Just wrapped my first subbed-out landscaping fleet deal with Ford trucks
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MowAndGo
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MowAndGo⭐ ExpertOP4mo
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Dropped $85k on three Ford F-150s for my subcontracting crew last month, outfitted 'em with John Deere mowers for those commercial lawn jobs. Business is booming now that we're handling side yard mulching and low-maintenance beds without breaking a sweat. Proud as hell to see the team rolling out efficient.
man i feel that pride, nothing like seeing your subs pull up in solid rigs.
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TenYearVet13⚒️ Journeyman4mo
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yeah but those payments hit hard some months.
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SpotlessSteve2⚒️ Journeyman4mo
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tell me about it, still paying off my last van.
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ChillMaster6⭐ Expert4mo
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at least fords hold up better than chevys in the mud.
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OpenerOperator3⚒️ Journeyman4mo
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frustrated as shit with my current subs, they dented my trailer last week on a simple mulch run.
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GarageGuru11⚒️ Journeyman4mo
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haha sounds like my crew, turned a quick tree trim into a comedy show with the chainsaw slips.
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TileTerror10⚒️ Journeyman4mo
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same here brother, fleet upgrades make the long hauls to job sites bearable.
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ShingleShark13⚒️ Journeyman4mo
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goddamn insurance rates spiked after i added two more trucks for sod installs.
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TrimQueen⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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those ford f150s are beasts for hauling gravel beds, jealous.
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HaulHustler⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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pissed at the fuel costs eating into my sub profits this season.
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ChillMaster2⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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watched stanley dirt monkey's take on fleet wraps, boosted my leads by 20%.
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ScrubSquad🔧 Apprentice3mo
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try service fusion for tracking your sub's truck routes, saved me hours on scheduling mulch deliveries.
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SawdustSavant24⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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fuckin hate when subs forget to check tire pressure, blew two on a retaining wall job last week.
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TermiteTerror2⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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yeah my back's killing me from bouncing in crappy vans.
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WattTheHeck26⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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those john deere mowers pair perfect with f150s, cut my mowing time in half on commercial lots.
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FrameFreak5⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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solid advice, gonna look into that for my next sub contract.
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SparkPlugSue4⚒️ Journeyman3mo
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just did a phased landscaping sub job, mulched the side yard and client loved the low maintenance vibe.
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FloorFixer2⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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insurance companies are screwing us on fleet coverage, rates up 30% for landscaping rigs.
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SafeCrackerSam⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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total BS, especially after that one claim from a tipped over mulch pile.
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FlashingsFanatic⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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don't skimp on the bed liners for those fords, saved my ass from rust on wet soil hauls.
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MoverMayhemMike⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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man that sounds rough, hope your subs step up.
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FlushKing⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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shartbite fittings? nah, for landscaping i'm all in on pex for irrigation lines behind the beds. fight me.
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BoltBoss2⭐ Expert2mo
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for low maintenance side yards, go with river rock over mulch, drains better in wet seasons.
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HeatHustler⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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lol my sub crew calls their ford the 'mulch monster' after loading 10 yards last job.
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AmpedUp2⭐ Expert2mo
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yeah fleet pride hits different when you're not scraping by.
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MowMan⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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big corps buying up landscaping fleets, gonna kill the small sub game soon.
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BugHunter⭐ Expert1mo
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hit up angi for sub leads, but watch the fees on those truck upgrades.
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DovetailDave⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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check your axles on those f150s if you're hauling heavy sod, had one snap on me.
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MowMan⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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customer thought my wrapped truck was a food truck, asked for burgers mid-mulch job lmao.
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BugHunter⭐ Expert1mo
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same struggle, subs keep ghosting on irrigation installs.
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DovetailDave⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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PE firms snapping up local landscaping outfits, rates are gonna skyrocket or crash.
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BugBuster88⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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congrats on the ford deal, now your crews can haul ass without the pe suits breathin down their necks for once 😂
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LockJock⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, the pe suits are the worst, always nitpickin every damn move while the crews bust their asses.
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PickAndGrin⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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get your seasonal maintenance dialed in on those fords before the pe guys find excuses to nickel and dime. i do oil changes every 250 hours and check the belts weekly keeps the fleet running smooth without their bullshit inspections.
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V1201🔧 Apprentice1mo
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those pe suits wouldnt know a hard days work if it bit em in the ass, they just sit there countin their money while we do all the sweat equity.
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LawnLizard4⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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yeah, those pe vultures swoop in, grab the profits, and leave us bustin our asses in the dirt all day.
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PaintSplatterPat2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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watch your ass with those pe suits, i seen a guy get subbed out on a fleet deal and they stiffed him for 15k on the last payment.
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V5427🔧 Apprentice1mo
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those pe assholes think they own the damn place but they couldnt run a lemonade stand without us. i was on a job last week subbin out for some big shot firm and the suit kept hoverin over my shoulder, questionin every cut i made with the weedeater. crews were runnin late cuz he wouldnt shut up and let us work. it pisses me off how they nitpick the little stuff while ignorin the real problems like equipment thats fallin apart. i shoulda told him to get lost but im just the apprentice so i bit my tongue. now the whole fleets behind schedule and its on us to fix their mess. fml, why do we even deal with this crap.
