Re: Co$t of mowing yard?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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05/29/23 01:16 PM
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Had a kid mowing my 3/4 acre cabin yard that’s actual yard, he was using a zero turn and done in about 1 1/2 hours, he is 16. Thought it was a nice cash deal for him, now year two he decides he wants $60 a mow and it (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) me off so I’m mowing it myself again
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Re: Co$t of mowing yard?
[Re: bass10]
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05/29/23 01:29 PM
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Had a kid mowing my 3/4 acre cabin yard that’s actual yard, he was using a zero turn and done in about 1 1/2 hours, he is 16. Thought it was a nice cash deal for him, now year two he decides he wants $60 a mow and it (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) me off so I’m mowing it myself again How much WERE you paying him?
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Re: Co$t of mowing yard?
[Re: bass10]
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05/29/23 02:08 PM
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Had a kid mowing my 3/4 acre cabin yard that’s actual yard, he was using a zero turn and done in about 1 1/2 hours, he is 16. Thought it was a nice cash deal for him, now year two he decides he wants $60 a mow and it (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) me off so I’m mowing it myself again His mower and gas,,, that's cheap. My daughter has a small 50x100 foot lot, her mower and the young guy gets $30, for about 80 minutes of work. ( he sometimes spays for weeds in that price)
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Re: Co$t of mowing yard?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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05/29/23 02:14 PM
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The small house lots here I do for $40 green, nothing fancy either...I would say 20 minutes tops but I never timed it.
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Re: Co$t of mowing yard?
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05/29/23 07:31 PM
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Had a kid mowing my 3/4 acre cabin yard that’s actual yard, he was using a zero turn and done in about 1 1/2 hours, he is 16. Thought it was a nice cash deal for him, now year two he decides he wants $60 a mow and it (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) me off so I’m mowing it myself again How much WERE you paying him? Yeh left that out $50 and I thought that was very fair leaning on high?
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Re: Co$t of mowing yard?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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06/01/23 08:56 AM
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I mow on the side and for me its not just the "size" of the property that I take into account. These are some things I consider:
1. How far do I have to drive to the property? 2. Is the property "open" or is there landscaping, trees, shrubs, sprinklers, or other obstacles? 3. What is the ground like? Smooth, rough, hilly, flat, rolling, etc... 4. How much weed eating is involved? 5. Do they have sidewalks that require edging? 6. How large/small is the property? 7. What height do they like their lawn cut at? 8. Weekly/biweekly
Like everything else in this world the cost of operating/maintaining equipment has gone up. Commercial mowers, weedeaters, blowers, edgers, fuel, filters, oil, blades, etc.. have all increased and as such the price I quote for lawncare has gone up. Sure, a HS kid will most likely be cheaper than I will, but his overhead is probably less. And, will he/she be reliable????
You will also see that there is no "standardized" pricing, it varies quite a bit by region. For me, anything less than $1 minute gets passed up.
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