Subs stiffing me on sod jobs - ever chase with liens on $8k Toro invoices?

I've got this sub who keeps dragging ass on paying for the Toro sod and equipment rentals on our last three landscape installs. We're talking $8k owed now and he claims cash flow issues from slow mulch deliveries. Screw that, anyone actually filed a mechanics lien on a landscaping sub before?

god damn subs are the worst, had one ghost me after a full yard grading job.

all these deadbeat subs need to get called out in the groups, make em radioactive.

these landscapers subs are bleeding us dry with their bs excuses.

try small claims first, under $10k it's quicker than lien.

what state you in? rules vary on how fast you gotta file.

proud of the time I turned a $5k deadbeat into a repeat client by threatening lien, he paid double next time.

frustrated as hell, my last sub left me high and dry on a retaining wall pour.

lien em hard, don't let em walk.

controversial take: subs deserve it if they can't pay on time, cut em loose forever.

nah, sometimes they're legit struggling, give one warning.

had to eat a $3k loss on a pest control sub tie-in, never again.

commiseration - been there with sod suppliers ghosting payments.

insurance should cover sub defaults, but it never does.

raging at how subs ruin the whole chain.

laughed when a sub tried to pay me in mulch bags, like no dude.

controversial: just add a 20% sub fee to cover the inevitable bs.

fight me, but yeah subs are necessary evil.

watched stanley dirt monkey vid on sub contracts, he says always get it in writing.

had a similar mess with a fence sub, took months to collect.

guy in Lawn Care Professionals fb group just posted about lien success on a $6k job.

collectives need to push for better payment laws.

frustrated with the cycle, always chasing.

this sub owed me for irrigation parts, finally got it after court.

overreacting? nah, lien is the way.

commiseration, lost sleep over a $4k sod delay.

asking - anyone use service titan for sub tracking?

frustrated af, my sub bounced a check last week.

these landscapers are all talk no pay.

been there, sub stiffed on tree planting gig.

controversial opinion: fire first, ask questions never.

commiseration from a solo guy, hate dealing with subs.

asking how do you vet subs better?

frustrated with the whole system.

frustrated, just ate $2k on a bad sub.

chased a guy with collections agency, got 80% back.

warning: don't front materials to new subs, ever.

use quickbooks for invoice reminders, saves headaches.

warning, one bad sub can tank your season.

proud i built a sub network that actually pays on time.

commiseration, same boat here.

commiseration all around.

funny story, sub paid me in weed whacker parts lol.

collective rage at deadbeats.

haha my sub tried trading services, ended up worse.

unite or die against the stiffers.

frustrated beyond words.

asking - best lien service for landscapers?

commiseration dude.

these subs need regulations.

commiseration, tough trade.

frustrated with repeat offenders.

asking anyone tried arbitration?

laughed at a sub who cried poor but had a new truck.