Tractor Work Side Business - How a Small Job can take All Day

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  • Tractor Work Side Business - How a Small Job can take All Day
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Komentáře • 83

  • @RockhillfarmYT
    @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

    Check out this playlist of paid tractor work
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  • @BradMyers
    @BradMyers Před 2 lety +6

    It is always amazing how much time can get ate up by things that aren't directly the work, but necessary for the work.

  • @ritterjon
    @ritterjon Před 2 lety +5

    💥 I helped a friend remove some bushes because she heard I had a backhoe. After an hour of set up I pulled them by hand because they were so small. Since then I ask for pictures or video. 🤪
    *Keep on tractoring!* 👍

  • @FireDude13
    @FireDude13 Před 2 lety +2

    Interesting video. Gives us an idea of the 'hidden' time requirements. Thanks Brock!

  • @patrickcorbett8361
    @patrickcorbett8361 Před 2 lety

    That's why experience is so valuable..We gain knowledge with experience..& experience is THE best teacher , your doing great Brock showing ALL the hidden costs we forget to add in our quotes.
    Good video !
    pc

  • @dustysnow2502
    @dustysnow2502 Před 2 lety

    I hate loading up and unloading. Love the seat time but lots of times load and unload is the hottest dirtiest part of a job. Always gotta remember to charge for that time too. Thanks for the vid.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes sir. Swapping trailers, putting the ramps out and then up, securing the machine multiple times...
      Not nearly as fun as running the machine

  • @northeasterndirtandpropert7974

    When i'm prepping for a job the next dayI always load the equipment the night before.It just means you can wake up,have coffee,machinery already loaded and you tend to forget less because less things on your mind while hurrying to load in the morning.As your quoting gets more accurate,you will find these flat rate jobs{I hope you flat rated it}pay more than hourly,by far.No job is ever to small when a customer is willing to pay.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for sharing your experience. I do think that is the best way to do it
      I’m always a day late and a dollar short because I try to do too many other things

  • @OldIronAcres
    @OldIronAcres Před 2 lety

    Some good truths to hear and think about in this video. Nice job Brock!! Hope your kid got the win in the baseball game!! --J.Andre.

  • @maraudermitchelli
    @maraudermitchelli Před 2 lety

    Thank you very helpful

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj612 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice video Brock. I think this one will help homeowners looking to get these kinds of jobs done as much as it will the people thinking about taking on jobs like this with a small tractor. Since people are talking numbers in the comments, the FYI for what I would have charged would have been $150 for the bush removal (my minimum) and $150 for removing organic material (my standard charge for jobs within 30 minutes drive) for a total of $300. Every area is different, but people are always curious about what others would charge.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, I’ll tell them my pricing on the majority of jobs I do.
      I forgot to mention it in this one. I charged $250
      Thanks for watching

  • @curtanderson8655
    @curtanderson8655 Před 2 lety +4

    Just a question, should you have called to see where the utilities are? Here in Illinois, they will mark it out for free where anything underground is like power or gas. That would be a bad day if they had to come out and fix something like a broken gas line. Just a thought for the future, thank you for the great videos.

  • @rickywilson6214
    @rickywilson6214 Před 2 lety

    Very good job. I wood do the same thank

  • @greg3629
    @greg3629 Před 2 lety +1

    Great Video. Job's start when you start prepping or at least that is what I have always held to and they dont end till your at home and unloaded! So technically you did not finish until you unloaded the tractor!! :P ...I felt a little cheated at not seeing the end result after clean up!! Solution for the baseball time crunch...get the kid into video games and the kid wont want to play baseball anymore and you wont be late for anything!! :P Looking forward to the next one!

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      Yeah, I was about 99% done when my camera shut off and I didn’t restart it. I basically just hit it with a hand rake a little bit
      Thanks for watching

  • @andrewanderson1436
    @andrewanderson1436 Před 2 lety

    I need some bushes like those to go on my property line. Add a little privacy and help with the dust from the rock road.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, they were the perfect kind of bushes that everybody wants but this woman didn’t like them

  • @Anterak123
    @Anterak123 Před 2 lety

    I love your videos and I learn so much from them. Yes you seem to have a hard time to handle the heat. I have about the same shape as you. Loosing weight would help a lot. However this is easier said than done as I am in the same boat as you.
    But for having sporting a full beard like yours for many years, when I shaved it, this was like day and night. It was way cooler. Just my two cents

  • @joshburright1050
    @joshburright1050 Před 2 lety

    Hey Brock just a idea. I have the same exact truck trailer tractor setup and I installed a wireless remote setup so not only can I spread what’s in the trailer but use it for loading tractor in trailer with raising it as I drive on then lower it without climbing in and out a hundred times. Just a thought works well for me. Great videos!

