How To Do A Fall Leaf Clean Up - $145 In 1.5 Hours, Bagging Leaves | Simple Basic Clean Up

Here's a quick video on how to do a leaf clean up. This was a basic leaf clean up for a lawn customer of mine. It only took about 1.5 hours, and we charged them $145. Nothing crazy, but still good money doing leaves on a simple property.

I tried to throw in some leaf clean up tips and suggestions to help you guys when doing leaves. Whether it's your own property or you run your own business, there's definitely smart ways to save time and be productive while doing a leaf clean up.

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[jontyler]

I love land scapeing and want to do it when I grow up because I'm 8 in a half.

[sharonfrees]

I enjoyed this video. I think that you are the only one who can judge on how much you charge. You know all your overhead and charge accordingly. The income for the area should also be a consideration. The good Karma for not gouging the customers will be rewarded in the end. I know this video was awhile ago, but, thanks for sharing. All of you guys probably don't know how satisfying it is for us to watch this.

[augustreil]

I did lawn care for 25 yrs and I hated the fall clean-up part ! I did use a leaf rake on the front of an old school 61'' Bobcat Jaguar and it worked pretty good for dozing the leaves into the wood line on the customers that allowed it. I did pretty much the same as you, blow out the beds into the grass, then vacuum up and dump. Get a helper, everything goes 4 times as fast, not just twice ! I always pushed as hard as I could for the highest price but also did a superb job. My thinking was, I would rather have 20 - 50.00 lawns than 50 - 20.00 lawns and then pick up other types of lawn/home maintenance jobs. Good luck to you and a very nice job sir !!

[davidwho]

I would add a step to mow over the leaves few times without the bags to mulch them up so that you don’t have to empty the bags as often.

[swimbait]

Brian that was cool of you to show this to others and talk about pricing. I dump leaves in fields, woods, pastures, etc. leaves are part of the soil cycle. They provide food and cover and help insulate plants during winter and reduce soil erosion. Great job.

[notavailable]

One tip, and it isn't always applicable, in larger areas I mulch leaves once without bagging then make another pass bagging it, it tends to chop them into finer pieces and you can catch more without having to empty your catcher as often.

[lightninglawnservice]

I first started watching lawcare vids - because of your channel.. your channel is by far the most informative... just trying to get my biz off the ground... your a big help

[yycguy]

Only thing i find most guys miss is the leaves that build up along the street. I blow them up on the grass and collect them as well. Nothing worse then dealing with that mess in the spring time, not to mention customers notice that a great deal.

I’ve not read all the comments here, but I work for a council here in the UK and to save your back we use a Stihl long arm hedge cutter with it adjusted so you can stand upright and the cutter blade is level with the a thought

[dadsvespa]

I've been picking up leaves ..(and sticks !) my entire life !lol I live in an old New England farmhouse. Only 2 acres but a lot of maples, pines, nut trees, and lawns. I have always cut my own lawns. Never have bagged leaves. 30 + years ago, I bought an Ingersol tractor, with a hydraulic vacuum attachment ..to a trailer which holds quite a bit. As you know, Its a continuous job, vacuuming leaves...until the snow flies, or a heavy frost.. I dump all the leaves in a wooded area on our property, and spread them around every year. I just finished last week. (some trees are still holding on to their leaves). I used to work year round on a golf course too...as a mechanic and I mowed fairways, tee's, aprons, roughs, greens, etc. during the spring summer fall. The fall was tough. It was a huge area to clean every year. I'd hitch up, a Jacobson Leaf Blower, 5 feet diameter ...to one of the Ford tractors. Even that monster, took a while to clear off all the area's a golfer would play. TONS of leaves !. Of course we had push leaf blowers, and hand held blowers. Vacuums. It all ended up in the woods, or in a dump on the course's property. I worked there for 6 years, seven days a week. As a teen, I worked there during the blizzard of 78" ! I alone took care of 75 golf carts..that had to start every single day..all day!..or the golfers would get pissed off. I top dressed greens, seeded fairways, plowed snow, rebuilt all worn equipment, grinded every reel, replaced ground every bed knife, for the 7 gang mowers and the 7 reels on the Jacobson F10, the triplexes, Toro greensmaster's, chain saws, etc....during the winters. I worked my ass off, for 9 bucks an hour !! Spent YEARS painting, greasing, driving, cutting trees down, and chopping the wood for heat, in a stove my boss and I made from a 275 gallon oil tank ! I had to fill, 75 golf carts, twice a week, and clean the air filters once a week ! That sucked ! I worked myself so hard to this day I have scars, and a destroyed back to prove it...then for 30 plus years, I was an auto tech...that sucked too! I had many many cars, a few dirtbikes and road bikes...now...I'm in my 50's..bad back, bad knee, ringing in my ears, broken finger I never had fixed...God !..all those years!..I wish I could start over.

