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<blockquote data-quote="Claas grass" data-source="post: 3340082" data-attributes="member: 1062"><p>Might seem pessimistic and harsh but don't even waste your time OP, been there got the t-shirt. Subbing work from someone who is already working for a poor rate is a sure way to make nothing yourself, go drive their machine and make clear profit. Your costings don't allow for near enough, you will want a couple of thousand £££ in your account at all times because something will pop up at some point you can be certain of that, a simple drop arm breaks, exhaust goes, air-con gas, puncture all of those will be £100-200 fix and they are simple, @20ph each little fix is 5hours gone including your own wage in that or if the tractor alone @12 it's more or less a full working day gone, if an engine, gear box or tyres need attention you are literally talking about 100's of hours gone. No offence either but with a 20 year old 120hp tractor your phone won't be hopping, most contractors only want someone who can fit seamlessly in, i.e. Someone with all 160hp tractors 50k is not going to want someone hauling in with them with a smaller slower tractor as it will slow the show up, that's why owner drivers are forced to buy something they can't really afford so they are capable of hooking up to anything and be able to do any job. I would stick to what you are already doing, staying on your own and not trying to sub off someone else, what you're doing already has enabled you to buy all that machinery at only 17 why change that now to benefit someone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Claas grass, post: 3340082, member: 1062"] Might seem pessimistic and harsh but don't even waste your time OP, been there got the t-shirt. Subbing work from someone who is already working for a poor rate is a sure way to make nothing yourself, go drive their machine and make clear profit. Your costings don't allow for near enough, you will want a couple of thousand £££ in your account at all times because something will pop up at some point you can be certain of that, a simple drop arm breaks, exhaust goes, air-con gas, puncture all of those will be £100-200 fix and they are simple, @20ph each little fix is 5hours gone including your own wage in that or if the tractor alone @12 it's more or less a full working day gone, if an engine, gear box or tyres need attention you are literally talking about 100's of hours gone. No offence either but with a 20 year old 120hp tractor your phone won't be hopping, most contractors only want someone who can fit seamlessly in, i.e. Someone with all 160hp tractors 50k is not going to want someone hauling in with them with a smaller slower tractor as it will slow the show up, that's why owner drivers are forced to buy something they can't really afford so they are capable of hooking up to anything and be able to do any job. I would stick to what you are already doing, staying on your own and not trying to sub off someone else, what you're doing already has enabled you to buy all that machinery at only 17 why change that now to benefit someone else. [/QUOTE]
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