Mike AndesFounder, Augusta Lawn Care and Homeworks · Founder of Homeworks and Augusta Lawn Care

THIS MOWER COST $40,000 😳😳😳 #lawncarebusiness

2 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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Mike Andes argues that a recently advertised mower priced at $40,000 (about $1,000.60/month) is excessive for typical lawn-care work. He compares that cost to major expenses (car, house down payment, college) and contrasts charging $80–$100 per man-hour for labor versus using inexpensive tools (e.g., a 20-inch push mower under $1,000). Andes says he never pays more than $12,000 for a new mower and calls into question using a $40,000 mower on a $10,000 trailer pulled by a $70,000 truck while charging $30 per lawn cut.

Questions this video answers

$40,000

$1,000.60 per month

$80–$100 per man hour

$12,000

$10,000 trailer; $70,000 truck; $30 per lawn cut; 20-inch push mower costs less than $1,000

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This mower costs $40,000 or $1,000.60 per month. That's absolute insanity. $1,000 a month? That's like your rent at $40,000 like a down payment on a house, buying a mid sized car or potentially sending your kid to college for four years. You're gonna charge 80 to $100 per man hour with someone using this piece of equipment. I'm gonna charge 80 to $100 per man hour with someone pulling weeds, trimming a bush or using a 20 inch push mower that costs less than a thousand dollars. Now you might be saying well I need these larger mowers for bigger properties. I agree and I buy a lot of zero turn mowers. However I've never paid more than $12,000 for a brand new mower whether it be a stand on or a sit down and they seem to work just fine. It is very difficult to make sense of having a $40,000 mower on a $10,000 trailer being pulled by a $70,000 truck and getting $30 per cut for a lawn.