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    Sorry Andy have to go ahead and disagree with on that....been in the game too long to let that go by.....when you do a job do it properly as my farther and grandfather taught me....for a couple of mins to blow the gutter onto the nature strip how hard is that before mowing ....getting peed off with unfinished crap jobs by contractors....please re consider Andy and do the right thing,,,our brand of indy must mean something

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
    Sorry Andy have to go ahead and disagree with on that....been in the game too long to let that go by.....when you do a job do it properly as my farther and grandfather taught me....for a couple of mins to blow the gutter onto the nature strip how hard is that before mowing ....getting peed off with unfinished crap jobs by contractors....please re consider Andy and do the right thing,,,our brand of indy must mean something
    All well and good when mowing in the more affluent area Geoff, do u blow centre dandy road b4 mowing in traffic (yeah yeah I know it has a service lane)
    try charging the less money areas for the "full Service"
    Do the job the customer is willing to pay for, if its a basic mow blow go then that's what u do, for those who pay for the extras a clean gutter is a must
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    Safety is always top priority but I think the guys working their machines in the wrong direction blatantly spraying clippings on the road is just silly. I've seen them at it. Obviously too stupid to notice or just don't care.
    Also, there's a fine if you get dobbed in or actually caught in the act.

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    I blow the gutter, but if there is a lot of leaves I blow at 90 deg to the gutter and most of it goes up on the lawn before I mow.
    Dont need any cones if you do it when there are no cars coming and walk in the opposite direction as the traffic, then you have lots of time to get out of the way
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    understand where u are coming from sterlo ....bit of old fart i guess but i still blow ( hahaha ) the major roads too ...one of my taberats has princess highway and one of my schools has a busy road...just have to wait for the break in the traffic //pain i know but its just a thing i like to leave the work area tidy.....probably stupid but i do have a standard i like to keep...but what ever rocks ya boat we all do things different and everyone has there way ,,, guess as long you are making good dollars who cares hey ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
    Sorry Andy have to go ahead and disagree with on that....been in the game too long to let that go by.....when you do a job do it properly as my farther and grandfather taught me....for a couple of mins to blow the gutter onto the nature strip how hard is that before mowing ....getting peed off with unfinished crap jobs by contractors....please re consider Andy and do the right thing,,,our brand of indy must mean something
    Do as you need to do fellas! If that's what you feel good about that's fine.

    Our clients get what they pay for, sometimes it whip, blow, mow, blow n go, others its whip, mow n blow. Now when we are just dropping it or side discharge or mulch, or doing a "budget mow" corner blocks, main roads, near shopping centers, main intersections, the list just goes on it may just not get done. Not everyone works the top end of town and not every client is particular. Some contractors won't do jobs for clients who don't want a "complete job" in the contractors eyes, but some clients just want the f****n lawn cut for crying out loud, and they pay accordingly.
    The other thing here is that sometimes I will leave it not blown and spend an extra few minutes doing something the client actually wants or needs done.
    A bit like the time when I picked up a new client, worked out what they wanted and went ahead happily for about six months. Met his wife one day and she said old Fred was not real happy about how I was cutting the lawns.
    I eventually worked out that he liked it "SHAVED" even though I was cutting it very low as he asked. I was spending a bit of time getting his edging straight on a thick kikuyu and thought everything was good. He said the edges look nice but I could skip them occasionally if only I would shave the god damn lawn.
    A couple of my clients won't even let me cut the nature strip, even though they get the rest done to a high standard. That apparently is the job for the local council a few times per year .

    Spending time finding out what the client likes and giving them that is what I try to do. It certainly IS NOT something which some lawnies believe should be in "the manual", but nevertheless this is all good knowledge for newer guys coming on.

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    thanks john for single me out ...again lol....still cannot see how hard it is to always do a good job like i mentioned before ,even the so called low end market still get a good service...i see no difference to high or low , in fact i rather the low end market because the actually appreciate a good job,,some of the affluent so called market are a pain in the behind to be frank...

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    Sorry Geoff, yours was just the last post about being particular about this! Wasn't having a go at you or anyone just putting across another point of view.
    You and a few others had a point about this. Myself and a few others obviously think differently at times. It's certainly not a bad habit to get into

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    I tried sucking the clippings up out of the gutter with the sp mower once on a large corner block...only thing is someone driving around the corner was watching me "mow the road" and he missed the turn and ran into the power pole!!
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    I think its great that people dont clean gutters!!

    Customers that like to see clean gutters will get me!!
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    Our own council crews are the worst for it here. Grass everywhere after they've done the traffic islands, public parks etc. Unless it's one of the 'posh' areas of town, then it's perfect. Such a double standard.

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    ^ +1000000000000000




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    I have no qualms about blowing the gutter into the street at this place. Have to mow half the street anyway.

    Nothing stays on the bitumen though.

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    Lol. Would have been a dirt or crushed granite shoulder once I guess.

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    Default Re: Clippins etc in the gutter techniques

    I find clippings on the road are generally dispersed within 24 hours.

    I find the problem is normally with leaves.. and I was engaged to do lawns, not trees.

    Sometimes new clients say they wanted 'more' mowed.. I have to point out that mowing the garden beds will cost a little more.

    So do you scalp a lawn if a client wants you to? Why do they want it like that? I've talked a few out of it. You have to have some standards..

    Annoying taking orders from a client when they are relayed through someone else.. you can do a lot of work and still not hit the mark.

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