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Re: Custom Hay Cutting....what's the going rate?


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Posted by kyhayman on June 29, 2008 at 13:15:56 from (205.188.117.74):

In Reply to: Re: Custom Hay Cutting....what's the going rate? posted by IaGary on June 29, 2008 at 10:17:33:

Its all supply and demand. Twenty acres would be a good sized field for most people here to square bale and I've never seen more than 180 bales per acre in the 5-6 counties Im willing to work in, that was good timothy.

Pricewise I got .50 back in the 80s to just square bale when I was in high school in 1983. Two years ago it was running 1.00 just to get it baled (no labor). I was undercutting at .90 and happy. Im at 1.25 this year to bale it and drop it plus the trucking if I've got to move my equipment.

Right now, the wait here on anybody to square bale is at least a couple of weeks, maybe more. Thing of it is, square baling is still a bargain, nobody here is touching round bales for less than 2/3 with a cash rate to cut, rake, and roll big rounds of 30.00. The two biggest custom operators are now at cash only or they get it all. I'm at 22.00 to cut rake and roll but running a 4x4. At 2.50 for a square bale thats right at half what they are bringing behind the baler.

That doent mean I wont work with a customer. The typical 'big field' that I get called to do takes 15 miles of road time (maybe interstate), there are 8-10 acres, and it makes 80-100 bales per acre. Ends up killing best part of a week, since the next job is another 10 miles off. More common for squares is 4 acres and it makes 50-70 per acre (but needs cutting every 30 days). Get me a couple of jobs like you describe, close to eachother, and I'd discount like crazy.

I'm booked solid, all season. Took today off to hang with my kid, but I'm heading out to mow a 4 hr job this evening, its an 8 mile hike. Then I've got to cut my alfalfa this week (its been 45 days on some of it)


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