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Ow much should I charge per acer if am 12 and have a completely legal company with insurance

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ow much should I charge per acer if am 12 and have a completely legal company with insurance

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It really depends.....would you be using your John Deere rider? It also depends what the average rate is where you live. And how big on average are the properties? If a yard is 0.25 acre you don't want to have a price of $20/acre....because you would only get $5!!

Also, you might want to stop by the property you will be mowing (if it is the first time) to see how long the grass is, and adjust your price accordingly. If the grass is so tall it will take you double the time because it is like a foot high, you want to charge them extra!

lawn mower fanatic said:

It really depends.....would you be using your John Deere rider? It also depends what the average rate is where you live. And how big on average are the properties? If a yard is 0.25 acre you don't want to have a price of $20/acre....because you would only get $5!!

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No I just want a flat out acer and I will work the rest out I will be using a john Deere GT 235 a john Deere JS20 push mower a echo SRM 225 and a Husqvarna 130BT back blower and I forgot a have 1 partner

I just charge a set price for each yard. It changes by the size of the yard. I dont know how much for each acre though.

D2hornets58 said:

I just charge a set price for each yard. It changes by the size of the yard. I dont know how much for each acre though.

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So u just give a bid base on what u see u will be doing

Lohman mows lawns said:

No I just want a flat out acer and I will work the rest out I will be using a john Deere GT 235 a john Deere JS20 push mower a echo SRM 225 and a Husqvarna 130BT back blower and I forgot a have 1 partner

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So I see you said Echo trimmer and Husqvarna blower....so you are going to buy those this winter? :thumbsup::thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

So I see you said Echo trimmer and Husqvarna blower....so you are going to buy those this winter? :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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Yes I am get them as Christmas presents from my parents

Lohman mows lawns said:

Yes I am get them as Christmas presents from my parents

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Nice! I am getting the Echo PE-225 edger for Christmas. :thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Nice! I am getting the Echo PE-225 edger for Christmas. :thumbsup:

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How old r u I am just wondering because if we r around the same age I think we can kind of work off of each other

Lohman mows lawns said:

How old r u I am just wondering because if we r around the same age I think we can kind of work off of each other

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In high school.

lawn mower fanatic said:

In high school.

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Ok so do u just mow near u or do u have a truck with a trailer u haul from house to house

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ok so do u just mow near u or do u have a truck with a trailer u haul from house to house

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I just mow around the neighborhood (I have had a quarter of the neighborhood as customers! :thumbsup and push my mower and other equipment around. I hope to expand...

lawn mower fanatic said:

I just mow around the neighborhood (I have had a quarter of the neighborhood as customers! :thumbsup and push my mower and other equipment around. I hope to expand soon...

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Ya me to I mower around our neighborhood and the neighboring one to because I pull a 6x4 home made wooden trailer with all my equipment in it here is a pic of one of my flyers

WOW you do a lot....I just do: MOWING, LEAF-CLEAN-UP, SNOW REMOVAL, and MULCHING.

lawn mower fanatic said:

WOW you do a lot....I just do: MOWING, LEAF-CLEAN-UP, SNOW REMOVAL, and MULCHING.

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Ya the only reason i can do all that is because my dad allows meto use some of his stuff and because he gives me his old when he gets new

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ya the only reason i can do all that is because my dad allows meto use some of his stuff and because he gives me his old when he gets new

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Oh, that's pretty cool! :thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Oh, that's pretty cool! :thumbsup:

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Ya like during hurricane sandy we lost a tree and we lost a tree and my dads saw kept stalling on him and he went and bought an echo cs400 so I got the old john Deere saw after I fixed it

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ya like during hurricane sandy we lost a tree and we lost a tree and my dads saw kept stalling on him and he went and bought an echo cs400 so I got the old john Deere saw after I fixed it

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Lucky! :licking: :laughing:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Lucky! :licking: :laughing:

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Ya do u buy ur own stuff or get it handmedown

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ya do u buy ur own stuff or get it handmedown

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I got my Honda HRX217HYA mower, Echo SRM-225 trimmer, Echo PB-255LN blower, and in 25 days will be getting an Echo PE-225 edger NEW, but the Echo GT-2100 trimmer and Honda HRR216TDA are old (the trimmer is 25 years old!!).

lawn mower fanatic said:

In high school.

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I am also in high school Lawn Mower Fanatic. I was thinking you were older not my age!!:laughing: I am a junior.

metz12 said:

I am also in high school Lawn Mower Fanatic. I was thinking you were older not my age!!:laughing: I am a junior.

