Bush Hogging-HOW MUCH DOES IT PAY

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DigginLife21

DigginLife21

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@mikekopie9897
@mikekopie9897 4 жыл бұрын
You are one of very few people on utube that is willing to discuss what they charge. Very informative, thank you 👍
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
I’m here for y’all. Thanks for watching
@michaelmactavish1728
@michaelmactavish1728 3 жыл бұрын
@@DigginLife21 im glad have good and the best credit at my stihl and my kubota dealer wich i have kubota and stihl credit account at the dealers
@charlesbourgeois9029
@charlesbourgeois9029 3 жыл бұрын
Pto driven turf tiger at 6 inches is our brush hog for that.
@dennismorris4855
@dennismorris4855 Жыл бұрын
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@waynecastleman1363
@waynecastleman1363 4 ай бұрын
As much fun as us men have playing with tractors and equipment as far as trying to actually make money one has to be a good manager and many of us know this if we grew up on a farm. But good video with straight up common sense thinking is the reality of real world money making. Work hard , love God, Country and family and don't forget the ham sandwich 🙏🤠🇺🇸💪
@PilotJames3
@PilotJames3 4 жыл бұрын
Good analysis. This is the kind of thing they should show kids in high school to introduce them to how business works
@hunterodom5976
@hunterodom5976 Жыл бұрын
i will make this comment and it doesn’t go everyone bc everywhere is different i run a massey 6713 with a 15ft batwing bushwhacker for the highway department and the slopes are very steep sometimes for us and instead of using those weights you use we use the typical nose weights as i call em and spacers on the back tires to give the tractor a wider profile to combat over turning and they do slide down the slope but with it being wider it does help and another thing the counties around where i live do offer contracts to locals with tractors and bush hogs to mix the county roads for a nice big chunk of change
@orchardtvchannel
@orchardtvchannel 4 жыл бұрын
Hi , thanks for the break down of costs to run your business . Everyone has to learn to manage costs. Keep the information videos coming.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
MyOrchardVideos I’ll keep making vids as long as I feel like they help folks
@tractorjeff425
@tractorjeff425 4 жыл бұрын
I say it still beats working for someone else...
@JustMe-mg6vw
@JustMe-mg6vw 4 жыл бұрын
I just spent a weekend trying to find someone to bush hog my small less than 2 acres and your video explains why no one wants to do it.
@michaelmactavish1728
@michaelmactavish1728 3 жыл бұрын
kubota dealers accully can rent there kubota tractors and attachments out wich kubotas are only 1 branded dealers does it
@northeasterndirtandpropert7974
@northeasterndirtandpropert7974 3 жыл бұрын
They will do it,are you willing to pay the price?
@michaelmactavish1728
@michaelmactavish1728 3 жыл бұрын
@@northeasterndirtandpropert7974 i accully looked at a new kubota M6-131 with 131hp with loader and bucket and forks wich wasnt bad price for $68,900
@midwestbd7144
@midwestbd7144 3 жыл бұрын
I would brush hog all day with my 25hp tractor but no one wants to pay $50/hr.
@alaefarmestatesllc
@alaefarmestatesllc 3 жыл бұрын
@@midwestbd7144 that’s because $50 an hour for a 25hp tractor brush hogging is kinda steep. Like really steep. I charge a little more than that an hour with a 4 hour minimum. With my 71 hp tractor, I can literally do 3-4 times more than u an hour. Not just because u have a tractor and mower can u charge what the bigger tractors charge. Size matters. Way more efficient p
@cleangreenlawnservicellc2630
@cleangreenlawnservicellc2630 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate how you talk in real numbers......
@ardelpedro7866
@ardelpedro7866 3 жыл бұрын
I charge a flat rate of $250 per hour for forestry mulcher...dozer $175 per hour... excavation work $250 per hour...bush hogging $150 per hour. Sounds like a lot of money, but my equipment does a lot of work in one hour. I pay operators $45-55 per hour. In my area of Texas, I'm considered very reasonable price.
