Purchased new stump grinder for my lawn care service

patrick6411 · #1 01-22-2013, 07:42 AM

During this fall I purchased several pieces of equipment. I looked around and found a couple of auction and then I came up with an idea to contact rental companies to purchase their old rental stuff. One of the rental companies called me back and had just want I was looking for a Vermeer sc252 stump grinder.

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patrick6411 · #2 01-22-2013, 08:00 AM

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Ok here we are!

Steve · #3 01-22-2013, 11:46 AM

That looks like a nice solid piece of machinery. What is your view on why you decided to go in this direction? Have you had much stump grinding service requests over the past year?

LawnCareMan280 · #4 01-22-2013, 04:02 PM

Congrats on the purchase

! That would be awesome in my future but you know got to start out small.

patrick6411 · #5 01-22-2013, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve

That looks like a nice solid piece of machinery. What is your view on why you decided to go in this direction? Have you had much stump grinding service requests over the past year?

I went ahead and got this to add to my services. I figured I could advertise my lawn care at the same time as doing the stump grinding. In addition to this, here in Houston we have a lot of yards that have stumps from the drought and hurricane a few years ago. I figure if someone signs up for a weekly service I will grind their stump for free after six months of service, only one for every six months of weekly service. This could be a good solid selling point. In turn I will retain them for at least six months and upsell them on other extras.
I have in the past had request for stump grinding and of course I personally couldn’t do the work. Now I can personally do it.

patrick6411 · #6 01-22-2013, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LawnCareMan280

Congrats on the purchase

! That would be awesome in my future but you know got to start out small.

Small is how everything starts then little by little you move up!!

SECTLANDSCAPING · #7 01-22-2013, 07:55 PM

I would call other lawn guys and smaller tree outfits. I sub stumps to a guy that charges me what it would cost to rent. It works out for both of us.

patrick6411 · #8 01-22-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SECTLANDSCAPING

I would call other lawn guys and smaller tree outfits. I sub stumps to a guy that charges me what it would cost to rent. It works out for both of us.

I did too but now I don't have to call anybody just load it. If I decide its not working I can sell it for a profit, I got a really sweet deal on it.

SECTLANDSCAPING · #9 01-22-2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by patrick6411

I did too but now I don't have to call anybody just load it. If I decide its not working I can sell it for a profit, I got a really sweet deal on it.

what Im saying is its easier to market to other pros then customers. You get in with the right company and you might get 20-30 jobs.

patrick6411 · #10 01-22-2013, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SECTLANDSCAPING

what Im saying is its easier to market to other pros then customers. You get in with the right company and you might get 20-30 jobs.

Great point, I have been looking at this as a bonus/up sell. There could be a whole new source of a nice income coming in.

Purchased new stump grinder for my lawn care service

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