Some ppl are just OCD about their properties. They don't have much going on in their lives, so they just focus on what is in front of them. I have a neighbor I SWEAR has the grass blades numbered on her lawn, she is constantly hovering over that stinkin lawn. My friend, you really handled this customer extremely well. Kudos.
I know this is late, but my Mom has a property that drops off into a gully with about 7 feet of grass before hand. I used the heavy duty tree stakes painted yellow and yellow/ red to denote when to lift plow and where edge is. The plow guy doesn’t carve up the lawn and can’t roll down the hill. Good work!
I use to work for a sister company of BOSS snowplows before BOSS was bought out. Did training across the street from the BOSS plant in Iron Mountain Michigan. Good company and products. Hope they are working out for you.
we have either plastic or bamboo with reflector, 40cent per piece bamboo and 2.50 for plastic is usually sold 150 pieces in a package and we use 300-500 pieces on private roads
One thing in the lawn care business you can't control and that's the weather. I run into that problem all the time. You guys have a wonderful Christmas. Great video. 👍👍
Shawn,, I know its an easy thing to overlook when its working fine at your age , but save your back anyway you can as a young working man. always remember once its done your done. Try using a 3/16 x 3ft steel rod to make all those holes for the markers , It will also speed up your install time immensely . Take care and enjoy the journey.
i put them in before the ground freezes ...mid to late november ..depending on the weather ..i also bought a few pieces of 1 inch black pipe and put a cap on 1 end and use it to drive them in the ground.. makes it alot easier with less bending and strain on your back...
Nice, I've been doing this for 20years them fiberglass stakes are nice and u got them for a steel 👍just keep in mind the wood one's work to,if you have time you can paint them white an green.👍
80s/90s used as Fiberglass CB radio antennas (with the sound of the fiberglass clanging together ) , if this have a hollow inner & a rubber or plastic top then they are the same y.a would trim them down to make them work right with your radio
$0.5 a piece is a great price. I get 100 5/16'' dia., 4' long orange snow stake with 9" reflective tape and cap for $0.95 a piece. The 1/4" snow stakes are cheaper, I like the larger ones though. Also, if you put them in before the ground freezes you won't need the screw driver.
Yeah, at that price I'd buy as many as you can. Even buy them in the off season if they're still available. Can't have to many snow stakes, you'll end up using them.
Most of the companies around here use re-bar painted with hi-vis tractor paint. Probably end up being more than worth the money especially around non-curbs drives and parking lots when you start throwing heavy snow into them or bump them with the plow they don't break.
We use wood stakes and paint the top. We find the fiberglass ones start shedding, people grab them and get it in their hands. They snap off and fiberglass is everywhere. At least when the wood ones break and end up places it’s wood. Just our findings thru the years.
What time of day were you pegging? Those pegs we have them for stock movements LOL TQ it’s cold under aircon LOL. Fair enough for customer I don’t thing I couldn’t done It anything different. Great tips👍
Shawn ever think about using a cordless drill with a long extension and a spade bit drill bit for drilling them holes for your safety sticks ,think you would save you back
Hey Shawn do you charge per plow or by the season one flat rate? I live in the Buffalo NY area and 90 % of the plowing here is seasonal. Reason I ask is about 12 years ago a bought a mower from a guy outside of Cleveland and he had 3 new western plows. He said that all his plowing was per time and they only had 3 snow events that year and had to start selling things to make payroll for his guys. Just curious because You have a lot invested in your plow equipment. Good video
I use a drill and drill bit to put in plow markers. I dont plow but I have a steep driveway and every year someone slides off the driveway I also had a friend run into my septic tank riser one year.
Shawn, I enjoyed this video in more ways than one. Suggestion (if I may), get a longer rod (3-4') to bang in the ground your back will thank me. Miss Savannah, I would have filmed him putting up those posts while sitting in the truck. As always love your videos.
We use a long piece of rebar i welded a footcross on it just step hole pole .. But bro buy the other stakes early season bps has em cheap cheap buy bulk stock up
@@SpencerLawnCare shoot man our first year out i used sticks off a tree that we spray painted lol so dont worry man your learning like all of us had to as well . tcs have sales to on stakes ..
