What are people charging for tractor/trailer/driver?

[Jack Russell]

I appreciate this is a simple work it out and charge accordingly, but we all know there is a figure that is generally worked to. it’s been £25/hour for a long while around here but that is to low. I’ve been charging £30 per hour but feel with the increasing machinery and labour cost this needs to go up.

long winded way of asking, what is everyone else charging?

 

[Mad For Muck]

£50/hr including fuel

50k tractor, tri axle trailer, weigh cells & sheet

 

[Sid]

Not enough.
We enquired about putting a 50k 155hp tractor, 16/18t trailer on LGP tyres and driver.
Asked what they would pay, £36/38 hr
Asked what they charged for their 140hp 40k 12t on super singles with driver £36/hr

I just laughed and said DIY then

 

[daveydiesel1]

The problem is farmers know that contractors need more money but ther not gettin more for ther produce and cant afford to pay more and thers always some other lad down the road mad for work so willin to do keen rates

 

[D14]

I appreciate this is a simple work it out and charge accordingly, but we all know there is a figure that is generally worked to. it’s been £25/hour for a long while around here but that is to low. I’ve been charging £30 per hour but feel with the increasing machinery and labour cost this needs to go up.

long winded way of asking, what is everyone else charging?

I can get a contractor in for £25/hour on his fuel so we use them. However I do jobs for the local council on occasions with a tractor and trailer and charge £75/hour. A tractor on its own the council will pay £60/hour with driver. So we use contractors on the farm but use our own stuff for council work. It’s crazy isn’t it!
Had a contractor in to open our stubbles up with a disc/tine outfit which was costing £18/acre whilst one of my tractors was subsoiling some council land at £80/hour.