At 4:57 just a tip- on that driveway your first pass should be as far over to the right with your plow angled left incorporating the "dog ear" as you refer to it as getting as close as possible to the garage doors. That way you have less snow near the doors and you can just make continuous passes with your blade either angled left or in scoop.
HAHA yes I sure do! Luckily it is a pretty small radius. I usually try to start my residentials by 2am and finish by 7am. Then I have 3 commercials that take me another hour and a half. If we get a lot of snow or it's really wet, of course everything takes longer... And I really try to not plow during the day if at all possible because of traffic, but sometimes you just can't avoid it. Thanks for the comment and wishing me safe travels! 😃👍🚘❄
Nice to watch. Looking for my favorite driveway. Did not see it. That's OK. always comforting to look out in the driveway on a snowy morning and realizing the "plow guy" had come.
Hi, do you have any plans in case your equipment fails? Even with good maintenance stuff can break so I was wondering how can you be sure to provide the services for your clients?
Yeah, so I broke my driveshaft in my truck during a blizzard and luckily I have friends and acquaintances that are plow guys. One of my friends picked me up in his plow truck and plowed my route for me. I also plow a couple driveways for a landscaper buddy who has an extra truck this year so in a pinch I can call him. When I first started out I didn't want to look at other plow guys as competition, but as colleagues or whatever. I reached out to all the guys I knew that plowed and told them I wasn't trying to steal their business and tried to establish some connections. Needless to say some of them were a little shocked at my call but now I have a network of plow guys so in a pinch I could call up 5 guys and split up my route 10 each if I absolutely had no other choice. Equipment fails, no doubt. Good customers understand this.
@@BorsellinoHomeServices That's a very good way to do things. The other guys should feel lucky to have you near, and you them! I've been wondering because it can be pretty bad in a situation where you're alone without much external resources. Thanks for the reply, have a good winter!
That depends. If they are a seasonal contract, then no, because it's already included. I only plow if it is over 2". If I know a storm is ending soon, I try to wait until the end of the storm, if possible. During a bigger storm where it snows consistently for 24 hours or longer, I need to keep plowing to keep it clean and I charge every time (for per time customers only). But if we get a dusting after I plow I don't scrape a dusting off, only if it's accumulated another 2" or more
approx 8 inches. However the beginning of the storm was lighter snow and the end was wetter, so I think it compressed the light stuff which would make it closer to a foot in actuality...
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At 4:57 just a tip- on that driveway your first pass should be as far over to the right with your plow angled left incorporating the "dog ear" as you refer to it as getting as close as possible to the garage doors. That way you have less snow near the doors and you can just make continuous passes with your blade either angled left or in scoop.
That is actually a great idea. I learn more every time i plow. Thanks for the tip ;)
51 accounts, that's huge and means you really have your work cut out for you when it snows. Stay safe and thanks for sharing!
HAHA yes I sure do! Luckily it is a pretty small radius. I usually try to start my residentials by 2am and finish by 7am. Then I have 3 commercials that take me another hour and a half. If we get a lot of snow or it's really wet, of course everything takes longer... And I really try to not plow during the day if at all possible because of traffic, but sometimes you just can't avoid it. Thanks for the comment and wishing me safe travels! 😃👍🚘❄
Nice to watch. Looking for my favorite driveway. Did not see it. That's OK. always comforting to look out in the driveway on a snowy morning and realizing the "plow guy" had come.
HAHA My Camera battery died before I got there!! Next time! The night video doesn't look as good as daytime so looking forward to that soon enough!
Hi, do you have any plans in case your equipment fails? Even with good maintenance stuff can break so I was wondering how can you be sure to provide the services for your clients?
Yeah, so I broke my driveshaft in my truck during a blizzard and luckily I have friends and acquaintances that are plow guys. One of my friends picked me up in his plow truck and plowed my route for me. I also plow a couple driveways for a landscaper buddy who has an extra truck this year so in a pinch I can call him. When I first started out I didn't want to look at other plow guys as competition, but as colleagues or whatever. I reached out to all the guys I knew that plowed and told them I wasn't trying to steal their business and tried to establish some connections. Needless to say some of them were a little shocked at my call but now I have a network of plow guys so in a pinch I could call up 5 guys and split up my route 10 each if I absolutely had no other choice. Equipment fails, no doubt. Good customers understand this.
@@BorsellinoHomeServices That's a very good way to do things. The other guys should feel lucky to have you near, and you them! I've been wondering because it can be pretty bad in a situation where you're alone without much external resources.
Thanks for the reply, have a good winter!
@@Stup1dGeneration yeah make friends with some plow guys... then you also have someone to call at 4am to chat with when you're bored
Where in uostTe are you located
Cazenovia
@@BorsellinoHomeServices thats kinda near me actually im in oneida
@@mgescopes2544 Oh snap! Yeah right around the corner!! :)
Do you charge to go back out to clean drives due to plowing while still snowing?
That depends. If they are a seasonal contract, then no, because it's already included. I only plow if it is over 2". If I know a storm is ending soon, I try to wait until the end of the storm, if possible. During a bigger storm where it snows consistently for 24 hours or longer, I need to keep plowing to keep it clean and I charge every time (for per time customers only). But if we get a dusting after I plow I don't scrape a dusting off, only if it's accumulated another 2" or more
How much snow did you end up getting?
approx 8 inches. However the beginning of the storm was lighter snow and the end was wetter, so I think it compressed the light stuff which would make it closer to a foot in actuality...