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Are Contractors rates having to go up.
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<blockquote data-quote="dave mountain" data-source="post: 7860827" data-attributes="member: 148078"><p>ok here goes</p><p>job1: topping 120-150 acres of pony paddocks around the local area at £10/acre</p><p>some of it gets done twice, so say 200+ acres. Would be 3 full working days maximum door to door (in reality its just whenever we are topping our own nearby or have a quiet afternoon)</p><p>one of the summer hands (£10/hr) does it using the wagon tractor and my 10ft topper</p><p>Hard to calculate exact running costs for a square cab JD 3040, but id estimate £20/hour for the tractor including fuel and allowing for breakdowns, as it only does 300-400 hours a year, and needs something spent on it most years. maybe a set of blades for the topper as well, but i do 500 acres myself so <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite26" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" /> </p><p>job2: dump trailer</p><p>£55/hour like it or lump it </p><p>240hp tractor bought outright</p><p>im working on £30 for the tractor and fuel, has cost much less so far but i would expect a breakdown at some point</p><p></p><p>anything else i would price job by job, if they dont like the price they can get someone else who thinks they can make profit to do it</p><p></p><p>youve got a calculator so do with the figures what you like</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave mountain, post: 7860827, member: 148078"] ok here goes job1: topping 120-150 acres of pony paddocks around the local area at £10/acre some of it gets done twice, so say 200+ acres. Would be 3 full working days maximum door to door (in reality its just whenever we are topping our own nearby or have a quiet afternoon) one of the summer hands (£10/hr) does it using the wagon tractor and my 10ft topper Hard to calculate exact running costs for a square cab JD 3040, but id estimate £20/hour for the tractor including fuel and allowing for breakdowns, as it only does 300-400 hours a year, and needs something spent on it most years. maybe a set of blades for the topper as well, but i do 500 acres myself so :unsure: job2: dump trailer £55/hour like it or lump it 240hp tractor bought outright im working on £30 for the tractor and fuel, has cost much less so far but i would expect a breakdown at some point anything else i would price job by job, if they dont like the price they can get someone else who thinks they can make profit to do it youve got a calculator so do with the figures what you like [/QUOTE]
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