Does the math work?

Industrial Toys · May 16, 2019

I cut my grass just around the house for the first time yesterday with a Steiner (Diesel 430) and 60" REAR discharge deck. I wish the deck had been smaller, as it left small ruts and valleys uncut. Still waiting for the phone to ring on the sale of my 72" deck. I have the four foot deck set up for more rough cut work in the swamp. I do love that 60" REAR discharge deck though.

arto98607 · May 17, 2019

CobyRupert said:
................................However...what about...if you bought the mower, is there somebody you could hire to mow with it if you didn't feel like doing it yourself?
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Maybe it's just me, but I would be pretty skeptical of having hourly hired help to operate my $10,000 - 15,000 mower on my property!

Guess who is liable when (not if) something goes wrong, like damage to the machine or other property, or injury to anyone?

Which reminds me of accident in our neighborhood few years ago. Their grandpa was helping with mowing and accidentally backed over his very young grandson. The only reason I found out about it is because we could hear the kid scream 300 - 400 yards away from us.

Industrial Toys · May 17, 2019

I hate it when my lady friend disappears out of sight with my equipment. That big machine cuts so much grass that she is always finished one area which I requested, in no time and takes it upon herself to find more grass to cut. I didn't pay 80 grand for it, but repair costs reflect that.

My Grass Cutting Cadilac

CobyRupert · May 17, 2019

arto98607 said:
Maybe it's just me, but I would be pretty skeptical of having hourly hired help to operate my $10,000 - 15,000 mower on my property!

Guess who is liable when (not if) something goes wrong, like damage to the machine or other property, or injury to anyone?

Which reminds me of accident in our neighborhood few years ago. Their grandpa was helping with mowing and accidentally backed over his very young grandson. The only reason I found out about it is because we could hear the kid scream 300 - 400 yards away from us.

Wow, just imagine landscapers who send out hourly hired help in a $60,000 truck, $10,000+ trailer, with multiple $10,000 mowers and $3000 worth of hand tools to multiple properties. Guess who is liable if something goes wrong?

How do they even get out of bed in the morning with that kind of fear?

Industrial Toys · May 17, 2019

All of that equipment pales in comparison to an INJURY! Could be millions!

Saw an interesting Youtube video of a scraper. Got a letter from a customer. Apparently he damaged an AC unit at the side of a house. Expensive repair/replacement but his insurance company came through and everyone was happy. Wonder if his rates went up the next year. Maybe he ends up paying for that AC unit anyway!

Redlands Okie · May 19, 2019

Got to be some value in being able to call up the lawn guy and tell him that due to his poor performance that you decided it was worth spending 15 grand

Big Barn · May 19, 2019

Industrial Toys said:
What got me started in this crazy never ending equipment procurement process.

Years ago, this was a weekend place and I hired a guy to cut my grass. But often, the grass was never cut on weekends, and he had various excuses. BUT, I noticed that his wealthier customers always seemed to have their grass cut for weekends.

Anyway, I bought a FORD 917 Flail mower for a thousand bucks, back around 86, to use with our 42 PTO 2wd tractor, and I never looked back.

You SHOULD look back to make sure everything is working alright.