Good Readin'
I'm just starting up and when I picked the kids up the other day we counted the busses-I got them on the lookout for dirty stuff to wash. There are 31 biguns 6 shortbuses and I am going to talk to the transportaion mgr for the school regarding this same subject. This thread has been great for me, nice to know others are in the same place.
I only have 3.3 gpm, but it's hotwater and there are less busses here, spaced far enough apart that I could wash them where they sit. Rural area, lots of gravel roads, so more time and chems there maybe. Their water (long hose though). No storm drains in the lot they're parked in at the school, so there won't be any offisite drainage.
Tell me if you think this makes sense.
$12 a bus-$8 a shorty = $420 - $50 fuel/chemicals, 370 bucks "profit".
Start adding help and the BPH (busses per hour) goes up and even with labor so does your hourly rate.
1 man 3 BPH = @13 hours = $28.46 hour
2 man 5 BPH = @8 hours - $10hr helper($80) = 36.25 hour (me wash, helper brush, me rinse) I know Larry Brusing is bad
3 man 8 BHP = @5 hours - $20hr helpers($100) = 54.00 hour (me wash, helper1 brush, helper2 rinse w/ 2nd small PW)
I'm thinking the 3 man BHP is conservative and could work out closer to 12 BPH -- @3.5 hours - $70 helpers = $85.71 hour
I'd to take this on,does that sound right?
Rog