Fantastic tipper improvisation Brian! Can I offer a small suggestion on your tarp issue? Why dont you look at baton lapping the edges of your tarp down with a piece of 1x1 treated/tanalised timber connected a d overlapping all areas of the ply as the added tension you'll get from that will stop all the issues of blowback your currently suffering. We use this method on our vehicles in England as excess wind over here let alone blow back from the chipper is a massive issue for us. Hope you dont mind my suggestion? Keep up the good work and stay safe. All the best Phil in Manchester, England.
Brian use this with screws to edge your tarp. www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMaster-Satin-Nickel-1-3-8-in-x-72-in-Aluminum-Seam-Binder-Transition-Strip-H2777SN6/308371111. It will spread out your holding power on your tarp. Or this would be a lot better if you Drill a hole every 6 inches start by only making a 5 inch gap from your first screw one inch from the edge. www.mcmaster.com/steel-channels/low-carbon-steel-u-channels/outside-width~3-4/ This should give you a even spread of pressure all down the edge of the tarp. Face the U down for the most holding power but be careful not to cut the tarp by over tightening the steel.
You guys have a great system going on. Definitely see the progress in your speed& efficiency. Really enjoying the leaf clean- ups. Enjoy your evening fellas.💯❤️👍🏾✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
Brain , I built a box just like the one you have built . Does your box fill up even in the front or do you find you have a space empty in the front of the box when your full in the back ?
we have wood boxes on all our trucks but we use tarps across the entire top. If you do that you will notice a huge difference . You will load your box right to the top. The plywood restricts the airflow of the debris loader.
I see Rob is wolverines fan. Me too! If he could grab a few grass blades from the big houses front yard and send them to Kentucky it would be awesome. Not the turf but the front yard.
Great video Brian, love the fall clean up videos! It definitely slides out better when they are dry! Love the podcast pretty soon I will be listening to them in the truck pushing snow!
HI BRIAN! DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PLOWING AND PRICING PLOWING FOR APARTMENT BUILDING PARKING LOTS? I JUST GOT A REQUEST TO PUT IN A BID FOR A FEW APARTMENT BUILDING, BUT THE LOTS LOOK LIKE A REAL PAIN, SMALL DRIVE THROUGH LANES, TIGHT FIT PARKING SPOTS, NO PLACE TO PUSH THE SNOW...JUST A NIGHTMARE JOB.
if you add washers to each one of those screws holding the mesh down it will give you more surface area decreasing your tearing if you're having any issue with tearing
if the tarp dosnt hold with the screws get a piece of aluminum the size of the edge of the wood your screwing too put some holes in it fold the tarp around the metal and then screw it to the wood so it helps sandwich it .....kinda like big washer. Love the videos and would love to start a property maintenance business
Brian guessing the cord for dump is in bed so you don't have to put holes in the expensive cab of your truck totally understandable. Idea youtube channel Vbelt and son has a dump trailer this year he picked up a wireless winch remote control kit off Amazon I think and installed it on the dump trailer still has the factory controller but he also has the key fob to raise and lower the dump thought you might like the idea. Only goofy thing is up is out and down is in because the kit is for a truck offroad winch.
Funny Story. I had that style door on my leaf box on the dump trailer. We were at the dump dumping the load. And with the lower trailer the door some how got caught up on the pile while we were dumping and ripped the door off. Had to do the walk of shame and throw the door in the trailer.
I've been working for landscape company's for 10 years now. I'm the maintenance foreman where I work now and pretty much run the show. and watching your videos inspires me to start my own company. Think I'm going to within the next 2 years or so. Where are you located?
I'm sure you've already had the suggestion, but if you sandwich the end of that screen/tarp between two pieces of wood, it will hold a lot better. You can staple the screen/tarp to a slat of wood, wind it around one time, and then secure the encircled slat of wood to your box, that should give you a nice evenly distributed surface area to reduce tears from the tarp flapping in the wind. At the very least, use a washer to distribute the the pulling area away from the damage where you used the screw to secure the tarp. Love your vids! Keep them coming. :~)
I know this is old vid, but what model billygoat are you using and are you still using the same one or have you upgraded to a larger vac? Thanks Brother!
