How much to get field cut.

Experience_day

Asking on behalf of someone not familiar with internet.

They purchased a house which came with garden and also a field out back (easy access). I believe there were a few horses etc in there before. Only around 1 and a bit acres. Obviously overgrown to **** now. What would be a reasonable quote for someone to cut it down? Obviously they're welcome to any hay etc. Meath if it makes a difference..

Bass Reeves

Some lad might cut it and take the bales more than likely be would just bale silage off it. However is it clean land with no loose stones or jutting stones in the paddock. As well I presume that horses are out if it a few months.

Who2

You are probably as well ask a neighbouring farmer. no contractor is going to be intereseted and even any farmer with respect for his machinery wont want into it.
Half buried bicycles, flowerpots, buckets, stones, rope and clothes lines will usually be found in these gardens along with overhanging branches knocking lights off the tractor.

lalababa

Ask neighbor farmer if he wants it or to cut it or to bring his contractor in when he's at his place. Contractor charges 15 euro/acre. A one off acre with dubious shrapnel or not ....30euro?

Experience_day

lalababa wrote: »

Ask neighbor farmer if he wants it or to cut it or to bring his contractor in when he's at his place. Contractor charges 15 euro/acre. A one off acre with dubious shrapnel or not ....30euro?

Grand seems a fair enough price will relay. Land looks pretty sound square fairly even just overgrown. Good length to the grass currently so could see why someone would be dubious about cutting it.

Thanks all.

Tileman

Experience_day wrote: »

Grand seems a fair enough price will relay. Land looks pretty sound square fairly even just overgrown. Good length to the grass currently so could see why someone would be dubious about cutting it.

Thanks all.

You wouldn’t have a hope of anytime risking their machinery for €30 for that. Minimum if €100 for any job like that if you can get some one to do it.

I had similar when, I moved into my place. It was too late to cut so I let a farmer put some calves on the land. Made short work of the grass and fertilised it as well.

alps

lalababa wrote: »

Ask neighbor farmer if he wants it or to cut it or to bring his contractor in when he's at his place. Contractor charges 15 euro/acre. A one off acre with dubious shrapnel or not ....30euro?

Holy !.....Mowing in our country is €32 an acre...

Realistically if he came to just 1 acre, he'd genuinely want €150...probably be 2 hours before hed be back home..

Bass Reeves

alps wrote: »

Holy !.....Mowing in our country is €32 an acre...

Realistically if he came to just 1 acre, he'd genuinely want €150...probably be 2 hours before hed be back home..

Baling contractor is 10euro/bale to mow, rake, bale and wrap. The mowing is 2euro/bake at extra.

Hard Knocks

Experience_day wrote: »

Asking on behalf of someone not familiar with internet.

They purchased a house which came with garden and also a field out back (easy access). I believe there were a few horses etc in there before. Only around 1 and a bit acres. Obviously overgrown to **** now. What would be a reasonable quote for someone to cut it down? Obviously they're welcome to any hay etc. Meath if it makes a difference..

If it’s gone wild it could need mulching to clean off & then advertise for silage / hay every year
Mulching would be €60/hr

893bet

An image would stop all the speculating!

PoorFarmer

I was asked 2 years ago to cut an acre behind a house about 500m up the road. Similar story with horses being grazed there a few years previous. First run around I hit a stone about 2' square so pulled out and left the rest of it. Did no damage thankfully except for a couple of knives.

Met the woman who owned it a few days later and explained my story about the stone. Couldn't understand why I wouldn't cut the rest of it.

Moral of the story is nothing would pay you to cut some of these type fields. Unless the owners are willing to go through it with a fine tooth comb beforehand you'll be hard pushed to find someone.

Graze it with something or get someone to graze it and then maybe look at getting it cut when its bare.

kerryjack

It's hard to get any lad to do anything anymore there was a time you could let the young lad off with the 35X and mowing bar. We had a little finger mower here it was indistructable but no body wants to do anything especially with this covid payment waiting on a carpenter to come and tidy up a few bits around the house no joy yet he flat out drawing beer out of local supermarket and topping up the tan in the back garden.

alps

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Baling contractor is 10euro/bale to mow, rake, bale and wrap. The mowing is 2euro/bake at extra.

Mowing 32
Raking 13
Bale 4.50
Draw 3 to 6
Wrap and stack 4.00
Plastic 3.00

Just staggering the costs in our part of the world compared to elsewhere..

Keep Sluicing

alps wrote: »

Mowing 32
Raking 13
Bale 4.50
Draw 3 to 6
Wrap and stack 4.00
Plastic 3.00

Just staggering the costs in our part of the world compared to elsewhere..

Local contractors here are
Mowing €25 to €30 /acre
Bale (with a combi) €7 to €8.50 per bale
Raking €12/acre

davidk1394

Easiest thing to do is mulch it.

Reggie.

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

Local contractors here are
Mowing €25 to €30 /acre
Bale (with a combi) €7 to €8.50 per bale
Raking €12/acre

Jaysus I'd love to be getting them rates

mahoney_j

25 to mow with conditioner mower
6.50 fusion with net 7 with film
8 to rake
Keltec 60 per hour to draw in

alps

Reggie. wrote: »

Jaysus I'd love to be getting them rates

You're living in the wrong place Reggie...

jaymla627

alps wrote: »

Mowing 32
Raking 13
Bale 4.50
Draw 3 to 6
Wrap and stack 4.00
Plastic 3.00

Just staggering the costs in our part of the world compared to elsewhere..