@@alamedalandscapeinc.5649 Its that or do what they r doing hammer and a metal bar to make holes .. Theu do sell a tool but its cheaper to weld one with scrap metal .. We try to make everything now adays
@@OneLoveLawnGroveCity They sell those tools for over $50. I made a marker pounder using a 4-foot piece of 1/2" black pipe with a cap on the end. Slip it over the marker, WACK WACK until the pipe touches the ground. Puts all the markers in at a uniform depth. VERY fast VERY cheap.
You could've been proactive and reached out to that customer to let her know BEFORE she called you to let her know she wasn't a priority to you. You make time for the things that are important to you.
To my buddy Shawn ... walk back and look at those markers ... they are not plum !!! Especially at a business.... just a reminder... long time subscriber... construtiv
snow stakes rock, how can you keep track of every curb, flower garden and lawn edge? But then again, some ppl don't have more than 3 accounts : / So for them, it's probably ok to rock on without snow stakes LOL. What you need for snow stake install is a 2' section of 3/4" pipe with a cap on the end. Way better than putting in with a hammer, because now you have a self aligning slide hammer. If you secure the account after the frost is in the ground, use a 3/8 concrete bit, drill down 3-4 inches, and install the stake. Nice job marking your properties bro. One thing also is now if you have a huge storm, you can have a friend come and help you and the markers will tell him the story. FIBERGLASS splinters SUCK!!! No buenos!! Get that boy a belt, the plumbers union isn't what it's cracked up to be.... J/S
@@barkybarker2592 thats what an old boss had me use once. I told the other guys to put those away and we got something bigger to pound on. Glad it's an old boss.
TQ , you are just a real Gem . You can be my grand daughter anytime ! Yeah, Im that old ! Ha. I enjoy ya'll working together like ya do. Keep bringing smiles and making money , don't forget to take time to feed those young'uns ! LOL. Peace Out .
@@SpencerLawnCare , Hey OT, Ive heard you say but can't remember which you said, Browns or Bengals fan ? Asking cause Im just wondering what you think of our QB, Im a life long Sooner Fan 8)
Hey Shawn, I Guess you Notify your Commercial Property that you are Sticking all these Plow Markers Down so you don't Create any Damage Right ? I'm Pretty sure they never have a Problem with that ?
Beware when buying these new and even after use the fiberglass gives you splinters easy... I still have a little lump in my finger from a little piece of fiberglass splinter from pulling out a stake from a new box about 10 years ago... I keep picking at it and can't get the damn thing out I am ready to just cut my finger and rip a chunk out.
Savannah how dare you oh well accidents happen yes the Hallmark is definitely a good idea Shawn how's your new boots working out for you can't tell you when people I seen made that mistake and not use those interrupt equipment are the property up there plowing stay warm stay busy keep the good work at
if it a place u do yearly by cheap conduit cut in about 6-8in long drill hole in ground put pipe in an the just drop in flag pole when done just slide pole out n ready for next yr
You're putting your stakes in too late. Around here we do it around Thanksgiving and even a bit earlier. Also to keep from throwing your back out, buy the installation tool. Steel rod with a long skinny steel piece (looks like a nail) to make the hole, then put the stake in the hole and beat it down a bit, but don't use a hammer. Use a pipe nipple just a bit bigger than the stake (mines 18 inches long) put a pipe cap on the one end but have a buffer under the cap. With the 18 inches down the stake you don't have to worry about it breaking. Work smarter, not harder. Should have had TQ put in a few.
Markers are good Gods practice.. Do yourself a favour, you mentioned plow damages, frame, hydros etc.. Lose the gravel driveway or any other gravel lot, destroys your plow, scrape blade edge. Not to mention you will carve in ruts and deal with a lot gravel clean up in the spring I used double the rates for gravel. Takes a toll on your plow.
I hate plowing gravel. Half the time the ground isn't frozen and your pushing gravel all over the place. Then when it is frozen it beats the crap outta your plow and truck
Oh man! Watching you put in those markers was painful! Go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get yourself a short piece of 1/2" black pipe and a threaded cap. Screw on the cap and then cut the pipe off to whatever length you want the markers to stick out of the ground. You slip the pipe over a marker and WACK WACK until the pipe touches the ground. This puts all the markers in at a uniform depth. Very fast! No broken markers, no bending over. Works in thawed or frozen soil. Total cost < $15. You can thank me later. :-)
V Star 1300 Adventures says who ? There's little to no maintenance if tou take care of it properly. You don't scrape them bare in the winter and drag them as needed during the other 3 seasons. A simple 60" x 96" angle iron frame with expanded steel mesh dragged behind the utv with some stone on it for weight maintains the 345' gravel driveway up to our camp during the warmer months. A 72" 3pt blower covers it during the winter...simply set the skids on the blower so there's an inch or two of snow left after blowing.
