Oddly Satisfying: Millionaire Does Manual Labor!! (Mowing Lawns)

[@JAvery2781]

“I’m getting old” BRUH

[@MikeAndes]

😂😂😂

[@kingcolten1]

“Millionaire forgets what a fuel tank is called-oddly hilarious” 😂

[@MikeAndes]

This is true 😂

[@calebb4782]

Edging first even if you are mulching is awesome. Leaves the yard looking so tight.

[@CabinontheHill]

Love how you are so full of life and such a kind person!

[@troxelservices]

Nice job Mike. This is good. I have 8 employees now after 1 year in business and we are growing in a healthy way. You are putting out the best content for guys in my position. Stay strong!

[@RyGuy-xq8ug]

You have 8 guys working for you your second year in business? What’s your secret this is my 4th year and I only need 2 employees

[@troxelservices]

@@RyGuy-xq8ug Everyone's path is different, I am taking a very aggressive path and wanting to get to 1 Million in Revenue(Annually) no later than year 4. In order to do that, I have to make sure I have trained staff ready to go and a company solid culture that has the proper resources. That way I don't have to turn down good customers or jobs because "I don't have the time or man power." Which I believe is the number one thing that stops people from growing. They get way behind and the turn off marketing because they don't have the staff ready and the team equipped to meet the demand. I am a growth guy and it is a bit risky. The profit only comes during year 3 so its risky investing so much in year 1 and 2 but so far its working out well and we are growing very quickly but very healthy and we have a great group of guys that see this company as a place they can grow and become managers and leaders one day. The future looks good! Thank you for your question.

[@RyGuy-xq8ug]

@@troxelservices You’re definitely spot on with more man power= more jobs = $$ I guess my question was how did you get that volume of work/customers built up to require 8 guys working. And on top of that get the equipment that can keep 8 guys working full time. Also. Where did you find 8 workers ?! Lol I have two and I thank the lord for them every day it’s so hard to find help ! 😠🤬

[@troxelservices]

​@@RyGuy-xq8ug I had a strong network of people I knew before starting the business from age 17 to 23 partly because I have older Teenage kids and additionally I have volunteered for many years leading a sports leagues, etc. where young adults are part of. I also have hired a lot of people age 18-23 in my previous line of work and that same network of people(their friends) knew I was starting a new company and wanted to be part of the future of it. But that is my story and not everyone is in that situation. However, my advise would be the following and it would apply to anyone. You must be a company that has a culture where people want to be part of. It can't just be a good paying job as that can only go so far to attract people and keep people when the going gets tough. They also have to see that they have future opportunities in the company 2-3 years down the line. Management, leadership, and other areas. As far as the first question goes regarding getting enough volume and work, I implemented many of the same things @Mike Andes talks about it. Mike is really doing a great job of being transparent and providing real discussion on how to grow a business. I discovered Mike about 6 months ago and it was refreshing to hear a guy that was saying some of the same things I was about business, but he has lived it and proven himself. I have learned a lot from Mike. I would be glad to share with you more about what I did to grow fast that might be helpful, feel free to text me or call me 901-671-8219.

[@cjk6967]

One of the best lawn people on KZbin it’s nice seeing these new videos of you out in the field

[@Razrback]

I've never thrown a rock through anything the weedeater guard is the first thing it's a time saver

[@joshmiller7538]

Man I know this may seem corny, but watching your channel is a huge inspiration for me

[@MikeAndes]

Not corny at all. That’s my motivation 🙏🏼✅

[@peggycrislip-mkcontractors3887]

🤣 it’s happened to me! Pulled some weeds that weren’t weeds 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Jose-ly6sg]

Great video keep them coming. You are very inspirational. Thank you.

