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Serving the Forks Township and Easton area since 1985 |
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2212 Sullivan Trail Forks Township Pa. 18040 610-258-2963 |
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We fill your Propane Tank to the safe legal limit while you wait |
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We supply parts and Service most brands of
Power Mowers, Riding Mowers, Snow Throwers, Tractors
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Please contact us if you don’t find what you are looking for
2212 Sullivan Trail at Meco Rd Forks Township Pa. 18040-7901 610-258-2963 Hours Monday through Saturday 8 AM to 5 PM To contact us Phone: 610-258-2963 Fax: 610-258-3973 |
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Lawn Equipment Service The Junk Drawer Policies FAQ
You have reached the bottom of the business page In a small business the boundaries between personal and business get fuzzy The page gets a little weird from this point. Proceed at your own risk!
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Website Update 2017 For another year, I will be using a 13-year-old publisher program to update our website. I looked at hiring a web publisher however while my page would be modernized I would lose the ability to tell stories. I want to thank all those that offered help and recommendations on a redesigned of our website. With retirement happening sooner rather than later a complete redo might be a waste of money.
Social Media Feedback We don’t solicit 5 star ratings, We don’t ask friends, employees, or ratings companies to build us 5 star ratings. With that said please be honest and if you have a complaint contact us directly. As a businessman I read and follow feedback writers. It seems some writers look for frivolous reasons for leaving negative feedback. I understand feedback and legitimate feedback helps us see our strengths and our weakness'
The New Normal Last year I hired several young men with young families they all had two things in common, they all lived with, and were supported by parents, and all were unreliable and lazy. Any parent that houses, feeds and supplies these basement dwellers with beer money are doing no favors for their children or society.
A customer notices our help wanted sign and they know of a young person out of work. I give that customer an application to pass on but 9 out of 10 of those applications will not be returned. Yes we have had parents fill out applications for adult children. There is a generation of 18 to 40-year-old’s that have no interest in working or learning the skills needed for hands on technical jobs. Many of our young new hires are unable to handle the rigors of a 40-hour week. One full time hire barely averaged 12 hours a week.
The inability to hire reliable, inspired, and trainable young people is affecting our ability to provide the level of customer service we are known for.
The inability to hire reliable trainable help is the main reason I have decided to plan a retirement.
Retirement ? Yes, it is time plan retirement. I am 62 and working more hours than ever. The realization is that I am the business, and after more than 50 years it is time to cut back. It’s been a fascinating journey since I started assembling Toro Mowers in the early 1960’s.
We are not closing however I need to reduce our offerings because “if we can’t do it well why do it at all”.
Over the next few years I will begin un-complicate the business as I move the business towards something I can operate in semi-retirement.
Rentals, The first step toward retirement is to remove complicated and unprofitable equipment from our rental offerings. Most of our customers will never even notice phase one. Eventually we will resemble the business plans used by the big box and the hardware chains use.
Echo We introduced Echo Chainsaws, and Weed Trimmers to the Lehigh Valley in 1973. The quality and innovation was hard to beat. However, it is time to say goodbye to Echo. As Echo was added to the shelves of Home Depot our sales have dropped off . Echo has become more of a headache as we are asked to support products we didn’t sell. We will continue to support the Echo products we sold, and we will keep parts a few popular products in stock.
Lawn Equipment repairs; If you have found our small engine shop you hit the jackpot. I personally have over 50 years of actual lawn equipment repair experience. Every year I attend manufactures update schools to keep current with the latest technology.
With this said our ability to satisfy our customers’ service requests is effected by complications beyond our control. With the increase in customer complaints we have implemented new policies in order to keep our standards high and customer complaints low. See Lawn Equipment Service for updates.
Operating a delivery service has always been costly endeavor for us and a point of contention with our customers. Over the last number of years, the costs of operating a delivery service has skyrocketed. Our customers don’t understand that the cost of the driver is only a small part of operating a delivery service. Insurance, license, Truck maintenance fees, and trucks that may only be used once or twice a week. We have overhauled our pricing, we have also discounted our trailer rental when customers rent equipment.
We are asking our customers to understand our limitations. Most of the info can be found by checking our Lawn Equipment service and the Junk Drawer tab’s for updates. Is anything for sale? Yes everything is for sale. Business I am not actively marketing the business as a whole because of its complexity. If you are interested lets talk.
Property I have considered some offers in the past. If the property would be sold I would relocate a smaller version of the business nearby.
Used Equipment Yes, we are selling off surplus items. In the past we have been very successful selling on E-bay and Craigslist. We will also distribute a used equipment sale list at the store. |
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