@TheFSeries
@TheFSeries 3 жыл бұрын
Your channel rocks! So humble and honest, it really shows how work and life actually works out.
@FieldWorxoverlandadventures
@FieldWorxoverlandadventures 3 жыл бұрын
I have a field mowing business in California, it’s good business but to make it work especially the busy season you have to work seven days a week for about four months and if something breaks you have to stay up all night fixing it to get to the next job I have two tractors I run John Deere both cab tractors my units are from 66 hp to90 hp I use boom flail mower with hammer blades also 8 foot flail mower with Y blade and I have different rotary mower‘s which a lot of folks called bush hog in different sizes I have one specific that I rebuild every six months it gets beat up real bad but it’s very useful especially in fields I know I’m going to hit rocks even though we’re not supposed to hit rocks if they’re there I find them every time, your tractor looks like a good tractor I had Kubota it’s just my dealer I didn’t get along with them so I went to John Deere and I’m very happy with John Deere, My average day is about 14 hours if I’m not doing three or four small jobs in one day I’m doing large acreage I also run a 12 foot bat wing, the worst part of all of it most folks don’t realize how hard we work in our tractors all they see is us driving them, I probably do over 250 jobs a year and I can easily put 700 tractor hours per year. kudos to you and wish you the best with your business. Lots of caffeine gets me through those long days.
@rjsuper6587
@rjsuper6587 2 жыл бұрын
Love how you break everything down for people thinking about getting into it!
@spreadgeorgia
@spreadgeorgia 3 жыл бұрын
When I figured my production cost, I'm going to stay local with no truck and trailer. Thank you for pointing out what to take in consideration for tractor work. I tried a few years ago with a 30 hp Kubota and only cleared about $27 per hour. That included turning it in on my income tax. Now I just don't charge anything if it is a neighbor a block away, but since I retired I seem to be getting more calls and I am rethinking this tractor business. . Thanks again for the video. All in all it's not a pretty picture for me to make any money in my small town .
@kapperoutdoors
@kapperoutdoors 3 жыл бұрын
Good video bud. Way to keep it real. Liked the time lapse
@rexhargrove5172
@rexhargrove5172 2 жыл бұрын
Finally a video with actual numbers! Thank you so much!!
@hvlineman5227
@hvlineman5227 Жыл бұрын
Coming from someone who raises their own beef cattle, it killed me watching you cut that nice green grass lol. Awesome video man 🇺🇸
@northeasterndirtandpropert7974
@northeasterndirtandpropert7974 3 жыл бұрын
This just gives the general public a real eye opener on why contractors have to charge the rates that we do.Wait till you see the cost of keeping this rig on the road per year.
@BENNHENDRICKS33
@BENNHENDRICKS33 Жыл бұрын
So glad I found you channel It has made me much more knowledgable and efficient. Thank you Todd.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 Жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@Hugo-Hernandez
@Hugo-Hernandez Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the breakdown. I just got a compact Kubota tractor and I was thinking of doing bush hogging for a side hustle. This gave me some ideas.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 11 ай бұрын
Congrats Hugo!!!! Tractor work is a lot of fun
@victorflores9790
@victorflores9790 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice of you to advise and inform! God will keep blessing you and your family!!! I wish you all All of God’s Blessings Great Health, Happiness and Prosperity!
@teufeldoc8564
@teufeldoc8564 3 жыл бұрын
Very thorough. Well worth my time to watch this analysis and break down.
