Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Does the brand of tractor have a bearing on what rates are charged!?
Mowing charges
- Thread starter y2kf
- Start date
- Location
- Larne, Northern Ireland
No, was just trying to give him an idea of who it is without saying names
Wellytrack
Member
I charge 14 per acre on my Diesel and I don’t consider it expensive as I may have to drive 6 or 8 miles one way to mow 3 acres.
Thick Farmer
Member
- Location
- West Wales
£6/acre. I supply fuel.
kiwi pom
Member
- Location
- canterbury NZ
Jeez you're starting to get expensive
I bet there's some around that will do it for nothing as long as they can chop it too.
- Location
- Co antrim
Well iv no idea who that be. I dont know all the contractors up ur way but would be up round kilwaughter now and again as iv relations up ther and we used to hire a lime spreader to a man from round glenoeNo, was just trying to give him an idea of who it is without saying names
- Location
- West Wales
You’ve got bigger fields than me I’m guessing..
£7 here, 30 acre and it was 10 fields.
I’m sure you know of a lot cheaper than £6 on some of the 1000+ acres per cut contracts
Wellytrack
Member
Never fail to be amazed at regional variations.
There is no way £7 an acre covers running a mower, I consider twice that to be running at cost, so much so when pressure is on and things tight for time I pay another man £15 an acre to go mow for me.
It’s great just turning up without the hassle of miles of roading for nothing.
On the other hand we struggle to get more than £30 per hour tractor, man, diesel and implement.
There is no way £7 an acre covers running a mower, I consider twice that to be running at cost, so much so when pressure is on and things tight for time I pay another man £15 an acre to go mow for me.
It’s great just turning up without the hassle of miles of roading for nothing.
On the other hand we struggle to get more than £30 per hour tractor, man, diesel and implement.
Mouser
Member
- Location
- near Belfast
£7 would be damn good pay in many parts of the country. Some of these boys have fields so big they can average 15acre an hour with doubles on a pretty average tractor. That's a hell of a lot better than running tractors and trailers at 35/40 per hr
Even at £10 a new fendt and triples will leave more margin than trailer jockeys at £40/hr. It's just a matter of getting the work to justify it.
Wellytrack
Member
That’s true, but I’m sure there is plenty of 2 acre gardens to be called out to as well, could take some all day to drop 50 acres, taking good with bad it has to average out.
Mouser
Member
- Location
- near Belfast
I know all about them! I'm including them (and smaller) in my average. Still never below 10acre/hour.Admittedly baling contractors will have more roading to do but still.
What are folks seeing as a charge/ac this time?
I've been asked about doing some mowing with an 8ft disc mower, 10-15 ac patches, with a few farting little blocks that will need the old PZ drum. Not a clue on pricing TBH. Can fit it in around my own stuff, as will be down a cut this year I suspect...
I've been asked about doing some mowing with an 8ft disc mower, 10-15 ac patches, with a few farting little blocks that will need the old PZ drum. Not a clue on pricing TBH. Can fit it in around my own stuff, as will be down a cut this year I suspect...
anyone with any sense would've grazed it and picked up the crap after.
- Location
- South West
No fences at all
- Location
- West Wales
Why can’t you get the 8ft in?
Guy comes in with butterflies to knock my 2-3 acre fields off
- Location
- South Wales UK
And you'll hear old fables like ,"agh yes that's where I left that old chain harrows" etc.etc.
DeeGee
Member
- Location
- North East Wales
I haven't asked you to.
The most I would pay is £9.99, but that would only be for someone who knows what they are doing.
Only in jest bobk!
Will you accept a photograph of a signed cheque for £4.98 for half an acre from the Bank of Toyland?
Crazy! It’s 23 years since I packed in contracting. We were on £8.50/acre then