I am 308 miles or 5 hours 20 minutes down I-94 E. I appreciate the offer but will have to pass. I am pretty much planted here in the north suburbs of Chicago. My mom and sisters are all within a hour of me. My wife's family are all around here as well. I have been a member at a church that I don't plan on leaving. If you would of caught me in my younger single years when I lived in Florida, Wyoming, Illinois, California and traveled to Europe, Mexico, five Caribbean Islands and about 30 U.S. States, I would have said yes for sure!
Hey so you live in michigan.... if so thats awesome. Y ou starting this thread was very helpful and its funny you bring up the fact you have a Jimmy with a plow cause I have one in my fleet also that my brother in law owns
Too bad others who have the expert experience haven't expanded upon it.
I've bee plowing snow for just a couple of years, and not too long ago, I found this site. I find that for the most part there are a few good guys here who will help anyone else out, and then there's the group that doesn't want to give up their secrets. It's just the nature of humans, I guess.
Thanks for the post.... Great read as I built up my contracting business doing the same thing...... developing a "brand". Seems to take a little longer in this business, and people that I've come across (not all, but most) don't care about the quality of the work being performed... just the price......
So I see a couple of people have found this thread. No I am not in Michigan. I am just above Chicago. Here is a little update on my business. It has grown over 30% this past summer. They came to me. It was 100 degrees out and they came to me about snow! Love it. I am having another meeting tomorrow morning about another contract that could be big. I already bought another truck and plow. Everything is payed for. Life is good. Just need some snow this year
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Galiv is the new thing in the off road community when doing restores like a frame off. A lot of the early bronco guys that I wheel with have been talking about it.
Does the blade have to be in perfect condition prior to the galiv process? Or is some surface rust, chipping paint ok? I would imagine it gets blasted first right?
Galiv is the new thing in the off road community when doing restores like a frame off. A lot of the early bronco guys that I wheel with have been talking about it.
Does the blade have to be in perfect condition prior to the galiv process? Or is some surface rust, chipping paint ok? I would imagine it gets blasted first right?
Thanks for the info!
Original condition of the blade has to be structurally sound. Blade has to get all the rust/paint sand blasted first. Raw metal.
"Hot-dip galvanizing deposits a thick robust layer that may be more than is necessary for the protection of the underlying metal in some applications." I agree with this quote from Wikipedia. My plows will probably out last anything I put them on.
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My newest member to my small fleet: 92 3/4 ton Suburban 5.7l auto 4.10 gears and a Snow Dogg EX75 plow. The Suburban was driven around by a fire chief in Utah all its life. Very relaxed, municipally maintained, rust free find. Only option it had was a/c
I went stainless steel for my next plow but.....next summer I will take it apart, sand blast and galvanize the steel parts. So it will be a stainless steel mold board on a galvanized steel frame. Should look crazy
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great post lots of valed points...idk if its just me i love running my own company i am young and energetic buliding slowly but surely andi dont think i could go to work for someone else after running my own business
It's called bootstrapping, and quite frankly we need much more of this mentality in America.
Make it work with what you've got. Exploit whatever "unfair" advantages you have, be they skills, climate, contacts or just work ethic and determination.
All with the goal of collecting more money than you spend every year.
It's called bootstrapping, and quite frankly we need much more of this mentality in America.
Make it work with what you've got. Exploit whatever "unfair" advantages you have, be they skills, climate, contacts or just work ethic and determination.
All with the goal of collecting more money than you spend every year.
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