Curbside Leaf Removal Using 18HP Little Wonder Debris Loader
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- These leaves were pretty wet and stomped down with some sticks mixed in. When you suck up leaves from a cleanup you just blew into piles they are a lot easier and faster.
Nice job Ken. Now go fix your driver side trailer brake light. Great video!
I was waiting for someone to point that out
@@KenMrKLC You know we think the same with things like that lol
Our little wonder at work has a ratchet strap that moves the hose up and down instead of a chain, a lot more convenient, too. We have a custom box that attaches to a SwapLoader truck (Ford F-450).
Build that box as high as you can safely.
Good stuff , real good music!
That's why I like run over top of the leaves with my lawn mower so that way I can have more room in my leaf box so that way I spend less time going to unload the leaves
Good video keep making them videos they good
Looks like it works well
It did ok, these were very wet and stomped down with a good amount of sticks mixed in. When I do the cleanups the piles are way more fluffy and easier to suck up
I would build some walls up on that trailer if I were you. And I just mean about another 2 or 3 feet. Just enough to come up over that discharge on the leaf vac. You'll definitely be able to get more leaves in all in one trip. Other than that, nice video.
how long did it take to suck that all up.
Nice work. Those set backs from not checking before heading out always leave marks from kicking ourselves in the butt. Better you than an employee on the clock.
Use a shovel to push the leaves into the hose. It’s quicker and less laborsome.
Amiggoooo!!!! Whats up Great Share . California leaves and trees are babies compared to you guys
Yes I can understand that..... There are lots of people who say just mulch up the leaves with the mower, Not happening around here... And these are very small piles actually compared to most of the ones I do.
@@KenMrKLC I had my biggest leaf clean up yet 4 bags lol.
I need a dump trailer how much did you charge to suck that up
Idk why you bought that loader....it really "sucks"....pun intended lol. Nice video brother
What A "Sucky" Comment bwaaa haa haa Thanks Jon
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This will be my first year doing curbside pickup with a dump trailer/debris loader setup. I have watched your videos and got a lot of ideas that helped me figure out what I wanted to do with mine. I don't have any idea how to charge for this service, or how much to charge. Could you give me some advice on what you have figured out? I'm thinking a minimum amount for the first 30 minutes, then so much per minute after that?
I charge flat rate with a $125 minimum. However I only do a handful of curbside pickups as a single service. I use it more for my own cleanups. If I were you I would do a cleanup, measure the pile at the end (even if you take extra time to make it a pile this one time) then measure it and then time how long it takes to suck up. That will give you great information in setting your rates. Keep in mind picking up the leaves is the hard part so as much as people say "I blew them all into a pile to make it easy" Pickup and disposal of the pile is 75% of the job in my opinion.... If they try and downplay its significance from the beginning I start with an explanation of why the price they are about to hear is not low.... Good Luck! Just because you have the equipment and are excited to use it don't make the mistake of pricing too low. I like to price my worth and give good value, maybe take that extra 5 minutes at the end to blow and cleanup the little debris left over 100% .. The job that you leave will be remembered longer than the price that they may be unhappy about.
@@KenMrKLC Excellent! Thank you sir!
Are you happy with the little wonder, or do you want a bigger one? I'm going to go look at one this size tomorrow.
I wouldn't go any smaller than the 18hp (use to be 16hp) size... It works well, if you really do more than a trailer or 2 full a day I would go bigger int the 20/30hp size range.... I don't want to deal with the weight and size of the larger ones so the 18hp is all I will ever have... Does fine. The little 8/12 hp deals are almost useless though.
@@KenMrKLC Thank you, that is what I needed to know.
Any regrets with the 18hp Little Wonder? Ever feel like you should have gone with more horsepower?
How do you dump it? Where does the loader go?
how much do ppl charge for curbside pick up?
i charge to do leaf removal between $350 and $395 for about 2 hours or 2.5 hours worth of work. Thats usually how long it takes me to do house in PA with me and my dad.
Your pricing seems to be in line for me, I have been doing a $190 minimum to show up, and that covers about 75% of the piles I remove.... Usually 30 min or so to suck up... I was doing without a min charging like $100 $125 etc for small piles but I found the $190 min to work to my advantage.
@@KenMrKLC Awesome! good to know!
Ken, rookie mistake. Have to check how full the trailer is before. Wasting time, not fun. setup though looks to be working good. I don't know if you actually finished it or if trailer was full, lol. Nice video Ken. Check your IG
Yea thanks for yelling at me Shawn, I'll try and improve upon my leaf fullness checking procedure. HAHA Anytime I know my time is limited I seem to overlook the simple things. After the camera died the loader ran out of gas also, I had to take the mix from my blower (like 2 cups of gas) to finish the second pile and barely made it.... I got it done before the rain however so all good
@@KenMrKLC that’s what I thought was going to happen the first time instead of trailer being full that you were going to run out of gas
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