hill country
New Member
- Location
- Taranaki.New Zealand
Is it comman for the farmer to supply fuel?never herd of it in over 20years of contracting in N.Z
Contractor charges
- Thread starter Beef farmers
- Start date
- Location
- roe valley
What do people get charged for sub soiling grass or srubble?
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
I think it's a regional thing.
Where I am it very rare unless the contractors job is going to take above a day then some may do it.
Seems a lot of hassle having to go to the yard to fill up. Also how does it work. Does the contractor arrive with a full tank or an empty tank or what?
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
i never known any farmer to supply fuel to contractor untill i moved to wales, i certinly wouldnt fancy filling up a modern common rail tractor from a lot of farm tanks
Selectamatic
Member
- Location
- North Wales
Its a load of nonsense IMO.
Both Farmer and Contractor have to buy Diesel, surely there wont be more than a couple of pence in the cost. The farmer pays for the Diesel whether its in the cost of the Contracting, or whether its taken from his own tank.
As @multi power says, at least with your own diesel, you know how clean (or not) it is.
Both Farmer and Contractor have to buy Diesel, surely there wont be more than a couple of pence in the cost. The farmer pays for the Diesel whether its in the cost of the Contracting, or whether its taken from his own tank.
As @multi power says, at least with your own diesel, you know how clean (or not) it is.
hill country
New Member
- Location
- Taranaki.New Zealand
I wouldnt want to fill up out of most of the tanks my clients have.I can be at 1 job here for up to a week at a time.Up to two hours away from my yard and just run a mobile tank behind ute.Problem solved
Farmers supply the fuel to the contractor in this part of the world.I hate the idea myself.Combine came to me with water in the diesel 3 years ago(from previous farm) caused no end of problems.Baling contractor turned up with 220hp tractor
this year,used what seemed a lot of fuel for 2 hours work.In fact whilst refueling,I had to tell the driver to turn the engine off,as I couldn't keep up...................
They might sit on there arse but have you ever done a full days hedge trimming bloody tiring !
Thick Farmer
Member
- Location
- West Wales
I've done a bit of hedge trimming - we did the council hedge/verge cutting for 10 years, until this year when I was undercut.
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
I tried and failed, didn't like the white finger much.
Fair does .under cut that will be the £15-£18 ph guys then .straight trimming here will range from £25 to £35 ph .nobody supplies derv here.!
- Location
- Ulster
Who supplies the diesel? Sounds cheap
multi power
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
but not evan a quarter as tired as they would be having cut with a big strimmer all day
brynseiri
Member
- Location
- Conwy, North Wales
Farmer down Newtown told me this morning he has a contractor come with a krone big x for 18/acre second cut and 35 an acre whole crop, dunno about trailers etc, but £18/ acre forager only sounds ludicrously cheap to me, considering a big x is what? Quarter of a million quid?
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
I think I know who the contractor is too.
Stupid cheap and slow billing.
Thick Farmer
Member
- Location
- West Wales
You got his contact details?
FonterraFarmer
Member
- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
Never heard of it being done till I found this forum, never heard of it being done in New Zealand ever! If asked for diesel by a contractor to be supplied for the job , I would say "In your dreams , mate!"
Why? You pay for the fuel whether you supply it or the contractor does. My work is all charged at rate plus fuel, could include the fuel in the price but then the man who wants 20 acres spread with slurry right beside the yard would be paying the same price as his neighbour who has me carting it 8 miles away. There is a huge difference in the amount of fuel that's used though. I know which customers won't provide fuel due to small/dirty tanks or tanks that are bad to get access to with bigger machines. The problem there is after working there the tractor has to go home for fuel where if it's provided it can be left on site at night ready for the next day.Never heard of it being done till I found this forum, never heard of it being done in New Zealand ever! If asked for diesel by a contractor to be supplied for the job , I would say "In your dreams , mate!"
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
So how does it work. How do you know how much fuel to put in?
I don't understand the slurry spreading example. Don't you charge by the hour?
I arrive with a full tank do the job then fill up when finished. Slurry is charged by the hour, but the hourly rate to include fuel for a lot of roadwork will look very expensive to the man who is in a ring fence and has no road running to do