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Re: JR Landworks- New to mulching!
I have a 2007 chevy duramax with allison trans flat bed and I haul a Fecon 140 anywhere on 10 ton gooseneck. No problem. I do have a CDL.
Hello
Ive been a long time lurker and have read countless threads relating to mulching. Now I have a few questions of my own and would be grateful for any insight you can provide!
A little background on myself; Im currently a sophomore at Virginia Tech, studying Forestry operations and Business. I have known I wanted to run a mulching/ land clearing company since the first time I saw a Fecon add in a magazine about 5 years ago. My family has been extremely supportive on this dream, so much so that we even went to Ohio in 2008 to a huge Lyons Auction. I had high hopes that we would come back to VA with an ASV 100, but that didnt happen. Probably a good thing. While in Ohio, I had the awesome opportunity of touring the Fecon factory and meeting with Bob Candy, Fecons manager at the time I believe.
My dream of having a skid steer mulcher business was put on the backburner for a while and my family agreed to get it going by the time I graduated college. But I could NOT wait that long. I knew we needed a truck to tow a skid steer with and after months of searching I found an awesome deal on a 07 GMC 3500 Duramax in Texas. My Dad agreed that we needed a truck so we flew down there and drove it back.A few months later we upgraded trailers as well and got a 30 Load Max 22K pound GN. Thats when things began getting real.
Fast forward to last week, I put our John Deere tractor on CL thinking it wouldnt sell. Needless to it sold within 3 days for more than we paid for it. As this was happening I stumbled upon a 2009 Terex PT100F with only 400 hours and a Fecon head. To my surprise, with the funds from the tractor sale as well as some money I had saved we got it!! Btw Im pretty mechanically inclined and we have a lot of tools to get started. All the equipment is paid off at this point.
Now I have a few questions,
First, will our truck and trailer set up handle that machine? Based on the ratings and what Ive read it will but Im looking for some firsthand experience. Also I know I need a CDL to be legal. Is it true I need the class A CDL? Any tips on getting it? I got the study book from the DMV and have been reading it religiously. :confused2:
Secondly, are there any tips on starting and running a mulching business? My area, Loudoun Co. does not seem to have much competition from what Ive seen and I believe there is a huge market for mulching there. Any tips for marketing a mulching business?
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
JR Land works
I have a 2007 chevy duramax with allison trans flat bed and I haul a Fecon 140 anywhere on 10 ton gooseneck. No problem. I do have a CDL.
