The REASON WHY I started this forum

[Eric ELM]

Just so you will know.

I did not get kicked off of LS, I stepped down as Administrator there on my own.

I wanted to start a forum where I could talk about my equipment and share other ideas I have that can make a forum informative. I could not talk about my equipment there and that was one thing I used to enjoy doing until I was not allowed to do so. I put in some long days there, as many as 18 hours a day several times and really enjoy doing this sort of thing. I decided I might as well do it for myself instead of someone else. I also want you to know, the members here came on their own and so did the moderators. I have not asked for Sponsors, but I have 2 now and 3 more want to get on board possibly. The last I heard, Chuck and I are still friends and he said we would always be friends. I didn't realize how many friends I had on the internet until now. :)

Please do not post any negative things about LS here. I do not want a bad name.

Thanks for reading this.
Eric ELM
LawnForums Admin.

[Lawngodfather]

I'm glad to hear that Eric, That was one thing that was bugging me too.

Our equipment is our life, talk and ask away.

Although a lot of us are brand orintated, like myself.

[pcs]

I don't understand why you couldn't talk about that stuff over there?

I'm just happy you started this site. I know you know your stuff and I'm going to follow you. You are an expert!! And I know I can learn alot more here from you then some of the people that were BSing over there.

[Chip]

Good luck Chuck. I hope your freedom of speech and other members will not be impacted by advertisement$.

[odin00]

Eric

As a new dixie owner im glad you will be abel to give us the benefit of your vast experiance.My respect for you is why im here.

[captdevo]

been wonderin' what happened.

i enjoy hearing input from others equipment.

Dixies have been perfect for you, and you should be able to express your "experienced" opinion.

it's hard not to expess your opinion on something you spend half your life on.

[SJR Lawncare]

I might not own a Dixie, but I still like hearing about them, as well as all of the other brands. Who knows, One day, if my situation calls for a rider, I may want to buy one, due to all the info I've learned from you Eric. Thanks

[Eric ELM]

Originally posted by captdevo
it's hard not to expess your opinion on something you spend half your life on.

I have close to 10,000 hours on ZTR's which at 10 mph would be 100,000 miles. That is 4 times around the world on those things so I do spend a lot of time in the saddle, so to speak. :)

Maybe that is one reason I have gotten the straight lines down fairly good. ;)

[naturalawn]

Best wishes Eric! I'm sorry I didn't make the trip sooner but I was at the firehouse and didn't have the right E-mail. Had to wait till I got home to the cable modem.

Jim

[seasonscape]

I decided I might as well do it for myself instead of someone else.

isn't that why we all started doing what we're doing?...cause we know we can do things better ourselves than with someone else? best of luck!...i'll be around...

[FOX-PROPERTY]

Eric,

What you are doing is what makes the world go round! The "OTHER" site was very useful in the starting of my lawn care business and YOUR site was just as helpful! All the post that I have read "OVER THERE" that you created and/or replyed to was one of the deciding factors to hop on over here. I would of come over a lot sooner, but it took be a little while to figure out what was going on. ( a lot of vanishing posts, if you know what I mean!). Anyway....BEST OF LUCK! And I'll be here to stay!!!


Tom "XOFMOT" Fox

[Bc Lawncare]

i rekon ill be here to stay to, looks like a mity fine place.

[Beach Bum]

Change is good!

I just got here...

Things are so hush hush over there, I feel like I am part of some super secret something!

WOO HOO! Living on the edge!

[Yankee]

Ditto Beach Bum.
Eric,
You and a select few were among the honest gentlemen and gentleladies at LS (LB82 not included) I am pleased to find you here.

Roger

[CLARKE]

IT'S All because of you i now own 2 dixie choppers
So when you started this i changed over right away,
i did'nt wait 5 years like i did when you told me to change
over to useing the dixie choppers as my mower of choice.

[SLS]

Eric,

I hope that this new forum brings to you all that you wish from it. You truly are an 'Industry Leader'. Thanks a million for all the great advice! :)

[powerreel]

:) I think you'll do fantastic and maybe get into your art a bit more. Ya know post some photos in the off topic zone???


LOTS OF LUCK!!!

[65hoss]

Good luck to you on this. You've been a big help to me on several occasions.

[MOW ED]

You won't get mad at me if I talk about my Walker will ya?:D


Congrats on the new site Eric. I am looking forward to spending alot of time here.

Good Luck.

[Scraper]

The best part is we don't have to listen to the whiners say "Do a search"...LOL...there's nothing to search for yet. Now maybe we'll get some new and different opinions.

[djb_61]

Congratulations and Best of Luck !

[Flex-Deck]

Very glad to hear Chuck and Eric are still friends, and hope they always feel there is room in this world for more than one. We at Flex-Deck have banners and a sponsor forum on both, and will continue to support both. These forums have allowed me to get a product that is new and revolutionary exposed and discussed by true Professionals in the Lawn Care Industry. I am dentist in a small town (SE Iowa) and it has been a real challenge to get a product patented, tested, built, ANSI tested, and Marketed.

