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Organize Equipment Storage

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How to run a Snowplow Business: Red flags, pricing systems and what not to do...

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What happens here

The host drives to his equipment "boneyard" to prepare for the season. He notes that most of his equipment is typically out on job sites and that the yard only stores essential items like excavators, dump trucks, skid steers, and trailers. He highlights that storing snow plows incorrectly, such as stacking them tightly without proper access, creates unnecessary work when needing to retrieve and attach them. This step emphasizes the importance of organized storage for efficiency.

Goal: Ensure efficient storage and access to snow removal equipment.

Tools and materials

  • Dump truck International — Heavy equipment at the yard
  • Excavator Komatsu — Heavy equipment at the yard
  • Hammer — Hammering pins during setup
  • Jeep Wrangler Jeep — Personal vehicle at the yard
  • John Deere Backhoe John Deere — Heavy equipment at the yard
  • Mazda CX-5 Mazda — Personal vehicle at the yard
  • Pickup truck Chevrolet Colorado — Transporting the crew and for mounting snow plows
  • Skid steer Bobcat — Moving heavy equipment
  • Snow plows Western — Stored for the winter season
  • Snow pushers Arctic Sectional — Stored for the winter season

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I think she's coming. Let's see. Where are you going? Been cold in this stuff. You forgot. Then where? Huh? Oh, I thought you're going to workout class. I have to change. Oh, are you going to workout class? Yeah, I'm going to go to workout class. All right. See, I know some things she do do. What are you doing? Where are you going? I'm going to go down to the yard. put the front plow on, the back plow on, fix the back snow plow, and then I'm going to put a new cutting edge on the western and test that against the brand new cutting edge that's on the other Western. So, we got one from a different company, and we're going to put that on and see how that holds up compared to the one that Western supplies to everybody that buys a brand new Western snowplow. Is that clear? I I don't think she I think she's lying to me. Hey, I'll talk to you later. Have fun. That's the look she gives me when she's like, "Just nod and say yes and he'll go away." You couldn't see it, but she said yes. All right, let's go down to the boneyard. All right, before we hit the boneyard, guys, let's talk about hourly and some of the dangers and benefits of of bidding and estimating with this system. Now, hourly for you guys is great when you have a great year, but if you don't get any snow, you could be looking at having some real difficult times paying your bills. So, hourly leaves the contractor in a very insecure place. And if you think that's just on you, you're actually wrong. Because from a customer's perspective, hiring a contractor on an hourly basis doesn't really give them a whole lot to go off from so that they can budget and set aside enough money and funds to pay you. So, a lot of customers may you may get a little bit of push back one way or another by going with an hourly basis.

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