Price for trailer load of Farm yard dung?

Capercaillie

Buying a good few loads of FYD off farmer. He is transporting the dung to my place (only 1km away). He wants 60 euro per trailer load. Dung is scare though in area, hard to source. Am i been fleeced?

ganmo

he's a fool for selling it...but anyway
what size of a load?

Capercaillie

ganmo wrote: »

he's a fool for selling it...but anyway
what size of a load?

14T

ganmo

http://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2013/1835/Tillage_Newsletter_Jan13.pdf
second page right hand side, looks like you're getting a fair deal

pedigree 6

14 ton for 60 euro. Ha compare it to this.
http://www.festinalente.ie/index.php/manure-for-sale-and-delivery/

I don't think they're talking about a tractor trailer.

alps

Capercaillie wrote: »

Buying a good few loads of FYD off farmer. He is transporting the dung to my place (only 1km away). He wants 60 euro per trailer load. Dung is scare though in area, hard to source. Am i been fleeced?

The hire or cost of running the tractor/trailer and to load it could up near 60€.
Contractor here charges 125€ plus vat per hour for a dung spreader and loader..

bogman_bass

125? thats outragous! €80 here

alps

bogman_bass wrote: »

125? thats outragous! €80 here

Plus vat....paid the man, last time he'll get that job...