Ferris FB3000 Hurricane Action

[@thomasanderson4664]

I'm 68 and I work alone. I'm small but have a few big lawns. Eighter I hire or buy a machine to help me. I dont want to quit. So it's like eating my health foods . I can keep going . Both health foods and a good tools makes life easyier . At 68 . Hire and theres some reason they cant be there alot of the times. My Dad worked with me till he was 80. So I'd like to work till I'm 80 or longer. I enjoy doing my lawncare more then riding my Indain motorcycle. Crazy i know. But I'm selling my Indain to beable to own this blower. So I'll be able to keep my big lawns at 80.

[@CountrysideStrong]

There ya go, all about choices

[@Fencearmor]

Always appreciate the openness and honesty. Great information!

[@CountrysideStrong]

Thank you

[@Fencearmor]

@@CountrysideStrong very welcome!

[@surecutlandscapinginc1900]

Great video

[@CountrysideStrong]

Thanks

[@stevengandt1507]

Excellent video, Randy. Thanks for putting this together, walking through the features and calling out your likes and dislikes. Great insights on how to think about how and whether this machine would fit with your business model and your customers’ property types. Ferris should be very pleased with your feedback.

[@CountrysideStrong]

Ferris is a great company and they want the truth. They actually want to continue to make better products and care about the end user

[@glennevitt5250]

Hey Randy Thank you for this Video You answered all the questions that the had about that machine 🤩

[@CountrysideStrong]

You're welcome

[@greenwaylawncareandlandsca2961]

Really great video! That is certainly one crazy expensive machine but as you said it has its time and place. That cleared up all my questions I had about these stand on blowers!

[@CountrysideStrong]

Glad I could help

[@allamerican7830]

You could also use it too blow snow off sidewalks if you have large commercial properties

[@CountrysideStrong]

Pretty inefficient for that but yes it would do it

[@keithdougherty1584]

In my situation, that Ferris would only work on about 6 or 7 of my yards. Most of my lawns are 1/2 acre or less. You still have to gather them up by bagging, tarping or with a truck loader. Our county doesnt collect the leaves unless they are in lawn or trash bags. So, it would only work if I could blow them into a woodline or over an embankment.

[@CountrysideStrong]

I hear that

[@keithdougherty1584]

@@CountrysideStrong To add, I think a much cheaper option would be to buy a Jrco attachment for the ztr and mount a Little Wonder blower on it. It is less power but you can still move a lot of leaves.

[@CountrysideStrong]

@@keithdougherty1584 I've been very interested in the 18hp self propelled Billy goat.

[@vaughnmaurt5013]

But thanks for all the good info

[@CountrysideStrong]

You’re welcome

[@robertberger4043]

Randy, great points. Just a thought, this is (in my opinion) a perfect machine for a company that focuses on commercial work and are responsible to clean parking lots off all year long. Then it would definitely be worth it. But yes 12,5 for a machine used a few months out of the year Simply isn’t worth it! You can get an 18 hp Fradan self propelled for 3 and you have way less storage needed, etc etc. thanks for the video and your ¢.02!

[@CountrysideStrong]

Great points, thanks for watching

[@upscalelawncaremonroe408]

Real good!

[@CountrysideStrong]

Thanks buddy

[@brianscudder2170]

Did any of your use include hilly terrain? Was it stable (side to side and fore and aft)?

[@CountrysideStrong]

Nothing major but your average stuff, yes it was fine

[@brianscudder2170]

@@CountrysideStrong Thank you!

[@strykerv1620]

What if this was a machine you found surface lots that could be blown off? like parking lots, storage units, large business you could offer weekly blowing the concrete off to reduce on dirt and rocks.

