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This fall and winter when things slow down, have you considered offering lawn mower repair services? Join in on this discussion at the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum here.
Here are some services you could offer this year and prices you could consider charging.
6-point At-Home push mower service: $55

Change and dispose oil
Replace spark plug
Clean the under [...]

Used commercial lawn care equipment can be a real bargain! It’s lifespan can last more than 10 times that of a consumer lawn mower. Think about that!
Rick: “Here is my first and only Deere. I purchased at an auction near me for only $75! It is a 14sx commercial John Deere with a bagger side [...]

Do you ever wonder how much training your employees should be given? For instance , do they need to be trained on how to change belts? Or is that just something that would be too much for most of them?”
Tim: “All employee’s should be trained on every minor mechanical repair detail you can do in [...]

How long should a commercial mower last? This is a very good and important question when you are considering buying one. Here is a great discussion from the Gopher Lawn Care Forum that I wanted to share with you on this topic.
TNT: “I’m in my 3rd season as a lawn care professional. I have around [...]

Chuck, a member of the Gopher Lawn Care Forum asked a great question today I wanted to pass on to everyone. He asked:
“I came across this in my local area on craigslist….is 3000 hrs alot for a diesel mower?   I know it is for a gas machine but I don’t know..”

Tim then gave us [...]

I was talking to a lawn care operator who repairs and fixes up discarded mowers. In fact, people actually know him to drop off their old unwanted mowers and he fixes them up and sells them. Check out his inventory. He even has a hedge trimmer for sale on the far left.
Why not!
Maybe this is [...]

Thanks to Patrick for this great idea.
Lawn Mower Repair Flyer
I put together this flyer you can use to find more work in the fall and winter. You will notice, I included a coupon for a fall clean up with a mower maintenance. While you are fixing their mower, you might as well offer them a [...]