Do you have a video of your selection of which dump insert you chose, did you install yourself, how are you lkking it. Etc? I want to get one, not sure if it available in aluminum. Seems really heavy, dettacting from load rating in you truck. Hope you can speak about this, thanks Brian. Jim
Starting day with cold showers really helps with the cold (don't do if you have heart problems). Don't start cold, hear its not good for you - do normal routine in warm then spend 1-2 mins going from lukewarm to cold.
11:15 you could tarp it and hauling it with the kartmate or something I usually just do that when there's to much leaves great video btw keep up the good work
You already know I'mma say great video!! But, I hope Rob reads this... Only REAL Men where the woolies wit da ball on top!! Hoping all is well guys, Dirty Jersey out!! #broinlawns!!
Glad to see your getting your foreman trained. Time for his own rig? Loved the bathroom joke. Foreman Rob, why weren’t you driving the boss, so he could eat? Keep up the great work!
You can add a small plexiglass viewing window to the back top half of the leaf box. That way you wouldn’t have to pull the tube out to peek in. Set up is sweet, #Isupportsmallbusiness
I charge $45.00 a man hours here in west michigan, would you experienced lawn guys tell me if im chip or average. this rate includes the use of br800 blowers and a zero turn to collect leaves and haul them away.
@@BriansLawnMaintenance the last thing I would also do is put some type of sealer or paint-high high gloss on the inside of the box on all the wood you won’t have to jerk the whole thing to get the wet leaves out then they will slide out
@@BriansLawnMaintenance you could do it on the outside too otherwise if salt and crap gets on the wood and slush and rain the wood won’t get soft and start bending
Hey Brian, im 16, and I think I want to try to start my own lawn and landscaping buisness, how do you get your first fer customers? I've already gone door to door to a few houses, but everytime I am very nervous. Thank you for your time, Michael.
Hey buddy, we use postcards, flyers, yardsigns. Check out our training program called "How To Get New Customers" on www.LawntrepreneurAcademy.com. Tons of great resources available there!
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Thanks for replying, I definitely will check that out, I honestly commented and didn't even expect a reply, thank you for your time and have a great day.
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Also i would just like to say your videos really are inspiring, they really make me want to get out there and work hard to hopefully grow a buisness, so thank you for that.
Hi Brian! Sam Hanson from Bismarck ND! Say, I’ve got a question for you, do you charge by the hour on your fall cleanups or what do you assess their fall cleanup bill should be? The reason I ask is because I feel like I am always scalping them? 🧐
@@BriansLawnMaintenance - Thanks! I try and get $75 an hour by myself! Because I Mow/suck up the leaves with a 52 inch X Mark mower and have a John Deere/Walker 36 inch stand on mower. So there’s expensive equipment removing the leaves, in quite a short time! 😎👍🇺🇸
I notice that you shoot a lot of these videos at a storage centre. Is that kind of your garage for your equipment, is that something that's recommended when you grow from a one man one show team, instead of my home garage?
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Thanks. It's a neat Idea, Hadn't thought of doing that way before, but i understand some of the benefits, like storage, insurance, power, securtity. ease of access, driveup etc.
Spencer’s lawn care is making your plywood setup look ridiculous! He’s also making my plywood setups look ridiculous! Haha! Keep grinding! Pun intended!
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Brian's Lawn Maintenance is Paid For. Spencer's Lawn Care won't be paid for, for years. It's going to take Big Bucks to make a return on that unit.
Hey Brian I am not bashing you here but what is your states policy with Covid I just see you guys in the same truck with no masks and I know you guys were eating but does that scare you guys a little though or even when you guys are doing clean ups around each other. Again not bashing just wondering.
Masks are about as useless as my Governor, and surprisingly have the same effectiveness rate, which is 0%. No, we will not be wearing them and no, they don’t help anybody. Hope that clarifies. 👍
Great vid! Just want to tell you that your leaf box looks great. Btw you could make a lot of money by sucking up peoples leaves off the curb. Like if they did there own yard and wanted they off there curb and could charge $10-15 and it would take you like 3 minutes.
