Contractors ,Silage cost by the ton

[Speedstar]

Is any one charging to make silage by the ton ?
Our new forager has a system on it the weigh the grass & take the D/M content & this is what we are planning on doing in the next few years for the people that want to pay by the ton, we will charge some much per ton for the complete job.

 

[davidroberts30]

You will struggle to get a farmer to change

 

[Beef farmer]

For multi cut its the only fair way. Or hourly. We were hourly in nz. Was fair. Foragers where far more productive, additive was ways ready, clamp ready and gates all opened ready to go.

 

[Chae1]

Sounds much better way of doing it. Pay our contractors per acre, rate the same regardless of crop.

We're bucking the trend and going back to 2 big cuts of silage. 3rd cut always seems a bit of a waste of time up here.

 

[avag]

What is the accuracy of on board systems? Contractor i worked for in nz charged by the ton all trucks/trailers went over a mobile weighbridge it seemed a fair system all round

 

[Stock]

Hmm...........cant see it working as there are a few variables how does swarthing get included in the price? how will you work out if said farmer wants it wilted for two or three days? then in the wet year how will the farmer handle the extra water from the rainfall........................................

 

[Still Farming]

They won't make much money that way?

 

[Claas grass]

Is any one charging to make silage by the ton ?
Our new forager has a system on it the weigh the grass & take the D/M content & this is what we are planning on doing in the next few years for the people that want to pay by the ton, we will charge some much per ton for the complete job.

When I was at silage in Australia a lot of it was done by the DM/T all over a weigh bridge though, has the harvester got that level of accuracy at weighing crop? in NZ everything was on an hourly rate

 

[Celt83]

What happens if the system on the machine fails? Do you have a backup? Or will you go back to hourly until it’s fixed.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

may be wrong, but if a weigher on a lorry is not good enough for trading standards, and its static and set up right very accurate,
then how can a weigher on a moving forager be acceptable, variety of loads, through put, and DM to take into consideration,
have you cleared it with trading standards?
i think trading standards would insist on a Weighbridge,
also if its done by the acre, you can go back months if there is a dispute over the bill,

tell us more on how it works

edit, what benefits will this extra cost to you have in the long term

 

[Dragon]

Several here in cornwall doing it for selling maize by the £per ton dm. Have at least to weigh trailers in the gang, combine with John Deere Harvest Lab.

 

[Boysground]

Same here, I know a dairy that pays for silage using forager weights. It has to be a sensible way to go especially for lighter cuts.

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[Deerefarmer]

Is any one charging to make silage by the ton ?
Our new forager has a system on it the weigh the grass & take the D/M content & this is what we are planning on doing in the next few years for the people that want to pay by the ton, we will charge some much per ton for the complete job.

We have been using it here, several trailers have on board scales as well, works very well together as the chopper is only as accurate as your calibration,which needs a close eye on it.

 

[Speedstar]

Hmm...........cant see it working as there are a few variables how does swarthing get included in the price? how will you work out if said farmer wants it wilted for two or three days? then in the wet year how will the farmer handle the extra water from the rainfall........................................

No charge for anything all done on a per ton price based on D/M per ton only thing that would be extra is tedding if it got wet

 

[Speedstar]

You will struggle to get a farmer to change

We went on the slurry by the cube/ meter 5 years ago and people like that and every one wants to go the same way with Silage by the ton ,we like to try and be the contractor thinking out side the box

 

[ollie989898]

Charge per cylinder hour, which takes into account stupid small pits, long hauls and small roads...

 

[ollie989898]

Same here, I know a dairy that pays for silage using forager weights. It has to be a sensible way to go especially for lighter cuts.

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I had a client who paid via that way from a contractor. I suspect you know both.

 

[davidroberts30]

Slightly different with slurry as it's a known volume
Many more variables with grass,dm,distance etc

 

[Boysground]

I had a client who paid via that way from a contractor. I suspect you know both.

Quite possibly

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[Boysground]

Slightly different with slurry as it's a known volume
Many more variables with grass,dm,distance etc

I have looked at similar kit to measure slurry applications it does look interesting.

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