I give you credit young man. It's easy to "hate" on the internet, but most people won't give you credit when it's deserved. I think you're doing a fine job of trying to figure it out at a young age. Running a snow removal business at your age is not an easy task. Hint though, you may not want to video yourself plowing snow across a street/road. It's illegal in most states, whether they enforce it or not. Hint....You use the word "basically" a lot, and it really has no business being used. In business, things either "are, or are not". Not trying to be a dick, just telling you a few things that I've learned in the 27 years that I've been in the business. Your understanding of insurance coverage is spot on. Another good point you had was, you don't want to be the cheapest provider in your area. Sell your reliability and your customer service, not your price. You won't get "all" of the accounts, but you also won't end up with the cheapest accounts. They all complain to some degree, but the ones that pay the least always somehow end up being the ones that complain the most as well. You've got a great grasp of invoicing. Seasonal accounts always pay the 1st of the month, or they don't get serviced. Per push accounts are net 15, net 30, or whatever you set it up as, and if they go beyond what you set it up as, and they don't pay, they don't serviced. There is also something to be said for subbing. I would never recommend being "only" a sub, but if you've a lot of your own contracts, and someone steps in and says "can you sub this site for me", and if helps fill out your route, that's okay too. But I agree with you, you want 90+% of your own accounts. You have a great grasp of all aspects of the business!
Thanks Jeff I really appreciate the input, knowledge, and experience. Finding the right words on camera can be hard sometimes haha. We usually don’t push across streets and I know it’s illegal but if we do it’s because we’re out of room and we do our best to clean any fall out off the street too. Thanks for the advice it’s ALWAYS appreciated and welcomed here!
This definitely helps I'm 15 and im at about 13 yards I mow and about 7 driveways im shoveling this winter this will help me out when it gets to the point when I'm getting trucks and bigger equipment
Carson on my per-push work (neighbors) I send them a simple email (eg; plow #5) after each snow event. It's really hard for them to remember how many times you plowed during any given month, so this is a free running tally that prevents disputes at billing time.
You and I are quite similar, I also grew up riding in my dads plow truck, and here I am no running his company. I just started my youtube channel this year and I'm stoked for the snow! Brand new box plow for our john deere and I cannot wait for snow out here in Colorado, keep up the good work man!
Hey man, great video. Its really great to see someone else in my age group getting into snow and contracting etc. Keep up the videos! Peace from Delano MN.
He's so cool to even share this info and break it down in a way I can understand! Thank you im trying to help my husband level up this helped us so0o0o0o much!!!!!!!
Buying plow truck used one with used plow or used truck new plows what are your thought ....or new truck and new plow ? For young small business and that wishes to move from the subcontractors position
Insurance premiums vary widely from state to state . When I see comments on that seems pretty high I'm pretty sure they don't understand that the rate you pay is based on three items....how many certificates of insurance you will require, most commercial accounts require to be listed as first insured then residential contracts and then the big one total receipts ....money income . Great video....don't forget sometimes the best advertising comes by word of mouth . I bill customers very closely to what you said .
Yep no replacement for word of mouth! That’s why taking care of your customers and having quality work is so important. For those just starting word of mouth is obviously harder to do.
What's your opinion of only doing municipal contracts? I see alot of small to medium size towns that seek private contractors instead of doing plowing themselves.
What do you suggest for a new plow business starting out with 1 truck plowing residential driveways as far as # of driveways to try to acquire? About how many driveways could 1 truck handle comfortably? Thanks and great video.
Depending on the house with a plow u can prolly do a house in 10-20 minutes.. if u hustle hard figure 4 houses an hour. Also depends how many houses u have in one area
Only if you had this video 3 years ago 🤣, I’m 16 now and have grown a lot. Started with a rake and a bike. Now I have machinery, trucks and people working for me
wow I hope you Mom and Dad don't get sued for something you did or your so called employee's, they are liable for you until you are 18, but glad to hear your a hard working young man, many are not these days
Lil tip u only need about 20 bucks to get a ok shovel u can make around 200 bucks a day so after a month u can buy buy a cruddy used truck and a small used plow
Txs for the video, just one question, once you have the general liability ins. will that be all you need, like do we need to have an insurance for each employee besides that ( like for shoveling )? I'll appreciate the help.
