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Moving MOUNTAINS
Good morning OWNR OPS! I have a problem and I seem to be going in circles with, I was working on setting up my GBP however they flagged something during the process and I'm not tech savvy per say, I have tried using the chat box to gain information on how to go about resolving this issue. Has anyone else delt with this situation before if so, how did you get it resolved? Google claims they have emailed me about the matter however they have not and still had not. Very Frustrating, feels like I'm hitting every issue possible building this company. Thank you for your time and advice toward this matter, God Bless
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@Nik McKee i am going through this too currently, video option is the best way to fix it!
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@Nik McKee https://youtu.be/dlyhwB8SYeE This is a good video to use as reference
My first job
I recently completed my first project, and I’m looking for some guidance on how to handle the situation professionally. The original scope of the job was estimated to take approximately five days. However, the client expressed that they did not have the budget to support the full project, so we agreed to scale the work down to fit within a two-day timeframe. I completed as much of the project as possible within those agreed constraints. Since then, the client has expressed dissatisfaction, feeling that the amount of work completed does not match the cost. From my perspective, the work performed was consistent with the reduced timeline and agreed-upon scope. How would you recommend handling a situation like this in a professional manner, while maintaining a good client relationship and setting clear expectations moving forward?
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@Matt Maycroft Education is always my go to. Make sure they they understand how the scope of work changed and what they were actually dissatisfied with. I had a similar situation with a client that needed a fence cleared. I told him that I can do it, I’ll clear 6-10 feet back of the fence, and get him a great start. I made sure to have in writing that we get within 12’ of the fence. Keep in mind this property had 14 years of neglect. After I was done doing everything I could with my skid steer and by hand, he still asked the question “why are there still trees on my fence?” I told him that the trees were larger than the scope of work, and the trees that I had to fall by hand were only necessary to continue working safely. 2500 quoted day job, he wanted to pay like 2000. I couldn’t give him a 20% discount on something that I knew I did 110% from what I said I would do, but I didn’t want to argue with him. So I told him that i understood where he was coming from, but I couldn’t discount my quoted price. We went back and forth discussing some things and then my verbatim was “Okay, I don’t normally do this for customers, but I will make an exception with you. I’ll give you 200 off from the 2500 for a total of 2300.” And he wrote me a check for that. You will never satisfy everyone, but you want to communicate that you’ve done everything you can do and then some from the original scope of work. Sometimes it be like that.
Process wins!
Just wanted to share what following the process looks like! If people in here are on the fence about making this their full time job, I made the jump in early March to go full time into this. We had our first baby in October and my wife was very skeptical/nervous, dare I say excited, about the whole idea of me quitting. I have been bouncing between jobs about every 8-10 months, and this last job was 90k salary with killer benefits, but I was battling depression, low energy, and just wasn’t myself. I sat down with my wife, showed her my plan, and I went all in. In Austin’s starter scorecard I had a goal of my first 3 months going 10, 20, 30k in revenue. Currently, around 3 weeks into April I will hit 60k in revenue, which is 6 weeks ahead of my plan. Long story short, it works. I look in this group every day for motivation and I see some great people doing amazing things. Asking questions. Taking feedback. Moving forward. Generating results. @Austin Gray ’s community here is fantastic, and I can’t help but feel thankful and alive this Easter weekend! I feel that we are all hard nosed, hard working individuals, and I pray that we all find peace, success and something to pour our work ethic into! Big things coming in 2026 for this group!
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@Matt Lohrey Sorry I missed half your question😂 My dad owns a logging company and I bought the skid from him for a deal and bought my head from a dealer.
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@Kyle Rucci I had to ask her what was really scaring her. It was a hard conversation for sure! For us it is a no brainer cause we are in it every day. But for others (our wives) they just think we are crazy. But once I knew her main concerns I was able to tell her how this was going to fix all that. We had just had a baby and I had really good benefits. We are knee deep in family planning and we want to have another baby in a few years. I told her how the business can pay for insurance and we get as good or as bad of insurance as we want. Also make sure you have proof that you are making money. My first job I profited 1500 for 5 hours of work. Once i showed her that and my ability to get and close leads, it was full steam ahead.
Small residential jobs.
Do you guys price these out and still use your regular skidsteer. Since im still in the renting equipment phase, should I buy a smaller mulcher for these types of jobs? Or skip them entirely. Thanks. 🙏
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@William Swingle holy smokes! That’s a heavy head, what brand do you have? I have a Torrent shark on my CAT 309 and that thing weights 700 soaking wet.
Todays Video on Claude Estimator Builder
I just watched the Youtube video from Austin on systems & AI for Land Clearing. They showed an estimator for building job estimates quickly. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Z38EPF_74 My point is, with just my phone I created my own version. Shown below https://go.chazmoore.net/brush Why is this relevant: I am moving from Alaska to Oklahoma and working to get my CDL to get started. While I have this time where I cant be productive, I am learning all I can about the systems. This took me 40 minutes to build. Its not accurate yet since I have no idea what my numbers will be or how much overhead I need to plan for but my point is this: anyone can do this. It was so easy and uncomplicated to create. I did this with Claude and my prompt was this: "I’m starting a forestry mulching business called brush bison I want you to read below and come up with a web app calculator for pricing. Example, 10 acres on mild brush density on rolling hills will cost this much. Assume monthly overhead is 10k. The note on the machines, teeth, grease gas etc." I then gave it the inputs of a business plan that I bought for $9 from brushwork co. The guy who quoted a project with Meta's Ai Glasses. It gave the differences in terrain and density of the brush. Thats it. Again, I dont own a machine or know the rental prices yes to factor in accurately. But for those who are afraid to start using Ai to help build out there systems its quite easy to get started. Think of Ai as a friend and your just talking to him. if something doesnt look right just say exactly that and the ai will attempt to fix it. 2nd point. For those with experience what am I missing? Is my calculator it too high - low? (I understand each market is different) I do not have a minimum day rate established yet in this. I put a general monthly overhead at 10k, divided by 16 working days a month to come up with the price. (Owner/Operator)
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@Chaz Moore This is awesome! General numbers would be probably closer to 20k I think personally. I’ll have to take a look at mine, I think it’s at like 18k for a high end. I have a f350, Kubota 75, FAE mulcher and a trailer for equipment reference.
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Jt Mahon
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Former College Football player, 4th gen Logger from Idaho, been a desk jockey since college and looking to start my own land clearing business!

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Joined Jan 13, 2026
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