@michaelhartzell4751
@michaelhartzell4751 4 жыл бұрын
Great job and thanks for all the business advice you give. It is appreciated my friend
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
Michael Hartzell it’s my pleasure
@jeffmawhinney1709
@jeffmawhinney1709 2 жыл бұрын
Been watching your channel for a few months. Just getting started, bought a new LX3310 with a few attachments. Flailmower land bride stump grinder rototiller and high flow skid steer stump grinder. Can't afford the skid steer yet. Have 2 buddies who are retired and have them tho First time out I get 7 8 acres land clearing. Have to rent a Bobcat T770 forestry mulcher. 😆 Great channel
@jakeduffin4626
@jakeduffin4626 4 жыл бұрын
Todd, this video was a huge blessing for me. I have done a little bush hogging here and there for quite some time. You helped me to realize I am way to low on pricing, which I wandered about for quite some time. Also, it was great to hear your discussion on business sense. Thank you and please keep the video's coming!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
Jake Duffin I’m stoked to know these vids help people. I’m planning on really pressing vids that reveal costs of operation. Thanks for watching🙏🏻
@jakeduffin4626
@jakeduffin4626 4 жыл бұрын
@@DigginLife21 great to hear and your welcome!
@safffff1000
@safffff1000 2 жыл бұрын
Isn't all relative to location, out in the country where many people have the equipment for themselves and wants to pick up spare cash can mean competition for enough jobs thus lower fees
@inthewoods999
@inthewoods999 3 жыл бұрын
As long as you make enough to have enough, then you’ll be alright 😎love the vids my man...gotta get that hustle on. Gonna start a small side business for my high school son...you’ve helped a ton 🤘🤘💪
@skyedangelo3237
@skyedangelo3237 Жыл бұрын
Love the transparency!
@haroldwalker3818
@haroldwalker3818 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome advice!! Thanks for be as honest as you can and great details in your videos!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@etiennecossette6220
@etiennecossette6220 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for honesty and transparency
@joshuafreeman889
@joshuafreeman889 3 жыл бұрын
By the time you include time sharpening blades, costs to maintain equipment and equipment failures, and insurance, you're barely making wages. Well done video and break down sir. I wish your business much success.
@2LateIWon
@2LateIWon 4 жыл бұрын
Also if you do this as a business you can have write offs, fuel, parts, insurance, etc etc but you have to do it legally
@python3574
@python3574 4 жыл бұрын
I have a 2016 M7060 and bush hog my property with a Woods 15’ batwing. This tractor is a beast and has no problem pulling up and down the hills of TN at about 5mph. Time is money.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
Keep it going my friend!!! Kubota is where it’s at
@randymack1782
@randymack1782 3 жыл бұрын
this was great, I have a co-worker I have known 45 years, she wants me to start bush hogging her place once a month as soon as grass grows, 8 acres, she is clueless how long it took her EX to do it.
@darryljones2918
@darryljones2918 Жыл бұрын
Great video Todd. I appreciate your insight and honesty.
@damianpascual97
@damianpascual97 3 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful thanks started almost a year ago and got my llc 3months ago doing lawn & landscape but plan on changing to big work like bush hogging and land clearing
@jmgredgreen4x428
@jmgredgreen4x428 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome tractor! My grandpa bought a Kubota M8540 4x4 open station and with loader for his farm/cabin up in Clinton county Pennsylvania. Which he bought used back in 2014 and but he wouldn't let anyone else run it even though I taught him how to run it. But he passed away back in February last year and now I wish he would have bought one with a factory cab like yours instead because the bugs and dust drive me nuts.
@2twoanddone2
@2twoanddone2 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you sharing the $$ in and $$ out. This has been very informative and helpful for me.
@DanielRoseberry-ye9ff
@DanielRoseberry-ye9ff 4 ай бұрын
good job. apreciate your honesty and common sense. thanks be safe.
@Pipe-Layer
@Pipe-Layer 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you greatly for these videos. Props for kinda showing us your books too ! Few will do that.
@BL-jr8tk
@BL-jr8tk 3 жыл бұрын
Been tearing through your videos bud. Thanks a lot. You’re a good dude.
@LazyLabAcres
@LazyLabAcres 3 жыл бұрын
That's over triple what I make per hour as a police officer in NC working 12 hour shifts lol. Sounds like a better gig to me haha. Thanks for the transparency!