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I was thinking YOU were older! :laughing::laughing:

lawn mower fanatic said:

I got my Honda HRX217HYA mower, Echo SRM-225 trimmer, Echo PB-255LN blower, and in 25 days will be getting an Echo PE-225 edger NEW, but I have had the Echo GT-2100 trimmer and Honda HRR216TDA for a long time (the trimmer is 25 years old!!)

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My pap just gave me a Titan (1980 think) curved sift trimmer for a fall clean up

Also I like to ask if they would pay for the gasoline. If you have a partner charge them more because you will have to pay another person. If the job isnt too big then you dont need to take on a job with someone else because then you both wont have too much money for all the work youve done. And one other thing when you have a decent sized lawn use the john deere and charge more because you have to drag the big tractor out:laughing: but the smaller ones you can push the lawn. I am also working on what I price lawns at too.

Lohman mows lawns said:

My pap just gave me a Titan (1980 think) curved sift trimmer for a fall clean up

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:shocked: WOW!

lawn mower fanatic said:

:shocked: WOW!

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Y r u shocked

How is a weedwacker good for fall cleanup?

Lohman mows lawns said:

Y r u shocked

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It is just pretty old...I am not as shocked as the little image I used might imply! :laughing:

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ow much should I charge per acre if am 12 and have a completely legal company with insurance

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That's a tough question to answer, to many variables to consider like slopes, obstacles (including trees, beds, lawn furniture, etc.) Whether it's a well kept lawn or something you're going to just knock down. Is it going to be weekly or a one time thing. Also what type of equipment are you going to use, all can play a part as to the price you quote. Check the market and competition in your area.

metz12 said:

How is a weedwacker good for fall cleanup?

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Yeah I was wondering that also. I think he might use it to trim around the property since it might be the last time he is there that season. That is all I can think of.

lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah I was wondering that also. I think he might use it to trim around the property since it might be the last time he is there that season. That is all I can think of.

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I use it to edge and trim so it's not like a forest in the spring

lawn mower fanatic said:

Yeah I was wondering that also. I think he might use it to trim around the property since it might be the last time he is there that season. That is all I can think of.

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Or if he is going to use his mower then the grass under it will be cut also because it still grows so he will probably have to trim it. like you said it will be the last of the season too.

Lohman mows lawns said:

I use it to edge and trim so it's not like a forest in the spring

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OK that makes sense.

hey lohman mows lawns, do you have a leaf blower?
just curious.

metz12 said:

hey lohman mows lawns, do you have a leaf blower?
just curious.

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No I will be getting a Husqvarna 130BT. For christmas

I think thats a left handed tube throttle backpack blower. i like husqvarna but for their chainsaws. their blowers are alright but i would rather have a stihl of an echo to tell you the truth. stihl is the best kind of blower i could recommend. if you want to spend a good amount of money.

Lohman mows lawns: Could you post another pic of ALL your equipment after Christmas?? I would love to see it! :thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Lohman mows lawns: Could you post another pic of ALL your equipment after Christmas?? I would LOVE to see it! :thumbsup:

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I should do that too. but you would laugh at my blower. its a little 25cc weed eater. it does the job i want it to do. but i dont use it to blow leaves accross the yard because i can use my yard machines for that :laughing:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Lohman mows lawns: Could you post another pic of ALL your equipment after Christmas?? I would love to see it! :thumbsup:

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Ya I'll try

plus i have the mulching/bagger attachment on there too

metz12 said:

I should do that too. but you would laugh at my blower. its a little 25cc weed eater. it does the job i want it to do. but i dont use it to blow leaves accross the yard because i can use my yard machines for that :laughing:

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I promise I won't laugh! :laughing::laughing: Whoops just did! Just kidding. I would love to see a picture of your equipment! Here is mine (there will be an edger there in a month):

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ya I'll try

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Cool! :thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

I promise I won't laugh! :laughing::laughing: Whoops just did! Just kidding. I would love to see a picture of your equipment! Here is mine (there will be an edger there in a month):
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I am going to take a picture like that next week so i will post it. I was going to do it today but didnt want to put the plow on the quad because i need to use it tomorow.BTW I am also in high school.

lawn mower fanatic said:

I promise I won't laugh! :laughing::laughing: Whoops just did! Just kidding. I would love to see a picture of your equipment! Here is mine (there will be an edger there in a month):
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that snow blower is sweet! I'll try to post a picture when i put my new brush guard on my craftsman. but i wont have my chainsaw in that picture because i just sold it to my buddy that is doing a bunch of tree work right now. he needs it more than i do. I think im going to use that money to buy that craftsman one i was talking about and some tire chains for the craftsman!:licking:

D2hornets58 said:

I am going to take a picture like that next week so i will post it. I was going to do it today but didnt want to put the plow on the quad because i need to use it tomorow.BTW I am also in high school.