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for sharing
      Getting a wireless remote is on my to do list but I just haven’t got it done

  • @madtater5948
    @madtater5948 Před 2 lety +1

    thanks for sharing the video, do you think a 4-in-1 bucket would have worked in removing these shrubs?

  • @davidash7536
    @davidash7536 Před rokem

    It’s amazing how something that looks like it would be done fast and then takes hours.

    • @BreadAndGatorade
      @BreadAndGatorade Před 3 měsíci

      Facts bro, every time I learn a new home project I double the time.
      When I work on my car I make sure I don't have work the next day and start in the morning so I can overnight parts if I screw up bad.

  • @threepointservices-tractor4832

    Do you ever think about selling your tractor, and becoming dependent on the skid steer?
    I gave up on my quick hitch. It became just another thing to install, or remove.

  • @robbiefrentz9427
    @robbiefrentz9427 Před 2 lety

    I do a 3 hr min. And I don’t do the cleanup but tractor setup and travel I don’t charge for unless they live far away then i charge according

  • @jamescapps9072
    @jamescapps9072 Před rokem

    I would get some rams about a foot longer that way you would not hit the backhoe on the drive, or if you can fine a place were the ground is a little more leavel with trailer floor you can put the rams to it ,and back off without hitting .

  • @D2500R
    @D2500R Před 4 měsíci

    I've heard if your exhaust faces forward you should block it off with a glove or something because the air coming in can spin your turbo and since it has no oil pumping it could cause damage. Thoughts?

  • @paulm1714
    @paulm1714 Před 2 lety

    When you figure a job do you add in extra time when your helper is around. My chocolate lab always helps and somehow the job takes a little longer. Enjoy the time with that little guy

  • @genewilliams7497
    @genewilliams7497 Před 2 lety +1

    That’s now you Indian name………. “Brock Two Hammers”. 😂😂😂. Epic!!

  • @haroldsmith8398
    @haroldsmith8398 Před 2 lety +1

    Did I miss how much did the job pay? You were putting the backhoe bucket Sooo close to the house sidings, what would it cost you to repair the sidings or broken side walk? Great video as usual 👌.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      I charged $250
      I felt confident that I would not hit the building.
      Of course over confidence is the best way to get yourself in trouble

  • @JayD_113
    @JayD_113 Před měsícem

    would you have been able to use the front grapple or an actual root grapple bucket for this job?

  • @kyleanderson5315
    @kyleanderson5315 Před 2 lety

    This video showed a CON to the piranha bar, SKA " the shin splitter". Those sharp teeth are no joke to human skin.

  • @marvindiamonjr.9631
    @marvindiamonjr.9631 Před 2 lety +2

    That first move with the backhoe made me cringe. It came pretty close to the siding on the house. From there on, however, it was controlled and stress free. It's amazing how the average guy seems to always underestimate the time it will take to do a job. Every time I think I have time to do a job before another commitment, I'm wrong. Thank goodness that I'm retired and don't do work for other people! I'd be a miserable failure. But then again, I don't judge success by time. I judge it by seat time and the personal satisfaction I get from a good day's work. And, with forty acres, I don't think I'll be running out of projects any time soon. Great video! It made me miss my backhoe!

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      Yeah, maintaining your own property can be a full-time
      Thanks for watching

  • @rgd2598
    @rgd2598 Před 2 lety

    Hey compadre. I am looking to get a weigh safe hitch through your link. I have a tractor w/weight similar to yours and a bumper pull 18’ car hauler that I use. What hitch do you recommend and do you know an approximate cost for it? I will be getting an add a grapple soon too. Can’t make up my mind to forks or bucket. I bought one of the first pre production artillian fork set from Chris when he was getting Artillian started. He’s passed now and his wife sold to Curtis. Thanks.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      As far as the WeighSafe page I think you’re just choosing between the amount of drop and the 2 inch or the 2 1/2 inch.
      I don’t think there’s very much price difference between them so if your truck has a 2 1/2 inch that is what I would get because it’s rated for more weight.
      I also got the maximum amount of drop just because you never know what you might need
      I was thinking of getting the addgrapple for my forks but the owner told me most people seem to prefer it on the bucket so I went with that
      Cool that you were in on Artillian so early. I did not know Chris but I’ve heard a story and I believe his wife is actually working with Artillian again now
      I appreciate that they’ve kept most of the original designs intact

  • @davidmays2161
    @davidmays2161 Před 2 lety +3

    Too much equipment for the job. Pull them bushes with the pickup and a log chain…. Atleast that’s what WhistlinDiesel would do 😅😅😅

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety +1

      I didn’t want to pull them because I didn’t want to track up the yard, but I’m no whistlindiesel

  • @davidash7536
    @davidash7536 Před rokem +1

    People don’t realize all the preparations that go into a job.

