Hardscape Truck+Trailer pics

[musclecarboy]

I'm looking at a few enclosed trailers for tools and misc stuff and wanted to see the setups you guys have. Do most of you run a dump with an enclosed behind? How many of you have pick up's? What size trailer is best?

Thanks guys

[cgland]

Here is our trailer, ill have to take some pics of our trucks when we get situated in our shop.
http://www.prohardscaper.com/showthread.php?t=14

[musclecarboy]

Chris, that thing's gorgeous!! I was thinking maybe a 7.5x14 or 8x16 for me though. The 20 footer would be way too big for me now. I would also get a full wrap done since its a rolling billboard.

Its just getting brutal using the customer's garage or loading everything at night.

[mrusk]

I use a 8x18 enclosed trailer. I really only use it on the larger jobs.

[SCgreenscapes]

I have a 8.5'x18' car hauler that i am about to have wrapped. I use it everyday. I drop it off on the job site the day before we start and leave it until we are done except for the weekends. I can't wait for my wrap. talking about some major advertising. I always hated cramming everything in the back of the truck everyday. now everything has a spot and it is a rolling shop. Now if i could only get the guys to put everything back in its spot at the end of the day i would be happy. I will post pics after i get it wrapped. i have been holding off until then.

[zedosix]

We have a 8x16 with a 3' wedge nose and ramp door, its perfect for carrying most every tool we have including bomag compactors , tile saws and hydraulic wheelbarrow. My other one is a 7 x 14 with barn doors and it just serves the purpose. I see you are new in business and like the typical young of today you are full of "piss and vinegar" :) don't be in too much a hurry to spend your money and buy everything, most of us that have been in business for a decade or more, 2 decades or more for some of us, have all started out with just the basic tools, renting most of them for the first year and withholding on big purchases. Get some jobs under your belt first and decide if this is the trade for you. I can tell you though how nice it is to finally get a cargo trailer, we used our clients garage and back of our trucks for 9 yrs til I purchased a cargo trailer. Definetely up there in the got to have department.

[musclecarboy]

We have a 8x16 with a 3' wedge nose and ramp door, its perfect for carrying most every tool we have including bomag compactors , tile saws and hydraulic wheelbarrow. My other one is a 7 x 14 with barn doors and it just serves the purpose. I see you are new in business and like the typical young of today you are full of "piss and vinegar" :) don't be in too much a hurry to spend your money and buy everything, most of us that have been in business for a decade or more, 2 decades or more for some of us, have all started out with just the basic tools, renting most of them for the first year and withholding on big purchases. Get some jobs under your belt first and decide if this is the trade for you. I can tell you though how nice it is to finally get a cargo trailer, we used our clients garage and back of our trucks for 9 yrs til I purchased a cargo trailer. Definetely up there in the got to have department.

I'm not too eager to buy a trailer this month or even this year to be honest. I think I'll invest in a compactor and a saw first. I've got a couple pretty big jobs on the go and a few more in the coming weeks and am now learning how to really manage everything. My goal for this year was to learn as much as I can and earn a bit of money as a bonus. I've been approached for a few MASSIVE jobs (one was a 4000+ sf driveway, another was a 1200sf limestone pool deck) but have just sent the homeowner to a friend that's been in business longer than I've been alive. My part of the deal is he has to return the favor, which he will 5 times over. He has 5 crews booked 'till Sept and gets a bunch of calls everyday, so work is plentiful. My "ideal job" is something in the $5-20k range. Anything over 20 is just too big for myself and 2 other guys right now. If the opportunity arises, I'll reasess my situation.

[cgland]

Very smart!

[mrusk]

I may feel like you are getting a handle on things, but after 2 jobs its to early to tell. But once you do have a handle on things you move to the next level and it opens up a entirely new bag of worms.

2 Years ago I never even thought of using a landscape archiect on a project. Now every project I do involves a LA, a Engineer, a surveyor, soil erosion and grading plans, etc, etc.

If you continue to grow your company it is a never ending evolution. Its a good thing!