grass underneath the tree vs further away. Closer to the tree looks like Kentucky Bluegrass and further is annual bluegrass from what my app says. I live in north Alabama. We have a sprinkler system but it’s around our flower bed, not our lawn. What would be a few course of actions to make this all the same grass and less patchy? Appreciate any help!
Bought three of these new Darwin Grips (I think they’re Gen7?) last week. The guys have been saying they liked the old ones (either the first or second generation - white with black handle) better as they couldn’t get these in a comfortable position.
Decided to try it for a few yards today and they aren’t wrong. Without the L shaped offset portion, they’re either too far over the top of the shaft or too canted.
I do like the new locking mechanism though, way more solid than the old school ones. But I wish they’d make the new lock system with the old school handle portion.
Looking to start up a small solo lawn care gig. Currently have about 7-8 biweekly yards, I use a 20 year old Toro Timecutter. Seeing as how I’m gonna branch out, I’m wanting something newer and more reliable.
So, Reddit, what mower would yall recommend as the bang-for-buck 48” zero turn for a 15-ish weekly yards route. Looking to stay under 1/2 acre in cookie cutter neighborhoods.
So our laptop we’ve had for years died and my partner who runs a lawn care business is looking for a new one. He is under the impression he needs a laptop that costs almost 2k for what he needs and I’m arguing he doesn’t. He asked me to do research so here I am asking opinions from professional lawn care business owners (the only opinion he will respect.)
He frequently has yard books, Facebook, our online banking website, Google Photos, and Gmail open on his computer at the same time. He does not use design software or have any programs downloaded to his computer for landscaping.
When he responds to me I will edit or comment with what he considers the bare minimum specs he would need for his computer, but as of now he hasn’t answered.
EDIT: he answered and said bare minimum is: 32 gig ram, 17 inch screen 1 tb harddrive 2026 i7 or higher intel processor or better, touch screen, and duel cooling fans
We are a small weed control and fertilization company. In our market, we compete with the big guys like TruGreen and Gecko Green, who offer health insurance benefits to their spray techs. We want to try to attract and retain better talent by offering benefits like health insurance and paid time off. Do any of you all offer these types of benefits? Whats your cost vs employee cost? Where do I even start. I spoke to someone about a QSERHA and hung up more confused than I started.
I have a stihl km131 with edger, hedge trimmer, and line trimmer but Im looking for a more dedicated line trimmer to use for my business.
The 131 is just so damn heavy and I get tired of taking it around big properties. Im open to trying echo trimmers but ive had my eye on a fs94r and every time I mention it to my dealer he says alot of guys are running it but he doesn't like or reccomend it for some reason.
I had a stihl FSA57 from my grandpa's estate and it was perfect for my wife as she had a stroke but the battery life nor power wasnt there. I want something light yet can still edge and possibly run .105 line as I like the solid red line.
Side question, what do yall think of the handle grip things I see people running? Are they worth it? Im 5'10 and it seems like the trimmers are fit for people slightly shorter 5'6-5-8 range
Im looking to streamline my qualifying process. Planning on writing up a quick questionnaire to send to potential clients to get an idea of their property and needs, and expectations.
What can I use to make a form to send out?
Was looking at Google forms, but curious if anyone else is using something different with good results?
TIA
I’m mowing lawns basically all week with a 30” walk behind and I’ve been struggling with the vibrations from the mower. I’m concerned im going to have issues with my hands from all the vibrating they put up with. My current gloves have those pouches on the palm with foam or gel pack but I run through those gloves really quick (1-2 months before I question if it’s worth using them anymore). They have had some success but I want it to be better. Looking for any advice or recommendations to help with the vibrations. Thanks!
Hey folks, I’m new to doing lawn work for smaller properties.
I have a weedwhacker for edges and a 60” zero turn ride on that is fantastic for the larger properties.
I need something in the middle to do smaller yards where the ride on doesn’t make sense or won’t fit.
I was thinking either a 30” push, a 36” stand on, a 36” walk behind, or a 48” walk behind.
Let me hear your thoughts and any advice from your experience on how to approach this decision.
Thanks!