Author: mylesdixon

Having the right equipment for landscaping is very important because it is newer not used and has the best technology for getting the jobs done more efficiently.

1. Having a good mower is important I prefer the newer 970R John Deere lawn mower because it’s a very strong well built mower and can’t withstand many things you throw at it. You can purchase a shoot to close and open for mulching leaves and grass and you can close it so it doesn’t throw all the clippings back out where the lawns already mowed and looking good. This lawn mower is a very big mower also coming in at sizes of 60inch mowing deck and 72 inch mowing deck to get things done faster.

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The stihl 240r weekwacker is a newer and very improved weedwacker that has a lot of power for chopping down thick and thin clippings. They hold a lot of string in the head for a long time to chop clippings with the amount of heavy duty string. The weekwacker is very well built its self with heavy duty aluminum and metal gearing so no issues can happen.

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A good set of bush trimmers are very important for the sharpest trimmers and a well built motor for maximum power output with many cutting teeth. These are a very good cutting pair of bush trimmers that will last a life time if maintained. The light weight heavy duty and durability of these are built for cutting all types of branches and bushes.

Getting fall behind when landscaping and it can set you back a lot especially if you’re not careful and working fast enough. This can cause you to lose work and customers might find other people to do you’re work you couldn’t do.

Falling behind can cause you to fail to meet dead lines and make you not get the work done to move on to get more work done. This is bad because not working fast will keep you at the job site for a long time not allowing you to finish it and cause you’re time to be consumed there.

Using older equipment or not having proper equipment can slow you down. Also not knowing how to use the equipment or using it to slow can set you back. Using old equipment can slow you down because they may work slower and could also be dull. Using newer equipment is the better idea when trying to have work get done the fastest. Newer equipment is more expensive but can save you lots of time and get work done faster.

Not having enough employees or employees not showing up or working to slow can set you back awhile. This is very bad because when you don’t have any help to have you get the work you need so get done won’t be getting done without help. Doing work by yourself can take 500% longer than if you had workers to help you finish working. Employees really expensive but can save you a lot of money in the long run with having you’re work be done faster and more efficient.

Snow plowing can be difficult when first starting out especially for new plowers. Many people plow in different ways that they feel comfortable and they feel efficient when they are plowing snow. Here are some tips and tricks to plowing snow.

1. Identify the amount of snow

Identifying the amount of snow is also important because it’s heavy and hard to push a lot of snow at once.

2. The very first few plow paths you make should be where the most activity is occurring. Rather it’s in lanes where cars are traveling or a lot of people are walking. You should then start by pushing and angling the snow away from curbs and side walks.

3. Plow angling is very important because you have to know where to push the snow so it’s getting move correctly and so people can still walk and drive through it. You angle you’re plow and push the snow away from all cars and in the middle of isles. Then you will want to push the snow that is in the isles straight and non stop so it’s not in way of cars and people walking.

4. After you have cleared up the isles you should then push the snow by curbs and snow banks but not pushing the snow in the banks or over curbs. It will take more time to back up go forward and keep moving the plows.

5. You now will want to push the snow in the snow banks and not really over the curbs because you will probably be hitting them a lot and that’s bad for plow lip and the trucks plow frame.

5 Tips that can help to make snow plowing easier when plowing you’re driving and residential and commercial work.

Step One: The first tip to snow plowing is to know how much snow is coming and what else is coming like freezing rain, temperature, and the time. It’s important to know what’s coming because it can help you determine what you will need to do and when.

Step Two: If you are doing residential houses like your own you will want to know what is coming and if they want salt so its not icy then you should be prepared to salt before anything comes. If the customer doesn’t want icy because they may crash coming down a steep hill and its not safe to drive down it when super icy. If you are doing commercial work you have to make sure all of those places are salted because those commainee are very picky and many people walk in there parking lots and if somebody slips and falls you could be sued. Its very important to have extra salt so you never run out.

Step Three: When you need to plow for residential places and commercial paces you will want some employees because that many places to do all by yourself when you get a lot of snow id impossible to do all by yourself. Employees are expensive but well worth it because it allows you to get more places to plow to make even more money and to always make sure there in perfect condition.

Step Four: You will want to have reliable trucks and plows do if you can don’t by cheaper trucks because in the long run you will most likely lose money. You will be losing money because it’s a risk buying older trucks and or high mileage trucks because the maintenance is probably not all there on them and they may need parts. Newer trucks have less mileage and won’t need as much parts replaced. This will save you more money in the long run.

It is a good idea to consider calling a landscaper professional to do certain work that you may not have the equipment for.

Calling a professional can save you time money and possible injury. Professional landscapers can provide you the best service possible to meet the needs you need done. Landscapers are very trained for the quality of work they do and can have a crew do to work faster than you could by yourself. A crew of 10 people can work 100% faster than a single person can do it is worth the time and money to have it done fast and more efficient so you can keep landscaping up on other things. Landscapers are also nice because you can even get a discount for other things you need done for a little bit cheaper because of the prior work they have done for you. Landscapers also have higher quality equipment for the best productivity to get the work done the fastest and for the best outcome of how it looks.

Knowing how to cut a tree down professionally can be very difficult for some people when there hanging over houses or are very big trees.

Before cutting a tree you should identify the size of the tree and how it is going to need to be cut. You will also need to know what way the wind is blowing if the tree is around houses because you don’t want the tree to fall on someone’s house.

You will want to start at the top of the tree and work you’re way down cutting off the libs of the tree so you can have the tree base it’s self. This is easier for cutting the treee up in pieces to wrap rope around it and lower it to the ground and make it safe when lowering it so branches don’t hit anything on way down. After all the limbs are cut you want to start curing the tree top to bottom. When you get to the bottom of the tree have a chainsaw that fits the size of the tree diameter because you want it to cut to about the middle of the tree. You should start cutting tree notches and having the tree pieces fall to a safe spot. You should be taking little pieces off of it at a time so it doesn’t fall on the house or people around you. After you do this keep doing it till you get to ground then clean up all dibre and grind the stump.

There are many landscaping ideas that people try to do in there own lawn and for customers. Here are some landscaping ideas that everyone should try.

1. Pathway pavers

The first landscaping idea is to have paver pathway in your lawn because they look very good and can last through a lot of weather conditions. Pathway pavers are also very sturdy so they will never move when you walk on them or drive over them.

2. Trees

Trees are a big look for landscaping because they look very good when grown properly in certain places with certain trees. Trees provide privacy when grown together in bunches and maintained.

3. Water fountain

Water fountains are very good looking items for your garden and can be connected to many things around your garden. You can connect them to your pool for a waterfall and even birds drink out of them.

4. Sod lawn

Sod lawn is a very easy lawn installation process that also looks very good in all ways. Sod is natural grass that has to be watered and have sunlight to grow. Sod is grass that has to rolled out and placed together. Sod is also very fragile and has to be trimmed carefully.

5. Flowers

Flowers are will make your lawn look very good with the right flowers that blend with others well. Flowers are very colorful and don’t require a lot of maintenance.