As one person in town said "If you plow a long enough furrow, you will usually uncover something"

Over the last 4 years, with a limited budget - I have probed different ways to get the idea national, and the Louisville Expo and these forums at this point in time have been the keys to getting us to where we are today.

Thanks, Brad

[cos]

Good statement Eric!

I hope you do well in your new challenge. I hope there is no ill will. I posted a thank you for your hard work over there and it turned out to be less than that and got deleted. I think, and know that you have put in long hours with nothing to show for but a sense of accomplishment and now you will be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

I know that you enjoy what you do and this will definitely not only keep you happy, but also give you and all of us a sense of pride.

Best Wishes

Dana

[Kevin]

I was curious also,...... that doesn't sound right!! But good luck again!! Kevin

[cpmayhewinc]

AHA!, I've found you all FINALLY. WHEW...
I was starting to get worried, and ERIC forget the E-mail I sent.

[AltaLawnCare]

Good to see ya, Chris.

Don't feel bad Eric forgot my email I sent too! But I can't imagine how busy he is now!
:p

[likestomow]

Eric --- very glad to be a part of your new forum. I too have great respect for you and appreciate your comments. I learned a lot about lawn care on the other forum, but the best thing I learned was from you?. the double blade set up. That one tip alone has made a dramatic improvement in the way my properties look when I finish. Thanks for your wisdom, and thanks for this new forum.

Ron.

[Mowman]

Eric,
Just want to say GOOD LUCK with your/our new site. I had a little trouble getting registered but I guess things are right cause I'm able to post.
Like MOW ED said I hope no one has a PROBLEM with me BRAGGING about my WALKER. As I've said before they are not the FASTEST mower out there but for me it is the mower that WORKS BEST. As this business grows and I have the need for a larger,faster mower the DIXIE will be my first CHOICE.
Thanks again for starting this new site.

Mowman

[LawnKeepers]

All I can say is competion brings the best out of everything. Good luck.

[G&S LANDSCAPING]

Its great to be here, good luck and hope you get a ton of sponsers here.I have always admired your professiolism and comments in the past. Happy Birthday LAWNFORUMS.COM ********

[GAMLC]

Eric

Just wanted to say thanks and good luck. I dont know where you find the time. Keep up the good work.

[Stonehenge]

Eric, I also wanted to say thank you. But for a different reason. I feel like I got (and continue to get) valuable information from Lawnsite, and would feel uncomfortable, if not hypocritical, criticizing them. I benefitted from that forum and will always be grateful.

I also hope to benefit from this forum. I'm sure there will be a sense of competition (biz owners spend many days and nights thinking about the competition), but that's not for me to worry about. My interest is to help out here where I can, and continue to reap the benefits of forums.

So thank you Eric for not making this an 'us against them' thing.

Good luck!

[Eric ELM]

Originally posted by Stonehenge
So thank you Eric for not making this an 'us against them' thing.

I do not want this to happen at all and as I said, please keep any negative talk about this off of here. I put to much time in there helping to build that forum and don't want to see it put down in any way.

[Finecut]

Good luck Eric! Your success is a given!

[Totallawn]

I FOUND IT!!

Thank you Eric, for the information you have shared in the past and the information I know you will be willing to share in the future!!

People like you TRUELY help the "Green Industry"

[AVRECON]

Site looks great, good luck, Eric!

[tranum]

ditto on the good luck, eric, although you won't need it.
thanks homer for giving me directions.
i have spent a lot of time at LS & gotten great info from you guys. i didn't have a lot of posts because usually anything i could add had already been said. (not one that likes to hear myself talk) LOL. i'll try to be more active in the future if i feel i can contribute.
congratulations on what i'm sure will be a great site!!!

[excel25]

ROTFLMAO So happy to be here! Great site, glade I found it!!
Good luck Eric I know this will be a positive and uplifting site.
Still would like a spell checker!!

[gorrell]

Eric, I, as well, am very glad you started this forum. As we all know, bigger is not always better. The "other" forum is getting inundated with kids, and I don't have a problem with children, but most of their input was and is useless. Most just use it, in my opinion, to see how many posts they can make. I'm glad to be over here...................Lynn

[AltaLawnCare]

Originally posted by gorrell
Eric, I, as well, am very glad you started this forum. As we all know, bigger is not always better. The "other" forum is getting inundated with kids, and I don't have a problem with children, but most of their input was and is useless. Most just use it, in my opinion, to see how many posts they can make. I'm glad to be over here...................Lynn


100% exactly right!!!

[Mowerman90]

Finally found the link to this site, it took some hunting. I'm here to wish you all the luck in the world Eric. :D

[Deason]

Eric,

Nice site!!. Will have to toggle now!! ROTFLMAO

[cclllc]

I like the new atmosphere around here.Not as much b.s.

