[Dpeckservices]

Good evening,
I stumbled across this forum a couple years ago and just lurked. Im a septic installer and plumber by trade but this year I started as a call in plow operator for the municipality.
Just before getting hired I purchased a 2009 Sterling L9500 for my business to run as a tandem, but it’s outfitted with Viking snow equipment. I’m still undecided whether to sell off the plow equipment or to bid on municipal contracts.
I can’t wait to learn from the wealth of knowledge here.

 

[m_ice]

Is work slow when it snows? If yes I say put it to use, if no then I'd pass

 

[BUFF]

Good evening,
I stumbled across this forum a couple years ago and just lurked. Im a septic installer and plumber by trade but this year I started as a call in plow operator for the municipality.
Just before getting hired I purchased a 2009 Sterling L9500 for my business to run as a tandem, but it’s outfitted with Viking snow equipment. I’m still undecided whether to sell off the plow equipment or to bid on municipal contracts.
I can’t wait to learn from the wealth of knowledge here.

Welcome to the site.......

There's a pretty knowledgeable group of members that a good about sharing it.

 

[jonniesmooth]

Welcome! Pictures of the truck?
We like pictures.

 

[m_ice]

And it's a sterling so I'm sure someone will have a grabber

 

[Ajlawn1]

Good evening,
I stumbled across this forum a couple years ago and just lurked. Im a septic installer and plumber by trade but this year I started as a call in plow operator for the municipality.
Just before getting hired I purchased a 2009 Sterling L9500 for my business to run as a tandem, but it’s outfitted with Viking snow equipment. I’m still undecided whether to sell off the plow equipment or to bid on municipal contracts.
I can’t wait to learn from the wealth of knowledge here.

Welcome aboard, sounds like you'll be able to handle the sheet here as it does get pretty deep...

 

[CowboysLC_DE]

You may be better off starting out as a subcontractor if you haven't plowed commercially before. Otherwise, best of luck. I would think that most contracts are already signed for the season.

 

[Dpeckservices]

Is work slow when it snows? If yes I say put it to use, if no then I'd pass

Work tends to slow a little bit. Last couple years we only had about 3 weeks we couldn’t dig.

 

[leolkfrm]

that 3 weeks is a good time to rest up and do maintenance on the equipment

 

[nchiapet]

Coming from me who is an engineer during the day as well as an HVAC business and Snowplowing business owner....start as a driver and make sure you enjoy the hours/work. Then take into consideration being on a contract where you have only one truck (new to you) and a job that needs to be completed.

Welcome to the Forum as well! Just recently been getting more involved but been in the industry for 15 + years.

 

[Dpeckservices]

Follow up, I got a position with the city as a on call/after hours operator. They are pretty much all international tandems and single axle with Viking equipment.
My Sterling is being stripped of the plow equipment and will just be a tandem dump truck.