Just charge a flat hourly rate. $35/hr is what I started at my first year. Don't forget to charge for hauling off debris though, otherwise you'll be working for free. Depends on your location but you can start at $20 a cubic yard. Once you start learning how long a job will take just by looking at it, you'll be able to price by the job which will allow you to make a lot more money. But you have to learn first
I do $50 or $75 depending on the job and I have 100 acres of land i own and I dump on so I just wanted to make sure I was charging right or if I was charging too high
Bet this video can’t get to 2,000 likes. Where y’all at?!
Ps, hope you guys are enjoying the vlog!
Yeah it will
Fantastic tipper improvisation Brian!
Can I offer a small suggestion on your tarp issue?
Why dont you look at baton lapping the edges of your tarp down with a piece of 1x1 treated/tanalised timber connected a d overlapping all areas of the ply as the added tension you'll get from that will stop all the issues of blowback your currently suffering.
We use this method on our vehicles in England as excess wind over here let alone blow back from the chipper is a massive issue for us.
Hope you dont mind my suggestion?
Keep up the good work and stay safe.
All the best
Phil in Manchester, England.
Brian use this with screws to edge your tarp. www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMaster-Satin-Nickel-1-3-8-in-x-72-in-Aluminum-Seam-Binder-Transition-Strip-H2777SN6/308371111. It will spread out your holding power on your tarp. Or this would be a lot better if you Drill a hole every 6 inches start by only making a 5 inch gap from your first screw one inch from the edge.
www.mcmaster.com/steel-channels/low-carbon-steel-u-channels/outside-width~3-4/
This should give you a even spread of pressure all down the edge of the tarp. Face the U down for the most holding power but be careful not to cut the tarp by over tightening the steel.
Awesome video. Time for a wireless remote.
Thumbs-up 👍
OMG THANK YOU BRIAN FOR ADDRESSING THE FALL SWEATS!!! ITS SO COLD WHEN YOU START AND THEN YOU'RE DYING OF HEAT BY 1PM
can i just say how good your trailer looks
Hey thanks amigo! Took a while to get here!
Love the setup, 1,100 in a day is a good hustle, it’s what a man makes in a week with a good pay rate!
Well your setup is really coming along. The truck and trailer is sweet. The goat is really paying off.
The leaf loader is a beast efficiency 💯
Hey Brian. Roll the tarp twice around a 2x4 or 1 x4 and screw the 2x4 to the plywood it will never rip or come loose.
Yeah the barn door on the box would be great based on this video.
The leaf vac sucking up the leaves is very satisfying
Ive been here for a LONG time. Its so awesome seeing you blow up! You totally deserve it man. you put in a lot of hard work
You guys have a great system going on. Definitely see the progress in your speed& efficiency. Really enjoying the leaf clean- ups. Enjoy your evening fellas.💯❤️👍🏾✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
Just dropping in the leave a like & comment. Pump that algorithm! Keep doing big things Bri Guy!
Brain , I built a box just like the one you have built . Does your box fill up even in the front or do you find you have a space empty in the front of the box when your full in the back ?
we have wood boxes on all our trucks but we use tarps across the entire top. If you do that you will notice a huge difference . You will load your box right to the top. The plywood restricts the airflow of the debris loader.
Consider the purchase of a wireless remote for the dump insert. You can walk all around the truck while dumping.
I see Rob is wolverines fan. Me too! If he could grab a few grass blades from the big houses front yard and send them to Kentucky it would be awesome. Not the turf but the front yard.
I love how you tell your prices! It really helps me get an idea of what to charge in my area. Love the video as always! Keep crushing it!
Great video Brian, love the fall clean up videos! It definitely slides out better when they are dry! Love the podcast pretty soon I will be listening to them in the truck pushing snow!
Great job great setup great team work an great teaching for the future.
Hey I just had a question, for your normal customers with a lot of big trees do you require that a fall clean up be done more than once?
