Skip to main content

Rent Equipment Before Buying

0:24
9:35
7.7K views

At 0:24 in

How do I Expand my Lawn Care Business? #2

What happens here

Before investing heavily in expensive excavation equipment, it's crucial to rent different types and models (e.g., skid loaders, mini hoes, tractor loader backhoes) to gain hands-on experience. This allows you to understand their capabilities, assess their suitability for various tasks, and ensure they 'feel good' to operate before making a significant purchase. The speaker recounts his own mistake of buying a TLB (tractor loader backhoe) and later realizing a Bobcat (skid loader) was much more versatile for his needs.

Goal: Gain practical experience with excavation equipment to make informed purchasing decisions.

Tools and materials

  • Mini Hoe — Hardscaping projects and trenching in tight spaces
  • Skid Loader — Versatile excavation tasks like grading, loading, and digging
  • Tractor Loader Backhoe — Initial heavier duty work (though less versatile for landscape applications according to the speaker)

What they say

Hide

your nape make and model of the equipment that you want to choose you have an idea rent it rent it try it out so make sure you rent it make sure you fit it feels good to you before you commit to purchasing it there's no mystery that way I made the mistake of buying one of my first pieces of equipment was a TLB a tractor motor backhaul and I was building retaining walls and I chained my pallets up and I dragged him around and I throw the blocks in the bucket I tell you straight up after a season of doing that I bought myself a bobcat and I was just like oh my gosh this thing is so much better so more Universal I can great I can load I can dig so many things they can do with it great first piece of equipment and I've bought cat Newhall and John Deere cat whatever it's just a skid loader I should say I mean the thing to use the mouse so exactly so what's your next piece of equipment you're thinking about getting then where's where was this question going now like a bigger tractor loader backhoe but you know many know it because obviously hardscaping project yes I tell you I used that mini haul almost as often as I'm using my skid loaders it's one of those machines we're we're a little big for turbo starts getting jobs oh well like some you know retaining wall job and stuff I'll bearded transfer that for you know it's too cumbersome you just can't get you can't maneuver it on a site very well mini hope you'll be surprised and I'll let you use it you have a third question

Auto-generated from the video audio.