UPDATE TO ADD: I found the best independent agent who insures all over the US, so if you need a referral let me know! $140,000 in equipment covered and GL 1M/2M for $1900/yr!! I am getting quoted close to $7500 a year for inland marine and general liability insurance. That doesn’t even include commercial auto. Can anyone let me know what I’m doing wrong and why it’s costing so much to be covered? I want to add, ERGO Next is not an inland marine insurance provider. They do not cover up to $140,000 worth of equipment. So that’s not an option for me. Maybe for general liability but how can I get a reasonable inland marine quote?

After a phone call with @William Swingle I had to get my butt in gear. First time working with Canva, can you guys give me some feedback on this facebook ad? https://photos.app.goo.gl/6te53tZXa7UZbohv7

I will be launching a forestry mulching specific company with a new 275xe and a fecon head. I filed my LLC with the state and got my EIN. I created my Facebook page and also did my Google account. Soon I’ll be renting a skid steer from cat to take to my buddies property to mulch so I can make content and make videos for my pages. I have a 2022 Chevy 2500 dmax. It is paid off and I am looking for trailer ideas. I DON’T have a flat bed so I am worried about having space on a tandem 10k axle bumper pull trailer. I would like to have a job box for spare parts and maintenance items. Also store a grapple bucket. My truck is setup for a gooseneck as well I know the ride quality is better and I would have more space but is it really necessary? I have a class A CDL. Any input on what I should be doing from now until January when I start scheduling jobs for February would be appreciated and any input on the trailer setup I should go with would also help.

How in the world do you deal with them when you're doing land clearing? Mulching is easy, you're in the machine. But when you need to be out felling trees and cutting stumps, what do you do? I've been a farmer for awhile now. And I've been around these critters my whole life, and I've only ever been stung twice, in my life, until this job. 2 or 3 got me one day, and then 2 or 3 the next day. 5 total, but I don't remember in what order they happened. And they were bald faced hornets. Those suckers hurt! Anyways, what do you do when you're at the site and they start coming for you like crazy?

Has anybody ran a New Holland with a 72inch fecon head?