Totally agree. Snow removal/ slip and fall mitigation is a tough business. We buy new equipment and from the biggest, most reliable manufacturers that have great dealers around us.
yes, it is slowly changing. There are still a major majority of companies out there that think it is no big deal and we are just in snow removal. Wrong. Thanks for the comment, please subscribe,
Hello! I just watched your video about how to start a plow business and it was great and was music to my ears!! I know it’s mid winter but I have an opportunity to get a plow truck with a sander at a great deal! I’m looking into the insurance today. I am very interested in how to get those higher paying clients and make more money per snow event because I really could pay this truck off with the earnings of the rest of this winter.
Please watch all my other videos as well as you can look through my playlist to see ones that you may find more important. Don’t put the cart before the horse. Just cause you get a plow truck and insurance doesn’t mean you are ready for work… one word… contract! If the plow truck is a great deal, buy it and you will be better off for next year. Just remember, there is no other industry as hard on equipment than the snow removal industry, so make sure you know what you’re buying. Might be best to contact some larger companies and sub yourself out. Where are you located??? All the good clients have contracts in place with good contractors this time of year. Anyone who doesn’t you probably don’t want, so don’t get too excited if you find a complex that doesn’t have anyone yet… there is probably a reason!
I started about a month ago and you ain’t wrong. I have a rental that is part of an hoa and snow management is included in the dues. After paying all year long, when the snow shows up we got left high and dry and needing major help. (Anchorage Alaska is seeing a record snowfall year.) I made sure the hoa and management company was ok with me taking the snow and landscaping contract over. They didn’t have an issue with it, so I created an llc, got insured and bonded, applied for my gc, applied for the business license, bought a truck and plow, made a website started a TH-cam channel and here I am.
I noticed you have only or mostly straight plows although so many people claim V-Plows are an absolute necessity to get into commercial. I have a decent truck with an 8' straight plow doing residentials and considering trying to get into commercial next year. Would you mind doing a video on when/if V-plows are necessary/beneficial for what types of accounts?
@@SnowRemovalInsight. That's what I always thought but so many guys claim it's a necessity, it had me wondering if they were a necessary evil or if they just liked spending money.
That is an open question. For us specifically it would depend on the storm but best case is about 5 hours. Worst case is about 8. That is based on a truck to site ratio of 1:5
Don't listen to this nonsense for one. You definitely do not need to start of from the beginning with a brand new fancy plow and or a sandal it's not necessary Best thing you can do is start with a oid used plow and a oid truck You need to start from the bottom then work your way up to something better in the future I started with a old 20 year old truck and old plow that I put together from different brands to make one workable plow plowed with that for a year then I got a little newer better truck but still use same old plow for two more years then I bought almost brand new truck and new plow and that was 4 years later
What nonsense are you even talking about? Did you watch the video? Do you see my trucks? You can go with a 20 year old truck and used plows…unless however, you are not mechanically inclined… then you should go new. I wouldn’t… many should. When you can, new is usually better, but it has taken me many years to understand that. You don’t have to buy new… to each their own!
@@SnowRemovalInsight.I used a snow thrower for two years. Tried to be frugal and use my 1998 Chevy dump truck to plow with last year. For various reasons it didn’t work out. Bought new 2022 Ram regular cab Tradesman. I can’t imagine doing what I do in the dump, and there is no chance I or it would have held up. I love my truck.
Totally agree. Snow removal/ slip and fall mitigation is a tough business.
We buy new equipment and from the biggest, most reliable manufacturers that have great dealers around us.
yes, it is slowly changing. There are still a major majority of companies out there that think it is no big deal and we are just in snow removal. Wrong. Thanks for the comment, please subscribe,
Hello! I just watched your video about how to start a plow business and it was great and was music to my ears!!
I know it’s mid winter but I have an opportunity to get a plow truck with a sander at a great deal! I’m looking into the insurance today.
I am very interested in how to get those higher paying clients and make more money per snow event because I really could pay this truck off with the earnings of the rest of this winter.
Please watch all my other videos as well as you can look through my playlist to see ones that you may find more important.
Don’t put the cart before the horse. Just cause you get a plow truck and insurance doesn’t mean you are ready for work… one word… contract!
If the plow truck is a great deal, buy it and you will be better off for next year. Just remember, there is no other industry as hard on equipment than the snow removal industry, so make sure you know what you’re buying.
Might be best to contact some larger companies and sub yourself out. Where are you located??? All the good clients have contracts in place with good contractors this time of year. Anyone who doesn’t you probably don’t want, so don’t get too excited if you find a complex that doesn’t have anyone yet… there is probably a reason!
I started about a month ago and you ain’t wrong. I have a rental that is part of an hoa and snow management is included in the dues. After paying all year long, when the snow shows up we got left high and dry and needing major help. (Anchorage Alaska is seeing a record snowfall year.) I made sure the hoa and management company was ok with me taking the snow and landscaping contract over. They didn’t have an issue with it, so I created an llc, got insured and bonded, applied for my gc, applied for the business license, bought a truck and plow, made a website started a TH-cam channel and here I am.
Thanks for the comment and good luck with your first year. PLease like and subscribe if you have not done so already.
Great Informative video!
Thanks for sharing.
No problem. Please share the video in any groups you may be in. Also, please like and subscribe, I really appreciate it!
@@SnowRemovalInsight. will do Bro.
Already subscribed, was one of the first.
Thank you 🙌💪@@RedRockRancher
I noticed you have only or mostly straight plows although so many people claim V-Plows are an absolute necessity to get into commercial. I have a decent truck with an 8' straight plow doing residentials and considering trying to get into commercial next year. Would you mind doing a video on when/if V-plows are necessary/beneficial for what types of accounts?
Honestly. V plows just have more stuff that will break. I will see what I can do about a video.
@@SnowRemovalInsight. That's what I always thought but so many guys claim it's a necessity, it had me wondering if they were a necessary evil or if they just liked spending money.
How long does it take you to go through your plow route?
That is an open question. For us specifically it would depend on the storm but best case is about 5 hours. Worst case is about 8. That is based on a truck to site ratio of 1:5
How to make your wife's eyes roll back in her head....
Dude your voice is so low so I turn up the volume then you add this super loud alarm that startles the shit out of me
Sorry about that!
Don't listen to this nonsense for one. You definitely do not need to start of from the beginning with a brand new fancy plow and or a sandal it's not necessary Best thing you can do is start with a oid used plow and a oid truck You need to start from the bottom then work your way up to something better in the future
I started with a old 20 year old truck and old plow that I put together from different brands to make one workable plow plowed with that for a year then I got a little newer better truck but still use same old plow for two more years then I bought almost brand new truck and new plow and that was 4 years later
What nonsense are you even talking about? Did you watch the video? Do you see my trucks? You can go with a 20 year old truck and used plows…unless however, you are not mechanically inclined… then you should go new. I wouldn’t… many should. When you can, new is usually better, but it has taken me many years to understand that. You don’t have to buy new… to each their own!
@@SnowRemovalInsight.I used a snow thrower for two years. Tried to be frugal and use my 1998 Chevy dump truck to plow with last year. For various reasons it didn’t work out. Bought new 2022 Ram regular cab Tradesman. I can’t imagine doing what I do in the dump, and there is no chance I or it would have held up. I love my truck.