HI BRIAN! DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PLOWING AND PRICING PLOWING FOR APARTMENT BUILDING PARKING LOTS? I JUST GOT A REQUEST TO PUT IN A BID FOR A FEW APARTMENT BUILDING, BUT THE LOTS LOOK LIKE A REAL PAIN, SMALL DRIVE THROUGH LANES, TIGHT FIT PARKING SPOTS, NO PLACE TO PUSH THE SNOW...JUST A NIGHTMARE JOB.
I've really enjoyed these Autumn clean up video 😎
if you add washers to each one of those screws holding the mesh down it will give you more surface area decreasing your tearing if you're having any issue with tearing
if the tarp dosnt hold with the screws get a piece of aluminum the size of the edge of the wood your screwing too put some holes in it fold the tarp around the metal and then screw it to the wood so it helps sandwich it .....kinda like big washer.
Love the videos and would love to start a property maintenance business
Next year upgrade is definitely the dumping lead collector it’s a game changer
Always love both watching and doing leaf cleanups, they are pretty satisfying. Great video, y'all guys did alot of work 🤙
Great team, great hustle, great communication. Loved the drone footage!
Brian guessing the cord for dump is in bed so you don't have to put holes in the expensive cab of your truck totally understandable. Idea youtube channel Vbelt and son has a dump trailer this year he picked up a wireless winch remote control kit off Amazon I think and installed it on the dump trailer still has the factory controller but he also has the key fob to raise and lower the dump thought you might like the idea. Only goofy thing is up is out and down is in because the kit is for a truck offroad winch.
Funny Story. I had that style door on my leaf box on the dump trailer. We were at the dump dumping the load. And with the lower trailer the door some how got caught up on the pile while we were dumping and ripped the door off. Had to do the walk of shame and throw the door in the trailer.
I've been working for landscape company's for 10 years now. I'm the maintenance foreman where I work now and pretty much run the show. and watching your videos inspires me to start my own company. Think I'm going to within the next 2 years or so. Where are you located?
Metro Detroit MI. And best of luck to you!
I'm sure you've already had the suggestion, but if you sandwich the end of that screen/tarp between two pieces of wood, it will hold a lot better.
You can staple the screen/tarp to a slat of wood, wind it around one time, and then secure the encircled slat of wood to your box, that should give you a nice evenly distributed surface area to reduce tears from the tarp flapping in the wind.
At the very least, use a washer to distribute the the pulling area away from the damage where you used the screw to secure the tarp.
Love your vids! Keep them coming. :~)
I know this is old vid, but what model billygoat are you using and are you still using the same one or have you upgraded to a larger vac? Thanks Brother!
18hp unit, yes it's been great.
Put screws with washers on them it works awesome
I just bought a 2020 f250 6.2 long bed. Next upgrade is dump insert
Fender washers under those screws on your tarp! Or the wood strips as others have said
Dude that joke was great 😂
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that debris loader is great!
Between your mower chopping, the grass catcher chopping and the debris loader chopping, you are really packing those leaves in. Nice job.
Agreed!
Do you have a video of your selection of which dump insert you chose, did you install yourself, how are you lkking it. Etc? I want to get one, not sure if it available in aluminum. Seems really heavy, dettacting from load rating in you truck. Hope you can speak about this, thanks Brian. Jim
Hey James. I do love the Steel option. I didn't like the color of stainless for my rig. I did a few vides on them 2 years ago, yessir! God bless.
Hey bro, do you sell your mulch to a landscape yard or go to a landfill? Thanks, Phillip 😇
Hey bud awesome videos! I was going to ask how you made your dump sides? Love the videos.
Starting day with cold showers really helps with the cold (don't do if you have heart problems). Don't start cold, hear its not good for you - do normal routine in warm then spend 1-2 mins going from lukewarm to cold.
11:15 you could tarp it and hauling it with the kartmate or something I usually just do that when there's to much leaves great video btw keep up the good work
I just built one on my dump bed,how many yds can you fit in it?...looks like only 5 in that set up,but mine is twice that size
Hey Brian. Have you ever considered getting an Exmark Navigator? Best mower for cleanups in my opinion
Love it man!!