[@choppa5300]

So I came across this video and let me tell you ,I follow a lot of lawn channels. Dans vlog, lawn care nut , blades of grass etc some of the heavy hitters but let me tell you this video was legit. Showing tips and tricks , time saving , what works what doesn’t made me watch the whole video. This was one of the best how to I have seen in a while.all the videos now days I follow are mediocre at best with the same things and not really informative. The voice over 👍🏻 while explaining things works.This is my second year cutting and I have a 30in time master but I may get the ex mark 30 due to the being more commercial grade. I am a full time nurse and part time lawn care with about 5-10 yards and or accounts.Mostly my neighbors and word of mouth.I enjoy lawn care and your video was helpful. Hope you get that 500 likes 😅

[@davidjohnston8954]

keeping mowing up ill watch these video sir

[@williamwallace4879]

Really enjoyed your work Mike. Thank You!

I am 6 foot tall (189 cm) and being that tall has it's minuses too - I have too bend down to use properly a weed eater. Pulling weed out is not easiest job. Bushes and twigs always get in my way.

[@AaronDav-nq8hk]

Recently come across your videos, just want to say great job! very informative, whilst still remaining entertaining!

[@easttnlawncare6740]

I'm learning a lot watching your videos thank you keep them coming

[@raynat-zoe6215]

I came to this video coz you said it helps the algorithm ✅👍🏾

[@happyman5389]

Man this guy is the real deal 💯

[@NAVITAS22]

Hi Mike thanks for your videos.!! I own small lawn care business I know a lot people like me check your videos and want be part of your business but we don't can afford buy a franchise so we have to keep lifting our business from the ground we learn a lot from your tutorials. I know you are a business person and nice CEO should be good if you can run our business on internet like management our business on Google business because you know how the season is changing and offers our services like mulching in spring,yard cleaning,shrubs trimming on sumer aeration and seeding early fall leaves removal etc. Probably you can make money and we can make money getting new leads.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

🤣 the gas holder cell thingy

[@calvinharrison1567]

5 foot 5 here mike so I know all about being short. But my motto is I’m a small guy but I accomplish big tasks.

[@MikeAndes]

Dynamite comes in small packages.... 🔥

[@calvinharrison1567]

@@MikeAndes I say this daily 🔥🔥.

[@oklahomasooner7686]

Adorable

[@trell19832002]

Hey, ive been watching u latley and your a inspiration. I have been learning seo for about 8 years. I created a lawn care site a year ago intending to rent it to a landscaper. I couldn't rent it out so i slowly starting building tools up n doing the work myself. Im getting 2 to 3 calls a day so i had to hire friends in order to complete these jobs without them waiting a week on the schedule. I have no system in place i live in a country town so the majority of my lawns take atleast an hour to complete. I want to grow but i need help!!!! What is the best way to get myself off the lawns and back on the labtop while insuring the jobs n projects are being done correctly?

[@MarcFromBerryland]

6:23 You made no mention of it in the video but I noticed the bag kick to check how full it is

[@Zanogaming2678]

New subscriber here keep the good work I like you’re videos 👍

[@denisc5111]

Love it to watch u, btw iam from germany and your Business tipps also work in germany

[@lofijunki4232]

I remember that first Ferndale lawn, it was annoying how fast the grass grew

[@MikeAndes]

Zues! Awesome to hear from you 💛💛 ya, that lawn has the perfect shade/sun combo for explosive growth! 😂

[@nicholascowherd6271]

What app are you using for the job notes ? And tracking your budget hours?

[@wade.chris44]

You mentioned that they make adjustable weed wacker head for different angles Where do you find them Thanks alot!

[@MikeAndes]

They dont.... YET! =)

[@dianesaldivar824]

To prevent growth of grass, give it hormone therapy. Lol

[@davidjohnston8954]

yrd im old now to but you need to do something to get it done but nice video sir for the videos - ill keep watching thee videos to learn something

[@kobegrants6914]

Brother I’m a huge fan let’s get it. Y’all do amazing work. I need to get a hold of you I have so many question please get back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@urbanrootslandscaping3874]

Do you have your crew clock into the weeding separated from the mowing? Thanks.