@TacticalMainframe
@TacticalMainframe 3 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated honesty in a world of dis honsest business
@kurtanderson1463
@kurtanderson1463 Жыл бұрын
Everybody and their brother has a brush hogging business where I live, mostly as wildfire mitigation. I look at that small patch of grass and think hay. So I charge the same as brush hogging, but after the grass (hay) is down I ted it, rake it, and bale it and remove it from the property. Where I'm at there is a ton of hay there, $400. So now there is some money in it.
@derickdudley2869
@derickdudley2869 4 жыл бұрын
You sir are correct......it's a business. I run mine at 100 per hour......that's the rate. I don't do anything heavy, small Deere and 4ft on back. Most the jobs come off my landcare business.......and they complain about price. I'm nice and give them numbers of folks that will do it cheaper all the time. Most the jobs I do are really just tall grass and weeds. Yes I'm picky, but we also trim out fence post and ditch banks. I'm more of a weed hogged than brush hogged. Stack that cash brother, something gonna break!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
Keep at it my brother!!!! Too many good paying customers out there to settle
@agapitorodriguez414
@agapitorodriguez414 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, problem in west ,TX my area people charging $60 an acre ,I'm like WHAT, not even insurance let alone fuel,
@goodbodha
@goodbodha 3 жыл бұрын
I think something people dont think about is the cost of the equipment. Tractor, truck, trailer, attachments. You got quite a bit of money sunk into that. Equipment doesnt last forever so you can basically figure you will be replacing 1/5th of it every year. Sure some of it will last longer, but the longer it lasts the more you pay to fix it typically. On the flip side you will sell or trade most equipment eventually, but again you will not get anywhere near what you spent on it. You made after taxes and gas roughly $300 that day. If you do that 5 days week 50 weeks a year you will be making 75k. Sounds great until you consider you still have to pay out maintenance, insurance for both equipment and health, and either vehicle payments or put some back for buying the next piece of equipment. I will bet you dont get 250 working days a year either. My guess is you have long stretches where you are really busy, but you also have entire days that go by dealing with equipment issues, doing estimates on jobs, or simply being delayed due to weather. On the other hand if you get a job that takes multiple days you can turn those $300 days into $500 days. Enjoyed the video.
@midwestbd7144
@midwestbd7144 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video 👍🏼. It’s interesting seeing the price difference based on location. $70/hr after expenses is good money where I’m from. I have a side hustle with a 25hp John Deere and make a good profit charging $45-50/hr.
@tbjtbj4786
@tbjtbj4786 3 жыл бұрын
Thats exactly what I was thinking. A excavator is only 110$ a hr here. My dad worked for the road and bridge department of a small county and never made $20 a hr. He didn't retire until about 2004. I think a grador operator makes 24$ now.
@thethrill04
@thethrill04 4 жыл бұрын
Many good points. always enjoy your videos. Of course by the time you pay your truck, trailer, tractor and mower, you personally make even much less than that. Granted some of what you pay for the equipment goes to paying off that equipment or to buy new equipment etc down the road, but it's still money that you can't buy groceries or pay bills with.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
True story!!! Thanks for commenting🙏🏻
@tadcobert1307
@tadcobert1307 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent breakdown of hidden costs, thank you! Great Videos!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tad
@rickbarclay7892
@rickbarclay7892 3 жыл бұрын
I watched your video and found myself nodding as you went along. I did minor landscaping/lawn care as a second job for about 15 years, Eventually, the truck broke down, customers drifted away, and things weren't nearly as good at the end as they were at the beginning. But it was fun while it lasted. Got to know some really nice people. And best of all--never got caught by the government (who still hasn't processed my tax filing for this year!). I always dreamed of doing a business like you do, but I also always knew I had to avoid falling into that trap. Running a business isn't an everyman's job fer sure.
@MrJacob50
@MrJacob50 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your honesty.