@@ROTAXD Says who? Says the guy that got screwed every year raking the stones back into the driveway so the stones wouldn't strike the mower blade. That was hateful work I had to do as a kid I have never forgotten about. ANY work that had to be done then was not done with power equipment. It was done by wheelbarrow, shovel and my back to level them. Not an experience I ever want to repeat.
I think you drink the same monster I do.... the ultra no sugar white can with blue writing? The only one I will drink. I also like Kickstart Black Cherry from Pepsi co
Some ppl are just OCD about their properties. They don't have much going on in their lives, so they just focus on what is in front of them. I have a neighbor I SWEAR has the grass blades numbered on her lawn, she is constantly hovering over that stinkin lawn. My friend, you really handled this customer extremely well. Kudos.
I know this is late, but my Mom has a property that drops off into a gully with about 7 feet of grass before hand. I used the heavy duty tree stakes painted yellow and yellow/ red to denote when to lift plow and where edge is.
The plow guy doesn’t carve up the lawn and can’t roll down the hill. Good work!
I have seen those all around businesses in the winter months, but I never knew what they were for. Thank you for the info Shawn and TQ.
Glad I could help man
I use to work for a sister company of BOSS snowplows before BOSS was bought out. Did training across the street from the BOSS plant in Iron Mountain Michigan. Good company and products. Hope they are working out for you.
Really shows your strong relationship with your customers. Great video, Shawn.
we have either plastic or bamboo with reflector, 40cent per piece bamboo and 2.50 for plastic
is usually sold 150 pieces in a package and we use 300-500 pieces on private roads
One thing in the lawn care business you can't control and that's the weather. I run into that problem all the time. You guys have a wonderful Christmas. Great video. 👍👍
Thats for sure Merry Christmas to you!
Shawn,, I know its an easy thing to overlook when its working fine at your age , but save your back anyway you can as a young working man. always remember once its done your done. Try using a 3/16 x 3ft steel rod to make all those holes for the markers , It will also speed up your install time immensely . Take care and enjoy the journey.
Forgot to mention, grind a point on the end of the 3/16 rod. drives in much easier and straighter for good neat looking markers..
I was just wondering if you thought about using a drill and drill bite for putting out markers.
i put them in before the ground freezes ...mid to late november ..depending on the weather ..i also bought a few pieces of 1 inch black pipe and put a cap on 1 end and use it to drive them in the ground.. makes it alot easier with less bending and strain on your back...
Nice, I've been doing this for 20years them fiberglass stakes are nice and u got them for a steel 👍just keep in mind the wood one's work to,if you have time you can paint them white an green.👍
Yeah for sure man.
80s/90s used as Fiberglass CB radio antennas (with the sound of the fiberglass clanging together ) , if this have a hollow inner & a rubber or plastic top then they are the same y.a would trim them down to make them work right with your radio
$0.5 a piece is a great price. I get 100 5/16'' dia., 4' long orange snow stake with 9" reflective tape and cap for $0.95 a piece. The 1/4" snow stakes are cheaper, I like the larger ones though. Also, if you put them in before the ground freezes you won't need the screw driver.
Awesome man, glad I picked them up
Yeah, at that price I'd buy as many as you can. Even buy them in the off season if they're still available. Can't have to many snow stakes, you'll end up using them.
Most of the companies around here use re-bar painted with hi-vis tractor paint. Probably end up being more than worth the money especially around non-curbs drives and parking lots when you start throwing heavy snow into them or bump them with the plow they don't break.
We use wood stakes and paint the top. We find the fiberglass ones start shedding, people grab them and get it in their hands. They snap off and fiberglass is everywhere. At least when the wood ones break and end up places it’s wood. Just our findings thru the years.
i drove across a customers lawn once because there were no markers,hard to tell when there is a foot of snow on the ground....
