Hourly rate for tracked digger

Rujib1

What is the average hourly rate for tracked machine these days. I am thinking of mid sized machine 10 / 12 ton for scrub clearance plus some drainage etc,. Paying by cheque ane would require receipt for farm accounts.

I probably have about 2 weeks work, and I am wondering if I should invest the money on a machine myself? I could probably get a lot of the work done with a wheel digger and could have around the yard ongoing for clean up, unload pallets of fertilizer etc.

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adne

25 - 30 euro an hour.... if you have 2 weeks work could haggle for a better price

Username John

Hello,

Whats the going rate for a 20 tonne tracked machine?

I have been quoted 45 per hour, wondering if anyone knows if this is good value in the current climate.

Thanks.

I know someone that was quoted €60 an hour the other day so thats a good rate.

roosterman71

You can't beat having your own JCB (or similar). You'll find lots of little things to with it. If you don't think you'd have a need for one though, hiring a tracked machine is the way to go. They get through alot of work in a short time. A rate of €30 sounds about right for renting

Username John

Having your own stuff is often better, but would you have enough to justify buying a digger?

Would you be better off paying the amount to do the improvements you want to do, and then investing the remaining money 'you would have spent on purchasing a machine' into something else.

Given the current work load on some digger owners at the minute, they can prob come when suits you, so its not like having your own is the only way of getting something done when you want it.

Another item to consider is time - while getting someone to do the job you are paying for their time, which may be a lot dearer than you rate your own time. However - do you actually have the time to do this extra digger work?

Bitten & Hisses

If you buy a digger yourself, you'll spend a lot of time and will burn a lot of diesel getting used to it. Then, inevitably, it will need repairs. I am of course making the assumption that you wouldn't be buying a very new machine. Unless you're going to embark on a very large project with maybe 2 to 3 months of constant 10-hour days, you're probably best off hiring a contractor.
Anyway, my local contractor charges €45/hr for a 13-tonne, €40/hr for a 4-tonne rubber-tracked machine and €35 for a backhoe digger, all VAT-inclusive and he doesn't look for payment for 2 to 3 months.

adne

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

Anyway, my local contractor charges €45/hr for a 13-tonne, €40/hr for a 4-tonne rubber-tracked machine and €35 for a backhoe digger, all VAT-inclusive and he doesn't look for payment for 2 to 3 months.

He woul not want to at those prices..... You can get an excellent Digger Man in a 13 Tonne machine for max 35 an hour but 30 is the norm

Bitten & Hisses

Admittedly, I haven't used him since the end of 2007, so maybe the rates have reduced since, or maybe not.