JoeinTX
Platinum Member
Deere4320, just a few questions.
From earlier posts I too am curious about how this "deal" came to be. Neighbor, family friend, family business contact? You haven't spent any time running the JD with the shredder in this type of material, no?
You're 15, correct? How is the tractor and mower getting to the job site? Haul? Drive? Are you actually determining any price at all or has this already been arranged by higher powers?
Twenty years ago I was an eager 15 year old who loved being on the tractor and thought things were clear as a bell for anyone who wanted to stop talking non-sense and just punch up the numbers on a calculator. TRUST ME, I'VE SOOOOOO BEEN THERE. I feel ya.
The minute you carve up a calf or ruin a water meter you are belching money. The minute you run a t-post through a tire or attempt to shred a cinder block you are writing checks of your own to pay for them, that's not the customer's expense.
Having insurance should not be a "I'll ask Dad" kind of question at this point. Do you or don't you? THAT IS YOUR BUSINESS. You absolutely have to know this answer. You have a slap-hazard, willy-nilly hobby otherwise....not a business or future.
A handshake and a verbal agreement to cut a pasture seems so clear and easy, yep. You just don't know what'll happen and the customer will almost generally deny any problems you encounter out of ignorance. They didn't know, so they couldn't tell you, so......what are ya gonna do?
Deere4320, you and those involved need a **** of a lot more info and agreement on details before tearing off into anything here. Not poo-pooing anything, but, more arrangement and a lot more detail needs to be known before doing anything.
Learn it. Love it. Live it. Know what the heck you are doing and who's responsible for what before entering into any agreement. The minute $$$ get involved you'll find some of the stupidest, most uninformed, least accountable people in the world are those you're dealing with while the real deciders are miles and miles away with significant barriers between you and getting you're check....
Just sayin', just sayin'......
From earlier posts I too am curious about how this "deal" came to be. Neighbor, family friend, family business contact? You haven't spent any time running the JD with the shredder in this type of material, no?
You're 15, correct? How is the tractor and mower getting to the job site? Haul? Drive? Are you actually determining any price at all or has this already been arranged by higher powers?
Twenty years ago I was an eager 15 year old who loved being on the tractor and thought things were clear as a bell for anyone who wanted to stop talking non-sense and just punch up the numbers on a calculator. TRUST ME, I'VE SOOOOOO BEEN THERE. I feel ya.
The minute you carve up a calf or ruin a water meter you are belching money. The minute you run a t-post through a tire or attempt to shred a cinder block you are writing checks of your own to pay for them, that's not the customer's expense.
Having insurance should not be a "I'll ask Dad" kind of question at this point. Do you or don't you? THAT IS YOUR BUSINESS. You absolutely have to know this answer. You have a slap-hazard, willy-nilly hobby otherwise....not a business or future.
A handshake and a verbal agreement to cut a pasture seems so clear and easy, yep. You just don't know what'll happen and the customer will almost generally deny any problems you encounter out of ignorance. They didn't know, so they couldn't tell you, so......what are ya gonna do?
Deere4320, you and those involved need a **** of a lot more info and agreement on details before tearing off into anything here. Not poo-pooing anything, but, more arrangement and a lot more detail needs to be known before doing anything.
Learn it. Love it. Live it. Know what the heck you are doing and who's responsible for what before entering into any agreement. The minute $$$ get involved you'll find some of the stupidest, most uninformed, least accountable people in the world are those you're dealing with while the real deciders are miles and miles away with significant barriers between you and getting you're check....
Just sayin', just sayin'......