Exactly Roger lol
What time of day were you pegging? Those pegs we have them for stock movements LOL TQ it’s cold under aircon LOL. Fair enough for customer I don’t thing I couldn’t done It anything different. Great tips👍
Shawn ever think about using a cordless drill with a long extension and a spade bit drill bit for drilling them holes for your safety sticks ,think you would save you back
Great video once again as well as I use plow markers One on either side of my plow trucks
Nice man
Hey Shawn do you charge per plow or by the season one flat rate? I live in the Buffalo NY area and 90 % of the plowing here is seasonal. Reason I ask is about 12 years ago a bought a mower from a guy outside of Cleveland and he had 3 new western plows. He said that all his plowing was per time and they only had 3 snow events that year and had to start selling things to make payroll for his guys. Just curious because You have a lot invested in your plow equipment. Good video
We do both here. Most are per push though. We make our money in salting lots.
You got it Shawn the real money in snow removal is in the salting
You just need to sharpen one end and just pound them in or need a longer screwdriver. Love your videos Keep up the great work
They have a sharp edge already. But will break if you don't make a hole first.
I use a drill and drill bit to put in plow markers. I dont plow but I have a steep driveway and every year someone slides off the driveway I also had a friend run into my septic tank riser one year.
Oh yeah good idea to mark it.
you can pull the plastic cap off an put the rod in a drill to run it into the ground. then put the top back on.
Ill give it a try thanks
Larry Prietz that tends to cause the fiberglass to splinter.
Nice video man keep up good work how many markers did you end up getting I have around 100 or little more
"That's what she said". Lol... Great video
Shawn, I enjoyed this video in more ways than one. Suggestion (if I may), get a longer rod (3-4') to bang in the ground your back will thank me. Miss Savannah, I would have filmed him putting up those posts while sitting in the truck. As always love your videos.
We use a long piece of rebar i welded a footcross on it just step hole pole .. But bro buy the other stakes early season bps has em cheap cheap buy bulk stock up
Yeah I definitely will next year. Thanks man
@@SpencerLawnCare shoot man our first year out i used sticks off a tree that we spray painted lol so dont worry man your learning like all of us had to as well . tcs have sales to on stakes ..
@@OneLoveLawnGroveCity that footcross is a great idea!
@@alamedalandscapeinc.5649 Its that or do what they r doing hammer and a metal bar to make holes .. Theu do sell a tool but its cheaper to weld one with scrap metal .. We try to make everything now adays
@@OneLoveLawnGroveCity They sell those tools for over $50. I made a marker pounder using a 4-foot piece of 1/2" black pipe with a cap on the end. Slip it over the marker, WACK WACK until the pipe touches the ground. Puts all the markers in at a uniform depth. VERY fast VERY cheap.
A cordless drill and a long drill pit will work better if you're doing it after the ground is frozen. And use a pipe with a cap to pound the steaks in
I'm not a landscaper I'm a concrete guy but I watch your videos
I still get a chuckle out of Savannah chipmunk voice during the fast forwards :)
You could've been proactive and reached out to that customer to let her know BEFORE she called you to let her know she wasn't a priority to you.
You make time for the things that are important to you.
To my buddy Shawn ... walk back and look at those markers ... they are not plum !!! Especially at a business.... just a reminder... long time subscriber... construtiv
Thanks
Nice vid. U guys do the most. Keep rocking peace ☮️
Sq out tq spring n summer side of the plow markers I learned that the hard way clipped a parking lot marker for sidewalk
Wow, that sucks
snow stakes rock, how can you keep track of every curb, flower garden and lawn edge? But then again, some ppl don't have more than 3 accounts : / So for them, it's probably ok to rock on without snow stakes LOL. What you need for snow stake install is a 2' section of 3/4" pipe with a cap on the end. Way better than putting in with a hammer, because now you have a self aligning slide hammer. If you secure the account after the frost is in the ground, use a 3/8 concrete bit, drill down 3-4 inches, and install the stake. Nice job marking your properties bro. One thing also is now if you have a huge storm, you can have a friend come and help you and the markers will tell him the story. FIBERGLASS splinters SUCK!!! No buenos!! Get that boy a belt, the plumbers union isn't what it's cracked up to be.... J/S
I use rebar to do the same as you do with the screwdriver less bending over.