  • @chrisreddick36
    @chrisreddick36 Před 2 lety +1

    I would have charged $650 because of the dump fees at landfill and distance to get to it. 4 hours of work plus dump fees yeah it seems high for some but I don’t dump on my own property. If they find someone cheaper and I don’t get the job I don’t worry about it I just move on.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      yeah, even though I have done it on the past 2 jobs, dumping on my own property is not a long-term solution.
      I only charged $250 for this
      Thanks for watching

  • @gilbertgurule5395
    @gilbertgurule5395 Před 6 měsíci

    Sir, how much horsepower is your machine?? Thank you

  • @dustdevl1043
    @dustdevl1043 Před 2 lety

    All the extra load up and travel time is not a thought to most folks wanting a job done. Most of the guys around here would have ripped out the bushes, loaded them up and left, leaving the homeowner with the cleanup.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      It always adds up to more than you think. Thanks for watching

  • @toddcaskey9984
    @toddcaskey9984 Před 2 lety +2

    So what did u charge? Did u make or loose monies?

  • @LIFEISHARDSTUPID
    @LIFEISHARDSTUPID Před 2 lety

    So why not do all the pre trip the night before? Why not start earlier to beat the heat and have more time to do personal things? I get the gist of it but it just seems counterproductive.
    I've done jobs like this , by hand and by the old recovery strap choke and pull. The tractor seemed to be overkill but to each there own👍👍

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, the best strategy is probably to prep the night before and start early.
      I guess my time management isn’t that great. The day before I was working on that trench until about 9 PM and got my video edited at 2 in the morning
      It is also the difference between doing this full-time and part-time with this work
      I usually start my day doing customer service for our other business and then I print all of our shipping labels and make sure that everyone has what they need
      It would definitely be a nice feeling to get out and have this job finished before 10 in the morning because I was prepped ahead of time. As a full-time guy I would probably need to do 2 or 3 jobs like this per day
      No matter when you do the prep though it still took four hours for everything

  • @NYTROeast
    @NYTROeast Před 2 lety

    Why I like my pat's but I don't have a backhoe so not sure if I could leave them on or not

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      I have wondered that myself and thought about trying pat’s quick Hitch
      Did you talk to John at Artillian?
      I wasn’t sure if you saw my previous message about it

    • @NYTROeast
      @NYTROeast Před 2 lety

      @@RockhillfarmYT In my honest opinion pat's is the only way to go. Pat's doesn't restrict you to the attachments that you can use with them. I even have a pat's on my TopLink. But in your case with the backhoe, I'm not sure if they would work for the do lengthening your arms around 3 inc.
      I didn't see your other post about John from Artilian. Was it in regards to the powder coat issues? I will look for it now.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety +1

      The guy that I work with from Artillian Saw your comment about the issue you had and wanted to talk to you about it.
      His name is John Davis and he would like you to email him at this address.
      JDavis@curtiscab.com
      John is a great guy. If you contact him you might mention the comment on my video along with your issue

    • @NYTROeast
      @NYTROeast Před 2 lety

      @@RockhillfarmYT I will shoot him an email later this evening when I get home I even have the original emails between me and the guy at artillian that I was talking to.

  • @jb6971
    @jb6971 Před 4 měsíci

    It's 2024 now. Minimum $75 - $100 per hour total time involved. $350 - $450

  • @brents1643
    @brents1643 Před 2 lety

    How long is your trailer?

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      16’. Here is a walk around on it
      New Dump Trailer - Gooseneck or Bumper Pull? Is Bigger Really Better?
      czcams.com/video/vq84LfslbwU/video.html

  • @kevinadams8507
    @kevinadams8507 Před 2 lety +1

    What was the profit from this job?

  • @TimButler-zp3gz
    @TimButler-zp3gz Před 10 měsíci

    What would you charge on a job like that takes drugs out

    • @TimButler-zp3gz
      @TimButler-zp3gz Před 10 měsíci

      What would you charge for taking shirts out you do it by the job or by the hour

  • @jimmaag4274
    @jimmaag4274 Před 2 lety

    If it takes all day it's not a small job

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před 2 lety

      Which is the point I was illustrating with this video

  • @thebonestead
    @thebonestead Před rokem

    So what did you charge them? I can see if you charge $400 then the customer might think you are charging $400 for an hour job. Like this video points out, doing the actual work is just part of the time involved.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před rokem +1

      I don’t remember. I’m thinking $250 but it’s been a while ago.

    • @thebonestead
      @thebonestead Před rokem

      @@RockhillfarmYT thank you! I might have binged a bunch of your videos last night haha

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  Před rokem +1

      @@thebonestead awesome

  • @bendhy6993
    @bendhy6993 Před 9 měsíci

    You do not need a tractor to do this job lol a chainsaw and cut at the base would have do the job and the same result. This is very the American way to do a job.