Direct drilling rates?

[lloyd]

Someone I know is purchasing a direct drill and is
looking at doing some contract work.
What should he charge for OSR and corn drilling an acre?

 

[d williams]

Surly that’s up to him not you???
If he’s buying one without knowing what he’s going to charge why the f**ks he buying one???

 

[JCfarmer]

What drill is it? Leading tine and coulter or disc drill?

 

[Beowulf]

Someone I know is purchasing a direct drill and is
looking at doing some contract work.
What should he charge for OSR and corn drilling an acre?

Tell him to work out the actual cost. This includes the depreciation of both tractor and drill, the cost of wearing metal, his own time (at a proper hourly rate, none of this £8 an hour bulls**t) and the diesel he will burn etc. Then at least double it.

Any less and it's a waste of time, no what business you are in.

 

[Chae1]

Tell him to work out the actual cost. This includes the depreciation of both tractor and drill, the cost of wearing metal, his own time (at a proper hourly rate, none of this £8 an hour bullpoo) and the diesel he will burn etc. Then at least double it.

Any less and it's a waste of time, no what business you are in.

How will he know depreciation and running costs of drill if he's only just bought it. Won't know depreciation of tractor till he sells it?

Hence asking question on here.

 

[goodevans]

Put a Ford 7000 in front of it and it wont suffer much depreciation

 

[Beowulf]

How will he know depreciation and running costs of drill if he's only just bought it. Won't know depreciation of tractor till he sells it?

Hence asking question on here.

Same way as any other business, you make an estimate based on the things you can reasonably foresee and take an educated guess at the things you don't know for certain. Then as time goes on you adjust your forecasting model to account for what you have learned.

Farming is no different to any other business at the end of the day.

 

[lloyd]

Surly that’s up to him not you???
If he’s buying one without knowing what he’s going to charge why the fudges he buying one???

He has asked me for an acreage for OSR drilling at other farm.
He has an idea just wanted to know what others were charging.

 

[lloyd]

What drill is it? Leading tine and coulter or disc drill?

Mzuri

 

[JCfarmer]

I don't have one but £27 acre at a guess?

 

[lloyd]

I don't have one but £27 acre at a guess?

Thankyou that's the sort of figure I was thinking.
Perhaps another quid if he puts some fert down the spout.

 

[Katarina]

I've bought a Duncan eco seeder this year and I thought round £25/acre Was The going rate.

 

[lloyd]

I've bought a Duncan eco seeder this year and I thought round £25/acre Was The going rate.

MTZURI would take more pulling with the legs well in.
Your probably priced right.

 

[Adeptandy]

2 years ago I was charged £12/a and they supplied the fuel for DD with a 750a

 

[lloyd]

2 years ago I was charged £12/a and they supplied the fuel for DD with a 750a

What sort of job did they do ?
Sounds way too low!

 

[Adeptandy]

Good job, just had to be here all the time to move seed about, 750a has a small hopper

 

[Clive]

We charge £22/ac for direct drilling

 

[Clive]

2 years ago I was charged £12/a and they supplied the fuel for DD with a 750a

Are they still in business ?

 

[Adeptandy]

Are they still in business ?

Yes, I belive Sentry are still going

 

[lloyd]

We charge £22/ac for direct drilling

Does that include fuel?