[@MikeAndes]

In the perfect world... but it rarely happens. We can track the two together though and still get a good idea of over/under BH for price adjustments

[@wftxjaiden3278]

What happened to the poor bucket

[@yonugG23]

I would've laughed it you confronted whoever was there last time "yeah, I decided to help out and uh....... I noticed you slacked off on some of the weed beds. " LOL

[@dgfj2b754]

Mike, being short on a weed eater is way better than bending over all day being tall😂. Thank God for the Darwin’s grip.

[@MikeAndes]

😂✅👍🏻🌟

[@bigchungus920]

So do you pull weeds or spray them because I saw you do both. I only pull weeds that stick out a lot

[@xaphan8581]

lol we did worse. when i use to do landscape construction in seattle where it rained non stop we came up with the bright idea to put sawdust down to make trails for the machinery. well then when we got done and all the grass and plants were in later on everything where we put the sawdust died cause the sawdust under the ground would decompose heat up and kill the plants or grass. you could see a trail pf death going threw the lawn and all the beds lmao. we had to go back dig way down to replace all the dirt and so forth.

[@131dyana]

You do great jobs.

[@0zmosis2001]

If there's one thing I love about working outside in the summer or whenever is working on a very dark heavy overcast day At 8:35 made me think of my comment.☝🏼

[@MikeAndes]

Totally

[@cowboycody27gaming93]

Guys I think I was his 16th k sub!!!!

[@MikeAndes]

You got it! ✅🌟

[@cowboycody27gaming93]

@@MikeAndes Is there a way you can check that I was you 16k sub?

[@jeffrentsch4318]

As an aside different manufacturers have different ergonomics line trimmers as a 6'3" guy prefer red max least like the brand you use least short guys on our crews were ok with them.

[@zachmo88]

Dude..I have to kink my arm up all day to weed eat. I know exactly what your talking about. It's killer after only a couple lawns. I didn't know there was an adjustable head. Gotta look into that

[@pabloaguero4898]

Where did you put the grass?

[@MikeAndes]

We dump at the shop

[@rodrigovazquez6575]

God bless

[@cork_eu7808]

Get harnesses for the strimmer

[@Lesleymehnert]

Do you not use the sit on mower?

[@wdilks]

Nice

[@Razrback]

I do more because I'm not fighting that push mower on every yard say what you want

[@therealdeal1245]

So alot of my customers ask to get there lawn mowed Thursdays and fridays but i have to many to just mow for 2 days. Do you mow residential on Monday- Wednesday ?

[@MikeAndes]

We tell them which day we’re going to mow their lawn… We don’t really accommodate any preferences… It’s just not possible when you have hundreds of clients

[@therealdeal1245]

@@MikeAndes true, i cant really compare to such a large company. Anyway, great video and it insprired me to work hard and get big

[@MikeAndes]

As you get more clients you will get more confident telling them the day of service and not making exceptions ✅👍🏻 I had to learn the hard way

[@CandBLawnCare]

I just received an offer to mow 20 inner city properties for a management company. They are super tiny and I said 35.00 minimum. Some may take 10 minutes or less. It may take 1 long day. He needs to know by tomorrow. Does it sound like a good deal? I’m short and i know exactly what your talking about. Haha.

[@MikeAndes]

$700 revenue, in 10 man hours of mowing. Small equipment setup. Sounds like money to me 💰

[@CandBLawnCare]

@@MikeAndes a couple are bigger and will be a larger charge but possibly still done in a day. Just wondering if subcontracting for a management company was a good idea? The good thing is I’d get paid for all by one client. It would be their job to get it from the property owners.