You already know I'mma say great video!! But, I hope Rob reads this... Only REAL Men where the woolies wit da ball on top!! Hoping all is well guys, Dirty Jersey out!! #broinlawns!!
Looks like bounty has competition! Because that’s a quicker picker upper lol
Glad to see your getting your foreman trained. Time for his own rig? Loved the bathroom joke. Foreman Rob, why weren’t you driving the boss, so he could eat? Keep up the great work!
Do you get paid for the mulch or do you pay to dump it ? Plenty of gardeners would love to have that !
Can I just say you guys do a great job every day
We try to!
SICK HOODIE!!!! ahahhaa
😎😎😎
try screwing on some aluminum angle around the edges of your leaf box,will add strength and help seal it.
That’s a great idea
You can add a small plexiglass viewing window to the back top half of the leaf box. That way you wouldn’t have to pull the tube out to peek in. Set up is sweet, #Isupportsmallbusiness
I charge $45.00 a man hours here in west michigan, would you experienced lawn guys tell me if im chip or average.
this rate includes the use of br800 blowers and a zero turn to collect leaves and haul them away.
not bad considering the equipment. around here in s.western PA, average rate is 55 per man hour
In Denver I'm $45 per man per hour plus blowers, flat trailer fee, dump fees equals roughly $230 initial and $150-$200 per hour for three guys
Before putting those screws, put a strip of wood then the screws
Ya or washers but I didn’t have any at the moment
@@BriansLawnMaintenance the last thing I would also do is put some type of sealer or paint-high high gloss on the inside of the box on all the wood you won’t have to jerk the whole thing to get the wet leaves out then they will slide out
Also allows it to not rot as fast
@@BriansLawnMaintenance you could do it on the outside too otherwise if salt and crap gets on the wood and slush and rain the wood won’t get soft and start bending
Hey Brian, im 16, and I think I want to try to start my own lawn and landscaping buisness, how do you get your first fer customers? I've already gone door to door to a few houses, but everytime I am very nervous. Thank you for your time, Michael.
Hey buddy, we use postcards, flyers, yardsigns. Check out our training program called "How To Get New Customers" on www.LawntrepreneurAcademy.com. Tons of great resources available there!
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Thanks for replying, I definitely will check that out, I honestly commented and didn't even expect a reply, thank you for your time and have a great day.
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Also i would just like to say your videos really are inspiring, they really make me want to get out there and work hard to hopefully grow a buisness, so thank you for that.
I love site one. I get a lot of straw blanket their.
"What am I? Walmart? LOOOOL
You should a camera setup by where you have the hose to move up the truck
Maybe this winter you can put some type of decals or sum on the black box when it’s taken apart like paint som grass on it LOL
We have a few people that have asked us to drop off leaves of at their property. So we don’t even have to pay dump fee to get rid of them.
Awesome video. Time for a wireless remote.
Lol bro you have more haters then I do 🤣 I got made respect for you man and your hustle.
Good video
Hi Brian! Sam Hanson from Bismarck ND! Say, I’ve got a question for you, do you charge by the hour on your fall cleanups or what do you assess their fall cleanup bill should be? The reason I ask is because I feel like I am always scalping them? 🧐
Sometimes! We are at $175/hour for me and a guy. Try to get $55/hr+ per guy when you break it all down. That's a good starting spot.
@@BriansLawnMaintenance - Thanks! I try and get $75 an hour by myself! Because I Mow/suck up the leaves with a 52 inch X Mark mower and have a John Deere/Walker 36 inch stand on mower. So there’s expensive equipment removing the leaves, in quite a short time! 😎👍🇺🇸
Great video
You might want to use stainless flat washers along with stainless wood screws for your mesh.
Man I gotta get a video of my guys using our vac ... our box prob holds 14yds and the fraden with the 31hp vanguard thing will take your shoes off
If you’re bottlenecked, why not break out the staris with the accelerator?
In fact we were going to but we forgot to grab it after lunch haha
Man those dump sites should be paying you. Those leaves are double mulched and ripe for a compost heap
Only 2 out of 3 people are allowed to eat in the truck LMFAOO 😂😂😂😂😂
Lol
You should put at least 2 inch screws 1 1/4 is not gonna hold and then the hold down the netting he was fender washers with screws
Man your business is booming
You need a clam shell for the Exmark!