We have general liability for the entire company. On top of that each piece of equipment is covered, and we also have to pay Work Comp for each employee we hire.
Alot of difference between Mn. and Mt. where I live. We do have plow businesses but Mn.must have alot more. Where I am at is remote with hard to access mountain properties, 4 snow chains is the safest bet. Not even interested in commercial properties but sure thats where the money is at. Not much competition around but asking advice on how to bill this situation. On average 10 miles between jobs with chains off
$6k for insurance seems steep. I’m 19 and this is my first year being insured and am paying $1400. Two John Deere 4520s, 1 million liability and 15k rental. Did you go through who your dad does? You should be able to get a favorable rate because of he’s prior service and business
If you’re doing it on the side as a side hustle it’s best to be a subcontractor. Get paid in cash after each push without the worry of whether other crew members show up for shoveling, de-icing, etc. More hours of pushing = more money, you don’t have to have the newest equipment, and easy to walk away from if it doesn’t work out because someone is always looking for a sub.
This is good advice. But it doesn't always work that way. If you can make money with your equipment 5 months of the year plowing, and don't have a way to use it year round, that's okay too. As long as you can make enough in those 5 months to pay for your bills year round.
great video... I believe you mentioned that you are a one man show for now...have you thought of Workers Comp Ins rates for future employees?...I am wondering what kind of impact that will be on growing the business. Another question. For starting out in the business with only one vehicle/rig, what would you suggest? Truck, Jeep, bobcat, etc. thanks and good luck
I talked with the insurance guy about it and it all comes down to the employees payroll, how many hrs and what they are paid. So if you charge accordingly it shouldn’t be an issue. I’d suggest buying one heavy duty pickup like mine. Something that can plow, tow, Cary material and something that won’t break the bank hence the 12 year old single cab.
Carson is a smart guy and 100% correct here. I can afford to buy whatever I want and I use my 2005 Ford F-250 6.0. It's an extended cab but it doesn't hurt me for turning radius because my 6 lots are all large rectangles. I own a couple of 450's that I use to haul my race car trailers, but they aren't suited for plowing. I bought a 9' Myer straight blade (so it's wider than my mirrors) with the automatic reverse-lift feature. It makes my windrowing effortless. Your equipment should match the type of work that you intend to do.
Hey, great video. Just subscribed to your channel. I just started watching more videos similar to these just so I can gather as much good info as possible. I've just started my landscape/snow removal company 1.5 years ago and appreciate the time and effort put into videos like this. Thanks again!
How do you charge for commercial lots, such as gas stations that need it done ASAP. Also how many commercial lots can you do by yourself, I have some prospects lined up with good money but they’re an hour to hour and half apart from each other. My only concern is being able to get all of them in. Have a potential of 24 clients my salesman buddy and connect me too.
I'm also in MN - Fun to see these videos. I will be doing Plowing for the first time with year. I already purchased my Boss plow, but I need to get it setup on my 2020 F350. I sure hope I can learn this! lol - Feel free to check me out if you get the chance! Thanks
@@CarsonSchifsky right on. I'm back and forth between hastings and richfield. Just picked up a 13 6.7 with a western. First little snow fall did great. A lot better than my meyer home plow I had lol best of luck. MORE PLOWING VIDEOS!!
Totally depends on the drive way and your location. Go see how many snowfalls per year you have that are over your plowing trigger. Then decide that by 4 months dec - March and bill accordingly. Here we have 3.5 snowfalls per month on average over 1.5” of snow from dec-March. So I take what I’d charge per time, multiply by 3.5 and then multiply by 4 months.