[@MikeAndes]

Oooooh. Just make sure it isn’t a “property preservation company” that requires a ton of pictures of every property! Those never end good 😀

[@DK-lz7kg]

Mike do you still regularly go out and do jobs like this as the boss? I have been doing yard work and cutting for almost 10 years and am getting close to quitting, as has been my goal. I guess if I was in your position I wouldn’t be wanting to mow, only doing management and systems

[@MikeAndes]

We only go out once a week to make videos. They get more views than if I am just doing a podcast talking head

[@TheBeatenPaths]

I don't sharing my grass killing chemical........Vinnegar!!

[@mattmoriarty4738]

I killed a customers rose that was planted for a family member that had passed on. the husband was ok, The rose was 2 foot high hidden in 5 foot high overgrown grass I was asked to slash down :-)

[@MikeAndes]

Shame on you! You are such a horrible person! How could you?!?!? LOL hahaha

[@devondelaney24]

Yo mike, is it a regulation to bag in whatcom county, or just standard practice? What’s different about this market where bagging is expected?

[@MikeAndes]

Not regulated but definitely the standard

[@MrBones2020]

Just out of curiosity, what does your team do with the clippings? I own and operate in MD and we normally dont bag. But when its inevitable that we need to bag the trailer gets loaded up with contractor bags full of clippings. Then we have to take them to the recycle facility to dump them which takes up time. Ive created my business around attention to fine detail and wouldnt mind bagging everything, but i would need to rent a large dumpster or something to put the bags of clippings in at the end of each day. its just a logistical nightmare

[@Razrback]

Mike I'm writing you up for damaging that weed bucket

[@MikeAndes]

LOL

[@shadow-gr3qu]

That’s the reason of a curved shaft no offense lmao

[@Ehrenization]

11:29 I DO know exactly what you're talking about

[@MikeAndes]

lol

[@DBCSwindow]

This is far from the first time I’ve seen a millionaire do manual labor.

[@MikeAndes]

✅🌟💰

[@michaeldimarzo8353]

Hey mike, loving the channel. I’m about to fertilize my first lawn. I’m super worried I will burn it. Just wondering if you have any tips to prevent fertilizer burn. Thanks!

[@MikeAndes]

Triple check your calculations on concentration... and READ THE LABEL. If you are spreading make sure to not double pass. Remember you can always apply a second application, you can’t take anything back.

[@ClassicCityMinistry]

yes i know exactly what you mean lol

[@viralvideostrending5782]

💯🔥🔥

[@XanderDijkstra_]

Shortest millionaire out there 💪🏼 keep up with mike’s story times

[@PkerSilentX]

Interesting take on the chemicals! Just had to take the class to maintain our pest lisence in Virginia, and an interesting point was brought up. It is technically illegal for us to spray (for hire) anything not labeled for the use. So we can legally not spray a mixture of salt/vinegar/soap on weeds.

[@MikeAndes]

Congrats on certification!

[@briceklausing9790]

Do you except franchisees that want to keep their name and brand??

[@MikeAndes]

It wouldn’t be valuable to do that honestly. The value of the brand and marketing is a big component of why the franchise is valuable... and Command couldn’t operate for you if you were working as another brand. You would be better off just using the course and content to build on your own. Make sense?

[@briceklausing9790]

@@MikeAndes Makes sense! Thank you!

[@Demonhumper9919]

I love the videos but putting everything in truck just kills me a lil every time

[@TNsher776]

Is this in Washington state?

[@MikeAndes]

Yes. Ferndale WA

[@TNsher776]

@@MikeAndes the grass is nice green and thick! Here in Tennessee its green too from March to November

[@Vector-X777]

Haha, I love the title.

[@Bradenmorrismowing]

Mike that over grown lawn what was the square footage?

[@MikeAndes]

Probably around 4000-5000 square feet MAX

[@phoenixmabry893]

I’ll never understand bagging clippings

[@MikeAndes]

Same!!! 🤣

[@andrewkensett5863]

Your head would explode if you were in the UK 😂

[@phoenixmabry893]

@@andrewkensett5863 please don’t tell me y’all bang clippings too. SMH 🤦‍♀️

[@andrewkensett5863]

Phoenix Mabry vast majority of UK lawn care companies use push/self propelled mowers with bags to collect grass clippings...it’ll be rare to see otherwise 😂

[@phoenixmabry893]

@@andrewkensett5863 damn bro that’s just unnecessary

[@thelawncarejourneyman7567]

Take that jacket off it ain’t cold!

