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Driving posts

  • 24-09-2018 8:54am
    #1
    Mach Two
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know the approximate cost of getting in someone with a post driver to drive posts. Hourly rate please.


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  • #2
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    Mach Two wrote: »
    Anyone know the approximate cost of getting in someone with a post driver to drive posts. Hourly rate please.


    30/35 p/h plus vat
    (depends on number of hours and distance away from base and payment going out gate)

    Tractor , loader with forks , post driver and driver


  • #3
    buffalobilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭buffalobilly


    lakill Farm wrote: »
    30/35 p/h plus vat
    (depends on number of hours and distance away from base and payment going out gate)

    Tractor , loader with forks , post driver and driver

    would this be just one man with tractor and post driver


  • #4
    MIKEKC
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    buffalobilly wrote: »
    would this be just one man with tractor and post driver

    Hardly any need to ask this question.Each man would surely be e15 per hour


  • #5
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    buffalobilly wrote: »
    would this be just one man with tractor and post driver

    Honestly I don't know how they can send a man with the machine for that money.


  • #6
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,766 ✭✭✭White Clover


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Honestly I don't know how they can send a man with the machine for that money.

    Realistically id say the €15 would be +prsi + holiday pay + VAT/hr/man. Tractor and post driver 25/hr min + VAT I'd be thinking.


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  • #7
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    buffalobilly wrote: »
    would this be just one man with tractor and post driver

    One man altogether.

    45/50 per hour plus vat for 2 operators


  • #8
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,221 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    €40/hour for the stake driver, tractor and man. You walk along and set up the stake


  • #9
    49801
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    Makes it a lot faster if you have the stakes thrown where needed before post driver comes. Only need to have a few handy ones to carry on tractor.

    Way local lad does it is farmer drives his tractor and he operates the driver. Works well and fair


  • #10
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,217 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Lad here comes day before and lays out the posts, uses our digger to do this. Then they drive the posts.


  • #11
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Got quoted 1100+vat for 150m of 4strand barb with a gate in the middle. 1 straight run
    Does that sound right?


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  • #12
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭visatorro


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    Got quoted 1100+vat for 150m of 4strand barb with a gate in the middle. 1 straight run
    Does that sound right?

    150 x 5.5 is 825. I'd imagine gate and two extra gate posts would bring you fairly near. Maybe I'm wrong but I'd don't think it's too far off.


  • #13
    bogman_bass
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    visatorro wrote: »
    150 x 5.5 is 825. I'd imagine gate and two extra gate posts would bring you fairly near. Maybe I'm wrong but I'd don't think it's too far off.

    I’m supplying the gate.


  • #14
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    I’m supplying the gate.

    Tis a bit dear i think


  • #15
    riemann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭riemann


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    €40/hour for the stake driver, tractor and man. You walk along and set up the stake

    25eur plus vat around these parts. Might be low although I'm not complaining.

    40 is steep.


  • #16
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭visatorro


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    bogman_bass wrote: »
    I’m supplying the gate.

    Tis a bit dear i think

    Yeah that pushes it abit over alright.


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