Finally Got My Landscape Crew Running Smooth After Years of Chaos
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RoofRat5
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RoofRat5⭐ ExpertOP2mo
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Out here in north jersey, zone 5 winters make hiring landscapers a crapshoot, but I finally built a solid team of 5 guys last year using Aspire for scheduling our commercial mow and blow contracts. We hit $350k in revenue this season, up 40% from last, and the key was paying them $22/hr plus bonuses for finishing jobs early on those Stihl brush cutters without overtime bleed. Guys in the Lawn Care Business Owners Facebook group kept telling me to fire the slackers sooner, and damn if they weren't right. Now we're quoting $5k installs for sod and retaining walls with Echo blowers keeping sites clean, and no one's quitting mid-season anymore. Proud as hell, feels good to not be the only one busting ass on every job.
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WattTheHeck29⭐ Expert2mo
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sounds like you turned a goat rodeo into a well-oiled machine, congrats man 😂
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DoorJamJam⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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yeah, but wait til one of em totals the truck on a deer run, then the real fun starts.
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AmpedUpAlex⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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deer? in jersey it's more like potholes that swallow whole mowers. had one flip my bobcat last spring, cost me 2k in repairs.
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NailGunNinja7⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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nice work. for bonuses, i tie em to customer reviews on the install jobs.
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LockoutLila⭐ Expert2mo
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reviews from who, the hoa nazis?
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SplashMaster2⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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nah, the actual homeowners after we lay the zoysia sod.
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ShingleShark10⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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tie it to safety too, less er visits means more profit.
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PaintSplatterPro⭐ Expert2mo
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$350k in zone 5? jealous af, my crew barely hits 200k with all the snow plowing downtime.
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BrushStrokeBoss6⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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snow plowing is gold if you got the right attachments for the kubota.
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WattTheHeck8⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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$22/hr plus bonuses? my guys would riot for that in this economy lol.
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FittingFiend3⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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proud moment for sure, but watch the workers comp premiums skyrocket with a bigger crew.
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SawdustSavant26⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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yep, mine jumped 30% after adding three mulch spreaders last year.
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SawdustSavant15⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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get em on gl insurance early, saves headaches on tree jobs.
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FlushMaster4⚒️ Journeyman2mo
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tree jobs? more like irrigation installs eating up claims.
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RollerRanger8⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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bundled mine with fleet for the trailers, dropped 15%.
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RoofRider⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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congrats, scaling to 5 guys is huge in landscaping.
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BloomBoss⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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yeah, but managing egos on the crew is the real boss level.
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ColorCraze3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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fuck yeah, $350k is baller status.
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Insul8r⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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same here bro, my back yard team's killing it too.
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DuctDoctor4⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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killing it or killing each other over who edges the beds?
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PipeDreamer14⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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both, usually.
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WrenchWiz3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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hire slow, fire fast. saved my ass.
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RoofRat888🔧 Apprentice1mo
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stihl brush cutters are the mvps, but echo for blowing is unbeatable.
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SparkPlugSue2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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jersey winters suck, but that revenue bump? worth every flake.
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SewerSam⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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tell me about it, lost two guys to warmer gigs down south.
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AntAnnihilator⭐ Expert1mo
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big corps are scooping up all the good landscapers with fat benefits.
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BrushMaster⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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yeah, my crew's loyal cuz i throw em stihl gear at christmas.
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V2900🌱 Newcomer1mo
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nothin' beats that stihl trimmer buzz after a long day, makes me proud to be on a crew that runs tight. first time i got one for christmas, i ran it till the battery died, best gift ever.
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LiftLegend2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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loyalty's bullshit, they jump for 2 bucks more hr.
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DustBunnyHunter⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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not if you got em on profit share from the big installs.