Oh and good gloves are key. I qas left with fiberglass in my hands for a good week
Oh definitely!
After the first two I would have got something longer rather than stooping to pound in a screwdriver.
@@barkybarker2592 thats what an old boss had me use once. I told the other guys to put those away and we got something bigger to pound on. Glad it's an old boss.
that's good price on stakes,,,im not in that type of business to order that many besides couple for my own driveway but I paid over$2 each
Yeah it sounds like i did get a good deal.
Good move marking that Rock😊
Yeah I don't think he wants it at the bottom of the hill, or lodged under my truck.
As you already know, we are southerners. I wish we had some snow to even plow. ☺
Hi everyone!!!!!
TQ , you are just a real Gem . You can be my grand daughter anytime ! Yeah, Im that old ! Ha. I enjoy ya'll working together like ya do. Keep bringing smiles and making money , don't forget to take time to feed those young'uns ! LOL. Peace Out .
@@wh8085 awe thank you. Definitely do enjoy it!!
Hello lol
@@SpencerLawnCare , Hey OT, Ive heard you say but can't remember which you said, Browns or Bengals fan ? Asking cause Im just wondering what you think of our QB, Im a life long Sooner Fan 8)
Browns fan bro! Bakers Browns have been good so far.
Hey Shawn, I Guess you Notify your Commercial Property that you are Sticking all these Plow Markers Down so you don't Create any Damage Right ? I'm Pretty sure they never have a Problem with that ?
Entertaining keep up the videos good stuff.
Thank you
Beware when buying these new and even after use the fiberglass gives you splinters easy... I still have a little lump in my finger from a little piece of fiberglass splinter from pulling out a stake from a new box about 10 years ago... I keep picking at it and can't get the damn thing out I am ready to just cut my finger and rip a chunk out.
Wheres that 1 foot screwdriver at
Savannah how dare you oh well accidents happen yes the Hallmark is definitely a good idea Shawn how's your new boots working out for you can't tell you when people I seen made that mistake and not use those interrupt equipment are the property up there plowing stay warm stay busy keep the good work at
there good for the first storm,then you know were plow after awhile you get to know your properties
Yeah for sure
and we charge for putting them out, and if someone goes missing, the customer has to pay us for them.
Putting a drill bit on a drill could save time. Scratch the screw driver and hammer....
Anthony Sr. Mini augur would take seconds and be hand crank. Idk if you can find a 1/4 inch augur though lol I’d assume so.
There’s a right tool for the right job. You my friend, are not using the right tools.🇨🇦
Gotta watch those Belgium block.
For sure
@@SpencerLawnCare Hey Shawn ur right in the roads I've gotten snow blind from blizzards ran onto grass
Great new intro.
Thank you
I just hope you aren't jinx our winter since your into snow removal,just heard extended forecast for December light for snow that's it sell the plow
Hahaha, we will see man, we will see I guess
Angel Camp man heard the grass ain’t gonna grow. Big drought come July. Sell the mower too
Maybe next year do it before the frost ???
The Ed Bassmaster!!! 😂😂😂😂
Lol
if it a place u do yearly by cheap conduit cut in about 6-8in long drill hole in ground put pipe in an the just drop in flag pole when done just slide pole out n ready for next yr
You're putting your stakes in too late. Around here we do it around Thanksgiving and even a bit earlier. Also to keep from throwing your back out, buy the installation tool. Steel rod with a long skinny steel piece (looks like a nail) to make the hole, then put the stake in the hole and beat it down a bit, but don't use a hammer. Use a pipe nipple just a bit bigger than the stake (mines 18 inches long) put a pipe cap on the one end but have a buffer under the cap. With the 18 inches down the stake you don't have to worry about it breaking. Work smarter, not harder. Should have had TQ put in a few.
the dollar store near me has them 1.25 each you got a dealshould be doing it soons while grouds not frozen
Markers are good
Gods practice..
Do yourself a favour, you mentioned plow damages, frame, hydros etc..
Lose the gravel driveway or any other gravel lot, destroys your plow, scrape blade edge. Not to mention you will carve in ruts and deal with a lot gravel clean up in the spring
I used double the rates for gravel.
Takes a toll on your plow.
We have it in our contract that the gravel is not part of out maintenance.
