Lawn Trailers

Landscape maintenance is a big company to be in. Whether the economy or housing market is up or down, the grass must be cut further.

Now, I must admit that there are disadvantages to the business landscape. Finicky, customers appreciate always wanting to work overtime for free.

UPS Low-baller start "which will lawn for less than cost of doing business. While the forces of the owner of the company to fold shop at the end of the year when they realize they have lost money.

Oh, and there is the enormous startup costs for lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, hand tools, insurance, equipment replacement and maintenance, etc. dragging a trailer behind lawn the big F-250 you need to get all that equipment can also eat a lot of money in gas. Did I mention the no-show employees, who do not even bother to use when you have a full day of work provided because it is "too hot?

Well, maybe the grass cutting business is not so great after all. This is why I refuse to cut grass to live longer. The overhead and startup costs are too high and the profit is too low.

I can imagine you think, but what about those big companies, I see with many trucks? "Of course, if you can endure and eventually have 10 trucks on the road, maybe you become rich. Or do you want?

Work Smarter, Not Harder

I used to work for the largest enterprise landscape in the United States to one of their FL. Gulf Coast offices. They had about 20 trucks and division lawn never turned a profit in the years I was there. How did they stay afloat?

The sprinkler repair division.

We always turned a profit and bonuses enjoyable. We had more work than we could do. Been my trainer and I could take a guy who knew nothing about irrigation and have us make a good profit in one week.

Secret

Repair of sprinkler systems is not as complicated or difficult as people think. It is a lot easier to maintain lawns once you learn the trade secrets, tips and tricks! Another great thing about troubleshooting sprinkler system is that when someone has a leaking pipe or broken sprinkler head, they want fixed yesterday.

The overhead is low (a small pick up truck, some hand tools and a valve locator), and earnings Exspensive ratio is high. Once you know how to load the rest is easy. We never lose money and we never fail to work!

It is true that certain types of enrichment from a landscaping company. It is equally true that a million guitarists someone Lucks and becomes a rock star. Your chance to get from a company rich landscape are substantially the same.

If you're not making at least a hundred dollars an hour after expenses from your lawn care company, maybe you should sell lawn mowers, ditch employees, buy a shovel and start a repair business jets.

Craig Borglum CIC / CID / CLIA is a certified irrigation specialist and authorized EPA Water Sense partner Central Florida. More information and articles on how to make irrigation solutions, click the lawn business