May '25 • 💬 Discussion
$400K First YR Operating A Tree Biz
bought a tree service business last year and put up $400k in a summer working season as an OWNR OPERATOR with a small crew
this morning, we talked through opportunities to expand into fire mitigation services
I'm going to be covering the answers to all of his fire mitigation / land clearing operational questions in OWNR OPS (Pro) paid group
Fire Mitigation Business Model Questions He Asked Me:
- What equipment are you using for fire mitigation? What terrain do you use it on, and what kind of production are you seeing?
- How steep are the slopes that you're running your track chipper and skid steer on?
- Do you see a need for remote control mulchers or specialty slope equipment in your terrain?
- Do you serve any rich or high-end neighborhoods or HOAs in your valley?
- When quoting large acreage jobs (like 35 acres), do you break it into 10/20/35 acre pricing or use a different approach?
- What’s your average property size for fire mitigation jobs?
- Do you stay on-site for weeks at a time, or how do you handle scheduling mobilizations?
- Do you itemize your quotes or just give a flat price?
- How do you structure your Jobber estimates?
- Do you use line-item pricing or a lump sum with a description of work?
- Do you use a production tier system (light/medium/heavy brush) for estimating, or something else?
- Do you ever explain your mobilization fee to the customer, or is it baked into the pricing?
- Do you do any special wildfire mitigation or equipment training for your team?
- What are the standard Firewise or DNR guidelines in Colorado, and how do they compare to ours in Washington?
- If you were starting from my current equipment lineup (dump trucks, chipper, loader), what would be your next equipment investment?
- Do you ever feel the 19" track chipper isn't enough capacity for your work?
- What is your ideal service radius?
- What’s your mobilization setup like? Do you use CDLs or subcontractors for transport?
- Do you charge for travel time at the same rate as production time?
- Do you think there's grant money available for fire mitigation work, and how do you find it?
- Could your $1,000/month coaching be structured more broadly than just fire mitigation (general business mentorship)
P.S. 2 slots remaining at $97/mo pricing. Pricing will go up every 5-10 members until we stabilize at $997 / mo
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$400K First YR Operating A Tree Biz
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