@@grahammiller5812 I was pulling with a John Deere 3043d. 43 horse. I sold the seeder but you could pull with a smaller tractor as long as you have enough counter weight

@@guzgamer cool! I’m sure you’ll stay busy with it. I hauled enough rock my first year to cover the cost of my dump trailer. I ran everything through my business so I took card, cash and check mostly. I very rarely took payment up front unless it was over $1000 in material. I have never ran into that situation before, although there were a few times it took people a couple weeks to pay. You always run the risk of not getting paid when you accept payment after providing the service but I like to think 90% of people are trustworthy… 😂 I delivered a few “dirty” loads of rock and gave people a refund or an additional load on occasion, but if that happens I would contact the supplier and see if you can get your money back for the material as well. It’s good to have multiple suppliers you can choose from in case the quality is bad or they are out of stock of certain products. Hope this helps!

@@TheJonesFarm appreciate the quick response! Yea, I had these scenarios in my head and wonder what to do. I guess there would be times where one may have to take a loss if such unfortunate event happens. Yes, you are right about multiple suppliers. Luckily I got a bunch near each other. What?? your gravel supplier refunds the money?? I need to ask that too. all I know is that all of my suppliers won't take back the rocks, they would reason saying they can't take back contaminated rocks. I noticed that you service during rainy days too. I heard many avoid doing that if they plan to spread the gravel. I guess if its a simple dump then it wouldn't hurt right? do you charge for spreading too? if so, how much? I'm still researching about this. I'm based in Missouri.

@@guzgamer The landscape supply yard won’t take it back but the rock quarry will allow me to dump in their “waste pile”. Or I just offer the client to keep the load for free and bring them a new one. Sometimes you just have to eat it 🤷. I do the hauling in conjunction with my full time business which is landscaping and tractor work, so I do driveway installs, driveway maintenance, parking pads etc. if somebody has potholes they need fixed in the winter I’ll do it. It’s not ideal when it’s saturated but better than driving through a huge pothole. I’m in Oregon, and it rains a lot here in the winter so I just do what I can and inform the client what the best options are. Sometimes I offer a “free” touch up 1 time after install but of course that is built in to the price. You’ll have to gauge your market and see what pricing fits there. Here I charge $100-$120 per hour for tractor work, $95 per hour for hauling. All hand labor is $75-$85 per hour depending on the task. Keep in mind minimums.. if it’s a 30 minute round trip load, I charge 1 hour minimum regardless. Don’t let people take advantage of you.. I’ve learned the hard way 😂

@@TheJonesFarm That's awesome! I can't wait to start adding bigger machines to my upcoming fleet 😅. I'm starting small here, just with a dump trailer is all I have. I still need to educate myself about tractors and its capabilities too! I got another question, How do you handle paying the gravel? do you pay it first off of your own pocket? if so, do you mark up the price because of that? OR do you let the client pay the gravel first, and then pick it up and deliver. what's your payment method or how do you go about it. Appreciate your knowledge sir!

@@FreeWorld-cq3ux you want a smaller trailer but it’s a good side hustle

@@TheJonesFarm what size trailer can the f150 pull? Also how much weight inside without being over gross?

I wired in a harbor freight remote

Sorry I just saw this. I charge about $185-$200 per load just depending on how far I have to go. I try to stay within a 15-20 mile radius of the gravel pit

Yeah no kidding lol

The new ones have wireless remotes

Did you ever find the culprit? Is tractor clutch still in?

You have to buy the kit for the blade but it’s not very expensive

Thanks!

Thanks for Watching! More videos coming, I just need to find the time to edit them lol.

Thank you! Once you figure out what you can do with it, it works great!

@@TheJonesFarm I once saw on a John Deere Grader, this from a mailer that came to my home. They built these neat pointed blades that swivel on mold board. This was for like County Road crew grading. The swivel blades take up POT holes as the Grader goes along a long stretch. It was an interesting idea, for many pot holes in say a mile or so of county Road that is maintenance. It really destroyed the POT holes. I think the idea came from a shop guy who worked for a County somewhere. JD marketed the idea. I have also seen in Canada where Logging Company maintains the road to a remote village on Vancouver Island. They pull a roller unit behind the Grader. Plus this is interesting. They use oils from tree's that are Logged to put down on Gravel roads. It acts like a chip seal oil mat. After grading. Harder stiffer road bed. NO pot holes. We drove 40 miles on one of these Logging Company maintenance Roads. It was without POT holes, and that's with big oversized Logging trucks users.

Glad it helped! thanks for watching!

Awesome! I would check to see what your local landscape yard has in stock for various bulk materials, then start advertising on Facebook marketplace, CL and other forms of social media. You could also let all your lawn care customers know that you stock and supply various landscaping materials. Check to see what the landscape yards charge for driver then set your prices from there. I charge about 30% more for delivery than my local landscape shop and get calls constantly. Hope this help!

That’s exactly where I am currently!

I am not sure off the top of my head

Great question, contact your dealer and see if they can help. Or you may have to re tap the threads