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Understand Snow Removal Season & Bidding Basics

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

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The host introduces the importance of preparing for the snow plowing and removal season, especially during the fall. He mentions the need to talk about bidding strategies and showcases various types of heavy equipment used in snow removal. The three basic ways to price snow removal (hourly, per event, seasonal/monthly) are briefly introduced.

Goal: Gain an initial understanding of the snow removal business and its fundamental pricing models.

Tools and materials

  • Backhoe with snow plow John Deere — Illustrating snow removal equipment
  • Pickup truck with snow plow Ford — Illustrating snow removal equipment
  • Skid steer with snow pusher Bobcat — Illustrating snow removal equipment
  • Snow blower Gravely — Illustrating snow removal equipment
  • Tractor with snow plow New Holland — Illustrating snow removal equipment

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[Music] Sometimes it's the little things that drive me nuts. [Music] Safety first, sir. Let's see what we got in the boxes. Look at all these boxes for one snowball. [Music] These are insane how heavy duty these snowplow this snowplow system is. There you go. Rain day. No way. How about a busy day? Poured last night and my crews can't work. And so I've been literally waiting for an opportunity like this to start prepping for the next season coming up. And that's snow plowing and snow removal. So today we're going to be talking about how to bid snow plowing and removal while we actually show you some of the equipment that we use and some tips and tricks to help you guys get ready for the upcoming snow season. So I don't know when you're watching this video, but it's September right now and I'm actually kind of behind because I should have had a lot of this stuff done in August, especially the bidding and estimating. So hopefully you guys aren't playing too much of catch-up, but what are we waiting for? Let's go put some snow plows on and get some stuff done today. There's three basic ways to price out snow removal and ice control. And we're going to be talking about all three of those today. But if you don't get enough information because maybe you're thinking about starting your own snow removal business, don't worry. Just go over to Dirt Monkey University because we've put together a program just for you guys where we really dive deep. We actually take the formulas that the big commercial properties are using when they go out and bid thousands of acres of jobs and

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