Pricing for the PlowGuy
Pricing in short should be figured $80-$120 per hour.
I do not figure a commercial parking lot at less than $100/hour
Driveways are hard to get to this number unless you can build a tight route so little time is spent driving. Far more money can be bad plowing residential but with more difficulty. A landscaper can [...]
How to Stake a Driveway
The proper way to stake a driveway is extremely opinion based. If you are plowing your own driveway it may seem unecessary. However, when a driveway is winding and there are obsticles that must not be pushed into the need becomes genuine.
Tips - Tools to carry
Tools to keep with you while plowing:
hammer
Socket Wrench Set -metric and standard
Box wrench set
Screw drivers
Fuses - find out what size and type the plow/truck requires.
Snow shovel
Square steel shovel - for chipping ice when stuck
Extra plow hydrolic oil
Tow chain / strap
Gloves
Parts to have on hand
Should keep an extra main solenoid to swap out 1 every 2 [...]
Tips to get up
Getting up in the middle of the night is probably the hardest thing to do. This is even more difficult when you dont think it snowed but it might have. In this case you need to measure and decide if you are going to actually plow or not.
Here is a list of things to try:
Wear [...]
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