Class quad baling charge

[Sid]

Was a few years ago now but a 2190 was 10k to hire for a season from big bale north.

Need to put 4000 bales through at £2.50/bale

 

[Sid]

Doesn’t matter what you buy...once it leaves the dealers the value drops

But it has a value at the end of the season. It's not cost you the full value. It's the drop in value needs to be reflected in the cost

 

[Chae1]

Need to put 4000 bales through at £2.50/bale

Get £6/bale for one out of a 2190. Local machinery ring £6.80

 

[Andrew]

Doesn't matter what it costs to buy it's the running cost and depreciation.

If you hire a tractor and baler for the season you know roughly how may bales you will do and that's the cost plus diesel, twine etc.

What the machine cost to buy is immaterial as it will have a residual value.

I know that and you know that. I was just correcting the facts.

Depends on how many bales it's done.

An estimate of how many bales it could do.

Do a lot and it's best to hire, do an average amount then purchase could be better option.

I'm not sure about that, we do more bales than a lot of people due to the amount of grass, but it's still massively cheaper than hiring, assuming of course you have the capital available.

 

[Sid]

Get £6/bale for one out of a 2190. Local machinery ring £6.80

Yeah but you have to account for fuel, driver, twine, parts,deadtime, etc.
I was saying £2.50 just for the baler hire

 

[Northeastfarmer]

But it has a value at the end of the season. It's not cost you the full value. It's the drop in value needs to be reflected in the cost

Well go and invest 280k and set about bailing then...

 

[grass man]

Maybe your wedding guest gave your 500 bales priority over other customers. Maybe he lost 5000 other bales to get yours baled in good condition when everyone else wanted him. If your not happy and it's not worth 50p extra best thing to do is join the back of some other cheaper contractors que and hope for the best. Maybe you had an easy harvest and weather was great but I hadn't a very relaxing harvest!

 

[Sid]

Well go and invest 280k and set about bailing then...

Not a goer round here.
If in an arable area then the calculator would be out.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Um, I bale proper hay. Nice thick clover and ryegrass pasture. Irrigated lucerne, 9 bale to the ha cereal crops with 600kg bale weight from a standard packer. My own oat crop went 15 bales to the ha this year. Around 60 4x3s an hour . And I still dont see your point. These machines can be expensive to keep as they age and the more bales you put through them brings them closer to the magical rebuild figure or trade in figure.
As @kiwi pom said. Subsidized by subsidies......

Fair enough.
How long is your baling season compared with England ?
How many bales per season do you do ?

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Fair enough.
How long is your baling season compared with England ?
How many bales per season do you do ?

I'm not a contractor. Just do opportunistic work that fits around my own. Season runs from late September through to march /April depending on what is around. Local contractor running 4 or 5 4x3s might do 30 to 40k? I will ask him next time I see him. Plenty here where I am that do contracting or outside work.