[jimw]

Tip for you to try.If you have an extra line trimmer around, set it up with a 8 tooth or so steel blade for hosta type junk that doesn't cut well with your hedge trimmer, it's quick drama free just finish with your blower like normal.

[jessel]

Brian -- always love & appreciate your videos, how to's, equipment, & just what you do day-to-day.

You start the project with trimming the dead growth on perennials (Hosta) -- You may want to bring a can (or, you use bags) & hand yank that dead growth. Most of it is so dead & weak at this point -- If lightly/gently tug, it pulls right off & put straight into bag/can -- instead of extra gas of hedge trimmer use, and time going over it multiple times. If you have hand shears or pruners in your pocket -- you can clean up any stalks that wouldn't rip off, or any stalks thicker or branchier on different perennial varieties.

I love it when your client's let you dump in their woods. Easy to hide / conceal leaves & CleanUp brush easy. Plus, it all composts & biodegrades over winter. You would never know it got blown back there, unless you pile it all together sloppy. Great way to save yourself time & dumping costs -- which is exactly how you do & should sell it to customers (savings).

[jonathandoble]

Where I am in Canada a lot that size I’d charge 350 to 400. I like videos where ppl talk about pricing since it’s the hardest part of starting out in the property maintenance business. Keep up the good videos.

[sarahglanville]

I was relieved to see you have the big old driving mower. When I started watching the video I thought... "I would cry if I had to clean up all those leaves in an hour and a half."
Good strategy. Hey, woods need mulch, too!

[thomasanderson]

I enjoy Your videos . Your a good guy I see. I've done lawns now 35 years . Sometimes pricing isnt easy . But I enjoy my job so I might not charge enough. Which is fine. The mack thing I'd just grow some facel hair. I'm not liking Mack's at all. It just shows fear. Not yours but I think you know what I mean. I was told 35 years ago I had 6 mouths to live so now I see this fear in everyone. Throw your mack away and grow hair the God gave us for the cold. Have a Great Year young man.

[albruce]

a trick i use disposing of my leaves on my 1 acre lot. i’ve tried every tithing catching, blowing, sweeper, even a rake. BUT the best thing i’ve found is getting on your mower, chop them up, and then block your chute and start mowing, the leaves seem to disintegrate. i’ve found that if you start in the center and start going around in tight circle and keep going out . it is faster and easier then anything i’ve tried .

[natee]

I did a leaf clean up job this year and am considering doing more. First I blew the persons leaves into their woods because it would cost less but then we had a big storm and they all flew back on so I blew them into piles and put them on a tarp into my 5 by 8 trailer with 2ft2 sides. So it’s pretty time consuming when you have to make a lot of trips back and fourth

[boots]

One suggestion I heard from a guy doing grading/harley raking. Always rake backwards and forwards, twice the work done. In your case, anytime you have to backup, steer so you are covering new, leave covered ground if at all possible. Fewer wasted equipment travel time. Even better is to plan your path so you are always moving forward, and when 95% is done go back and hit those one-off areas directly.

[osvaldosalinas]

I️ know it’s a pain making videos while you try to work but these type of videos are awesome. Seeing how differently people handle the same job is pretty cool.

[lindaforrester]

I wish someone would start that job here in the uk there are tree surgeons I get everyone's leafs front and back and I spend at least 2 hours everyday I would pay good money for that kind of work I get tried but I just crack on you deserve the money you work hard my husband has ordered me a blower that straps to my back cant waite to get it then I can get to finish of for another year good work