37 Chief said: (quoted from post at 05:54:25 02/20/10) That is exactually what I do. I started doing it when I was working nights. Now since I reaired I still do it, but not so rushed anymore. I started out by discing only, with my Dad's A/C model M crawler. I have added a MF 231 with a woods 6 ft mower. I am working on getting my JD 401 industrial with a 8 ft flail mower ready this year.I really enjoy doing it. I am going to stop discing in a few years, It's getting hard to haul the crawler. Too much heavy lifting, and the old chevy flat bed is getting tired like me. With the mower, it's just mow and go.You are not going to get rich, but keeps the bill collectors away. About 1/3 of my income is fuel, and repairs. Then the tax man hit's you. Insurance is about 1,400 a year, which a lot of people want. I mowded for quite a few years with out it. Just don't mow around kids, or road ways. I put up a sign offering mowing. Also a good place to put in your name is at the fire dept. Here in Calif it is manditory to have your weeds cut when they are dry. As for charging a lot depends where you are located. Now I get 90 for mowing, and 110 for discing. That is a little less of what othres charge. If you alerady have the equipment go for it. Stan
Man that sounds like the type of operation I'm talking about for sure. See I'm a high school teacher here in Riverside County. Well as you know budget cuts may be hitting soon so I need another income to help pay for a few bills. The way I see it I have a disc, a brush hog, a MF290 and 165, and a supportive family. The only thing I'm missing, which is huge, is a legit trailer to haul my tractor to the location. I have an 85 1 ton cargo van that has hauled our tractors in the past. However my Grandfather sold the old trailer he used to utilize for duty when he was a caretaker of several properties.
Stan are your prices per hour? Or do you do estimates based per job? I have to really crunch numbers and get an idea how much my MF290 is going to cost in diesel and up keep.
This post was edited by LJS30 at 22:20:54 02/19/10.
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