Mike Andes scaled his lawn-care company by giving his general manager a $20,000 Z-Sprayer with multiple hoppers. The GM went from making $60,000-$70,000 to $150,000-$200,000 annually in treatment revenue, helping the company hit profitability at the million-dollar mark.
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I'm building a million-dollar lawn care business, and to do it, I bought this $20,000 Z-Sprayer. On the side, we got 12 gallons, 12 gallons, and a front hopper for granular applications. Pull these wings out, make it even better. Now, the reason I paid this much for this piece of equipment is that this van is going to be for my general manager. My general manager is managing 6 to 8 technicians out in the field, but is also going to be able to produce $100,000 to $200,000 of annual revenue doing treatments. So if I can get him from $60,000 or $70,000 to $150,000 to $200,000 using this spreader, That's a win. That's the difference between a million-dollar business making profit and losing money. The extra $150,000 to $200,000 that he'll make out in the field while managing the team.