50 euro a acre here for wagon and rake, mow and put up ourselves, used to be making a 1000 plus bales here a year, making none now, it’s a crazy expensive way of making silage unless it’s for tidying up paddocks and low numbers

Reggie.

alps wrote: »

You're living in the wrong place Reggie...

Will ya take me??

Keep Sluicing

Reggie. wrote: »

Jaysus I'd love to be getting them rates

We are in the middle of one of the most intensive dairy areas in the country. We aren't over run with contractors here, but the ones that are here are very good. I've no problem paying for a good service. Because I sure as hell couldn't afford the machinery.
Contract fertiliser spreading is starting gain traction in this area now.

Reggie.

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

We are in the middle of one of the most intensive dairy areas in the country. We aren't over run with contractors here, but the ones that are here are very good. I've no problem paying for a good service. Because I sure as hell couldn't afford the machinery.
Contract fertiliser spreading is starting gain traction in this area now.

I'm stuck in a auld lad beef enterprise area

Keep Sluicing

Reggie. wrote: »

I'm stuck in a auld lad beef enterprise area

I am seriously thinking that if I want to be my own boss, that I should start out doing some of this stuff. It's prime area for it.
Would need
150hp tractor with loader or front linkage.
Bale handlers.
2 ton Fertiliser spreader with GPS

On the maybe list (or down the line) would be,
Rake
Trailing shoe

Bass Reeves

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

I am seriously thinking that if I want to be my own boss, that I should start out doing some of this stuff. It's prime area for it.
Would need
150hp tractor with loader or front linkage.
Bale handlers.
2 ton Fertiliser spreader with GPS

On the maybe list (or down the line) would be,
Rake
Trailing shoe

3000L sprayer,
Zero grazer
2nd slurry tanker
A second real tractor not 'dini because a tractor jockey would not be seen dead in a 'dini
A couple silage wagons
loading shovel
Diet feeder
Headge cutter
Third tractor definately not a'dini might be possible to find one 'dini jockey but not a second ask Reggie

alps

Reggie. wrote: »

Will ya take me??

By day...

Sacrolyte

I know I’m gonna go “duh” when I hear the answer but I’m goin to ask anyhow.
Wats a dini?

valtra2

Sacrolyte wrote: »

I know I’m gonna go “duh” when I hear the answer but I’m goin to ask anyhow.
Wats a dini?

Some ppl seem to think they are a tractor other no so, landini,

Sacrolyte

Duh

Bass Reeves

alps wrote: »

By day...

He sick of night work

Reggie.

Bass Reeves wrote: »

3000L sprayer,
Zero grazer
2nd slurry tanker
A second real tractor not 'dini because a tractor jockey would not be seen dead in a 'dini
A couple silage wagons
loading shovel
Diet feeder
Headge cutter
Third tractor definately not a'dini might be possible to find one 'dini jockey but not a second ask Reggie

Oh you cheeky hoor

Keep Sluicing

Bass Reeves wrote: »

3000L sprayer,
Zero grazer
2nd slurry tanker
A second real tractor not 'dini because a tractor jockey would not be seen dead in a 'dini
A couple silage wagons
loading shovel
Diet feeder
Headge cutter
Third tractor definately not a'dini might be possible to find one 'dini jockey but not a second ask Reggie

Zero grazers are in demand in this area for about 4 weeks in April/early may and about 6 weeks in autumn.
All the others, I would not consider (if I go down this route at all)

For some reason, there is very little call for fencing contracting in my area. It's a job farmers just do themselves

K.G.

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

I am seriously thinking that if I want to be my own boss, that I should start out doing some of this stuff. It's prime area for it.
Would need
150hp tractor with loader or front linkage.
Bale handlers.
2 ton Fertiliser spreader with GPS

On the maybe list (or down the line) would be,
Rake
Trailing shoe

Jayus ks the hours are shocking at the crack,18 hour days and worse.i hear you ve been learning fthe trade though

Keep Sluicing

K.G. wrote: »

Jayus ks the hours are shocking at the crack,18 hour days and worse.i hear you ve been learning fthe trade though

Ah yeah. Did a few days (and nights after work) with the local guy. He has great gear in fairness.
Ah, if the building trade picked up next year, I'd forget about any great ideas of small scale contracting.
The gig I have in Clon at the moment would be nice if it was long term, but it's only till mid July.

Bass Reeves

K.G. wrote: »

Jayus ks the hours are shocking at the crack,18 hour days and worse.i hear you ve been learning fthe trade though

Do you not know that tractor jockey's live for these sort of stories to be told on the tall stool. Now admittedly the tall stool isn't available this year but

''Jayus lads had a rough one last week started at 5 in the morning, ( they will emphasize morning and be starting 30-60minutes earlier than what actually happened and visa versa at the other end) we were full throttle all day, barely got time to eat a bit, we did not finish until 2 the following morning Mahoney the ould hoor made the bossman cover the pit as part of the price. And do you know what we were started at 6 the following morning and it was full throttle until after midnight and the rest of the week was not much better. I had to.put down the foot to get for a few jars tonight''

K.G.

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

Ah yeah. Did a few days (and nights after work) with the local guy. He has great gear in fairness.
Ah, if the building trade picked up next year, I'd forget about any great ideas of small scale contracting.
The gig I have in Clon at the moment would be nice if it was long term, but it's only till mid July.

Theres been a steady flow out of the trade lin west cork ately and the fellas that are left are some operaters.