Tractor, trailer and driver

[scrubbuster]

What are folk getting paid for tractor, trailer and driver potato hauling? I have a modern set up, Bailey trailer that takes 8 boxes or can add an extension for 10. Last season I was £28 plus fuel but costs are going up. It's annual work and the grower is very fair to deal with and it's a nice place to spend a day so it needs to be fair for everyone. What's the thoughts out there?

 

[Chae1]

How bigs the tractor?

How long are you hauling them?

 

[scrubbuster]

Valtra N174 (50K). Max is an hour from leaving the harvester to seeing it again, including unloading and new boxes

 

[scrubbuster]

Only doing 40K of course [emoji6]

 

[Chae1]

You aren't doing too badly in my opinion. Take average of 20l hour fuel use at 60ppl adds £12/hr. Puts you at £40/hr.

On the otherhand you could probably turn up and get paid £12/hr too drive it. No tyre wear, depreciation. Trailer.

 

[feilding]

What are folk getting paid for tractor, trailer and driver potato hauling? I have a modern set up, Bailey trailer that takes 8 boxes or can add an extension for 10. Last season I was £28 plus fuel but costs are going up. It's annual work and the grower is very fair to deal with and it's a nice place to spend a day so it needs to be fair for everyone. What's the thoughts out there?

A fair price would be £38 plus fuel for that outfit, any less there's not much point starting the tractor to leave the yard. even better drive somebody's else's tractor and make a living. no point buying work.

 

[Horn&corn]

Contractor charges me £36/hr for hauling silage and muck. 200hp, 50kph, man, Fuel, 14t generous trailer on floatation tyres.
I let him carry on and happy to pay the bill

 

[KB6930]

That's the going rate round here for hauling spuds you'd certainly struggle to get more anyway

 

[nick...]

What’s the going rate for a telehandler.charged someone £35 hour yesterday which I thought was very fair
Nick...

 

[Tim G]

What’s the going rate for a telehandler.charged someone £35 hour yesterday which I thought was very fair
Nick...

£25 for 30 minutes at the Yorkshire show.