Machinery too expensive

7610 super q

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
It's all utter madness IMO.
But there's always a " but ".:LOL:
But, but, you need high horsepower to drive a mower with a conditioner.
But, but, a modern baler is power hungry.
But, but, a modern baler needs a massive swath to make a tidy bale. ( that counts the Haybob out then ).
But, but, new kit breaks down less.
But, but, no one likes to see old kit on the farm.
But, but, you don't want to get left behind.......
 

7610 super q

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Why should the bill be smaller, it’s the job that’s being paid for, if you can do as good a job with old kit I see no reason why you shouldn’t charge just as much.
The first round bales I had done in 1985 cost £1/ bale. The job was done with a Claas baler, and DB 1210.
 

joe soapy

Member
Location
devon
I bought my first tractor not long ago, it has much sentimental value as I remember going to look at it in a yard as a primary school boy, and using it for hay wuffling every year until the old boys switched to round baleage in their late 60's.

Nuffield 10/60, paid $1200 and the new tyres and starter are worth that.
My lad is genuinely excited about it, and that alone is priceless - a link to better days, and means his Pop's tractor and great Uncle's tractor are both back with the new Blair Bros. - even though they are gone, never forgotten.

And another generation will ponder: "who ever thought those brakes were 'fit for purpose'"

Not all machinery has to depreciate.


jeez, i can remember the day a new nuffield universal TVO arrived in the yard, no pto or hyd,, the figure £460 comes to mind.
6 months later the new price dropped by £60, eventually traded in for a new 4000 costing £1000 and was delivered with a flat rear tyre { the seam in the tube had split]
and the dealer refused to accept responsibilty for, not had a new ford since that day.
the nuffield was fancy, only had to pull choke out to start and none of this old fashioned turning over to petrol before stopping
 

cropmaster

Member
Location
pwllheli
£1 a bale was standard for years
i bought my first welger rp 12 in 1980 for £2100 and was getting £1.50 a bale bought another in 83 and cost £4000 and the price had come down to 1.30 but we were bailing 30000 ± annually then by 85 baling was down to £ 1.10 and new baler rp12 s i think was around £6500 ps if i remember diesel had gone up to around 9 p a liter
 

wuddy

Member
Location
Scottish Borders
The figures are frightening. We are just on tractors at the minute and the powers that be can see a saving of £30,000 per unit by changing brands so it looks like the new one will be a different colour and the others will be swapped as and when.
Apparently JD have reduced prices on a limited number of tractors. We have just ordered a new 6195r autopower that was cheaper than ex hire ones we looked at with 500hrs on and came in same price as a Case puma!
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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