Baling And Wrapping charges

[beefandsleep]

I used to think the same but after seeing many good crops spoiled waiting for contractors and forked off many tons of mouldy silage I have been converted.

 

[kill]

Who pays the plastic? Farmer? You can buy a decent 2nd hand fusion for 20k and it wont depreciate much

Believe me that they don't run for free as last year my Fusion 2 needed 2x new tyres, chains, pickup cam + legs and bearings, a new roller + sprocket and a heap of bearings and housing's and 2x film sensors and ones of those film sensors has already failed this year and my dealer wasn't interested in foc replacement (this would have been close on 5k in repairs as several jobs were dealer fitted)

 

[landslave the 2nd]

£8 a bale my mate payed for contractors to come for 1 field got 200 bales stacked in the corner.
They
Mowed
Racked
Baled 4ft chopped
Rapped x6
Stacked in the corner near the gate
There fuel.

Is there any profit for the contractor at this price ?
(Do not know size of field)

 

[d williams]

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£8 a bale my mate payed for contractors to come for 1 field got 200 bales stacked in the corner.
They
Mowed
Racked
Baled 4ft chopped
Rapped x6
Stacked in the corner near the gate
There fuel.

Is there any profit for the contractor at this price ?
(Do not know size of field)

No on profit at all may not cover costs if employed labour

 

[kill]

£8 a bale my mate payed for contractors to come for 1 field got 200 bales stacked in the corner.
They
Mowed
Racked
Baled 4ft chopped
Rapped x6
Stacked in the corner near the gate
There fuel.

Is there any profit for the contractor at this price ?
(Do not know size of field)

And then you have a guy with 3 acres that keeps a Baler and a wrapper stopped for hour and a half each over 20 bales because he refused a rake that passed the field 20 minutes in front of the Baler so they can hitch up a Gaybob at leisure
Just dreaming up my surcharge fee as I write!!!!
All Ideas gratefully received

 

[Sharpy]

And then you have a guy with 3 acres that keeps a Baler and a wrapper stopped for hour and a half each over 20 bales because he refused a rake that passed the field 20 minutes in front of the Baler so they can hitch up a Gaybob at leisure
Just dreaming up my surcharge fee as I write!!!!
All Ideas gratefully received

Bales per hr x charge per bale x 1.5 hrs.
Simple.

I don't work for people that f**k me about now. Life is too short.

 

[kill]

Bales per hr x charge per bale x 1.5 hrs.
Simple.

I don't work for people that fudge me about now. Life is too short.

I feel very much the same as have 3 x small customers that probably give me 90% of the grief. One had 2 x Fusions and a rake in his for 20 bales (2 field's) and one gateway was so muddy the Fusions couldn't enter due to 45cm deep slurry mud for 30ft and the tractor and rake barely made back out and a repeat trip was needed to Bale 9 bales out of the 20 after a digger had laid some stone but the rake tractor was covered and all the customer said was why hadn't I sent a smaller Baler!!!!

 

[Sharpy]

Good customers usually remain good customers. Bad customers never become good customers. Sad but true.

 

[DrDunc]

Despite not contracting with my farm machinery, I've been talked into baling and wrapping 30acres this afternoon.

How much should I charge per bale?

 

[hally]

Bales per hr x charge per bale x 1.5 hrs.
Simple.

I don't work for people that fudge me about now. Life is too short.

Me too

 

[Boohoo]

£7.25 per bale here with 4 layers of plastic. Contractor supplies the diesel and the wrap. There are some who are charging as little as £6, but their lighter bales make them more expensive.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Believe me that they don't run for free as last year my Fusion 2 needed 2x new tyres, chains, pickup cam + legs and bearings, a new roller + sprocket and a heap of bearings and housing's and 2x film sensors and ones of those film sensors has already failed this year and my dealer wasn't interested in foc replacement (this would have been close on 5k in repairs as several jobs were dealer fitted)

I thought the were fairly bulletproof, the tyres etc wont need done for a while again how many bales it done?

 

[welger rp 220]

Who pays the plastic? Farmer? You can buy a decent 2nd hand fusion for 20k and it wont depreciate much

The contractor supplies net and fuel..The farmer supplies the bale wrap..Theres a lot of small farms round here that only bale 300-400 bales and would never justify a fusion or have a tractor big enough to handle it

 

[beefandsleep]

£8 a bale my mate payed for contractors to come for 1 field got 200 bales stacked in the corner.
They
Mowed
Racked
Baled 4ft chopped
Rapped x6
Stacked in the corner near the gate
There fuel.

Is there any profit for the contractor at this price ?
(Do not know size of field)

That's about what I estimate my costs at for the whole job with my own kit so no, no profit.

 

[roscoe erf]

I payed 10 a bale collected from field

 

[Bossfarmer]

The contractor supplies net and fuel..The farmer supplies the bale wrap..Theres a lot of small farms round here that only bale 300-400 bales and would never justify a fusion or have a tractor big enough to handle it

fair enough the fusion does 400 in a day easily

 

[Wooly]

This area

Mowing £11/acre
Tedding £5
Rowing up £5


I pay £7 chopped bale, 4'6'', with 6 layers of wrap.
Bales weigh around 750kg

Anyone selling wrapped silage for £10, needs to look at their costs!

 

[Mouser]

10- 12 bale/acre crop here left in pit, mostly 4 mile cart, 22l per acre diesel, tedded, one new pit cover, 3 labour units for 3 hours to cover comes in at £70.
Even the cheapest baling contractor wouldn't come close!

 

[kill]

I thought the were fairly bulletproof, the tyres etc wont need done for a while again how many bales it done?

Around 50k but tread was good but side wall's kept leaking even tho filled with Gunk. Tried a major repair on a couple of stone cuts but that cost half price of new tyres and they then leaked worst than ever.

 

[willie waver]

are fusion bales bigger than 4 foot? all the prices quoted on here are hell of a cheap compared to my local fusion guy