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I was just asked to go in on a snowplough co-op in our neighborhood. It is $500 for the season and may increase if we get more snow than last year, what do you think?

I think it would depend on the neighbors. Have you tried any kind of similiar agreements in the past?
The devil is in the details, who is going to do the plowing and who is going to hold the money?
I suppose you could try it for a year and see how it works? Does everyone have the same size driveway?

How many are in the neighborhood?
Check with a snow plowing service and find out what they would charge to contract all the drives... see if they could give you a per snow and a per season quote... then it may be more practical to have someone else do it, just divvy up the cost... :smile:KennyV

A guy has a plough in the neighborhood, there are about 20 of us, last year it was about $50 per plough or your could pay ahead by storm, like the previous year we has 10 storms, so that is $500. And that would cover the whole storm, rather than a plough by plough basis. My neighbors aren't too bad, we have done co op gardens and stuff before.

Honey said:

A guy has a plough in the neighborhood, there are about 20 of us, last year it was about $50 per plough or your could pay ahead by storm, like the previous year we has 10 storms, so that is $500. And that would cover the whole storm, rather than a plough by plough basis. My neighbors aren't too bad, we have done co op gardens and stuff before.

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Lots of variables, you are talking about $500 PER PERSON PER WINTER? Jeez...I plow or blow five of my neighbors driveways, some of them really long, FOR FREE. People really are willing to pay THAT MUCH for plowing? If I could earn that much I'd buy me a newer tractor. Lets see now, five neighbors times fifty bucks times seven years...:laughing:

For $500 someone can buy a fairly powerful blower and be money ahead after the first year. Don't people help each other there? I assume you get lots of snowfall, and some of the residents are elderly, and your street isn't a public road...?

WOW ... $10,000 a season for snow removal in your neighborhood of 20...

Not a lot of people will help out without the money exchanging. Last season we paid about $50 a plough and some months we had 5 or 6 storms If I had the time I'd buy a plough for the mower and some chains and do my own and let the rest fend for themselves. Thanks for putting this into better perspective for me.

The price sounds pretty steep to me. Sounds like someone else needs to get a plow so the $500 guy will have some competition (or at least some help :smile. You must get some pretty major storms there.

I'm not sure where in the East, you are? In my area of Western NewYork. The snowplow contractors get an up front winter payment of $450 to $500 for the whole winter. I think, that if things get really bad. Plus inches of snow above contract then they get an additional payment. $ 50.00 every time is high. Most of the guy's around here get about $35.00 to $40.00 a driveway. If you can do three driveways an hour. That's $120.00 an hour. That's allot of money per hour. If you got $120.00 an hour time just 8 hours. That would be $960.00 a day. Most guys around here plow for 12hours, that's $1440.00 a day. Your guy's would be getting around $ 2,000.00 a day or more. That's huge pay!! If you all are close together. I would see if you could get a better rate. They don't have any travel time to the next job. Just my thought.

$500 per year x 20 years = enough money to install a heated driveway. :biggrin:

Hay nuffer 460

Your numbers all look great, but you need to figure to it doen't snow every day to make that much every day.Plus you have expense for blowing snow all that time to.:licking:

Honey said:

I was just asked to go in on a snowplough co-op in our neighborhood. It is $500 for the season and may increase if we get more snow than last year, what do you think?

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personally, i prefer "snow blowers" rather than a "snow plow" for residential drives, for these reasons: does the snowplow driver or his company have good insurance to cover things like grass/yard damage, garage and or door, cars that may be in the drive while plowing is being done, damage (if at all) to decorative brick/stone driveway....just to name a few of the things that a plow driver needs to be aware of. what about salt issues that may or may not affect newer drives (and additional cost). and what is the trigger amount at which the driver will show up and who determines that amount. i also like the fact that a "snow blower" can distribute the snow over a large portion of the yard so as not to "build" snow plies at the corners of the drive that makes it very hard to see around while backing up, especially when kids are out playing.i'm not sure of the type of neighborhood you are in or lot layout plan or if you even have private streets(at that point the plow would benifit)... thats just my 2 sense, good luck :thumbsup: :smile:

LandN said:

personally, i prefer "snow blowers" rather than a "snow plow" for residential drives, for these reasons: ... :smile:

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All very true... but you left out one main reason... IT's more FUN... :smile:KennyV

Around town here the guys that do snow for a living charge about $300 to $350 for the season. That is for a single width driveway. I don't do it for a living and I charge about half that. It helps with the heat and hydro bills which are higher in winter. Plus it is a lot of fun. I agree $50 bucks a pop is insane unless your lane is three hundred feet long. Yer gettin ripped.:thumbdown: Dusty