Apart from the moment RBM mentioned when I thought you were about to be pulled into it with both hands, I finished those clips thinking I want one! Keep up the good work.Originally Posted by Glenofcarwoola
Apart from the moment RBM mentioned when I thought you were about to be pulled into it with both hands, I finished those clips thinking I want one! Keep up the good work.Originally Posted by Glenofcarwoola
i couldn't believe this photo bluey. what a job to get through that. i noticed you had the 3 blade. did you use that for the whole job? how do you cut grass that tall? hit top 3rd first or cut down bottom & cart-a-way whole????Originally Posted by Bluey
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rbm
I use the 3 blade on the big woody weeds like these marshmallows but on the grass we use line and now the sthil poly cut head which is brilliant. There was heaps of crap in amongst this so what we had to do was slash around these obstacles and then do the rest. I have hired Deutcher slashers in the past but to be truthful it is almost as quick to do it with whippys particularly if there is crap amongst it. Two guys can knock over a hell of a lot in an hour.Originally Posted by redbackmowing
For this one we didn't have to pick it up. Client just wanted it dropped on the ground. I used the 3 options method with him and the cheapest was slash and drop and the best for us. For those big weeds I take the top half off with one pass and get the bottom half on the way back. Sometimes you may need an extra pass. That 3 blade is pretty good at dropping long grass too. Take it out at the base like a modern day scythe.
If you have to remove it drop it in winrows by slashing runs in only one direction. I slash right to left and leave the winrow to my left and then walk back to the front and start another pass. All you have to do then is rake the winrow onto a tarp and haul it off to your trailer and pack it in. Amazing how much you can fit in with two blokes jumping on it. The worst to slash is matted kikuyu as you have to chop through the matted layers of runners. Blades are the only way for these and it is hard work. I did one not long ago that was a back yard that had not been mowed for 5 yrs. The layer of dead runners was almost 2 foot deep
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Bluey
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The only bummer about stomping on your load is when you have to unload it, Is a ***** unless you have a tipper tralier.
+1 easy to load PITA to onloadOriginally Posted by 63impala
Yep I hear ya. I have been talking to a custom trailer maker about my wish trailer. Has to have a tipper.
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Bluey
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thanks for that bluey. it really shows a good thought process to do these jobs well & efficiently. a sthil poly cut head sounds like a must-have.Originally Posted by Bluey
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rbm
hi all
thought i would give this picture thing a go { so bear with me }
bit of a back yard tidy up today ..
cheers geoff
Originally Posted by geoff1969
Well one Geoff. It feels good at the end of the job to stand back and take the after photo doesn't it. Just curious and you don't have to answer if you don't want but what did you charge?
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Bluey
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hey blueyOriginally Posted by Bluey
i only did the back yard for them and isnt as big as it looks in photos ,thay had been doing the front them selves.
was a run through with mower brush cuter took 1 hour 45 working time = 2 hours from time i stoped car till i drove off no rubbish removal or nothing its not often i do them like this but the house was about 800 meters down road from my place = i charged them around $165 but i realy need more experience qouting these clean up hack down jobs , it was one of my youngest daughters friends from school mum as me to have a go at it for them , thay thought it was fantastic whe i finished .
the million dollar question$$$$Originally Posted by Bluey
great job geoff1969 love those pics of these jobs.
great job geoff looks good mate
Originally Posted by geoff1969
Mate that is pretty much spot on. Close t0 $100 an hr. I have found with these jobs you need to quote well to make it worth it. If you take them on you get the job done and feel good about it at the end of the day. We are getting a rep here for taking on big jobs. People are recommending us. I have an $1800 job coming up next Monday from a referral from a previous job. I expect to take about 7 hrs to do it. But it is on a slope so I charge extra. The client took the quote no questions asked.
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Bluey
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Mate your brother is spot on. Clean ups of this nature are big earners. You have to get a feel for what the public will pay for them but remember they are calling you because they have probably had a go themselves and worked out it is way too hard of work for them. So if you do it for them they have to pay an appropriate amount.Originally Posted by geoff1969
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Bluey
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hi bluey
yeh i dont know im all ways so undecided with my self trying to come up with a figure for clean ups etc so i usualy pass them onto my brother { he loves them }= i just need more experience and confidents in quoting them { brother tells me just jump in boots and all more you do the more you learn the better your work will be and quicker you get ???? } its all a learning curve ..
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