Dale(MO)
06-30-2004 16:18:52
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Re: Re: Re: Going rate for dozer work in reply to dirthog, 06-30-2004 03:29:22
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Dirthog, Thank you!!! I have fought the same battle here in MO for about 16 years now (4 of those in the water well drilling business). Everybody thinks you make all the money in the world, so you should do their job cheaper; then when they get someone else to do it, the other person charges more in the end, but that's OK. I low-balled lots of jobs just trying to get them, and usually ended up losing out on the good end of the project because the customer played golf with some of my competition. It took a while doing the little jobs to figure out that if I bid everything to make money, not just to get it and hope to break even, that I made good money on the ones I got, and the ones I lost didn't matter. I figure there's plenty of work for everyone, and the price-shoppers don't really want to pay for it anyway. I think if you're happy with what you charge, and you are making a living, more power to you! Here in my area of MO, most people are getting $70-$80 per hour for a 455 or 555 John Deere, but I know a guy who only charges $70 per hour for his 955 Cat. Last year, he got $60, and 2 or 3 years ago he only got $50. He is happy, has lots of work, and makes good money doing it. So, like I say, if you're happy, I'm happy for you. Good luck!
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