My dads used boss for years and that’s what I know best. So I figured for the first one I personally buy I’d stick with boss. Plus I just wasn’t sold on it’s worth switching plus the truck had boss mount and wiring
Good pointers I do my own commercial and residential properties. I’m also a sub why I decided to do that is he will loan me a truck or two if needed plus he has a v box. I only do 3 properties for him plus he is my business insurance agent 😄 very cool guy. I have a Comercial property that has another lot 40 minutes away and sometimes they call me to do it at my convenience yes I charge more
Why invest in such expensive equipment? You're a young guy starting out and you could have gotten by SO MUCH cheaper and build your way up to something better. 1. My pickup is older, it has a brand new engine, transmission and transfer case. It's basically a brand new truck for $2,700. 2. My snow plow blade is a nice Meyer hydraulic controlled for $300. 3. I bought a medium sized Mustang skid-steer for $1,800 and it came with three buckets. The buckets are basically worth what I paid for the whole machine. Other machines like mine sell for about $8,000. 4 I have a big Polaris sportsman 4 x 4 ATV with only 800 miles and a V blade plow on it for $2000. 5. I have three snow blowers and two of them were given to me. I have 5 kids of my own and lots of shovels! And I don't even have a snow removal business. I've helped my neighbors for free before. I'm seriously thinking about doing a bit more than the free jobs. I paid cash for everything I own so I don't have any debt or anything. So if I did start business I'd start making money immediately instead of trying to pay off equipment. Otherwise, I think you have some worthwhile information in your video and it was well made and easy to hear you.
@@sumrathbindraWhen I want something, I often start looking for a few months.. I regularly see used skid steers for $2500-5000 and up to $8000.-10000. Obviously, used pickup deals are all over the place too. I'd much rather put wear and tear on something older, and maximize profits as much as possible, and not have any debt at all. I avoid certain things like the plague.... loans, paying interest, full coverage insurance and avoid depreciation on things I own..
I figured if something happens I’d want the full value? Like I said I’m new so information like that is really helpful thank you. I’m gonna look into that now that you say that!
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Can you elaborate on $6,000 insurance??? I don’t pay anywhere near that!!!! I have one truck, one landscaping trailer... A lot of my customers like PayPal or cash app or Venmo. I tried sticking to only PayPal/check/cash, it seems more professional. But people love their payment apps. Out of my 45 yards, 30ish of them are PayPal, few are other payment apps, and then the rest is cash or check for the elderly clients or people who simply prefer that method
Is snowplowing insurance regulated in the states. I went from 4 grand to 32,000 in six years without a claim in Canada. I had to drop everything. Only one making money is the insurance companies. If your Canadian don't even think about getting into it. It's basicly like tow truck operators. And you need to piggy back big companies. The small guys just get fucked
HEY THE INTRO IS NOT VERY GOOD, WHY WOULD SOMEONE LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC INFO BE INCLINED TO LIKE YOUR VIDEO OR SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CHANNEL BEFORE SEEING AND HEARING YOUR PRESENTATION?
I can’t help but notice that you’ve been in business 5 minutes and your offering startup advice? Don’t you think you should find out if your assumptions on how to do things are correct before you teach them to people? Not trying to sound like a bad guy but come on kid. Get some experience before offering advice.
You definitely could. You’d have to start small maybe a 4 wheeler or something like that. I know if you have a commercial truck over 10k lbs it needs to be DOT’d then you have to have a medical card so to get that you have to be 18
The problem with doing any kind of job that you do, someone will always be willing to do it for less. I have learned this many years ago. Was 💭 about getting a plow but the 💰 is not there.
