On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:23:30 -0500, Keyser Soze
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On 1/10/18 2:14 PM, Bill wrote:
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:30:59 -0800 (PST), John H
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Pretty sad when you can't perform routine maintenance on a lawn mower.

Funny. The lady across the street has a John Deere riding mower. She
does all her own maintenance, including sharpening the blades, etc. Her
husband has somehow gotten totally out of the yardwork arena. I've never
seen him lift a finger to do anything in the yard. I'll go over and blow
her leaves for her, and he won't even say 'thanks'. Alcohol does play a role.

My father in law is 94 years old and he still sharpens his own mower
blades. He drops the deck at least once a month in season, hoses it
out, sharpens the blades and lubes everything.


Me, I j ust pay the mow and blow guy monthly.


How many times a month does your lawn need mowing in growing season?
Mine needs a weekly mow from the end of April through the middle of
November. Guy down the street has a crew hit his weekly, runs him $75 a
cut, or it did a couple of years ago.

That is usually in the $100-150 a month range around here with a
weekly visit. In the winter they prune trees and such, in the summer
it is mostly mow and blow.
We have crews who try to line up as many customers in a row as they
can so they just start mowing at the corner and keep going. Usually
the crew is 6 or 8 guys and they bang out a yard pretty fast.
I am still not sure how he is making much money at it but they have 2
nice trucks. I think most of the money comes from the extras they can
tack on. They will do anything from pressure cleaning, sprinkler
repair to pretty extensive landscaping projects. Cutting the grass
just gets their foot in the door.