Rabbit Wolverine
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- Location
- East Midlands
The last couple of days I've been approached by a neighbour with the following proposition...
Our combine is getting a bit long on the tooth, so the extra work would justify a newer higher capacity model.
We both use the same central storage location, and is ideally placed inbetween us (4 miles)
We both use baling contractor and have both been let down by him, if we did run a baler, I'd drive it and clear what our combine had cut, there would also be the likely chance of picking up another 1000 bales from another neighbour.
I've done some figures, and he'd come out a few hundred quid better than he is now, we would be a few hundred down, but with the income from the baling we would be better off, without the stress of finding hauling men and a baler to turn up on time!
.... my only reservation (being my cynical self) is that, it wouldn't be unfeasible for him to tip the odd load of ours in one of his sheds (I stress, i have no grounds that he would, but it is possible).
Is there anyway I can make sure all our grain goes into store without an odd load getting intercepted.
.... or is it my trust issues?
- We do his combining FOC
- He does all our corn leading FOC (with our trailers)
- We buy a baler and do his baling, he pays
Our combine is getting a bit long on the tooth, so the extra work would justify a newer higher capacity model.
We both use the same central storage location, and is ideally placed inbetween us (4 miles)
We both use baling contractor and have both been let down by him, if we did run a baler, I'd drive it and clear what our combine had cut, there would also be the likely chance of picking up another 1000 bales from another neighbour.
I've done some figures, and he'd come out a few hundred quid better than he is now, we would be a few hundred down, but with the income from the baling we would be better off, without the stress of finding hauling men and a baler to turn up on time!
.... my only reservation (being my cynical self) is that, it wouldn't be unfeasible for him to tip the odd load of ours in one of his sheds (I stress, i have no grounds that he would, but it is possible).
Is there anyway I can make sure all our grain goes into store without an odd load getting intercepted.
.... or is it my trust issues?