Tractor driving

[lloyd]

What should a full time tractor driver be on ph who
has completed the necessary certificates for arable employment?

 

[Lincs Lass]

They can have completed loads of training courses and have a pile of certificates but it doesn't mean they know more than a seasoned worker that's been doing it for 40 years
All the tickets in the world doesn't make up for years of hands on experience.
Just means they have satisfied some clipboard clown .

 

[lloyd]

They can have completed loads of training courses and have a pile of certificates but it doesn't mean they know more than a seasoned worker that's been doing it for 40 years
All the tickets in the world doesn't make up for years of hands on experience.
Just means they have satisfied some clipboard clown .

Oh someone with 30 plus years experience on varied tasks.

 

[stevedave]

The other side of that is if someone has satisfied a clipboard clown they are insured. While you are right experience is not something H&S or insurance understand.

 

[lloyd]

Would £15pph seem about right?

 

[Sheepykid]

Shall I be the first to say £25per hour plus a house plus a company car plus a healthy pension scheme. Any less and you should be ashamed of yourself or give up trading or both.

 

[lloyd]

Shall I be the first to say £25per hour plus a house plus a company car plus a healthy pension scheme. Any less and you should be ashamed of yourself or give up trading or both.

I was asking for someone else but if your looking to employ when can I start?

 

[Sheepykid]

I was asking for someone else but if your looking to employ when can I start?

Yeah. I should have said it was a joke. I was on another thread the other day where it was intimidated a starting wage was £50k a year. Plus a mountain of benefits.
I’d agree £15 seems very fair.

 

[lloyd]

Yeah. I should have said it was a joke. I was on another thread the other day where it was intimidated a starting wage was £50k a year. Plus a mountain of benefits.
I’d agree £15 seems very fair.

I know you were joking.

 

[tepapa]

I’d agree £15 seems very fair.

Fair for who? The employer or employee?

 

[Sheepykid]

Whichever you fancy.

 

[David.]

Is said tractor driver getting a tied house in the package?

 

[lloyd]

Is said tractor driver getting a tied house in the package?

No lives off site own house,car etc.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Shall I be the first to say £25per hour plus a house plus a company car plus a healthy pension scheme. Any less and you should be ashamed of yourself or give up trading or both.

I have met people who are employed full time on estates who will be given a house to live in and a company vehicle (normally a van or 4x4) as part of their package.

 

[Runs Like a Deere]

Maybe I am out of touch but I would severely doubt you are going to get anyone with a load of experience to drive a tractor for £15/hr

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I was earning £15 per hour driving a brand new Class carting hay in 2012 so I’d respectfully suggest £20 per hour as a realistic sum although if you can plough/till etc, you may get more.
I wasn’t taught to plough as being the son of the boss nobody came forward to show me how so that knowledge isn’t in my head
SS

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Maybe I am out of touch but I would severely doubt you are going to get anyone with a load of experience to drive a tractor for £15/hr

You can get that at Tesco for shift leader with no experience, so a qualified driver with years of experience should be heading for £17.50+?
Depends what you wanna pay someone driving your 150k tractor

 

[Lincs Lass]

Reading this ,its hard to imagine that back in 2008 ,I was getting £18ph + shift bonus,travel time ,weekend double and triple rate overtime ,sat on a 360 with no tickets ,working on a centrica gas terminal .
Its still nice looking over the hedge but the wages certainly aren't inspiring .

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Exactly and any person worth their salt would be doing something where the wages are decent, hence why my operation is just big enough for me I can’t afford to compete

 

[lloyd]

The chap i was talking to works for a large farming business as a main,senior
tractor driver .He's been there a long time ,his standard pay was £13.50 hr.
Sounded low to me that's why i asked the question.