Yes and no. There’s money in it you just always have to be working at finding new stuff. It’s one of those industries that I feel you won’t hold one account for long. You always have to be getting new accounts and no one to the next site every year
I give you credit young man. It's easy to "hate" on the internet, but most people won't give you credit when it's deserved. I think you're doing a fine job of trying to figure it out at a young age. Running a snow removal business at your age is not an easy task. Hint though, you may not want to video yourself plowing snow across a street/road. It's illegal in most states, whether they enforce it or not. Hint....You use the word "basically" a lot, and it really has no business being used. In business, things either "are, or are not". Not trying to be a dick, just telling you a few things that I've learned in the 27 years that I've been in the business. Your understanding of insurance coverage is spot on. Another good point you had was, you don't want to be the cheapest provider in your area. Sell your reliability and your customer service, not your price. You won't get "all" of the accounts, but you also won't end up with the cheapest accounts. They all complain to some degree, but the ones that pay the least always somehow end up being the ones that complain the most as well. You've got a great grasp of invoicing. Seasonal accounts always pay the 1st of the month, or they don't get serviced. Per push accounts are net 15, net 30, or whatever you set it up as, and if they go beyond what you set it up as, and they don't pay, they don't serviced. There is also something to be said for subbing. I would never recommend being "only" a sub, but if you've a lot of your own contracts, and someone steps in and says "can you sub this site for me", and if helps fill out your route, that's okay too. But I agree with you, you want 90+% of your own accounts. You have a great grasp of all aspects of the business!
Thanks Jeff I really appreciate the input, knowledge, and experience. Finding the right words on camera can be hard sometimes haha. We usually don’t push across streets and I know it’s illegal but if we do it’s because we’re out of room and we do our best to clean any fall out off the street too. Thanks for the advice it’s ALWAYS appreciated and welcomed here!
This definitely helps I'm 15 and im at about 13 yards I mow and about 7 driveways im shoveling this winter this will help me out when it gets to the point when I'm getting trucks and bigger equipment
Don’t hesitate to ask questions! Knowledge is power!
You’re 18 now kid, how’d this goal turn out?
It’s been a while, How’s your business growing
Guess he quit
Geezzz people have put it down to a science now... I’m good with a reacharound and a 6 pack n I’ll give em a good plowing
Carson on my per-push work (neighbors) I send them a simple email (eg; plow #5) after each snow event. It's really hard for them to remember how many times you plowed during any given month, so this is a free running tally that prevents disputes at billing time.
I have no idea how old you are, but man... you got it down! Your parents taught you well! You are going places surely! luke the pooman
You and I are quite similar, I also grew up riding in my dads plow truck, and here I am no running his company. I just started my youtube channel this year and I'm stoked for the snow! Brand new box plow for our john deere and I cannot wait for snow out here in Colorado, keep up the good work man!
Thanks buddy! I’ll check out your channel
Your Dad done a very great job Bless you guys and thank you for the information
Hey man, great video. Its really great to see someone else in my age group getting into snow and contracting etc. Keep up the videos! Peace from Delano MN.
Right on thanks!
I started up with a snow thrower, and it works well. I’ve done a few tweaks to it, and it can handle most snows. I’m saving up for a plow next year.
Did you end up saving up enough $ to get your plow?
@@MrBudpln, unfortunately not yet. They are around $5k.
Great job! I want to get started and this information was very helpful.
I ran a $100 FB campaign and landed $30k worth of work in a week. It was an insane ROI for that small amount of ad spend.
He's so cool to even share this info and break it down in a way I can understand! Thank you im trying to help my husband level up this helped us so0o0o0o much!!!!!!!
Your a good woman, your husband is fortunate to have you
Do you have a minimum amount of snow before you plow? 2 inches or more or?
Thanks for the info.... I always worked for someone because I had a full time job. Now that I am retired I want to start my own business
It’s a great feeling working for yourself!
How many residential driveways can 1 man and plow truck plow?
Great Job Bro.! I am in Malton..and wanna be an entrepreneur like you...Hats off
Buying plow truck used one with used plow or used truck new plows what are your thought ....or new truck and new plow ? For young small business and that wishes to move from the subcontractors position
Insurance premiums vary widely from state to state . When I see comments on that seems pretty high I'm pretty sure they don't understand that the rate you pay is based on three items....how many certificates of insurance you will require, most commercial accounts require to be listed as first insured then residential contracts and then the big one total receipts ....money income . Great video....don't forget sometimes the best advertising comes by word of mouth . I bill customers very closely to what you said .