[Fantasylawns]

Cool ...;->

[jaybee]

It took me a while to find you but I did. Good luck with this new forum.

[Kerry]

Hi Eric, didnt think I would find you. lol
Congrats and I hope you dont mind if I still visit the other site too . lol
As for the whinners saying go search, I am all for the new opinions.

[Eric ELM]

No, I don't mind at all if you visit there. As I said above: I put to much time in there helping to build that forum and I don't want to see it put down in any way.

And the opposite thing is said here, Do Not use the search feature YET, we need posts, questions and answers. ;)

[Hometown Land]

i finaly found this site too took some working at it to find it over at lawn#%$@. LOL. But i was 4 post away from becoming a senior member and now I have to start all over again, oh well it will only take me 3 more years!!! LOL

good luck eric!! and nice site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:biglaugh:

P.S. i was wondering if my user name could be lengthened to Hometown Landscaping? but i could really care less so just e-mail me or something and that would be grate!;) Sorry to be Complaining allready
:o

can you tell i like the smiliesROTFLMAO

[EJKane]

Eric,
I'm happy to hear you can talk about your equipment. I missed having your input. Good luck with this new forum!!!

[Eric ELM]

Hometown

I have it set as 15 for the limit on lenth of names. If you set it to more, it can mess up the width of some posts.

I can change it to just Hometown if you want or some abreviation of Landscaping.

Thanks to all that have said some very nice things here.

I appreciate this a lot. ;)

[Hometown Land]

Eric,

That is ok i can live with how it is if that is how it has to be. Thanks for the great new site!!!!!!:biglaugh:

only 97 more post to go!:laugh:

[Purnlawn7]

Eric

Great site! Best of luck with your new venture
Thanks to you and all of the other members for the wonderful info, i've learned a lot and am ready to get started this spring

[lawn jockey]

Sorry it took me so long I didnt know what happened till now!!!Im over here now you have helped me enormously

[Crazygator]

Eric,
I wanted to thank you for making a forum that we can talk. One that has a more open policy. Again, many thanks! :)

[1grnlawn]

Well it took me a while to figure out the score , fall cleanups and mowings in Dec.. Alright! Makes up for bad summer. Anyway can I presume that the Millenium know it alls will not want to lose status to come here?lol Its just that I can post Yea, what he said and do a search, like 1000 times and I am a legend in my own mind. I am fairly new to the forum enviroment(Sept 2001)and have learned a few things. But you really have to sift to get to the shinola. If you get my drift. Good luck. I look forward to Irritating you about DCs. Mark

[MrNoSweat]

Great place to further my knowledge. I enjoy reading up on whats going on in other places. I always wondered anyone could surive mowing grass not year-round like here in Central Florida. :cool:

[TGCummings]

Now I have two places to share my warped California opinions. ;)

Congrats Eric!

[JohnHenry]

Wow been out of town for 2 weeks and lots have changed. Eric you were the reason I first join the lawnsite.It took me by total surprise to hear that you left. I agree with you totaling about not bashing anyone.I'm glad I could join you in this site . Have a wonderful holidays season

[Ricky]

Congrats! and Thanks!
You introduced me to LS and I learned a lot. Hope to learn a lot here. :)

[gene gls]

Hi Eric,

Like every one else, I missed your posts. Best of luck with your new adventure.

Gene

[dkdaws]

So I'm a little slow, but I found you guys. Hope this works out just the way you planned big E.

[scottb]

A little competition will be good for both sites. I like what I see so far. Im glad I found you as I always thought you were one of the most helpfuf at LS and I know you will continue to be here.
Again good luck.

[VnDrWLawncare]

Eric,
I would have joined earlier but i didn't know. I did realize that you werent responding, but did not think anything of it. Another member informed me of the news. Nice to have you back. Thats cool that we can finally talk about the equipment we use everyday. Its no longer a secre!
Eric

:biglaugh:

[StillTheMom]

Jeff at CSRA has been nudging me to make use of my BS (Bot), so any continuing education I can find is a bonus. I'm looking forward to visiting your new site often, and hope you guys don't hurt yourselves too bad laughing at my obviously-newby questions.

Merry Christmas,

Barbara

[Eric ELM]

I would like to thank everyone that has supported my decission to start LawnForums.com and for coming here often to post and help answer questions.

I also want to thank all of the Moderators who help out here and take the time to read and do all that they do to make this a success.

I also want to give a special thanks to Jay ALC for all the special details he has done. He is the one that did the header back ground, made the banners, and helped me big time getting this all set up for everyone to be able to post.

Happy Holidays LawnForum Members
Eric ELM

[Matthew Morgan]

Thank you for the site. I am new to Lawnsite and new here as well. I am a regular at the L&L board, but I have seen some very good people here too. I will be asking and answering as I have time. Again thanks for providing the single best tool that any of us can have to improve our business.

Matthew W. Morgan:cool: