Andy shares how cutting fast food, soda, and emotional eating helped him drop from about 238 to 203 pounds, improve his energy, and reduce back pain. He hopes to lose 40 pounds by his 40th birthday in December. He also answers questions about fasting, cold plunges, and hunting, recaps a father-son off-roading trip, and shares that his team is booked for the season.

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This episode of the Mulder Life Podcast features an interview with Donna and Anthony of A&D Equipment following a successful open house event. The conversation highlights the value of hands-on equipment demos, specifically focusing on the efficiency and revenue potential of screening and crushing buckets. Anthony explains how recycling waste material on-site can significantly reduce disposal fees and transportation costs for contractors. They also discuss the importance of technical education, detailing how they use technology like QR codes to provide ongoing customer support.

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• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

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• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

Andy previews the upcoming Mulder Outdoors Engcon Demo Day and open house, featuring equipment demos, vendors, giveaways, and free food. He shares preparations for the event, including expanding the parking area, staging machines and attachments, and setting up demonstrations for the PaveTool Multi 6, screening buckets, tilt rotators, and an MB crushing bucket. Andy also reflects on how social media helped build the relationships behind the event, offers advice for growing businesses to prioritize profit and management over gross revenue, and wraps up with a discussion about wheelbarrows and powered alternatives.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

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• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

• 🚧 Engcon

• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

Andy reflects on the preventable death of a local landscaper in a jobsite accident and urges contractors to slow down, maintain equipment, and make crew safety the priority. He also encourages business owners to prepare for the unexpected with life insurance, wills, passwords, records, and a clear business continuity plan.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

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• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

• 🚧 Engcon

• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

Andy shares how steady growth, hard work, and smart business decisions are helping him live the American dream through landscape success. He covers updates on the new shop, managing two busy crews, an upcoming open house and equipment demo day, advice on buying used equipment, a change in landscape edging, and future opportunities for the business.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

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• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

• 🚧 Engcon

• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

Andy looks back on the Landscape Masterpiece project and how it shaped the future of Mulder Outdoors. He talks about why that job still feels like a pinch-me moment, how great work opens doors, and why 12 years of consistency, craftsmanship, communication, and customer service matter more than any single project. Andy also shares honest thoughts on hiring, answering the phone, giving clients bad news early, and building a company that people trust.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

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• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

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• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

For a Father's Day special, Andy shares a personal list of 60 lessons his late father taught him—ranging from practical skills with tools, trucks, boating, and work ethic to marriage, parenting, leadership, faith, and family dinner—explaining his hope that sharing it encourages better fathers and preserves family memories.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

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• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

• 🚧 Engcon

• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

Andy answers questions about Hydra Buckets and Beacon Hill Smooth pavers, then reflects on "Would you hire yourself?" sharing how past landscaping experience, family values, and Christian faith shaped his work ethic. Andy says he would hire himself for reliability, attitude, communication, and leadership, while admitting he wants to improve vision casting, communication, and tone under stress.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

RSVP here: https://mulderoutdoors.com/open-house-rsvp/

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Save 10% on top resources with code: MULDERLIFEPODCAST

• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

• 🚧 Engcon

• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

In this episode, Andy interviews Anthony LaFata, the co-owner of A&D Equipment and a veteran of the excavation industry. The discussion highlights how specialized attachments, such as screening and crushing buckets, can revolutionize landscaping and construction by increasing profitability and streamlining material management. LaFata shares his personal history as a second-generation excavator, illustrating the evolution of technology from manual tools to autonomous machinery and life-saving military applications. The guys emphasizes the importance of building community relationships and educating crews to ensure new equipment is utilized effectively on the job site.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

RSVP here: https://mulderoutdoors.com/open-house-rsvp/

📸 Instagram: @mulderoutdoors 🛒 Shop Mulder Outdoors: mulderoutdoors.com/shop

Save 10% on top resources with code: MULDERLIFEPODCAST

• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

• 🚧 Engcon

• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%

Andy returns after Memorial Day with a recap of a rainy Engcon Demo Day trip to Bozeman/Belgrade, Montana, updates on his crews, and a first-time strip-lighting install under coping. He also previews the free July 25 Engcon Demo Day/Open House at Mulder Outdoors in Crown Point, Indiana, with sponsors, equipment, food, kids activities, giveaways, and RSVP perks at mulderoutdoors.com. Listener questions cover irrigation poly-pipe storage, landscape lighting brands, warranties, color-changing transformers, and an update on the new shop build, which is expected to be handed over in about two weeks.

🚨 Engcon Demo Day & Shop Open House 🚨 Saturday, July 25

RSVP here: https://mulderoutdoors.com/open-house-rsvp/

📸 Instagram: @mulderoutdoors 🛒 Shop Mulder Outdoors: mulderoutdoors.com/shop

Save 10% on top resources with code: MULDERLIFEPODCAST

• 📘 How to Price My Job

• 🛒 Amazon Store

• 🧱 Pave Tool — Use MULDEROUTDOORS50 to get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more

• 🔪 Blades Direct — Use MULDER20 to save $20

• 📏 Perma Paver Edging

• 🚧 SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

• 👷 Brunt Workwear — Use MulderOutdoors10 to save $10

• 🍬 Albanese Candy — Official Candy of the Podcast

• 🛠️ Automatic Supply / Heritage Plus — Use MULDERLIFEPODCAST for 15% off (up to $1,500 — one per company)

• 🧱 Unilock

• 🎨 Dirty Graphix

• ⚙️ CMP Attachments

• 🚧 Engcon

• 🚜 A&D Equipment

• 📚 The Hardscape Academy

• 🪨 Amborn Stone — Call: 913-837-6729

• 💎 Latux Diamond Blades — Use code MULDER to save 20%