I notice that you shoot a lot of these videos at a storage centre. Is that kind of your garage for your equipment, is that something that's recommended when you grow from a one man one show team, instead of my home garage?
It's just what fits our business model currently. One day we'll have a shop!
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Thanks. It's a neat Idea, Hadn't thought of doing that way before, but i understand some of the benefits, like storage, insurance, power, securtity. ease of access, driveup etc.
When you leave the leafs wet overnight in the leaf box they will freeze and be so hard to remove...trust me learned the hard way a time or two
That's why you empty it daily :)
Can you place the remote inside your truck so you can adjust the tilt while pulling the truck forward and backwards ?
We need to get one ya
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Just open the back window and put it through the back window it should reach the drivers seat at least that’s how I do mine
Spencer’s lawn care is making your plywood setup look ridiculous! He’s also making my plywood setups look ridiculous! Haha! Keep grinding! Pun intended!
Spencer's is putting my plywood setup to shame also.. I'll bet my ROI is putting his to shame. LOL
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@@BriansLawnMaintenance Brian's Lawn Maintenance is Paid For. Spencer's Lawn Care won't be paid for, for years. It's going to take Big Bucks to make a return on that unit.
What horsepower is the bill goat vacuum you use ?
18hp unit
Does your truck have a powerstroke?
Gasser!
washers man on that tarp
Looking good !
How are you pricing your leaf clean-ups ?
$175/hour for me and a guy. Try to get $55/man hour on the job!
Where did you buy that thing in your bed of the truck?
Site One sells them
Nice vid!!!!
Hey Brian I am not bashing you here but what is your states policy with Covid I just see you guys in the same truck with no masks and I know you guys were eating but does that scare you guys a little though or even when you guys are doing clean ups around each other. Again not bashing just wondering.
Masks are about as useless as my Governor, and surprisingly have the same effectiveness rate, which is 0%. No, we will not be wearing them and no, they don’t help anybody. Hope that clarifies. 👍
@@BriansLawnMaintenance it does thank you I wondered what your thoughts were on it and I am also new here.
Great vid! Just want to tell you that your leaf box looks great. Btw you could make a lot of money by sucking up peoples leaves off the curb. Like if they did there own yard and wanted they off there curb and could charge $10-15 and it would take you like 3 minutes.
Oh yeah. We have Yardsigns coming for that extra service for when the city shuts down their curb side pick up service. Already on it!
@@BriansLawnMaintenance great to hear
What horsepower is that Billy Goat model?
Make sure you Greece your ball for the trailer
Always grease your balls 👍
You need a sound proof insulated helmet to protect your ears, LOL
are those the new isotune links are they nice and how much
They’re dope! I believe $69? I know Brians10 saves $10 though! 👍
I agree always take care of small businesses... your governor is a disgrace.. just as a bad as that clown in New York... always a thumbs up 👍👍👍😁
Use some metal brackets and gasket.
I need to have a mesh tarp on the entire top it will suck a lot better
I started my own lawn company this year and trying to figure out fall cleanup prices I need help
Just charge a flat hourly rate. $35/hr is what I started at my first year. Don't forget to charge for hauling off debris though, otherwise you'll be working for free. Depends on your location but you can start at $20 a cubic yard. Once you start learning how long a job will take just by looking at it, you'll be able to price by the job which will allow you to make a lot more money. But you have to learn first
I do $80 an hour. That includes hauling the stuff away.
I do $50 or $75 depending on the job and I have 100 acres of land i own and I dump on so I just wanted to make sure I was charging right or if I was charging too high
Why not vacuum out of box instead of dumping on ground?
Those are great construction screws. They are not rated for outdoor applications. You need an exterior deck screw.
“What am I? Walmart?” Lmao
Cool vid! Did the box stop tilting up?
Nope lol
How often do you have to dump the back box that you built
Once a day, every other day for our route and type of lawns
@@BriansLawnMaintenance How many yards can you fit in there and what is the cost to dump?