[@CountrysideStrong]

That's not a thing around my area but in the right area it's an option

[@anthonyriggio2612]

The Ferris Stand On Blower is a phenomenal machine but for $13,000 just to use it for a month of fall cleanup it's not worth it for a small landscaping lawn care company it's better to use a backpack blower and walk behind blower for fall cleanup unless your a big name commercial landscaping lawn care company then it's worth the investment to buy the Ferris Stand On Blower

[@CountrysideStrong]

Agreed

[@TopNotchLawns]

Nice shirt 😂

[@CountrysideStrong]

One of my favorites 😉

[@alanclouner7021]

Wonder how that would work for snow in residential areas sidewalks small drives ect... I suppose wet snow would be a no go but powder would be awesome!!!! 🤷‍♂️ Big Sky Lawn

[@CountrysideStrong]

Yea I did that clip in the one video blowing that snow

[@thomasanderson4664]

I'm having buyers remorse but it's like buying insurance.Or buying health foods . It makes the hardest time of lawncare easyier . Alot easyier. At 30 or 40 I wouldnt need this. I've only used it 1 day now. I love it just not the price or the bill. But it we I'll keep me going. . The stress of leaves are gone now that's worth more then money really.

[@CountrysideStrong]

Absolutely. I cringe at the price of them too but they're so worth it

[@JsCrazyCutzLLC]

Great machine but, too much of an investment for something not used all the time. Thanks for sharing

[@CountrysideStrong]

Exactly my thoughts

[@mikedeiana1504]

I know that’s a good machine but you can’t beat the Windstorm ease-of-use and controls

[@CountrysideStrong]

I agree completely

[@marcyounker6379]

Then the customer looks out the window sees the job done in a fraction of the time and wants to in turn pay less than previous clean up s. 🤬 that is my concern

[@CountrysideStrong]

Hasn't happened once. The ones that seen it commented on how neat it was. Know your worth, stand your ground. If that ever happen and we couldn't agree I'd walk away.

[@lawncommander]

I don't care who you are, that's just too much, and I'm sure you can be as productive with a leaf plow and 1000 cfm back pack. turbine blower for the Walker if you really need it

[@CountrysideStrong]

I agree it's allot

[@tomp4669]

The Buffalo turbine blower on our Model H walker is 9500 cfm and I've been running it for 20 yrs with no downtime. Cost was $3500 and worth every penny.

[@BIGJAFFORDABLELAWNCARE]

Not for me neither brother. Backpacks all day for now👍

[@CountrysideStrong]

Love my 8010

[@BIGJAFFORDABLELAWNCARE]

@@CountrysideStrong oh yes my next purchase 😊👍

[@keithdougherty1584]

@@CountrysideStrong Same here!

[@howardclem9885]

That’s a great machine! But like you said $13,000 for about a month of work! Not justified! Would be nice to have 😀lol!

[@CountrysideStrong]

Would be great to have but not smart for a company my size

[@TonysLawnCare215]

I think you say it is not for me Is Because of the Price $15k But if Ferris Gave it to you for free I bet you will take it Right ? Say the Truth I want it but i cant afford it 👍 as for me i don't care if i only use it 2x a yr on 1 property ill buy it IF I HAD THE $15k

[@CountrysideStrong]

Well you’re dead wrong because i ended up buying the windstorm, which was $2800 more, and that’s because it’s a way better machine….. so there’s that 🤷‍♂️

[@TonysLawnCare215]

@@CountrysideStrong So you did need 1 ?

[@CountrysideStrong]

@@TonysLawnCare215 more of a want than a need. It can certainly make your life easier if you find a lot more uses for it than just leaves which you better do if you’re going to make the purchase worth it. I didn’t need it for what i was doing, but because if it, i took on a lot more clean ups and a lot bigger clean ups. If i had stayed doing what i was doing, no…. There would of been no point buying one.

[@TonysLawnCare215]

@@CountrysideStrong Cool! why did you go with Scag over Ferris ? I ask this Because i am looking into buying the Ferris FB3000

[@CountrysideStrong]

The Ferris was a nice machine but the main two reasons are that with the scag i can control the direction of the nozzle anywhere i want it to go which is super helpful. The other is that it is pto driven so i can shut the blower off wherever i want.

[@captinkickd]

Leaves in the woods should be the native tree leaves! Never Ever put leaves from a non native place in there, ever!

[@CountrysideStrong]

Oh Christ..... Here we go....🤣🤣🤣🤣👍😉

[@andrewstratton806]

Wtf you gotta be kidding me. You can't be serious smh

[@NHWilderness]

Click on a video 2 see how the machine works and everyone plays music while machine in action 👎

[@CountrysideStrong]

Oh well