Yep no replacement for word of mouth! That’s why taking care of your customers and having quality work is so important. For those just starting word of mouth is obviously harder to do.
Is a half ton truck okay ?
What's your opinion of only doing municipal contracts?
I see alot of small to medium size towns that seek private contractors instead of doing plowing themselves.
A lot of great information, Carson. Looking forward to following along on this journey. I can see success coming your way.
Thanks! means a lot to hear that! lots more content to come!
@@CarsonSchifsky My pleasure! Looking forward to it.
I live in Minnesota aswell been thinking about starting up a little business like u did
That's what I was thinking 😆🤣😂
The video was very help. Great information.
Keep on going and don't let what people say, you have family who's been doing it for a while. You'll do okay, have the right attitude. Peace out
Thanks Bruce!
what type of truck did you use to plow
Great video, thanks for sharing! It was nice how you said how much you payed for truck, plow, etc. as most people don’t do that. Keep up the good work
Hell ya that’s why I did it! No one else does it and I don’t know why!? Who the heck cares what you payed for your equipment!?
Carson Schifsky exactly, everyone has to pay it anyway. Great attitude👍🏼
Craigslist is a good one to use I got tons of accounts from it
An ad with proper grammar and a few pics goes far on CL.
How did you get your F350 for $13,500? I'm impressed with the way you do things. Keep it up.
Nrfa I bought a 2012 6.7 with 150k miles crew cab lariat for 15
The cheapest f350 I seen was $1500, it's really easy to find f350's for less than 10 grand.
What do you suggest for a new plow business starting out with 1 truck plowing residential driveways as far as # of driveways to try to acquire? About how many driveways could 1 truck handle comfortably? Thanks and great video.
Depending on the house with a plow u can prolly do a house in 10-20 minutes.. if u hustle hard figure 4 houses an hour. Also depends how many houses u have in one area
Nextdoor is how I get 90% of my work as well
How do you find sub partners ?
Only if you had this video 3 years ago 🤣, I’m 16 now and have grown a lot. Started with a rake and a bike. Now I have machinery, trucks and people working for me
At 16?!?! Thats fricken awesome man! Keep it up i love hearing stories like that!
Shifted Productions, that is really awesome 👏 where are you located?
Grassology4610 Pennsylvania
wow I hope you Mom and Dad don't get sued for something you did or your so called employee's, they are liable for you until you are 18, but glad to hear your a hard working young man, many are not these days
Lil tip u only need about 20 bucks to get a ok shovel u can make around 200 bucks a day so after a month u can buy buy a cruddy used truck and a small used plow
Step 1- inherit a wealth of experience, money, and help from your dad who already has a thriving business lol.
What do u do in summer
Lawns
Txs for the video, just one question, once you have the general liability ins. will that be all you need, like do we need to have an insurance for each employee besides that ( like for shoveling )? I'll appreciate the help.
We have general liability for the entire company. On top of that each piece of equipment is covered, and we also have to pay Work Comp for each employee we hire.
Dude. We spend $30-50 per day on google ads. Per day for 60-90 days before plowing season. 100s of calls.
I’m sure we could get more and I think I’m going to do that next year but I was going to start small this year. Trying to keep everything on a budget.
I admire this Carson. Are your contracts mainly seasonal or per push/hourly?
Couple seasonal contracts all driveways are per push. Next video is going to be about how to build your snow business and what to do with that etc
Great job. Seems you have a good handle on what you need to do. Stay motivated keep your determination and drive you will be very successful.
Thanks Robert!
Alot of difference between Mn. and Mt. where I live. We do have plow businesses but Mn.must have alot more. Where I am at is remote with hard to access mountain properties, 4 snow chains is the safest bet. Not even interested in commercial properties but sure thats where the money is at. Not much competition around but asking advice on how to bill this situation. On average 10 miles between jobs with chains off
Is your father's business located in North Saint Paul? Seen a business around there with the same last name.
