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<blockquote data-quote="BigBarl" data-source="post: 7720751" data-attributes="member: 4533"><p>We gave up combining a few years ago and got a neighbouring contractor in - best thing we’ve ever done. We put the combine money towards a big grain trailer and cart for the contractor now with our tractor so that his man can get on with ground work etc. Works well, means we have no hassle with maintaining and servicing a combine, have more cutting capacity than we could ever afford and also get some cost back from the combine contractor for our carting services. This drastically reduces our combing bill and, capital to one side, our harvest operations on 200ha are now cheaper, faster and easier than they were when we used our own machine. So in reply to the OP’s question, if you’re cutting a big area I can see the appeal but consider working with neighbouring farms / contractors first before you tie up £250k in depreciating metal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigBarl, post: 7720751, member: 4533"] We gave up combining a few years ago and got a neighbouring contractor in - best thing we’ve ever done. We put the combine money towards a big grain trailer and cart for the contractor now with our tractor so that his man can get on with ground work etc. Works well, means we have no hassle with maintaining and servicing a combine, have more cutting capacity than we could ever afford and also get some cost back from the combine contractor for our carting services. This drastically reduces our combing bill and, capital to one side, our harvest operations on 200ha are now cheaper, faster and easier than they were when we used our own machine. So in reply to the OP’s question, if you’re cutting a big area I can see the appeal but consider working with neighbouring farms / contractors first before you tie up £250k in depreciating metal. [/QUOTE]
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