[@cooperway4171]

I love the Elon Musk joke!

[@brianandlynphilippines]

Millionaires do no less real shit than poor people. I took a dump in a 1%'ers bathroom, causing it to overflow. The 1%'er cleaned up the clog and flooded floor himself. I suppose he is a billionaire, but I don't know his exact financials.

[@increaseroasusa]

Title “I’m a millionaire and I cut grass” make the titles personal. Check out some mr beast tips on titles and thumbnails

[@MikeAndes]

Really appreciate this feedback. I talked to Danny about this. Thank you!

[@MikeAndes]

I’m not yet bold enough to say “I’m a millionaire” ... seems kinda cocky. But the use of first-person in title is great feedback

[@geauxcuts4496]

We all know your a humble dude mike, let’s go!

[@increaseroasusa]

@@geauxcuts4496 absolutely. You can tell you’re 100% genuine and your value that you provide to us is absolutely insane!

[@imissme8313]

Wait I always wondered rhat … are you least making a couple hundred grand a year maybe u might hit a mill or 2 this year with the yourbe videos u pumping out

[@Mark_87]

I blow into the road If they don't want me to then my property tax shouldn't pay for street sweeping 🤔🤷‍♂️👌

[@Jeffdisalvio]

👍

[@jeffrentsch4318]

Where are you geographically. I mow fescu in the south east 4 inches is shortest we can go with out stressing the grass.

[@MikeAndes]

WA state

[@mitchellcollins7370]

Do you pronounce it herbs or herbs

[@MikeAndes]

😆 important decisions! 🧐

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

The French pronunciation is herbs.

[@easttnlawncare6740]

Did you become a millionaire by doing lawn care

[@MikeAndes]

Yes. Now I have other assets like real estate and stocks... but the pillar of it all was lawn care.

[@jackferem8833]

Why don’t y’all use stand on mowers or zero turns

[@MikeAndes]

Probably would have saved 5-7 mins... but we would only use it on 1 out of 3 lawns since we focus on the smaller lawns. Again, MOST of our locations have 48 inch stand on mowers.... I'm not against them =) At the end of the day I earned $100/hr using a $2000 mower instead of a $8000 one =)

[@jasonhoman3973]

Hey that hard work right there is how you became a millionaire.

[@ivtec845]

Runs million dollar company doesn't know what a fuel tank is.... scary

[@MikeAndes]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ivtec845]

@@MikeAndes lmaoo atleast you have a sense of humor

[@feliciaandmartinmartinez1154]

all the girls like big guys

[@MikeAndes]

Probably true 🤣

[@everardomartinez4208]

A gallon of gasoline fits in that exmark 30, also if you want to get more subscribers start cutting tall grass

[@MikeAndes]

😂✅ but we avoid those lawns unfortunately 🤣 they are great for views... bad for P4P, equipment maintenance, scheduling, and ultimately profitability.... but they are ODDLY SATISFYING! 😄

[@laymensgrowing2032]

Elon,? Are you for real?

[@MikeAndes]

No. Just a joke.... or is it? 🧐🤨😆

[@laymensgrowing2032]

@@MikeAndes Britta said you were joking but I had thought about the same thing. Elon is what threw me off.

[@kylelaird5539]

ugh

[@Razrback]

Organic product? That explains the massive hand pulling

[@Japplesnap]

Herb is a guy. An herb has a silent H.

[@Razrback]

I've been doing this going on 35 years I don't know why I watch you guess cause your definitely trying

[@iannorwood2855]

Get someone else to do your videos your not very good at trimming