@mikeclark4416
@mikeclark4416 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your Video , Ive just bought a 4ft Topper -Flails , pulled by a Massey Furguson 135 , I did 6 acres of grass paddocks ,I made grand total after Diesel fill up , £18 ,00 , The tractor takes more than I did . .But I did it because I enjoyed driving tractors . Perhaps the best way to make money perhaps is "Dont Charge per hour " Charge for the job ? What dio you think ?
@petehall2982
@petehall2982 9 ай бұрын
Awesome! plus grease, plus other maintenance, plus you cant bill 8 hours for the day, plus plus plus! By the way I'm just a home owner, I have a Grand L 6060 and that M7060 gives me tractor envy, but in a good way. Keep up the good fight, I learn from all your videos!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 9 ай бұрын
Thanks Pete 🙏🏻
@Outtahide540
@Outtahide540 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the breakdown in costs. I know I’m late to this video but I’m new to your channel. I would love to see a future video of mowing across a steep grade with some details to help us newbies. I’m 57 years old but new to mowing on grade since buying land in Tennessee. I’ve only mowed on flat ground but I have ran some horrendous tractor accidents working in fire department and ambulance services.
@jamesstrickland5387
@jamesstrickland5387 2 жыл бұрын
What kind of accidents?
@tonynewsom9244
@tonynewsom9244 2 жыл бұрын
Bushhoggin in TN can be very profitable with the property equipment and proper clients I also speed up my bushhoggin time by mowing in a circle instead of rows. And my 1994 John Deere 5400 has the wheels spaced out so it handles hills just fine sideways or at at angle so it’s faster and uses less fuel than it would driving up and down the hill I also use a ventrac for specific mowing jobs amd charge a premium for that
@genedavis7518
@genedavis7518 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Also don't forget the hourly cost for wear and maintenance on the mower.
@stratosguy5091
@stratosguy5091 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Also, deprecation is almost never mentioned. That tractor probably cost $60-70,000; if you assume three thousand hours of completely trouble-free use, that’s $20-25/hr extra just for depreciation. And that’s a very conservative number.
@Kallaus_built
@Kallaus_built 3 жыл бұрын
Not many people talking about this stuff. Great video
@sipthewater
@sipthewater 3 жыл бұрын
We appreciate you Todd. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed watching the time lapse. Wish you all the best.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Perry🙏🏻
@axe609
@axe609 4 жыл бұрын
Cost (fuel, material, disposal) Insurance Maintenance and repairs Vehicle depreciation Registration annually Mortgage/ rent place to keep equipment Business expense (accounting, advertising, etc) What other expenses am i forgetting?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
You got the biggest ones
@jfs1360
@jfs1360 4 жыл бұрын
Mileage to and fro... Here in NYS its approx. 56cents per mile.. which over the course of a year you can max out 15K miles.. which is a great write off
@ogomarzie4998
@ogomarzie4998 4 жыл бұрын
Yea but thats most of the businesses anyways we all get fucked by the taxes no matter what business you got so in reality we dont make a whole lot more than a 9-5 after qll them damn expenses the thing is we have more freedom of doing what we want when we want
@darrellk60daniel45
@darrellk60daniel45 Жыл бұрын
Can you give an idea on a startup cost for a business like this? I’m a Army veteran looking at starting a bush hog business. Also, could you share maintenance and all insurance costs? Thanks for a great video !
@gadsdenconsulting7126
@gadsdenconsulting7126 Жыл бұрын
Investment depends on what you're willing to go into debt for, or what your start-up budget is. You can buy a decent Ford 8N tractor and a used bush hog for less than $1500. Buy a used trailer and a 1500 pickup to haul it. Maintenance is pretty cheap if you do it yourself. Or, buy a new $25k Korean tractor and $2k new bush hog, and have $400+ payments a month. My 85 year old neighbor tilled gardens and bush hogged for people with old tractors, and a beat up trailer for 40 years. He didn't have the prettiest looking equipment, but he always had work. Never advertised; just word of mouth and regular, yearly customers. He just packed it in this year because of his age. Decide what you want, and what you're willing to pay for it, then do honest work, would be my suggestion. My son has his own lawn service. He started four years ago with my zero turn Cub Cadet. Now he has a $14k John Deere mower, two trailers, and three pickup trucks that he paid for on his own. He bought used and pays his own insurance. He has made a good name for himself with honesty and hard work. He tried working for The Man at a couple jobs, but decided being his own boss was more satisfying. Good luck with your endeavor, and thank you for your service!!
