How much to charge

[copse]

Have done some haylige for a livery yard .Mow,rake, round bale ,wrap and stack How much should I charge? 30 acres and 192 bales.

 

[thewalrus]

£10.50 an acre to mow here that’s a starting point

how long did you spend stacking?

 

[dinderleat]

£12 mow £6 rake £7 bale plus £35hr to stack

 

[Werzle]

2k

 

[bobk]

£10 a bale

 

[copse]

Thanks chaps was thinking about £10 a bale but just wanted to check.

 

[bobk]

Should've sorted the price first , I won't deal with liveries ....

 

[steveR]

£10 a bale

Sounds cheap to me... I charge between 11 and 12 quid, depending on crop!

 

[bobk]

Sounds cheap to me... I charge between 11 and 12 quid, depending on crop!

You're probably right , wrap's 4 quid

 

[muleman]

Should've sorted the price first , I won't deal with liveries ....

They are terrible to deal with, some of them expect you to supply the sunshine too

 

[steveR]

They are terrible to deal with, some of them expect you to supply the sunshine too

At teh least! And produce quality hay from shitty crap, best suited for topping...

Cash on the field, preferably beforehand!! Done spraying and topping in the past and always cash...

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Thanks chaps was thinking about £10 a bale but just wanted to check.

I asked on here a few weeks ago and was advised £10....so that’s what I charged them

 

[betweenthelines]

Did you think about this before you did it? If not, there's two fools involved-the one who asked for a job to be done without asking how much it would cost, and the one who did the job without knowing how much to charge!

 

[bobk]

I asked on here a few weeks ago and was advised £10....so that’s what I charged them

Bet they weren't the bales you bale at home ...

 

[HarryB97]

To bale and wrap will be going on £9. You had roughly 6 bales an acre so thats £1 a bale for raking and £2 a bale for mowing. You then have stacking and hauling so £15 would be better as a minimum.

 

[dinderleat]

Don’t understand why people like to do work for nothing unless the payment includes other things.

 

[copse]

Have agreed on £12 a bale cash ! Just going to collect it now.

 

[Chris123]

£12 mow £6 rake £7 bale plus £35hr to stack

£10 is to cheap dinderleat got it about right depending on how far you had to lug to stack got to be £12 minimum I would say

 

[Chris123]

Posted at the same time about right £12 I would say

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Bet they weren't the bales you bale at home ...

I wouldn’t make them 6’2 for a tenner....I’d want £30