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Spraying and spreading only cost that if everything brought to the field and spreader loaded.
£1 extra for trailer, bowser, forklift, man?, or for travelling back to yard.
Edit. And that's without cropping plans/meetings, crop walking, pricing, ordering, unloading and storing inputs.
No mention of contract farming in original post. Farmer could be doing all these jobs.Doing BPS forms on a Sunday because you were too busy in the week spreading fert, loading pigs, crop inspecting and organising the sprayer.
a lot of kit on farms doesnt do enough work to wear itself out a bit extra wont suddenly write off all the kit? hings rust as they get older just sat in the shed,make more use of what youve got?If you use it, it will wear out and need replacing and repairing. Too many heroes doing this kind of work on marginal cost basis only.
whats a rough fuel cost for stubble to stubble?More diesel ,more wear(I ought to put that in the old sage thread)
I haven't a clue I was implying the more fuel you use the kit wears out quickerwhats a rough fuel cost for stubble to stubble?
whats a rough fuel cost for stubble to stubble?
Esp when all Gear is easily 25% dearer than it was 5 year agoEveryone is talking similar rates to 5 years ago then. Not a great deal of money to be made for contractors.
That’s a lot of diesel to make a seed bed I’m using 25l/ha to plough, combidrill powerharrow grain/fertAll litres/ha;
Plough 26
Topdown deep cultivating 25
Subsoil 23
Power harrow 19
Vaderstad Rapid drill 10
Power harrow combination 20
Roll 2.5
Spray 1.2
Fertiliser 1.2 (not including fertiliser handling)
Combine 18
A plough/combi/roll/6xspray/3xfert/combine is over 77 l/ha not including fertiliser handling nor grain carting & forklift in the yard nor drying. At 52 ppl that's £40/ha. Make it £43/ha for handling and that does not include drying.
All litres/ha;
Plough 26
Topdown deep cultivating 25
Subsoil 23
Power harrow 19
Vaderstad Rapid drill 10
Power harrow combination 20
Roll 2.5
Spray 1.2
Fertiliser 1.2 (not including fertiliser handling)
Combine 18
A plough/combi/roll/6xspray/3xfert/combine is over 77 l/ha not including fertiliser handling nor grain carting & forklift in the yard nor drying. At 52 ppl that's £40/ha. Make it £43/ha for handling and that does not include drying.
At what price/litre?I used to reckon up to £40/AC fuel on heavy land.
I used to reckon up to £40/AC fuel on heavy land.
last time dad ploughed a field it was costing£10/ac in fuel alone. Oct 19
All litres/ha;
Plough 26
Topdown deep cultivating 25
Subsoil 23
Power harrow 19
Vaderstad Rapid drill 10
Power harrow combination 20
Roll 2.5
Spray 1.2
Fertiliser 1.2 (not including fertiliser handling)
Combine 18
A plough/combi/roll/6xspray/3xfert/combine is over 77 l/ha not including fertiliser handling nor grain carting & forklift in the yard nor drying. At 52 ppl that's £40/ha. Make it £43/ha for handling and that does not include drying.
Surely you supply fuel?Hence why I pay someone to plough.
Although after fallow and grass there's a nice window for them to work when quiet elsewhere.
Surely you supply fuel?
Crack on then, what you waiting for.a lot of kit on farms doesnt do enough work to wear itself out a bit extra wont suddenly write off all the kit? hings rust as they get older just sat in the shed,make more use of what youve got?