@A-GUY-AND-HIS-TRACTOR
@A-GUY-AND-HIS-TRACTOR 3 жыл бұрын
anyone else surprised when the mowing began at 8:02 and you realize how big the property is??!! I said at first 3.5 hours???? should go quicker than that . until i see the proportions of the tractor to the property
@4x4hondarancher
@4x4hondarancher 2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the truck cost 100k to replace and has a service life
@massimmortal6782
@massimmortal6782 3 жыл бұрын
I get paid $53/hr to work for someone else and make them profit. I have to manage the people doing the work and find the work so the owners can make more money. I then have to take out taxes, insurance, etc with that money. College educated and work in a professional field. It’s not fun at all. Not the best money out there but I think I’d take brush hogging over what I deal with on a daily basis. Yeah I know there is more to it than that but as a gateway it doesn’t sound like a bad deal. Countdown has begun. Two to three months and my mini excavation business will kick off.
@nickkirdan8922
@nickkirdan8922 3 жыл бұрын
really appreciate your break downs of expenses, good job on all videos
@Natural-Causes
@Natural-Causes Жыл бұрын
Just found your videos and really liking them. Fantastic video! Have you ever put a list together of everything that needs to be figured into cost of a job for us wanting to start up a business? Fuel, ins, depreciation etc and how to calculate those expenses! If not, would you be willing to?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 11 ай бұрын
I have cut back on doing those kinds of videos since I started doing private consultations to earn more income to provide for my family.
@leedawson8301
@leedawson8301 4 жыл бұрын
When factoring in the servicing on the tractor, the truck and trailer, say per month, in addition to your food throughout the day I'm sure your self insured medically. That drops your take home significantly. But at the end of it all, if you're happy doing what you do you're really not working, you are driving up and down the road enjoying your life.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
That’s a fact
@flapjackson6077
@flapjackson6077 3 жыл бұрын
Very informative video! And that’s a kickass tractor! I work for a Kubota dealer, and own a small, b2920, so I’m a little biased, but the M series is the bomb! Thanks for the great breakdown!
@craigcarrier8855
@craigcarrier8855 Жыл бұрын
I bet you made less than $20 per hour after considering the cost of equipment. Which should include payment, interest, maintenance, and upkeep. Then you need to calculate how much it will cost to replace the equipment down the road, say every eight years. This would all keep keep the image of success and a leader in the area in which you work. If you don't charge enough, you will eventually be cutting corners and not be legit with the latest and greatest equipment. There's always that one guy that gets new machines and doesn't charge what they should be charging. It's a never ending cycle. An attorney once told me, "Your only worth what you charge."
@romeoneverdies
@romeoneverdies Жыл бұрын
forgot the price of the tractor , its implements, maintenance cost of the vehicles. possibly other operating cost etc.. .
@JohnBraman413
@JohnBraman413 Ай бұрын
that's why you do under the table work, no taxes to report. been doing under the table for years now.
@jan_phd
@jan_phd 3 жыл бұрын
It's really easy, charge $250./hr. and put a distance charge on. Up to 50 miles * Free *. Get a timer, and when you arrive, press the button. Even if you're talking to the customer... keep the timer rolling. After you're done, sell them a 12 month service plan... $200. for 10% off, first 15 hours.
