jmac
Senior Member
I have been reading threads on here all winter long and guys seem like a nice bunch of guys with lots of free advise ( hard to find). I was a independent manufacturers rep with my own agency selling building materials to Home Depots for the first 20 years. That started to look little iffy, Home Depot is killing everybody in that line of work just like Wal-Mart have been doing for years. About 4 years ago decided to buy a new LS160 skid and new dump trailer and new F350 and start doing side jobs. Well I must of found something that I really liked to do because now I have given up the sales agency doing this full time. I realized in a very short time that what I had for equipment was not going to be enough ( my wife loves this part) and had to buy more stuff. Purchased a used Bobcat 331 and 98' GMC 6500 dump truck. Traded dump trailer for a used eager beaver. Today we have that equipment and a Hitachi EX60, 2001 Deer 450HLT with cab dozer, Case 70" single drum roller, Bobcat power rake, auger, forks, tampers, saws and new 24k tag Trailer. I have lots of payment books but always seem to find the work, money to keep it going. What I have found out to be true is that I need to do at least a couple of bigger site work jobs and fill in the rest with residential. The site work you do for GC's is bigger money but harder to get money. The residential pay when your done. Insurance is amazingly costly and just moving equipment is very expensive. I love it so far and I am hoping for big growth again this year, it is looking good. I love a challenge and this line of work is all that. The best part of the business is doing the operating the worst is collecting the money.
John
John
