Copper Creek Cuts 2024 Business Update

Giving some asked for updates on various equipment and business topics for the coming year.
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Copper Creek Cuts is a lawn care and landscaping business in Florida with a goal to entertain and educate.
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[@CopperCreekCuts]

Big thanks to @Jobber for sponsoring the channel, you can check out a free trial with a discount after here: go.getjobber.com/coppercreekcuts

[@erike7297]

You do great work. In this business we aren’t getting rich and it’s important to look after ourselves. Getting rid of dog poop yards and not being too nice with pricing. I’ve got many stories of customers who tried to take advantage of me and I progressively got more straight forward and blunt with customers as time went on.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Well said, I appreciate the comment!!

[@patallen5095]

Brad, always impressed by your narrative and explanatory skills.......smooth, direct and concise. Love the you've expanded into bigger projects! 👍

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Much appreciated!

[@kateswayne1708]

Hey Brad loving the beard on you! Hope this yr and the upcoming seasons bring you much success! Your videos are always informative and entertaining.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it!

[@godsees-5871]

Never get tired of hearing how you run your business. You're a big inspiration Brad. Thank you.

[@user-hz3wh9ei5d]

Thanks for sharing your business plan. More customers isn’t always the answer, as you showed! Tip: How about a trailer tailgate assist such as Gorilla gate or something similar.. easy for opening and closing.. Not expensive & easy on the body. Great video.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Thankfully the carry-on has some super big springs on the hinges that basically do the same thing. Not effortless, for sure, but very doable.

[@terrycarlton6991]

Don’t blame you. I haven’t cut out bi-weekly’s [yet] but I have changed how I charge for them. I’ve gone the Blades of Grass route and charge double for them now. I have completely stopped doing 10 day and “as needed” mows. Completely messes up the schedule

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I like that method! Basically no incentive for a customer to do it then. I am just getting to where in July and August I absolutely HATE pulling up to a biweekly mow and don't like feeling that way!😁

[@louroberts5567]

Good morning, Brad. Whatever you need to do for mind, body and soul, will only make your business better. Sounds like you've made some really good decisions for this new season. As always, best of luck to you. I wish you a very prosperous year. Have a great (restful) weekend!

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Good evening Sir! Always good to hear from you. Thank you for the comments and watching!

[@rodneysr.4175]

Great video, Brad. Keep Up the great work .

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Thanks, will do!

[@kaceypoeggel2158]

That is a niiiiiiice truck! Hope to see you!

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Seen you!😁👍

[@sidzhottake]

love that black truck of yours!

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Thank you very much!!

[@kevinsextravaganza4175]

Love the content. Keep it up

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Appreciate it! Thank you!

[@curbappeallawncarellc4263]

congrats on that man. some yards cant go eow. some can. and then those who want to skp and its so tall when you finally get to it. Congrats on 7 years man. thats where we are at as well. been looking at jobber too. and yes i was gonna ask about the skidsteer as havent seen any update videos to it. that stryker is nice looking. dont get rid of it yet never know that side of work might pick up. and always man im always waiting for the next video or short

[@mugbee1]

Thanks for the updates Brad!

[@CopperCreekCuts]

You are most certainly welcome MugbeeSmugbeeCottontail!

[@mugbee1]

@@CopperCreekCuts 😂

[@golfy808]

Would more advertising help with using those ventrac attachments more.. like new home cleanups etc ?? Or mowing parks and gardens with local councils with the WAM ?

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Most of the local municipalities use prison labor, which I can't compete with. Advertising might help, but it would be chasing someone who isn't my core customer and would require longer drives. Possibly it could work, but just not sure I want to try it.

[@michaelmactavish4445]

there great snow clearing machine wich if they werent exspensive here i wouldve bought a ventrac with nice cab, lawnmower deck,snowblower,blade,sweeper, for mowing my residental and other properties

[@RobB-cy5gu]

Great Update Brad!

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@behrlawnmowingyardwork9930]

Brad, Todd from Illinois. Listening to you talk about your 2024 business, I too have made some changes for 2024. I dropped all of my 2023 residential customers that I personally did. I still have 9 small yards that my daughters father-in-law does for me with a push mower. I have retained the contract with the city in which I live to maintain their sewage lift stations (13 in all) and this year I have been awarded a contract do maintain another "district" within the city. Two of the properties is the industrial park area and the waste water plant along with some right of ways. There will also be some brush clearing and retention pond maintenance. Good luck this year and I will let you know how I am doing up here.

