Great video! Thank you for the info. I have the same feeling about YP. I once told them they are the worst thing to happen to small business sense Wal-Mart!
Appreciate the time you took to share your experiences, though, honestly, your vid's title made me think you would address the do's and don'ts of actual forestry mulching ops rather than general business ops. Years ago I paid for YP ads and have to agree with you that they are worthless... after 3 years of expensive advertising I think I landed no more than 2 customers from YP. Word-of-mouth works well, as does "shoestring" advertising such as postcard mailings to specific customer sectors like property management and realtor companies. VistaPrint is a great place for cheap postcard mailings, IMHO. Thanks again for your honesty, and your professionalism.
I have noticed watching several of your videos that you have moved away from Terex/ASV. I am looking into offering forestry mulching as a service with my tree care company. I am looking at several different machines to do this type of work. On paper, the Terex seems to be the ideal forestry mulching unit. The hydraulic horsepower, fluid capacity, dropping bottom panels, etc. all seem to be industry leaders. Yet, yours is sitting in the yard. I would love to here your opinion of this machine and why it is not your go to mulcher. I understand if there are things here that you would rather not post online, but first hand knowledge of this machine would be golden to someone sorting through all the machine options for this field. Thank you for your videos and any info you may offer. Tom
Tom Berger I like the T-Rex I just don't like the customer service. and I don't want to beat it up for no reason. we have these lease machine and loaner program that Bobcat provides I would just rather beat them up. but when we're doing a bigger project then I send it out. if it had the backing that Bobcat has it would be my favorite. don't get me wrong it has its issues like any machine. when I used to have my cat I felt like it was not as powerful as they were saying but with a T-Rex you feel like this thing's got way more power than they're telling you lol but I told Teryx the same thing and they told me that if I could have better service then my local guy I should think about being a dealer for them but I need about 2 million dollars to qualify. and the last time I checked my bank account I'm about 2 million short ha ha but like I always say if you have a good dealer backing where you're at that's how you determine your ctl of choice. that is a Advantage you can have over your competition sometimes dealers may like you better than somebody else and just get behind you. my local dealer sponsors me so I get advantages over my competition. like borrowing equipment for trade shows and stuff like that.
Andy Wheat it really depends on how you feel with the customer. if you get a confirmation via email then d contract is not that important. I always send them one just to see if we're on the same page. but a lot of times they don't sign it just agree on the email and that's a legal document.
Hi Justin. It really depends on what state you are in as well as which County. Every state has different rules and regulations. Most of the time you are only required to get permits or bonding on contract work.
Great video! I'm James by the way I would like to see more videos of how to get in this business... all my life I have worked in the construction trades and really interested in starting my own business and quitting my job I have right now. I live in Texas too I'm from the central area of Texas between Austin and San Antonio area
15-20 years ago YP was something we kinda had to do. I remember having a $4500 a month contract with them that was pulling teeth to finally get it knocked down over years then finally fully cancelled. Definitely a thing of the past. Word of mouth is the absolute best.
Very helpfull I'm starting up in nw oregon and your vids have helped me tremendously.
I appreciate the info looking at starting up a company this spring and very informative thanks mike
Great video and very informative! Thanks for the help!
If I ever get into this I owe this guy money for the education.
Great video! Thank you for the info. I have the same feeling about YP. I once told them they are the worst thing to happen to small business sense Wal-Mart!
Appreciate the time you took to share your experiences, though, honestly, your vid's title made me think you would address the do's and don'ts of actual forestry mulching ops rather than general business ops. Years ago I paid for YP ads and have to agree with you that they are worthless... after 3 years of expensive advertising I think I landed no more than 2 customers from YP. Word-of-mouth works well, as does "shoestring" advertising such as postcard mailings to specific customer sectors like property management and realtor companies. VistaPrint is a great place for cheap postcard mailings, IMHO. Thanks again for your honesty, and your professionalism.
Please re-do this video. I am interested in teh content, but even with ear muff headphones, I can't understand what you are saying.
I have noticed watching several of your videos that you have moved away from Terex/ASV. I am looking into offering forestry mulching as a service with my tree care company. I am looking at several different machines to do this type of work. On paper, the Terex seems to be the ideal forestry mulching unit. The hydraulic horsepower, fluid capacity, dropping bottom panels, etc. all seem to be industry leaders. Yet, yours is sitting in the yard. I would love to here your opinion of this machine and why it is not your go to mulcher. I understand if there are things here that you would rather not post online, but first hand knowledge of this machine would be golden to someone sorting through all the machine options for this field.
Thank you for your videos and any info you may offer. Tom
Tom Berger I like the T-Rex I just don't like the customer service. and I don't want to beat it up for no reason. we have these lease machine and loaner program that Bobcat provides I would just rather beat them up. but when we're doing a bigger project then I send it out. if it had the backing that Bobcat has it would be my favorite. don't get me wrong it has its issues like any machine. when I used to have my cat I felt like it was not as powerful as they were saying but with a T-Rex you feel like this thing's got way more power than they're telling you lol but I told Teryx the same thing and they told me that if I could have better service then my local guy I should think about being a dealer for them but I need about 2 million dollars to qualify. and the last time I checked my bank account I'm about 2 million short ha ha but like I always say if you have a good dealer backing where you're at that's how you determine your ctl of choice. that is a Advantage you can have over your competition sometimes dealers may like you better than somebody else and just get behind you. my local dealer sponsors me so I get advantages over my competition. like borrowing equipment for trade shows and stuff like that.
Hey thanks for getting back to me. Getting info an a machine from a guy that owns AND runs it is of great value to me. Thanks again, Tom
FWIW, I heard this just fine with cheap desk top speakers. Nice info for any business.
Use a Mic please. Your phone doesn't pick up sound very well at these distances
Do you typically do a verbal agreement or do you make the individual sign a written agreement before you start the job?
Andy Wheat it really depends on how you feel with the customer. if you get a confirmation via email then d contract is not that important. I always send them one just to see if we're on the same page. but a lot of times they don't sign it just agree on the email and that's a legal document.
Very informative. You mention brokers to help you find work, could you give a little direction on locating a broker in the carolinas?
thanks.
Lease or purchase?
What kind of licensing do you need before you start taking jobs with your mulcher?
Hi Justin. It really depends on what state you are in as well as which County. Every state has different rules and regulations. Most of the time you are only required to get permits or bonding on contract work.
Great video! I'm James by the way I would like to see more videos of how to get in this business... all my life I have worked in the construction trades and really interested in starting my own business and quitting my job I have right now. I live in Texas too I'm from the central area of Texas between Austin and San Antonio area
Thanks for watching my videos James, i will try to put something informational together for you guys!
Really would love to watch this video but the audio is terrible and really hard to hear even at hi volume
Would you be interested in being a mentor?
yellow pages got me good.its very unfortunate that big company's in our country are allowed to get away with that.
Yes, we too learned our lesson with YP, as have many other companies. Stay away from them!! They are a thing of the past.
15-20 years ago YP was something we kinda had to do. I remember having a $4500 a month contract with them that was pulling teeth to finally get it knocked down over years then finally fully cancelled. Definitely a thing of the past. Word of mouth is the absolute best.
Can’t here you take down redo
Yeah, tweak your audio.
I really DO want to learn some Do's and Don'ts, BUT I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!!
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Can't hear you, buddy.
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Bro why would you make a video that you can't hear , what a waste of time
I can't hear you