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Are Contractors rates having to go up.
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7860887" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>There is a big difference, in a farmers son, doing a bit of 'contracting', to earn a bit extra, on the farm tractor, to those that do it for their living, the two are neither compatible, or comparable, but such is life, we help our small contractor with a tractor/man, for silage. It knocks a big chunk off the bill, and we get a brilliant job, for our silage. Helps us a lot, but it doesn't help main stream contractors. We all know the problem, we don't get paid enough for our product, until that policy changes, nothing much is going to alter.</p><p> Then look at the value, of the silage teams kit, as they drive in the yard, huge amounts of money, borrowed mostly, to do a job, that barely breaks even, then, plus other kit, for other jobs, in the yard. It really doesn't add up, try suggesting it to 'dragons den', and cringe, when they answer.</p><p> As far as l can see, nothing will/can alter, until farmers get paid a proper price, or we alter our systems, to where we don't need so much contacting, the first, is more likely than the second. What should happen, is contractors should stop doing work, at below/at cost, that in turn, would decimate many smaller farmers, which creates another load of problems, it's just a bloody great mess, with few long term answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7860887, member: 86168"] There is a big difference, in a farmers son, doing a bit of 'contracting', to earn a bit extra, on the farm tractor, to those that do it for their living, the two are neither compatible, or comparable, but such is life, we help our small contractor with a tractor/man, for silage. It knocks a big chunk off the bill, and we get a brilliant job, for our silage. Helps us a lot, but it doesn't help main stream contractors. We all know the problem, we don't get paid enough for our product, until that policy changes, nothing much is going to alter. Then look at the value, of the silage teams kit, as they drive in the yard, huge amounts of money, borrowed mostly, to do a job, that barely breaks even, then, plus other kit, for other jobs, in the yard. It really doesn't add up, try suggesting it to 'dragons den', and cringe, when they answer. As far as l can see, nothing will/can alter, until farmers get paid a proper price, or we alter our systems, to where we don't need so much contacting, the first, is more likely than the second. What should happen, is contractors should stop doing work, at below/at cost, that in turn, would decimate many smaller farmers, which creates another load of problems, it's just a bloody great mess, with few long term answers. [/QUOTE]
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