[@23431]

I’m digging the beard bud

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Thanks so much! I can't grow hair so trying this out🤣

[@23431]

@@CopperCreekCuts hair is overrated anyway lol

[@bobbierthornton4498]

Hi Brad, have you looked into renting a big garage for all of the equipment? It might be worth it so you don’t have to sell anything to make space.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I haven't. I don't think I could handle knowing my equipment was somewhere else. I have trust issues🤣

[@sari9645]

Do you think you’ll create more residential mowing videos? Your videos from 3-5 years ago are still the best mowing videos on KZbin!

[@johnbeerworth]

Great vid Brad, I love the work you do 😉

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I appreciate that!

[@PeterDotExe]

Way to go Brad! Love the content.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

Glad you enjoy it, thank you!

[@Matt34677]

Hey Brad have you done a video on how one step by step could get into the lawncare business? I for one would be interested.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I haven't! Look up Mike Andes and his alternate channels. Lots of great info there!

[@SlackerU]

Wow your Ventrac is expensive. I wonder if a standard 26hp subcompact with an extractable flail could perform all of those odd tasks with half the price-tag. I was surprised too at how often I should be using my front-loader, it's almost silly not to have one. Not-commercially I dislike the noise of weekly mowing so it might be easier to keep those jobs if you had a battery option for seasons where the outside air is not too warm. I monthly mow using a PTO-bagger for everything. Whatever my subcompact can't reach will get sprayed & converted into something more time-friendly. Washing clothes from weed-eating is just something I don't want to do more than a 9ah battery's worth of time.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

You are right, it is not a cheap machine!

[@musselmanmedia5236]

wife musta told you she loves the beard lol

[@CopperCreekCuts]

🤣 It's getting too long for her but I am seeing what I can get away with.

[@Zanderthelab]

Brad, I’ve seen people put a giant sign on the back of the trailer gate! I want to do that myself.

[@lawncommander]

What’s up

[@CopperCreekCuts]

A whole lot of NOTHING, my friend!😁👍 Hope you are well!

[@DroneWithJohn]

Hey Brad! At 3:40, you're "Please pardon our mess" sign is showing. Do you still use that? If so, have you had any favorable results from it?

[@NTGaming00]

Would you recommend starting out with a 36 or a 48 for first commercial mower? Part of me wants to be able to use one mower to cut both front and back if I have a smaller gated house but part of me is willing to go with a 48 and just push mow or turn down houses I wouldn’t be able to get to.

[@mattbucko6900]

Are you looking at getting some weekly commercial accounts as well?

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I quote all the commercial work that comes my way, I just never get it because I'm not the cheapest 🤣

[@samuelfeguer]

Do you feel like you are having a hard time having/keeping enough clients? I want to do similar work to yours but part time so I'm not overwhelmed. Any tips on doing this like 2-3 days a week vs full time?

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I was happy with the maintenance work I was doing last year. It left time for random projects and volunteer work. I think right now I would like a second day full versus the one full day I have.

[@Gardslawns]

So for the sake of sounding like a hater. Are you a KZbinr that does lawn care part time?

[@CopperCreekCuts]

No hate, it's a good question. In 2017 I was a full time stay at home dad that started lawn care part time. Posted some videos for fun and they took off. I've never been anything but someone splitting time between lawn care and KZbin.

[@Gardslawns]

@@CopperCreekCuts no shame at all. I’ve seen your stuff before it’s cool that you get an opportunity to show off equipment and how to actually use it to make the work easier!

[@Zraupp10]

I don't understand Jobber, plus it cost a lot of money. I use yardbook it works and is Free

[@CopperCreekCuts]

I used Yardbook prior to Jobber and love it. I switched to Jobber because it tracks revenue on projects better and for lawns getting paid means tapping one button on a mobile app versus logging into Yardbook at night and roughly 3 minutes per job.

[@Zraupp10]

@CopperCreekCuts yardbook doesn't have an app, but you can login on website on phone, doesn't take 3 minutes but does take a minute,

[@charlesshook5834]

7 years and only 15 yards thats not good at all

[@HARRYAZZHOLE]

I watch Copper Creek Cuts at x2 speed, because I need that information NOW.

[@CopperCreekCuts]

🤣 I'm gonna start speaking twice as slow just to bug you!😁👍