Contracting charges for combine harvesting

[cotswoldcs]

I use the NAAC Contracting prices as a guide to set prices for the contracting work we do. For harvesting there are prices for combining cereals @ £92.96/ha and then it mentions:

– Extra for straw chopper on combine £45.33/ha (18.34/acre)


This seems way too high! How much extra is sensible for chopping wheat straw? Has anyone worked out cost of fuel and wear of chopper bales etc.?

 

[Feldspar]

This is a typo I'm sure.

Look at the 2018 prices.

https://www.naac.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NAAC-CONTRACTING-CHARGES-GUIDE-2018.pdf

 

[teslacoils]

£1.83 perhaps?

 

[cotswoldcs]

Thanks @Feldspar. No mention in 2019 charges. The 2018 puts it at £2.57/acre / 6.34/ha. Sounds more realistic.

 

[snarling bee]

Chopping, in cereals, I would lose 10% output and use 20% more diesel. Needs to be £3.50 acre.
BUT I would only charge £30 acre in the first place. You don't have to have a new lexion 8900 to go combining.

 

[shelly reynolds]

TX36 tank can do between 75 to 85ac on 450 l of fuel (5.3l ac at best), chopping cereals at 1.5t ish of straw per ac that drops to 50 to 60ac (7.5 l ac at best) plus loss of daily output

 

[D14]

I use the NAAC Contracting prices as a guide to set prices for the contracting work we do. For harvesting there are prices for combining cereals @ £92.96/ha and then it mentions:

– Extra for straw chopper on combine £45.33/ha (18.34/acre)


This seems way too high! How much extra is sensible for chopping wheat straw? Has anyone worked out cost of fuel and wear of chopper bales etc.?

Paying £30/ac including fuel and chopping if required for a 35ft NH9.90 rotary.

 

[Brisel]

£35/acre for swathing. Add £2 for chopping. Charge by the hour if you are waiting for trailers. That's a scary cost per hour for going slowly...

 

[shelly reynolds]

£35/acre for swathing. Add £2 for chopping. Charge by the hour if you are waiting for trailers. That's a scary cost per hour for going slowly...

TX36 = £160/£170 an hour just about settle on that on a 12hr day

 

[Chae1]

It's up to £40/acre up here. Would be small fields and header off to change fields.