@scottirwin1693
@scottirwin1693 2 жыл бұрын
Love the channel. I know the bush hog is versatile but if theirs no hazards like stumps, ets. Would a flail mower not leave a better finished result. I understand that hoggin a property once a year may be a reason why you use a brush hog. Just curious as to your thoughts on it. Keep up the awesome work. Love the content.
@maxmorter
@maxmorter 2 жыл бұрын
Do you try to metal detect jobs ever? I'm looking to start just brush hogging with a 55 hp older diesel tractor with fel and 6 ft hog. Would you think maybe 100/ hr 6 hrs minimum for heavy brush amd 4 hrs minimum for just field jobs that's 50 an hour for me and 50 an hour for the machine will only do close by jobs I can road tractor to at first till I get a trailer. And then add a good box blade after that I'm in rural Oregon so lots of invasive briars and firs and streams you can't see also will all be without haul off will leave as mulch
@millsmotorvation
@millsmotorvation 3 ай бұрын
Very good information!!! Thanks for sharing.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 3 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@michaelrose1069
@michaelrose1069 3 жыл бұрын
And thats some good money be thankful brother that GOD lets you do what you do you cant make big bucks all the time like 1 job you said you made 1800 bucks a day ,you should be able to do small jobs, but love your videos and thank GOD for everything you have everyday if it wasnt for what JESUS did for us on the cross we wouldnt even be here keep them videos coming
@miketaylor819
@miketaylor819 3 жыл бұрын
Let’s not forget about the dangers involved as well.....Once you almost fly off a tractor because of an unseen hole or hit metal buried in the ground you’ll know what I mean. Not to mention possibilities of stobbing tires. You roll the dice every time you cut a new property. My 2 cents. Almost forgot excellent video btw👍👍
@carrollsanders9376
@carrollsanders9376 3 жыл бұрын
Or the back pain you get from chopping up rocks and concrete of 6 inch sycamore trees, god I love a sidewinder. But some times it's better to have a grinder on a skid steer.
@Willy12927
@Willy12927 2 жыл бұрын
Be interesting in seeing this same video remade using expenses as of August. 2022.
@williampockoski5029
@williampockoski5029 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your insight, great details.
@timberhitchllc
@timberhitchllc 3 жыл бұрын
$550 is what the check is written for. If the job is "on the books" and you have to submit state sales tax against the ticket, you're also out that right off the top along with the fuel. Here in CT it's 6.35% (another $35.00)
@troyr57
@troyr57 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure about that in my state, this is a service, not a product 🤔
@straycat62
@straycat62 Жыл бұрын
Indiana everything (service or product) is taxed...
@jamesward3622
@jamesward3622 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for showing us that side of your buisness. You gained a subscriber.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 7 ай бұрын
Thanks James!!! Great to have you here
@SM-cg2dc
@SM-cg2dc 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot maintenance on that tractor. A hydraulic fluid and filter change will set you back several hundred dollars. Super UDT is not cheap, DO NOT use anything else, trust me! Then, there’s motor oil and filter. Mine has two air filters…🤬🤬. Fuel filter…. Grease…. Diesel treatment…. Wear and tear. PTO shafts wear out… blades wear and get tore up. Then, don’t try to buy parts…. Paying a friend to pull you out when you get buried in the mud…. Yep, I’ve had my tractor buried and got my truck stuck trying to pull out the tractor…. Yeah, that field was perfectly dry…. To top it all off, there’s a rapidly growing number of scumbags that won’t pay you! Money up front!!! Cash before I unload the tractor or I go home and they’re put on a list That I don’t answer the phone from! Yep, it’s sad that people are that dishonest!
@Ishkatan
@Ishkatan 3 жыл бұрын
How steep is the hill you can mow across... NOT up and down but safely going across? There are phone apps that can show you the incline (clinometers). It would really help me choose a tractor to know that.
@MegaRiffraff
@MegaRiffraff 3 жыл бұрын
I have a 85 hp tractor and a 15ft, bushog, some people who live near me with 10 or 15 acres have asked me to mow it , but I haven't found out what to charge them yet , prices are all over the place . I don't want to undercut anyone, or overcharge.
