- Location
- south norfolk
Too many lads running daddy’s tractor and cutter for essentially beer money.
Nick...
Nick...
seems big power on hedge cutters in north wales regularly see likes of jd 7530 or fendt on hedge trimmer !There will always be the super cheap brigade. Mostly though they either go bust, are unreliable or do a poor job. Been doing hedgecutting for 16 years, and despite being dearer than most margins are tight. No fancy tractor or trimmer, lots of hours to get economies of scale (ie concentrating on it as a primary earner, not as part time) & greasing religiously. Also doing a dam fine job to the best of your ability as swiftly as you can. I know another contractor who does it as a ‘loss leader’ to keep wheels turning for £20/hour on a 6155r & £25000 trimmer. Wtf??????? What is the point?
The thing is, not everyone has a tractor to suit every job, these big tractors might be sat on big drills, trailers, cultivators and ploughs and god knows what else, so it may be their only choice for it to sit on a hedge trimmer for a few weeks.
Visibility and stability will probably be better and it would be a nicer place to spend a long day than some ratty old junk just used to sit on a hedge trimmer.
spoke to contractor around burton on Trent good setup he couldn't get more than 24 per hour also another in Nottingham he's on high twentysThe thing is, not everyone has a tractor to suit every job, these big tractors might be sat on big drills, trailers, cultivators and ploughs and god knows what else, so it may be their only choice for it to sit on a hedge trimmer for a few weeks.
Visibility and stability will probably be better and it would be a nicer place to spend a long day than some ratty old junk just used to sit on a hedge trimmer.
What does he run? A scythe? Or a set of secateurs?spoke to contractor around burton on Trent good setup he couldn't get more than 24 per hour also another in Nottingham he's on high twentys