[AT] somewhat OT--skid steer vs tractor for mowing

[charlie hill]

Steve most around here are local guys (citizens).  It's usually just one or 
two guys and they really hustle.  I do see some immigrant types 
(legal/illegal I don't know) but most of them are running older, rougher 
equipment and trucks.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] somewhat OT--skid steer vs tractor for mowing


> Ditto here Charlie ("here" being southeastern New England, the greater
> Providence RI area)  Most are 16-foot open trailers and almost all are
> pulled by a Ford Superduty mini-dump.  In the cab you normally find a
> capacity crowd of some ethnicity... I understand Guatemalans are
> heavily represented around here.  I mostly see them out on the road,
> never see them working.  All that means is that I don't ordinarily
> travel through the suburban residential areas where their clients
> live.  There seems to be a LOT of them.
>
> Steve O.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:14 AM, charlie hill <chill8 at suddenlink.net> 
> wrote:
>> It's the same here Farmer.   30 something guys in Ford F350 powerstroke
>> duallys pulling all sorts of trailers.  Some are fancy enclosed rigs, 
>> some
>> just open 16 foot utility jobs.  They have one or two ZTRs, a bunch of
>> string trimmers and a blower or two.  I bet there are 10 or so companies
>> like that in this area of less that 50,000.
>> And most folks around here still cut their own yards.  All of them seem 
>> to
>> be making a good living.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson46176 at hotmail.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] somewhat OT--skid steer vs tractor for mowing
>>
>>
>>>    Speaking of mowing grass... I have been watching things locally since 
>>> I
>>> used to have a small yard and lot care business and I am beginning to
>>> wonder if there are as many yards as there are grass mowing businesses
>>> around here. It seems at times like every 10th vehicle is hauling a zero
>>> turn mower or two on a trailer also loaded with walkers and string
>>> trimmers.
>>>   I guess everybody isn't broke...
>>>
>>>   I have to chuckle when I see what looks to be a 60" ZTR mowing a yard
>>> too small to park our minivan in.   :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> farmer
>>>
>>> Francis Robinson
>>> Central Indiana USA
>>> robinson46176 at hotmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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