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Seriously?!?!? I did not even know that!! :laughing: Some of the people that I am in conversations the most turn out to be my age! :cool2:

metz12 said:

that snow blower is sweet! I'll try to post a picture when i put my new brush guard on my craftsman. but i wont have my chainsaw in that picture because i just sold it to my buddy that is doing a bunch of tree work right now. he needs it more than i do. I think im going to use that money to buy that craftsman one i was talking about and some tire chains for the craftsman!:licking:

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Nice! :thumbsup:

lawn mower fanatic said:

Seriously?!?!? I did not even know that!! :laughing: Some of the people that I am in conversations the most turn out to be my age! :cool2:

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hahahahaha yup.

This is too weird. everybody should post pictures of themselves so they know what each other really looks like!

D2hornets58 said:

hahahahaha yup.

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So going back to what I started this for how much should I charge per acer based on the info in the beginning of the thread

Lohman mows lawns said:

So going back to what I started this for how much should I charge per acer based on the info in the beginning of the thread

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I don't know the answer to that....I always just charge by the property as a whole.

Lohman mows lawns said:

So going back to what I started this for how much should I charge per acer based on the info in the beginning of the thread

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gas money+your work+how much yard it is. what my buddys uncle does is he walks the property and he counts his steps. then multiplies them together to get the square steppage as he calls it. i think he charges a dollar a step or something like that.

lawn mower fanatic said:

I don't know the answer to that....I always just charge by the property as a whole.

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So just give a bid that will pay the bills and give me a profit

Lohman mows lawns said:

So just give a bid that will pay the bills and give me a profit

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Well how big is the average yard? If it is quarter acre---->half acre maybe charge $25-35. I don't know what the price would be for larger yards since I don't mow them...yet.

Lohman mows lawns said:

So going back to what I started this for how much should I charge per acer based on the info in the beginning of the thread

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Sorry i forgot what this was even about. I dont charge by the acre or by the hour. If its mowing i look at the size and also how often I will be doing it. If they only want me to do it when the grass is very long then I will charge more. I just have a set price for each time I do the lawn. It does depend on the size but I dont have a price that I set per acre. For all other jobs I do similar things. I look at the size of the job and how long it will take.

metz12-Did you ever find a way to mount your plow?

D2hornets58 said:

metz12-Did you ever find a way to mount your plow?

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I have a way that i can rig it on to my mower but first i am going to go to a couple local stores that do the small engines repair so i think they might be able to find something that will work. you know because i would rather not rig it. i would want it done the right way

metz12 said:

I have a way that i can rig it on to my mower but first i am going to go to a couple local stores that do the small engines repair so i think they might be able to find something that will work. you know because i would rather not rig it. i would want it done the right way

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Ya see if they have anything then if you can't find anything you can just rig it yourself if you have to.

D2hornets58 said:

Ya see if they have anything then if you can't find anything you can just rig it yourself if you have to.

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thats probably what i am going to end up doing.

Lohman mows lawns said:

Ow much should I charge per acer if am 12 and have a completely legal company with insurance

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A completely legal company, with insurance, at 12? That's quite an accomplishment.

Don't charge per acre, give a price for the lawn based on your costs of doing business. There are too many variables to price by acre.

metz12 said:

gas money+your work+how much yard it is. what my buddys uncle does is he walks the property and he counts his steps. then multiplies them together to get the square steppage as he calls it. i think he charges a dollar a step or something like that.

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Square steppage? Wow. First time I've ever heard of that, but if it works, good for him.

I walk the property, estimating how long each section will take to mow. Add them up, and give a price. Never tell the customer how long it's going to take, just give them the price.

$80.00 to $125.00/acre is what I charge but I use a six foot wide Bush Hog on a 50HP Tractor! It would be hard on your tractor mower if the turf is tall Make sure you do a walk about the land as there could be rocks and other stuff that can ruin your mower or be dangerous. Above all do some due dilligence on your part. Good Luck

ACDDURHAM said:

$80.00 to $125.00/acre is what I charge but I use a six foot wide Bush Hog on a 50HP Tractor! It would be hard on your tractor mower if the turf is tall Make sure you do a walk about the land as there could be rocks and other stuff that can ruin your mower or be dangerous. Above all do some due dilligence on your part. Good Luck

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Thx for all the help guys