Lowballers

[exotion]

New trend in the world of craigslisters... The lowballers are now.flagging the competitions advertisments lol lameasses

 

[Fish]

What is amazing is that you guys are throwing out prices that I was giving back in the early 1980s, and I was the "lowballer" back then. I was dealing with grandmas that went through the depression too! If the prices are still at that low level, thank god I got out of it!!!!!

Hell, costs me $10 in fuel for me to go to town and mail my E-bay stuff and back!!!!!

 

[Carscw]

What is amazing is that you guys are throwing out prices that I was giving back in the early 1980s, and I was the "lowballer" back then. I was dealing with grandmas that went through the depression too! If the prices are still at that low level, thank god I got out of it!!!!! Hell, costs me $10 in fuel for me to go to town and mail my E-bay stuff and back!!!!!

You need something better on gas.
Last month gas cost me $2.05 a yard
Truck, mowers , trimmers , 2 stoke oil.
Maintenance on all equipment. Oil, blades , belts , filters $0.83 per yard

 

[exotion]

Gas is about $1.50 a yard maintenance is apx $0.40 a yard I also only run 21" mowers and a fuel efficient Nissan Titan

 

[Carscw]

Gas is about $1.50 a yard maintenance is apx $0.40 a yard I also only run 21" mowers and a fuel efficient Nissan Titan

I wish I could get down this low.
Last month was a good month I only replaced one set of blades.
Ran two mowers 48 snapper walk behind
And a 42 toro ztr
Drive the v6 trailblazer
Cut 534 yards.


Came in 2nd in a $5000 race got DQed for 3 pounds under weight.

 

[exotion]

Gas for you guys who run bigger stuff is brutal. Seems like that num might go down for me with this new machine I gotta do a tune up on my Nissan soon to. 02 sensor is bad causing gas milage to go down

 

[jekjr]

My Cummins in my 2500 Dodge averages about 12.3 MPG. I run from $15 to $20 a day fuel on my ZD326 Kubota. Normally there is a blade change every day for the 326 as well. We don't run the ZG222 as much but it will use about the same $15 to $20 per day as well. Then there are all of the taxes and fees and of course insurance..... I do not see how people can cut grass for that little amount.

 

[exotion]

That's why I like my minimum of $25 about 5ish is overhead per lawn. Less if clients live close I only run my 21" and my 2 cycle equipment I go through about 5-6 gallons of gas a week for my equipment and I put about $50 in my truck per week. That's about $65 a week in gas %15 is taxes. I make on average $1750 a week -$65 is $1685 -%15 is about $200 ish so $1500 a week maintenance is pretty small not worth the math.

So that's why $25 a week works for me. Now if I priced all my houses at $10 I would make about $180 a day I would make $900 a week -$65so $845 - %15 is about $100 making my weekly total $700

$700 is respectable but not favorable that's about what I was making working for someone else. Now like I mentioned earlier my over head is quite low and I own all my equipment and truck.

 

[Ric]

I really don't believe this one, I did remove the name

NO GIMMICKS LAWNS STARTING AT $10 (Regency/Embassy)

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No gimmicks . lawns cut in Embassy/Regency area starting at $10 includes mowing ,edging ,trimming and blowing .We are a new lawn service with 25 years experience in the area residential and commercial .We are looking to grow with you .one time ,weekly ,bi-weekly or monthly call....

 

[bfleming98]

I would not sweat the $10 cuts too much. There is no way those guys can sustain that. They will quit or have to raise prices.

Bryan

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