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Any of you guys ever hire...
#1022995
07/24/14 08:17 AM
07/24/14 08:17 AM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231
Central Alabama
Yelp softly
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10 point
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OP
10 point
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231
Central Alabama
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Someone to prepare your food plots or do any other tractor work for you? I am really contemplating the idea of getting a new piece of equipment. It's pretty costly and I can't justify it without picking up some extra work on the side to help me pay for it. I was just trying to get a feel for the level of demand before I decide to move forward.
If you're currently paying someone to do this type of work, do you mind telling me what rate you pay? I'm not looking to do this for a living, just trying to gauge whether the equipment can pay for itself if I only work weekends.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1023017
07/24/14 08:45 AM
07/24/14 08:45 AM
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,030
Central Alabama
muzziehead
14 point
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14 point
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Posts: 8,030
Central Alabama
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I don't pay for it but the going rate around here is $50 an hour
"Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1023021
07/24/14 08:49 AM
07/24/14 08:49 AM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,773
Florida
jacannon
10 point
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10 point
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Posts: 2,773
Florida
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The best thing we ever did as far as I am concerned. The 2 of us that owned tractors did all the planting and bush hogging . We had to plant when we could get everyone together. Now we pay a farmer. It gets done when the weather and the ground is right. I still do soil samples and decide what to plant and how much fertilizer to spread, but now everyone pays the same and nobody gets over worked.
Grandma said...Always keep a gun close at hand, you just never know when you might run across some varmint that needs killing...
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1023069
07/24/14 09:39 AM
07/24/14 09:39 AM
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,749
bessemer, al
hunterturf
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,749
bessemer, al
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Its difficult to charge for that kinda thing. You have to bill people like something is going to get broken or damaged at every property in case it does. Otherwise you end up like the guy mentioned above
Give me bout 15 more minutes, I was dreamin about beavers..........
Si Robertson
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1023093
07/24/14 10:10 AM
07/24/14 10:10 AM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 4,617
Alabama
Rmart30
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 4,617
Alabama
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Ive done some side stuff with my tractor. Mainly bush hog work and driveway grading. I average $60 hour with a 2 hour minimum and dont go any farther than 15 miles from home.
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1023129
07/24/14 10:57 AM
07/24/14 10:57 AM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 15,625
Montgomery
bamaeyedoc
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 15,625
Montgomery
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Someone to prepare your food plots or do any other tractor work for you? I am really contemplating the idea of getting a new piece of equipment. It's pretty costly and I can't justify it without picking up some extra work on the side to help me pay for it. I was just trying to get a feel for the level of demand before I decide to move forward.
If you're currently paying someone to do this type of work, do you mind telling me what rate you pay? I'm not looking to do this for a living, just trying to gauge whether the equipment can pay for itself if I only work weekends. Since I don't own any equipment I have to pay someone. He charges $50/hour. Dr. B
AKA: “Dr. B”
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
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#1023229
07/24/14 01:24 PM
07/24/14 01:24 PM
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Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,577
Tuscaloosa, AL
Bowfool
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,577
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Pay someone or rent. No way you can justify cost with what needs doing on a club. $40-$65 an hour depending on size of tractor and equipment. Just my 2 cents.
Obama Is the Greatest Hoax Ever Perpetrated on the American People - Clint Eastwood
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1025094
07/26/14 11:21 AM
07/26/14 11:21 AM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231
Central Alabama
Yelp softly
OP
10 point
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OP
10 point
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231
Central Alabama
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Thanks for the responses. $50/hr seems to be a pretty common rate. What does that rate end up costing per acre? Conventional equipment requires multiple passes with discs, spreader, drag, etc. I am contemplating buying a unit that will do it all in one pass. This would potentially make my planting far more efficient than traditional methods. I am leaning towards charging by the acre. I think I could do this and still save folks money versus planting with traditional equipment.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1025318
07/26/14 04:25 PM
07/26/14 04:25 PM
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 6,883
Tuscaloosa
Booger
Picker
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Picker
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Posts: 6,883
Tuscaloosa
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I have a guy that tills up my fields. I like that better than a disc. He charges $50/hr as well. He bushogs then tills. He can do 4 fields that total about 4 1/2 acres and he does those in about 5 hours total. He also bushogs about a half mile grassy road beds in that time.
GO NOLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: blackmouth]
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07/26/14 05:05 PM
07/26/14 05:05 PM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231
Central Alabama
Yelp softly
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10 point
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Central Alabama
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You gonna buy a unit just for this purpose?
If so, you need a 3-5 year window to show a profit/payoff debt carry.
Better talk to a whole lotta folks in dev counties, not just here
No. I'm contemplating buying this unit because I want it. I just can't justify the expense unless I get some side work to help pay for it. I'm not interested in turning significant profit. If the machine paid for itself I'd be tickled, but I fully expect it to take 5 years. I'm not trying to make a full time job out of this.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1025384
07/26/14 05:24 PM
07/26/14 05:24 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
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I sure as heck can't justify my tractor/equipment but diesel fumes and dirt are in my blood. Nothing like tractor cab therapy. If you want it buy it. Have fun with it. I know my kids love being in the cab with me too. Don't try to just justify it on paper. There are other benefits to owning equipment.
Last edited by 257wbymag; 07/26/14 05:25 PM.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Any of you guys ever hire...
[Re: Yelp softly]
#1025435
07/26/14 07:19 PM
07/26/14 07:19 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,527
Rainbow City, Al
BatesConst
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,527
Rainbow City, Al
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I do a little tractor work for local clubs. I usually swap work for hunting membership or turkey rights. Works for me but in all honesty, I get the short end of the stick. Too much at risk. But, like 257 said. You do it because you enjoy it, not to make any money at it. I probably have 75k worth of equipment out there at risk. My return for a weekends work much be a 1000 membership. I'll spend 2 days on equipment, over $100 on fuel. Plus transportation cost. S, if you want it, go for it. But, remember break downs are expensive.
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