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@@ardy9u thank you for watching and commenting. In my area everyone has skid steers now. It is really hard to make money now. Take care and stay safe out there. I need to get back to making videos. I have been slacking here lately.

@@lars-goranberg1422 Thank you for watching and commenting. Sorry to say that we never finished the project. My son moved on and I’m getting too old to tackel a big project like that. Someday I might work on the project but as of right now it want be finished. Take care and stay safe out there.

Hi thank you for watching and commenting. It is crushed concrete. There are free material calculators on google so all you need to do is plug in the dimensions and the thickness of the driveway or parking area and then it will give you the tons of material you will need. Or it will give you the yards of material you would need. Then you divide that total by how many yards or tons that the dump truck in your area can haul then that will tell you how many loads you need. I hope that helps. As for price I don’t make anything off the materials I just charge the customer what ever the dump truck charges then I charge for my time. I do min 200.00 even if it only takes me 30 min then I do 400. For a half day and 800 for full day. That’s a good starting point tell you do a few jobs and learn how long it takes you to do the work then adjust as needed. Plus it depends on your area. You can only charge what someone is willing to pay. Take care and stay safe out there.

@@michaelsfabwork2985 Thank you for your great response and explanation, sorry for responding late, you really are a great help and motivation, I'm in Houston

Awesome. Thank you for commenting and watching. I wish I would have finished that project with my son but we never did. Take care and stay safe out there.

Hi I hope all is well I set my thunder 51/100 for 1/4” is 12mm and 60% power. I hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.

@@michaelsfabwork2985 Hello, Great and Thank you. Happy Holidays/New Years..:)

Thank you for watching and commenting. It is 2x2x 1/4”

Thank you for commenting and watching. Im sorry you feel that way but pricing all depends on where you are located and what people are willing to pay. You say people like me are what other contractors hate. If you could elaborate on what you mean that would be great. Is 100.00 a hour to much or not enough please elaborate on that as well. I hope you have a good day and stay safe out there.

@@michaelsfabwork2985 thats cheap pretty much free alot of people in ga wont even touch equipment work less then 1000

I charge 90 just to hold shovel

DEPENDS WHERE YOU LIVE... SMALL TOWNS WHERE COST OF LIVING IS CHEAP, $100 AN HOUR MIGHT WORK...BUT IF IN A BIGGER CITY...YOU GOTTA MAKE $1500 A DAY TO COVER COSTS AND MAKE A GOOD LIVING...THESE HEAVY MACHINES DO A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK IN SHORT TIME SO ITS LOGICAL TO CHARGE ACCORDINGLY

Thank you for watching and commenting. That’s awesome man. I hope you do good on your side hustle.

@@michaelsfabwork2985 i subscribed so I’ll be keeping up with ya. Hope you achieve all your goals thanks bud

Thank you for watching and commenting. At the time of that video I had 2 now I’m down to one.

Thank you for watching and subscribing. That was a father son project and my son has moved on and I never finished the project. Maybe some day we will but as of now it’s not happening. Take care and stay safe out there. Good luck on your build.

Lol it is the dragon den but it’s not the grand dragon of the kkk. He had a race car I think

Thank you for watching and commenting. No we never finished it. My son moved on and lost interest in it and I’m to old to do it by myself, take care and stay safe out there.

Thank you for watching and commenting. Make you first bend then set it up in the bender and put a piece of pipe on the outside of the die and use a square to make sure it is square. Then measure it to the dimensions you want or need. I have a video making steps or something that shows it. I hope that helps. Take care and stay safe. There is a video I made that shows you how to figure your take off for a bend. You put marks every inch then make your bend and you can figure it out from there. I hope this helps.

@@michaelsfabwork2985 it kind of does. so basically i have been trying to figure out how to precut and then bend. so precut the full length and then make my marks and then bend it. i know the size will differ for different projects how ever i am trying to speed up my game. say you call me for a rack i dont want to have to cut and splice. so when i make gates with those bends on top i have a preset measurement, but when i make the bend on one side the other side it does not come out the same.so i been searching for a video that would explain it.

Thank you for watching and commenting. I totally understand what you are talking about. My area is flooded with so many skid steers and mini excavator so it’s getting harder to get jobs. Good luck and thank care and stay safe

Thank you for watching and commenting. Lol you are right. I know enough to get by. Take care and stay safe out there.

Hi thank you for watching and commenting. No I searched the internet when I was doing my project and couldn’t find anything. So I just looked at videos and pictures. Sorry I can’t help you on that. Good luck.

@@michaelsfabwork2985 thanks. I have a rough idea. And I’ll see how I go. Thinking of going 6 mm 1/4 inch for bottom sheet or am I overdoing it or 4mm or 5/32 what’s your thoughts.

@@scottmcgovern7641 I went with 3/16” on the bottom of that one. Butt we never finished the build so I can’t tell you really if it was a good idea or not. I was like you I couldn’t find a lot of info on the internet or RUclips. I just know I wanted it thicker then 1/8” for sure.

Thank you for watching and commenting. It all depends on where you live that you can charge what you are saying. I’m glad you can get that but here where I’m at the customer want pay that and they will get someone else. Take care and stay safe out there.

Your fired

Hi thank you for watching and commenting. I ordered the 8ft by 20ft from a guy in houston texas. The name was wholesale aluminum but i do not know if he is in business or not. Take care and stay safe.

Thank you for watching and commenting. I like it a lot for loading and unloading but I don’t like the torsion axles I wish it was leaf springs. It is 20 ft but it has been a good trailer. Take care and stay safe

@@michaelsfabwork2985 keep up the Good work Mike I’m inspired by you.

What’s up

Hi thank you for watching and commenting. Yes I worked construction for 31 yrs.

I don’t blame you for not driving a truck anymore the roads are getting crazy. Good luck on your new adventure. In my are it is a tuff go at it because everyone has skid steers and it is cut throat here in my are.

I hope it’s a fun adventure.

This comment was a sign for me , I just sold my semi truck and trailer and been looking into skid steer business with a dump trailer. Looking forward to this new business. Good luck on the journey brother.

You should, working for yourself is so much better. It sucks working for someone. You make them rich and not yourself

Thank you for watching and commenting. It takes some set time to get it. I’m still not the best but just remember you can keep moving that dirt or rock around till it looks good. Practice practice practice is the only way to get good.

Thanks for your time, I definitely need more seat time, I’ve been scared to seek out jobs knowing I’m just learning having to charge less just to get some experience

@@tsh30039 don’t sale yourself short. Just having the equipment cost money. I try to charge 250.00 minimum and 400.00 half day and 800.00 full day that’s 8 hrs. If you bid a job for a set price just try to figure how long it will take you. You will make good money some jobs and not so good on others. But if you look at like this. 400.00 in a day at 5 days a week that’s 2000.00. That should pay you bills and notes and insurance and everything. I’m not say just change that but I’m saying if you can average that a day for a week you can make it. Then the more you do the better you get at biding jobs the more you can make. So don’t sale yourself short. Take care and I hope this helps you. Where are you located?

@@michaelsfabwork2985 great advice and words of wisdom,thanks so much.

Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes sir it wasn’t easy leaving that guarantee pay check every week. But life will pass you by if you work your whole life for the man. I enjoy working for my self some days then others I think it would be better to go back to work for the man. Take care and stay safe out there.

@@michaelsfabwork2985 Your very welcome So true, good days and bad. Most people are very nice to deal with. Stay safe too