Transporting Your Equipment Affordably

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How a kid, teenager or adult can get started in Lawn mowing with Little to no Money

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This step provides various solutions for transporting lawn care equipment, catering to entrepreneurs who may not initially own a large pickup truck or dedicated trailer. The presenter showcases a specialized 'Ramp Rack' system, designed to fit into a standard pickup truck bed (e.g., Ford F-350). This system allows for the secure loading and transport of multiple pieces of equipment, such as a stand-on mower (e.g., Wright Manufacturing) and an ATV (e.g., Honda Rancher), eliminating the need for a separate trailer. Alternatively, for smaller setups, the video suggests utilizing a 'work van' (e.g., Dodge Grand Caravan) or even a passenger minivan. These vehicles, often available used at a lower cost, can efficiently haul push mowers, weed whackers, blowers, and other essential tools directly inside, offering a practical and budget-friendly transportation method.

Goal: Identify and implement cost-effective methods for transporting lawn care equipment to job sites.

Tools and materials

ATV Honda Rancher — Demonstrating equipment transported via the Ramp Rack
Mower — Demonstrating equipment transported via the Ramp Rack
Pickup Truck Ford F-350 — Transporting equipment
Ramp Rack System The Ramp Rack — Loading and transporting equipment in a truck bed without a trailer
Work Van Dodge Grand Caravan — Alternative for hauling smaller equipment
Zero-Turn Mower Cub Cadet Pro Z 500 — Demonstrating professional-grade equipment

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half a dozen free lawnmowers all right in fact let's go see one of the free mowers I got there's one right in right there that one and that's a good more now here's the but here's the thing that is a battery powered mower big giant free sign on it thing runs like nobody's business and with the battery powered mower especially if you're a kid getting started no gas to worry about nothing right I mean and these older battery powered mowers especially this Black & Decker I'm gonna recommend we pop that battery out so these guys can see the difference they have these gigantic battery packs that just they go and go yeah that's it that's like half the weight of the mower right there I'll it so I can actually see it there you go yep so that's it there's an example of one of the three mowers that you can get you just got to keep your eyes and ears open for them using they're out there they're not great and they're nothing like what we use but you don't need this to get started you you'd literally need a push mower a 21 inch push mower go out mow ten yards and then you've got enough money to buy a bigger better one and just keep reinvesting and Lori you bring a load a room for the beginning part just to get stuff off the sidewalks and stuff yep get it off the sidewalks a broom works great you don't need a blower that's a great tip too so that's how you get started really crud I think we got a little bit of rain the next thing we should talk about is how do you get your equipment out to your site you don't necessarily have to have a truck or a trailer like this to be able to move your equipment up to a site let's walk through a couple different scenarios for you guys let's say you just have a truck and maybe you're a younger person and getting on Tona trailer is a little bit intimidating or maybe in your area you might need a CDL to tow a trailer and you're not qualified to do it there's a company called the ramp raft that actually has a trailer assembly that goes right into the back of the pickup truck so you can load the four-wheeler first or the mower first yeah either one that's why we made this this height here so for right standards you don't have to lower the deck or the engine or anything to fit under under your rack in the front just love the thought he put into this thing you just got to appreciate and admire somebody that's like well you basically built it for yourself why I'm pretty much so it's got a lift assist gate right now we're using gorilla…

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