Topping costs

[Pasty]

 

[bobk]

Upfront.

 

[ARW]

£45 an hour if its a flail topper as they can drink fuel
same amount for cash!

 

[Grassman]

Have we done now?

 

[robandles]

What size tractor and topper?
Inc fuel?

MF 5445 with a 9 foot.
And my fuel.

It is for neighbours mind. Back scratching and all that.

Now we're finished!

 

[Pasty]

 

[Coximus]

I just paid £180 for 18 acres, and it took him 3 hours, and I'm happy, good finish, got close to the hedges and took out the hedge nettles, ground was rough and poorly maintained by previous grazier. (hence needing topping).
Would of been £140 if it hadn’t been so thistle and brambly round the edges,

 

[Pasty]

 

[caveman]

Bladdy minefield.
Steep land.
Maybe an accident waiting to happen?
Is there a proper tenancy/grazing licence with an obligation to top and maintain land or just a cash agreement?
Maybe not if you are considering part payment by effectively barter........
In which case..... you are asking him to work for you.
Have you got insurance cover if things go wrong?
Not having a go, but, sometimes things are best done "by the book".

 

[Vizslaman]

Well for what it is worth Patsy I was charged £120 to top a 12.5 acre paddock which is pretty much a rectangle no rocks or boulders and has been cut for Hayledge in the past.
Hope that helps (Oh and that was mates rate)

 

[Henarar]

5 quid an acre