I imagine your son wants his employees to walk around with those ear-numbing gas leaf blowers all day. That’s as bad as riding around on the back of a garbage truck and, short of illegals who are heavily subsidized by American taxpayers, would be what they’d earn.
Which just might inspire landscapers to switch to electric, despite some inconveniences—which would be much better on all the ears in your son’s customers’ neighborhoods.
Nothing more obnoxious than the modern “landscaping” business—and cheap-labor illegals have driven the business down to that.
LOL, my son’s employee walks around with earbuds listening to music and they don’t start until people are up and off to work.
Believe me, landscaping companies will switch to electric as soon as technology supports it. It is lighter, easier to use, easier to service and a great advertising plus.
Currently battery operated equipment including Stihl will last less than one hour on a battery. (I have that at home) The equipment also is not built commercial as yet. Landscape companies equipment use in one week is more than your use in over one year.
Non commercial equipment cannot stand up to that, commercial equipment, even with weekly servicing, rarely lasts through a season unless used by experienced people who do not abuse it.