$6k for insurance seems steep. I’m 19 and this is my first year being insured and am paying $1400. Two John Deere 4520s, 1 million liability and 15k rental. Did you go through who your dad does? You should be able to get a favorable rate because of he’s prior service and business
I have landscaping insurance too so I don’t know if that makes a huge difference.
I’m sure it does, mine covers for the year but the tractors sit. What part of Minnesota are you from?
Great video. I can’t wait for the next one about snow plowing.
More to come just got our first snow event!
Carson Schifsky yes can’t wait 😊
If you charge interest in ny/nj metro they laugh and get another contractor...good luck going commercial expecting checks in 14 days...try net 60-90
Ya experience if that now on some DIRTWORK projects.... we agreed on net 30 and it’s been 60 days lol
If you’re doing it on the side as a side hustle it’s best to be a subcontractor. Get paid in cash after each push without the worry of whether other crew members show up for shoveling, de-icing, etc. More hours of pushing = more money, you don’t have to have the newest equipment, and easy to walk away from if it doesn’t work out because someone is always looking for a sub.
That is true but I ain’t looking to be a sub trying to build a very large business
How does insurance work for subbing?
The video should be titled how my dad helped me start my first snowplow business
Unfortunately, it takes money to make money…
@@Snortolodmyr-SS-Cokelenskyanyone can get money if they are willing to bust their ass. Anyone that whines about money hasn’t ever tried.
And remember when buying equipment for this business, make sure you can use the equipment year around, don't want that equipment sitting!
Got that right! Hard to do with plows obviously but skids, trucks etc
This is good advice. But it doesn't always work that way. If you can make money with your equipment 5 months of the year plowing, and don't have a way to use it year round, that's okay too. As long as you can make enough in those 5 months to pay for your bills year round.
Good video. Informative. Thanks
great video... I believe you mentioned that you are a one man show for now...have you thought of Workers Comp Ins rates for future employees?...I am wondering what kind of impact that will be on growing the business. Another question. For starting out in the business with only one vehicle/rig, what would you suggest? Truck, Jeep, bobcat, etc. thanks and good luck
I talked with the insurance guy about it and it all comes down to the employees payroll, how many hrs and what they are paid. So if you charge accordingly it shouldn’t be an issue. I’d suggest buying one heavy duty pickup like mine. Something that can plow, tow, Cary material and something that won’t break the bank hence the 12 year old single cab.
With that said it needs to be very reliable too
Carson is a smart guy and 100% correct here. I can afford to buy whatever I want and I use my 2005 Ford F-250 6.0. It's an extended cab but it doesn't hurt me for turning radius because my 6 lots are all large rectangles. I own a couple of 450's that I use to haul my race car trailers, but they aren't suited for plowing. I bought a 9' Myer straight blade (so it's wider than my mirrors) with the automatic reverse-lift feature. It makes my windrowing effortless. Your equipment should match the type of work that you intend to do.
Hey, great video. Just subscribed to your channel. I just started watching more videos similar to these just so I can gather as much good info as possible. I've just started my landscape/snow removal company 1.5 years ago and appreciate the time and effort put into videos like this. Thanks again!
How do you charge for commercial lots, such as gas stations that need it done ASAP. Also how many commercial lots can you do by yourself, I have some prospects lined up with good money but they’re an hour to hour and half apart from each other. My only concern is being able to get all of them in. Have a potential of 24 clients my salesman buddy and connect me too.
I'm also wondering how to gauge the #/size of contracts our single truck can realistically handle.
Sub contracting killed my first attempt at a business. Mistakes were made which will not be repeated.
Would that $6000 for insurance cover any work you do in the summer as well?
Yep covers me year round for all the equipment I own now (truck & plow) and for anything I rent under 60k
great video, thanks Charlie
How do you expect people to pay interest despite having a contractor not. It's not really worth the hassle going to small claims over it right?
