Jim's Tractor Service & Hauling

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Introduction: I work hard to do what I said I would do on the job contract. I keep track of what my competion is charging, and what rental yards charge for the same size of equipment that I use. I always try to charge a fair price but, at the same time I don't want to be taken advantage of by the customer either! I will stick to my word and will write down what was agreed to on paper. I alway pay attention to my suroundings to do my best to avoid having accidents on the customers property. I always work to do a job right the first time so I don't have to come back a second time to do the job again. I try to always do jobs to at least meet what minmum building codes would require such as in digging a ditch, if the code says 18 inches to 24 inches I would always try to go to at least 24 inches. In most cases it always better to be a little bit too deep that too shallow. I am able to see a lot of different places as to where being stuck in an office would put me to sleep too fast. I meet all kinds of people. I find that most people are good decent people but unfortunetly there are always a few dis-honest ones out there too. These people will go to any extream, to find any excuse no matter how feble, to get out of paying for the work that has been done--these people I find, no matter how good your work is--they will find fault in the job that has been done. On the other hand there are some really good people that will not only pay what they owe for the job but will fix a great lunch and pay a bonus on top of what the job cost.

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My system I think is very simple, I try to figure how long a job will likely take me provided I don't have anything that brakes down, no flat tires, and so on, going by my hourly rate, times the hours I think I can do it in, plus any dump fees that might be involved, and any cost of hired labor that I might need, and I have to consider any added costs if I should have to pay the county for any permits that I need to take out. But every job is different, and of course not every job needs all the extras. Many jobs are just a matter of going in and cutting a field of tall grass and don't have any other out side expences.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
In my kind of work I have no need for continuing education. Only a need to replace some of the implements as the old ones wear out. Or get new styles of equipment as the demands change, such as getting a new disk/plow since more people today want plowing instead of brush hogging. However, I know its better for the ground and enviorment to cut the dry brown grass than it is to turn over the soil. By tuning the soil you are killing thouands of reptiles, mamals, and other creatures. Which is bad for everything involved--destroys food source for the birds, increases soil run off during the rain storms and so on.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I was attending CSUS, working toward a Lib. studies degree. When one day I was bicycling and some kid rear ended me, my bike ended up under his car, I had surgery on the knee, and a few months later as things worked out I found that I could make fairly good money loading and delivering manure compost by hand, in my 7 yard trailer, Plus I hauled a lot of house hold trash. After the accident I put a down payment on a new John Deere 950 and I found that I started getting more jobs than I could keep up with and making more money than I ever had before. Before I knew it, jobs were forcing me to miss classes and so I ended up having to drop school. That was back in 1986.