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How much to pay someone to mow?

For hay? Bushhog? How heavy? Junk in the field?

Here I'd want at least 100$ an hour using a 10 ft disc mower
conditioner in a clean hayfield. In good going I can lay down about
7-10 acres per hour. Rough, small fields, drops to 3-5 acres /
hour. Produces about 2.5 ton per acre on unfertilized ground, 5
t/acre on limed/fertilized.

Fuel is pricy, mower parts are expensive, my time is worth
something.
 
In my area with a 6 foot brush hog you pay at the very least $35 per hour and that is if the guy is a good friend if just some one for of Craig's list around $50
 
Assuming to mow off as in bushhog, me, my tractor, and a 15 foot batwing will run you 110 dollars an hour. Normally around 3 acres per hour, if its steep or lots of debris maybe 1.5 acres per hour, good mowing and thin a shade over 4 acres per hour.

16-20 hours which is what I'd guess ball park around 2 grand. With decent mowing I'd probably bid it at 2K, real good 1800, and a steep rock pile thick with bushes this late in the season I'd probably not be interested. Your mileage may vary....
 
3-4 acres per hour with a 15 foot batwing? Fifty years ago we did 3 acres per hour with a WC Allis and a 7 foot New Idea sickle mower!
 
(quoted from post at 00:54:58 08/24/11) I get 40 $ an acre
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So do I. IF it's clean, dry pasture and fairly level.

Rocks, junk, slopes or many trees and the price goes up.

I have no problem getting those jobs either. Some around here charge up to $60 an acre for the same job.

If it's got junk in it, etc I usually just pass on it. Not worth the hassles and damaged equipment.
 
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