I got me a tiger by the tail now.

[cbturf]

After I made all of the calls to family and the banks and even another contractor (who I am sure will chime in here soon) it is time to let all of my buddies here on TBN in on the good news. Two days ago I got a call that I think will change my life. I am the proud awardee of a little ole 2952 acre mulching contract! After the excitement wore off I thought "holy cow I gotta clear almost 3000 acres in the next year!"

The new member of the mulching team will be a Barko 930 with an FGT 9021 head with dual 160cc two speed motors. She has not even left the factory yet so it will be late July to mid August before she joins the stable. The job is out in Prescott, AZ.

I also want to take the time to offer a very public THANK YOU to a major factor in not only my recent success but I am sure a lot of other contractors success as well. Since I do not think I am a special case I will assume that Fecon treats all of us mulchers the same. From the CEO of the company down they have bent over backwards (and some may say forwards too) to keep my machines in the woods and running. With the updates to the 140 and the just plain sweet design of the 148 they have enabled me to build a good reputation as a contractor, and because of that reputation I have been awarded this contract. It has not been easy and I have struggled a lot and things got pretty lean for a while but I think I am on the right road now.

Wish me luck guys and I will keep you posted on the job, machines and progress. I will not even be getting started for almost two months because of the fire risk in the area.

 

[Cedar Buster]

Let me be the first to congratulate you on the big contract, CB. Right on! That's a dream come true right there.

Mulch 'em!

Cedar Buster

 

[Bird]

Congratulations! That's a long ways from TN but I think you'll enjoy that area as well as the job.

 

[MacLawn]

Congratulations for sure, there tb! I know about less than zero about these things, but sure sounds like a great job. All the land clearing I have done has been with an axe, hoe, chainsaw, and more recently, my JD 2210; but, I like to see what the BIG BOYS are doing! Y'all inspire me...

 

[Eagleview]

8 acres a day , working 365 days straight without a breakdown , no rain and no delays because of fire danger is more than a Tiger by the tail .

 

[DIRTROAD]

What are you going to do if you get a call for local work? That is the only problem that I see with a job of this size. It serves to make you money from Arizona while at the same time your not being in your home area to take on work. I am sure you will do fine though. Congratulations on the job and happy mulching!!

 

[cbturf]

IH it actually works out to just over 13 acres per day when all factors are considered with the time available to do the work. I have many plans on how I can git-r-done. Right now I am weighing all of the costs and benefits of each approach. Don't forget that once the Barko is delivered I will have three machines, two of them are basically brand new and the third has less than 2000 hours.

I have not done any work in TN for almost three years now! This job actually makes traveling home to see the family much easier than when I was working in NM because the PHX airport has two nonstop flights each way between Nashville and Phoenix.

 

[DIRTROAD]

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I have not done any work in TN for almost three years now! This job actually makes traveling home to see the family much easier than when I was working in NM because the PHX airport has two nonstop flights each way between Nashville and Phoenix.

That solves that then! I wish you great success!

 

[brin]

IH it actually works out to just over 13 acres per day when all factors are considered with the time available to do the work. I have many plans on how I can git-r-done. Right now I am weighing all of the costs and benefits of each approach. Don't forget that once the Barko is delivered I will have three machines, two of them are basically brand new and the third has less than 2000 hours.

I have not done any work in TN for almost three years now! This job actually makes traveling home to see the family much easier than when I was working in NM because the PHX airport has two nonstop flights each way between Nashville and Phoenix.

cbturf - Good for you...Geeez, I love it when a plan comes together..Hey, now you know what you have to do....that is half the game right there...you have the work..Congrats....!:thumbsup:

 

[WestshoreConstruction]

Chime in u bet, I got the tigercat on a trailer waiting for the call lol. I'll let you get to the family and will call you tomorrow . I gots some more info for ya too, a bit of a plan you might call it.....