I'm also in MN - Fun to see these videos. I will be doing Plowing for the first time with year. I already purchased my Boss plow, but I need to get it setup on my 2020 F350. I sure hope I can learn this! lol - Feel free to check me out if you get the chance! Thanks
Where are you located?? I'm from minnesota hoping for some snow. Got a plow for my truck do some winter side jobs for go fast parts!
From Minnesota as well! Twin cities area!
@@CarsonSchifsky right on. I'm back and forth between hastings and richfield. Just picked up a 13 6.7 with a western. First little snow fall did great. A lot better than my meyer home plow I had lol best of luck. MORE PLOWING VIDEOS!!
More to come I love the 6.7s!
Great video! How many properties do you have and how long does the route take?
I have like like little over 10 driveways and 2 commercial plus subcontracting work for my dad. I have more commercial stuff in the pipeline too.
Got to love pushing snow.
Love it
U r damn awsome, in one go u recorded most of it. Hats down. God bless u.
Did you just boost your Facebook ad?
No I don’t have anything going on Facebook why?
Could you make a logo with sweat shirts and business cards
For what?
Yo what are you charging for a seasonal contract for residential’s ... I’m 18 it’s my first year in business plowing too .. love from Ohio bro 🤙🏼
Totally depends on the drive way and your location. Go see how many snowfalls per year you have that are over your plowing trigger. Then decide that by 4 months dec - March and bill accordingly. Here we have 3.5 snowfalls per month on average over 1.5” of snow from dec-March. So I take what I’d charge per time, multiply by 3.5 and then multiply by 4 months.
With that said I don’t touch a drive for less the $40
What state are you in
Minnesota twin cities area
Nice tip on the Nextdoor app👍
Yep very good way to reach clients
Great information Sir!
Thanks Rufus!
Y don’t you use fisher
My dads used boss for years and that’s what I know best. So I figured for the first one I personally buy I’d stick with boss. Plus I just wasn’t sold on it’s worth switching plus the truck had boss mount and wiring
O I have a fisher and my dad has a fisher so we are on the same page
You should do a 'how to snowplow'
I’ve got one video somewhat like that but I could make another.every eight is going to vary a lot so it’s hard to make one fits all.
Great content!
Ahhh daddy started his business.
Very good thank you
Good pointers I do my own commercial and residential properties. I’m also a sub why I decided to do that is he will loan me a truck or two if needed plus he has a v box. I only do 3 properties for him plus he is my business insurance agent 😄 very cool guy. I have a Comercial property that has another lot 40 minutes away and sometimes they call me to do it at my convenience yes I charge more
Subbing isn’t bad for an owner operator. But if you have to pay a guy to do it too the margins just don’t make as much sense
Carson Schifsky oh no I wouldn’t have anyone plow a lot that I was a sub for. Definitely a money loss there
Thanks man 👍
Ya of course! Any time
Why invest in such expensive equipment? You're a young guy starting out and you could have gotten by SO MUCH cheaper and build your way up to something better.
1. My pickup is older, it has a brand new engine, transmission and transfer case. It's basically a brand new truck for $2,700.
2. My snow plow blade is a nice Meyer hydraulic controlled for $300.
3. I bought a medium sized Mustang skid-steer for $1,800 and it came with three buckets. The buckets are basically worth what I paid for the whole machine. Other machines like mine sell for about $8,000.
4 I have a big Polaris sportsman 4 x 4 ATV with only 800 miles and a V blade plow on it for $2000.
5. I have three snow blowers and two of them were given to me. I have 5 kids of my own and lots of shovels!
And I don't even have a snow removal business. I've helped my neighbors for free before. I'm seriously thinking about doing a bit more than the free jobs.
I paid cash for everything I own so I don't have any debt or anything. So if I did start business I'd start making money immediately instead of trying to pay off equipment.