@dpd298
@dpd298 2 жыл бұрын
$10 per foot of the cutter per hour. Charge 150 an hour.
@DaleDirt
@DaleDirt 4 жыл бұрын
You are the man .... Thank you so much for your honesty , this helps me out tremendously .
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Dale
@simpleman4196
@simpleman4196 3 жыл бұрын
Around me for brush hogging if your anything over $65 and hour you will never get a job and that's with actual companies who are insured. That job you got $550 would have been only $260 ish in my area.
@susanmarkmedlin4104
@susanmarkmedlin4104 3 жыл бұрын
Good video would like to see more of these out here. Thanks for sharing!
@ohiomessenger7048
@ohiomessenger7048 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You have the best videos! I appreciate you .
@HotRodDave
@HotRodDave 3 жыл бұрын
Great video ! Liked the break down and you being up front and personal about it.
@paulbrodnax583
@paulbrodnax583 3 жыл бұрын
With fuel costs being double from when this video was made, it would now profit about 37$ per hour. And he did not include insurance cost, so actually less than that. Fuel cost in a SOB!
@brandoncaldwell95
@brandoncaldwell95 4 жыл бұрын
Im ok with this. I usually break down my expenses within a couple days of a new piece of equipment. Overall, i just need to cover the equipment bill in the end. I have other means for income
@darkwar12345
@darkwar12345 Жыл бұрын
Hello great video thanks for the money break down. I’m running a lawn care business and was interested in brush hogging. What would be a good starter tractor and brush hog?
@rkwill100
@rkwill100 4 жыл бұрын
in your litany of expenses, You missed some major costs,. like: the mortgage on your house+shed for the tractor and implements the cost of utilities for your house the cost of repairs to the tractor and implements the cost of your food, clothing, etc the cost of advertising of your business
@grantfell9245
@grantfell9245 3 жыл бұрын
Common sense approach, " gross is insanity net is reality" All the best fro England
@blackkittypanther8172
@blackkittypanther8172 Жыл бұрын
Whats funny is Todd reminds me of the white Richard Pryor with his mannerism and hand movement LOL
@charl3buck3t27
@charl3buck3t27 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are awesome. You need to have a show.
@brandonious9060
@brandonious9060 2 жыл бұрын
What do you think is better to start a business with, a track loader or a tractor?
@jimmylangford391
@jimmylangford391 4 жыл бұрын
Good job Todd. I believe it is important to be honest and report your earnings. It is the right, ethical and morally correct thing to do.
@gadsdenconsulting7126
@gadsdenconsulting7126 Жыл бұрын
All taxation is theft. Especially taxing a man's labor that he uses to survive. America went to war for it. Keeping what's yours, doesn't equate to being dishonest, nor immoral. Quite the contrary.
@chrisao1987
@chrisao1987 7 ай бұрын
Great video. So I’m assuming you did this person a favor to make a point video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@greatlakeswoodworks5122
@greatlakeswoodworks5122 Жыл бұрын
"If your doing it on the side, i bet your not paying or reporting your taxes"......wink, wink. IRS has entered the comments section....😂 great video and informative.
@whalerlife53
@whalerlife53 2 жыл бұрын
You can go broke sitting at home. Raise your rates and charge for travel time just like to do operating the equipment. Don’t charge by the hour, charge by the job. Have a half day number and a full day number.
@jeremybuchanan289
@jeremybuchanan289 10 ай бұрын
Add in medical insurance, retirement plans, and other business expenses and there’s almost no profit left.
@tancolepropertyrehab6108
@tancolepropertyrehab6108 2 жыл бұрын
Anyone who says you made enough, or too much money has never owned and operated their own business. Call an electrician out to work all day at your place and see what they charge. You have to charge for your skill set and ownership of your equipment. I don't believe on trying to get rich off of one customer. But you've got to make money. And there's nothing wrong with making yourself and your family a good living.
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