Running costs

[Sid]

Does anyone have a breakdown of apportionment of cost involved in running various equipment.
The likes of a tractor and trailer?
% wages
%tractor
%trailer
% fuel

TIA

 

[Sharny dubs]

Wages self employed £14 an hour. Employed would be nearer 18 by the time u pay holidays, sick pay, stamp etc etc etc. Tractor. Costs me about 10 to 12. But that's a smaller tractor being looked after and ran by my self. Some of the bigger tractors would need 20 to 30 I would think. Local farmer is saying his 939 has cost him 20 in depreciation alone. Fuel. I work on a average of £7 an hour but depends massively on job. Trailer. About 5 to 10 an hour depending on spec and size.
More details required to give you an accurate answer. There is a contractor round here supplying a 300hp tractor + 16t trailers for 25 an hour plus diesel. Every one will have a different view of there costs.

 

[vantage]

Does anyone have a breakdown of apportionment of cost involved in running various equipment.
The likes of a tractor and trailer?
% wages
%tractor
%trailer
% fuel

TIA

Unfortunately a piece of string springs to mind!
I think you need specifics .

 

[tweedale terrier]

Invest your money in a house or something, a forest a field anything really. You will thank me one day.

 

[farmer pickles]

Does anyone have a breakdown of apportionment of cost involved in running various equipment.
The likes of a tractor and trailer?
% wages
%tractor
%trailer
% fuel

TIA

20% wages.
50% tractor.
20 % fuel.
10% trailer.

 

[Speedstar]

Wages self employed £14 an hour. Employed would be nearer 18 by the time u pay holidays, sick pay, stamp etc etc etc. Tractor. Costs me about 10 to 12. But that's a smaller tractor being looked after and ran by my self. Some of the bigger tractors would need 20 to 30 I would think. Local farmer is saying his 939 has cost him 20 in depreciation alone. Fuel. I work on a average of £7 an hour but depends massively on job. Trailer. About 5 to 10 an hour depending on spec and size.
More details required to give you an accurate answer. There is a contractor round here supplying a 300hp tractor + 16t trailers for 25 an hour plus diesel. Every one will have a different view of there costs.

Is he brain dead ?

 

[Sharny dubs]

Is he brain dead ?

No but he's very busy.

 

[Sid]

Invest your money in a house or something, a forest a field anything really. You will thank me one day.

How can I buy a house for 12k
How will that keep an family member employed?
This is why i am costing it out rather than being a busy fool.

 

[Sid]

20% wages.
50% tractor.
20 % fuel.
10% trailer.

So at
£35 hr
£7 wages
£17.50 tractor
£7 fuel
£3.5 trailer. So a hire trailer at £50/day needs a 14 hr day to pay

 

[Smith31]

How can I buy a house for 12k
How will that keep an family member employed?
This is why i am costing it out rather than being a busy fool.

Ask the family member to drive someone else's tractor?...There is very little margin in the job, one big breakdown kills the job

 

[Chae1]

How can I buy a house for 12k
How will that keep an family member employed?
This is why i am costing it out rather than being a busy fool.

If your buying one for 12k, you'll need a %age for tyres and repairs also.

 

[farmer pickles]

So at
£35 hr
£7 wages
£17.50 tractor
£7 fuel
£3.5 trailer. So a hire trailer at £50/day needs a 14 hr day to pay

I charge more than 35 pounds per hour

 

[multi power]

Does anyone have a breakdown of apportionment of cost involved in running various equipment.
The likes of a tractor and trailer?
% wages
%tractor
%trailer
% fuel

TIA

It would depend on size and value of tractor but I'd suggest the driver will be the biggest cost, the likes of a trailer isn't going to be much compared to say a muck spreader

 

[Sid]

If your buying one for 12k, you'll need a %age for tyres and repairs also.

On the house or trailer?
Tractor is already partially allowed for in farm business.

 

[Chae1]

Oh! If its a farmers son using existing tractor it really won't cost anything. Tractors sitting in shed depreciating anyway. Be aswell put hours on it.

 

[Sid]

Oh! If its a farmers son using existing tractor it really won't cost anything. Tractors sitting in shed depreciating anyway. Be aswell put hours on it.

Of course it will cost something that's why I started this thread.

Jump to conclusions why don't you

 

[Hesston4860s]

Wages self employed £14 an hour. Employed would be nearer 18 by the time u pay holidays, sick pay, stamp etc etc etc. Tractor. Costs me about 10 to 12. But that's a smaller tractor being looked after and ran by my self. Some of the bigger tractors would need 20 to 30 I would think. Local farmer is saying his 939 has cost him 20 in depreciation alone. Fuel. I work on a average of £7 an hour but depends massively on job. Trailer. About 5 to 10 an hour depending on spec and size.
More details required to give you an accurate answer. There is a contractor round here supplying a 300hp tractor + 16t trailers for 25 an hour plus diesel. Every one will have a different view of there costs.

if you can get £14 an hour self employed your doing well, I can’t get £12 round here.

 

[Sharny dubs]

if you can get £14 an hour self employed your doing well, I can’t get £12 round here.

Dont know anyone round here working less than 12 and let's face it at that it's not a great wage. If you want someone who knows what they are doing then its going to be 14 at least. Otherwise they are better driving a forklift on a building site.

 

[ARW]

if you can get £14 an hour self employed your doing well, I can’t get £12 round here.

You get what you want self employed?
People who say you can’t get that round here as just talking crap, I charge what I need regardless of what people say!

 

[ARW]

Tractor clock hour £15
Man £15
Trailer £8
Fuel £8

Costs you £46

10% profit (which is feck all)

£50.60 an hour

I’m basing that on a older tractor, a new one I would think could be £20 a clock hour