Truck bed is done

jon f mn · Apr 17, 2022

Finally finished Eric's truck bed yesterday. Added some lift assist to the ramp and made and installed holders for all his equipment.

If you want to see the specifics of the build I posted more details on tool talk, there are several posts of the entire build there.

Here is a short video of how everything works
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Naaguy · Apr 17, 2022

Is all that equipment electric? How many hours run time do yo get if it is?

jon f mn · Apr 17, 2022

This is all my sons equipment, and yes it's all electric. He gets a full day's use out of the big mower unless the grass is extra long. 2 batteries on the trimmers lasts all day.

DelMN · Apr 17, 2022

That is a great setup!

Sprint 6 · Apr 17, 2022

Nice job!

DoubleR · Apr 17, 2022

You sure do good work! I didn't realize they made battery operated mowers that big. Looks like your son is well prepared to go to work. I'm sure your a proud dad.

john in la · Apr 17, 2022

Very nice setup.

Not to change the subject but I have a question.
Around here lawn care guys work every month of the year.
In the winter they tend to flower beds and plant flowers that bloom in the winter.
They run over the lawn mostly to pick up leaves as live oak trees shed leaves all winter.
It allows them to have an income and pay equipment loans 12 months a year.

But what do lawn care guys up north do all winter with snow on the ground ???
Seems like a lot of fancy equipment to pay for when you only working 6 months out the year.
Or does lawn care up north pay that well to make 12 equipment payments on 6 months income.

flying belgian · Apr 17, 2022

That really is nice. What happens next year when he has so many customers he needs to get another mower? When I had my fab. shop going I set up all the trailers for one of the larger lawn service companies in Mankato. 5 trailers and racks for 3 pu's. With doing all the repair work on mowers fert. spreaders etc. I was almost working full time on his things.

flying belgian · Apr 17, 2022

The key words are,,,snow on the ground,,, They move snow.

jon f mn · Apr 17, 2022

Snow removal goes with it. He has a lot of other equipment including 3 small tractors and a plow on his truck. This is for his second crew and in the fall I will have to rework the mounts for snow equipment.

john in la · Apr 17, 2022

My very limited experience with snow tells me moving snow is not a steady every day job like grass cutting.
Plus this just makes for a bigger equipment load.
Now are you not only paying for grass cutting equipment you are not using in the winter you are also paying for snow removal equipment you are not using in the summer.
I understand moving snow pays the food and electric bill in the winter.

With paying for equipment you only use 6 months a year and not having a steady everyday income during the winter seems your rates for these services has to be a lot higher than what they charge around here.

Or maybe every job up north is seasonal.
I know road construction up north stops in the winter.
Just trying to picture the difference as February is the same as July around here when it comes to a job.
Even tourism works 12 months a year around here.

john in la · Apr 17, 2022

Jon See my reply to flying belgian

jon f mn · Apr 17, 2022

Anything outside is seasonal here. And snow is where the money is in that business. Most of his lawn contracts are so he can get the snow contract. Paying for the equipment isn't hard, getting and keeping help is the worst.

Ultradog MN · Apr 17, 2022

Nice job Jon!!

Bret4207 · Apr 18, 2022

(quoted from post at 12:06:30 04/17/22) Very nice setup.

Not to change the subject but I have a question.
Around here lawn care guys work every month of the year.
In the winter they tend to flower beds and plant flowers that bloom in the winter.
They run over the lawn mostly to pick up leaves as live oak trees shed leaves all winter.
It allows them to have an income and pay equipment loans 12 months a year.

But what do lawn care guys up north do all winter with snow on the ground ???
Seems like a lot of fancy equipment to pay for when you only working 6 months out the year.
Or does lawn care up north pay that well to make 12 equipment payments on 6 months income.

A lot of the ones I know plow snow and sand parking lots and collect trash. Others collect UE and ice drink (fish) all winter.

rick n ohio · Apr 18, 2022

I dont know why you dont have your own fabrication shop you have a great talent building stuff

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