I hate plowing gravel. Half the time the ground isn't frozen and your pushing gravel all over the place. Then when it is frozen it beats the crap outta your plow and truck
Andrew Stratton if it's gravel, leave the blade up an inch or two. All the folks I know with gravel driveways don't expect them scraped bare.
So fertilization guys arent the only ones poking those perfect holes in the irrigation huh? Always facing straight up lol
Hey!!! Nice boots
Thank you
@@SpencerLawnCare what can I say. Love those boots even though I'm a blundstone man
you should use a piece of rebar so you dont have to bend over and hurt your back just an suggestion to help you out
Oh man! Watching you put in those markers was painful! Go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get yourself a short piece of 1/2" black pipe and a threaded cap. Screw on the cap and then cut the pipe off to whatever length you want the markers to stick out of the ground. You slip the pipe over a marker and WACK WACK until the pipe touches the ground. This puts all the markers in at a uniform depth. Very fast! No broken markers, no bending over. Works in thawed or frozen soil. Total cost < $15. You can thank me later. :-)
I use a long screw driver and rubber mallet
Circle, circle thingy. Lol
Haha
I did learn something and that was not to watch this guy putting snow stakes into the ground.
Hi be careful with those if you run over them (they are made of fiberglass ) don't pick them up w/bare hands!
I live in the mid Atlantic. Snow over 6 in is very rare people areound here have no idea
Thw worst part of winter is having to listen to women complain of being cold.
I forgive you Savannah 😁👍
Awe thanks!!!
Lol
I get the same stakes for 0.26 usd with buying 100 minimum
Boots making u walk funny like that ? Lol
How many of your customers know you run a TH-cam channel? Just wondered how many times have you been asked why do you have a camera
Sorry , just havin fun with ya. Craig. Pa. Guy
No problem
I hate gravel driveways
Me too, but it pays
Gravel driveways are for people that don't have to do any work to maintain them themselves. Had one as kid that was 1/4 mile long. Never again.
They work great down here in Florida ;)
V Star 1300 Adventures says who ? There's little to no maintenance if tou take care of it properly. You don't scrape them bare in the winter and drag them as needed during the other 3 seasons. A simple 60" x 96" angle iron frame with expanded steel mesh dragged behind the utv with some stone on it for weight maintains the 345' gravel driveway up to our camp during the warmer months. A 72" 3pt blower covers it during the winter...simply set the skids on the blower so there's an inch or two of snow left after blowing.
@@ROTAXD Says who? Says the guy that got screwed every year raking the stones back into the driveway so the stones wouldn't strike the mower blade. That was hateful work I had to do as a kid I have never forgotten about. ANY work that had to be done then was not done with power equipment. It was done by wheelbarrow, shovel and my back to level them. Not an experience I ever want to repeat.
Buckle up for safety 😜
2 for a buck in small volume is cheap.... I think thats about the price I pay for a box of 500
Cheaper when you drive around and just pull them out of the ground after some one else puts them up..........
You would think the flag polls would send off a good signal for the curb being there... haha. Jk. I get it.
Hahaha
I think you drink the same monster I do.... the ultra no sugar white can with blue writing? The only one I will drink. I also like Kickstart Black Cherry from Pepsi co
Did I just watch ten minutes of someone installing plow sticks
4' piece of re-bar sharpened to a blunt point and hand held sledge.
Good idea
Shouldn't property owner be putting the orange poles in the ground vs Shawn doing it...
ummm......your using a left handed hammer......
Im left handed loljk
and now you know why you kept missing. @@SpencerLawnCare
Oh cool. Drive Way markers.
More Savanna. Less Spencer butt crack.
Thanks in advance 👍
🤣🤣
Hey
we use our dodge truck for plowing and salting side walks wich pretty slick 1 swipe and salt spread and done wich love our truck as a sidewalk plow :)
Hello
@@SpencerLawnCare hey shawn
Here everyone just uses wooden 2 X 2's painted red
All good all except swinging that hammer lmaO!!!
Teach sq to plow also
We will for sure
Check out plow-right.com/ up here in Michigan. Love these ones plus they just released a 48" version to.
Lol that’s what she said
I like you hat shwn
Bad look when you no do work...
Dude can't you build a tool to make holes
.45 cents. Menards
So you took her money, did not do the work that you took the money for.