Fert Spreading Going Rate

[Storeman]

I will come and do it for 50 pence per hectare if I can go 40k down a tram line and leave my flashing beacon on

Clearly you are an amateur, a professional would know that you need TWIN beacons flashing away as you hurtle down the tramlines at 40k.

 

[Will 1594]

You have not provided enough info, spreading 10x 5 ac fields half way up a mountain 5 miles from yard is a bit different to 1 50 ac field 200yds up the road...

So how much to spread with trailed ,load our selves with own loader as it's bulk 500 acre putting base frets on in decent flat fields maybe upto 5 miles radius of loading point

 

[Adam@Rumen]

You wanting some doing local ?
24m gps price dependant on job

No this is a relatives up in Lancs - he'd been quoted £2.50/acre which I though was pretty reasonable (smallish fields, not particularly flat) but wanted to get general idea. Not sure what kit contractor is running mind

I will come and do it for 50 pence per hectare if I can go 40k down a tram line and leave my flashing beacon on

50k and on the phone the whole time, you've got a deal

 

[Derrick Hughes]

If you think you are helping yourself to my fuel think again and I dont even know if its legal, bring your own and make a proper bill

 

[Cowabunga]

£2/acre is ridiculously cheap, but if the fields are a minimum of 20 acres at 2 cwts/acre and less than 2 miles to travel and the fertiliser is convenient with a loader ready for instant filling, and a minimum of 100 acres at a time, then its OK for the contractor.

It certainly makes the average farmer's purchase of a fertiliser spreader quite redundant. No way could a farmer justify even a basic spreader if he can get it spread at that price.

That's me saying this with an all-singing-and-dancing spreader having spread £5000-worth of stuff yesterday with more to do today. If I knew someone would spread it on the days I wanted it spread and was due to buy a new spreader, I would consider the contractor option if there was a good one available.
The nearest to me that is skilled at it is on here occasionally. The same one that does most of the work near @Forage Trader. He's too far away from me for that job though and, anyway, I've got the kit myself.

 

[pappuller]

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No this is a relatives up in Lancs - he'd been quoted £2.50/acre which I though was pretty reasonable (smallish fields, not particularly flat) but wanted to get general idea. Not sure what kit contractor is running mind



50k and on the phone the whole time, you've got a deal

I was on £2.50/acre 20 yrs ago, the sower would stay in the shed for that !!!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

My Friendly Tenant does mine , we have an arrangement up here , its called Help thy neighbour,

 

[stroller]

I charge £40/hr spreading 80kg/ha urea, depending on the number of gates I have to open & close it works out to about £2/ac

 

[P5691]

why not arrive full and fill up on farm when finished?

I value my tractor fuel system too much, all my fuel gets additive. Too many horror stories with customer fuel !

 

[Bumble Bee]

£3.20/ac here. Can GPS spread (vari rate & guidance for grass) Customer provides loader and fert near field. Horsey paddocks and awkward jobs are £60/hr + Vat.

 

[GTB]

I value my tractor fuel system too much, all my fuel gets additive. Too many horror stories with customer fuel !

Fair point.

 

[Cowabunga]

My Friendly Tenant does mine , we have an arrangement up here , its called Help thy neighbour,

I helped your Friendly Tenant with their silage the other week, from Morfa.

EDIT. That's FT helping FT in your case. To avoid confusion, best call the other lot MFT, which is rather appropriate really, considering their other business.

 

[Ritchie]

Always done it by the hour, for more than 30 years now. My rate is £28 per hour but needs to go up. So it'll work out at between £1.20 an acre on flat silage fields to £3.50 an acre on the banks with dual wheels.

All on own fuel.

 

[Extreme Optimist]

Think I'm paying too much at £4 looking at some of these prices!!!

 

[Jim75]

Always done it by the hour, for more than 30 years now. My rate is £28 per hour but needs to go up. So it'll work out at between £1.20 an acre on flat silage fields to £3.50 an acre on the banks with dual wheels.

All on own fuel.

You must really enjoy spreading fert, way too cheap. Starts at £4 here

 

[llamedos]

NAAC CONTRACTING CHARGES GUIDE 2016/17
These prices are the average price surveyed from NAAC members but the actual price may vary considerably between regions, soil types, distance travelled, size of contract undertaken, size and type of equiptment used, amount of product applied etc. PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF RED DIESEL AND BASED ON 40ppl.
The NAAC is also aware that many contractors now make individual arrangements with their customers regarding diesel (eg separate fuel surcharge, fuel used on-farm etc). The prices below do not reflect this market trend and such agreeements may make a significant difference to contracting charges. Please note these prices are ONLY a guide.

http://www.naac.co.uk/userfiles/files/Contracting charges 2016-17 V2.pdf

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Don't know what the problem is .If you can't do 20 acres hour retire and even at £2 thats £40 hour and if that's not enough then retire

 

[7610 super q]

But no one turns up these days with a Ford 6600, vicon spinner, and a stanley knife to cut 1 cwt bags......
It's an £80k tractor, £12k spreader with £3k GPS, and to top it off a £60k telehandler to load 600kg bags.
£5 / acre sounds way too cheap to me....

 

[Derrick Hughes]

But no one turns up these days with a Ford 6600, vicon spinner, and a stanley knife to cut 1 cwt bags......
It's an £80k tractor, £12k spreader with £3k GPS, and to top it off a £60k telehandler to load 600kg bags.
£5 / acre sounds way too cheap to me....

ok how much do they want for tractor/man/hour down there , most jobs would be £25 to £30 up here


I dont ask you how much your tractor cost before I ask for a price for your hay do I

 

[7610 super q]

ok how much do they want for tractor/man/hour down there , most jobs would be £25 to £30 up here


I dont ask you how much your tractor cost before I ask for a price for your hay do I

Interesting point. It costs me £20 / bale (round) to make last year, after sensible costing. Yet if you ask £25/ bale, folks would rather stab themselves with a bale spike. In an attempt to keep prices low, and still make a profit, I've not used fert this year. Race to the bottom.

People, IMO, just don't cost things properly.