Otherwise, I think you have some worthwhile information in your video and it was well made and easy to hear you.
How in the fuck did you get skid skeers for so cheap
@@sumrathbindraWhen I want something, I often start looking for a few months.. I regularly see used skid steers for $2500-5000 and up to $8000.-10000. Obviously, used pickup deals are all over the place too. I'd much rather put wear and tear on something older, and maximize profits as much as possible, and not have any debt at all. I avoid certain things like the plague.... loans, paying interest, full coverage insurance and avoid depreciation on things I own..
Your equipent rental is most likely to high.. Usually 25k is what rental places want.
I figured if something happens I’d want the full value? Like I said I’m new so information like that is really helpful thank you. I’m gonna look into that now that you say that!
Good video..
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👍🏿good video you should have 10000 subs in no time
Working towards 10,000 by the end of the snow season!
Sounds like your from wisco.
Aaaaa u said it was coming out soon
I just started plowing. Hate it, but good money.
Haha get out of it then. No matter what your doing you should love it!
One man one truck residential and sidewalk
Snow? What's that ???
Can you elaborate on $6,000 insurance??? I don’t pay anywhere near that!!!! I have one truck, one landscaping trailer...
A lot of my customers like PayPal or cash app or Venmo. I tried sticking to only PayPal/check/cash, it seems more professional. But people love their payment apps. Out of my 45 yards, 30ish of them are PayPal, few are other payment apps, and then the rest is cash or check for the elderly clients or people who simply prefer that method
I bill afrter every event with the push of a button
No spreader? Selling salt will make anyone smile lol!
Not yet just wasn’t in the budget this year! Hopefully next year
good vid
Is snowplowing insurance regulated in the states. I went from 4 grand to 32,000 in six years without a claim in Canada. I had to drop everything. Only one making money is the insurance companies. If your Canadian don't even think about getting into it. It's basicly like tow truck operators. And you need to piggy back big companies. The small guys just get fucked
HEY THE INTRO IS NOT VERY GOOD, WHY WOULD SOMEONE LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC INFO BE INCLINED TO LIKE YOUR VIDEO OR SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CHANNEL BEFORE SEEING AND HEARING YOUR PRESENTATION?
You can always double tap to skip it hero
Id recommend getting rid of the 6.0 lol
I did haha got a 6.7 now check out the latest video!
Good bro
Thanks Brandon!
I can’t help but notice that you’ve been in business 5 minutes and your offering startup advice? Don’t you think you should find out if your assumptions on how to do things are correct before you teach them to people? Not trying to sound like a bad guy but come on kid. Get some experience before offering advice.
Also, if it is in fact snowing where you are and your a “big contractor” why the hell are you making a video….get out there!
Can I plow at 16 years old
You definitely could. You’d have to start small maybe a 4 wheeler or something like that. I know if you have a commercial truck over 10k lbs it needs to be DOT’d then you have to have a medical card so to get that you have to be 18
Skyblock
After 38 years I hate snow plowing. Please try not to use the word BASICALLY. At 25 work hard at 55 it's much harder to work hard
Agreed
@@CarsonSchifsky how's the market now? Is it overly saturated or something I can still do
*“How my daddy helped me start my business” …..and talks money
I don’t care about you’re life story or you’re daddy. Just want to here what you have to say about running a successful snow removal business.
Apparently you don't care about the proper use of "you're" either.
The problem with doing any kind of job that you do, someone will always be willing to do it for less. I have learned this many years ago. Was 💭 about getting a plow but the 💰 is not there.
Commercial is where the moneys at
@@samfisher6203 makes sense, but then you got every construction company with some heavy equipment deciding if they want to play the game.
@@nocoolname32 excuses excuses.
@@samfisher6203 you lost me, excuses for what?
Yes and no. There’s money in it you just always have to be working at finding new stuff. It’s one of those industries that I feel you won’t hold one account for long. You always have to be getting new accounts and no one to the next site every year
Your Dad done a very great job Bless you guys and thank you for the information