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indecisive sort said:
Had a fella in doing a small digging job today with a mini digger and got him ( as well ) to begin mulching around the headland of a field I am getting fenced for sheep in the next month

Presumably the charge is lower where the contractor is using a mini digger?
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Did you not ask?
 
indecisive sort said:
Had a fella in doing a small digging job today with a mini digger and got him ( as well ) to begin mulching around the headland of a field I am getting fenced for sheep in the next month

Presumably the charge is lower where the contractor is using a mini digger?
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Only the digger owner can answer you that . probably should have been discussed before starting .

And if has a bigger digger also , and he thought the bigger one more suitable for mulching , he would have told you .
 
TAFKAT said:
More I'd say. Those mulchers on mini diggers are big money per hour.
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They are as expensive as the big ones to buy sure, could be more than €60 as you say, can’t see them being any more than €80 though
A lot better than a petrol strimmer though
 
jf 850 said:
Only the digger owner can answer you that . probably should have been discussed before starting .

And if has a bigger digger also , and he thought the bigger one more suitable for mulching , he would have told you .
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He was in doing a job with mini digger ( two hour job ) and had mulcher on trailer so asked him to do it ,he's half done , ninety minutes done , another two should clean around ditch

Just assumed it would take longer with a mini digger so per hour rate would be lower ?
 
indecisive sort said:
He was in doing a job with mini digger ( two hour job ) and had mulcher on trailer so asked him to do it ,he's half done , ninety minutes done , another two should clean around ditch.
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If its only a 3 hour job , cost isnt huge , relative to what labour and hardship it would take to do manually .
I waved goodbye to our neighbour and his 13 ton Hitachi on Tuesday , after 2 1/2 weeks , plus 17 lorry loads of drainage stone .... Only about 4 hours of that with the mulcher , cleaning back a bank of a drain before he cleaned it .
 
jf 850 said:
If its only a 3 hour job , cost isnt huge , relative to what labour and hardship it would take to do manually .
I waved goodbye to our neighbour and his 13 ton Hitachi on Tuesday , after 2 1/2 weeks , plus 17 lorry loads of drainage stone .... Only about 4 hours of that with the mulcher , cleaning back a bank of a drain before he cleaned it .
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I'm still unclear as to whether mulching carries the same charge whether or not its on a mini or big digger?

Good bit less cost in moving a mini digger so you might imagine it incurs a lower fee ?

After all, mini digger is about 35 per hour where as a twelve tonne track machine over fifty
 
indecisive sort said:
I'm still unclear as to whether mulching carries the same charge whether or not its on a mini or big digger?

Good bit less cost in moving a mini digger so you might imagine it incurs a lower fee ?

After all, mini digger is about 35 per hour where as a twelve tonne track machine over fifty
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Is he doing a bad job or something?
 
jd-baz said:
The owner of the digger will,ask him
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jf 850 said:
Only the digger owner can answer you that . probably should have been discussed before starting .

And if has a bigger digger also , and he thought the bigger one more suitable for mulching , he would have told you .
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2 people have given their opinion . Not the answer .
Only the digger owner can answer you that question . Unless he is a member on the forum , theres no point in asking .
 
jf 850 said:
2 people have given their opinion . Not the answer .
Only the digger owner can answer you that question . Unless he is a member on the forum , theres no point in asking .
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Let's not be obtuse, there are standard charges for different jobs, most people in the trade can tell you how much ploughing or slurry spreading etc is , each contractor doesn't have a different set charge
 
It’s like hiring a topper or grass harrow,they’re the same rate as a tractor because they wear faster and have a lower 2nd hand value,once in the field the rate should be less I agree but it’ll take longer to do the work.
 
indecisive sort said:
Let's not be obtuse, there are standard charges for different jobs, most people in the trade can tell you how much ploughing or slurry spreading etc is , each contractor doesn't have a different set charge
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Pick a job and I'll give you 6 different prices from 6 different contractors. If the price is that important you should have asked before you started, if you're happy with the job then pay whatever you're asked. I wouldn't price anyone else's work, nor would I expect them to price mine.
 
TAFKAT said:
Pick a job and I'll give you 6 different prices from 6 different contractors. If the price is that important you should have asked before you started, if you're happy with the job then pay whatever you're asked. I wouldn't price anyone else's work, nor would I expect them to price mine.
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Nice speech

Not how I do things though , I don't sign blank cheques no matter how well a job is done
 
indecisive sort said:
Let's not be obtuse, there are standard charges for different jobs, most people in the trade can tell you how much ploughing or slurry spreading etc is , each contractor doesn't have a different set charge
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I rarely if ever ask a contractor what they charge for a job , either before or after they do they job .
I know if i want a job done , i will have to pay for it .
In fairness , i dont use contractors as much as most farmers , we cut our own pit silage , spread our own slurry .
The digger man live 3/4 of a mile away , the 1st job i got him for was in 1994 . He charges well , is a virtual surgeon with a digger , and worth every penny . Can take his time making up a bill , so sometimes give him some on account.
a different man cuts the hedges here since 1989 , and also bales , since he bought a baler in either 95 or 96 . He has always treated me well , and i him . throw him a few pound through the year , as bales are done .

No one is being smart with you . I havent a clue how much an hour my neighbour charges me for the digger , mulcher head , stoning cart , tractor and dump trailer. I trust him not ride me , and he trusts me to pay him for the work that he has done for me.

At the end of the day , your total bill will still be in the hundreds . Not worth getting worked up about .
 
TAFKAT said:
Well then you should have asked the price before you gave the go ahead.
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jf 850 said:
I rarely if ever ask a contractor what they charge for a job , either before or after they do they job .
I know if i want a job done , i will have to pay for it .
In fairness , i dont use contractors as much as most farmers , we cut our own pit silage , spread our own slurry .
The digger man live 3/4 of a mile away , the 1st job i got him for was in 1994 . He charges well , is a virtual surgeon with a digger , and worth every penny . Can take his time making up a bill , so sometimes give him some on account.
a different man cuts the hedges here since 1989 , and also bales , since he bought a baler in either 95 or 96 . He has always treated me well , and i him . throw him a few pound through the year , as bales are done .

No one is being smart with you . I havent a clue how much an hour my neighbour charges me for the digger , mulcher head , stoning cart , tractor and dump trailer. I trust him not ride me , and he trusts me to pay him for the work that he has done for me.

At the end of the day , your total bill will still be in the hundreds . Not worth getting worked up about .
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Each to their own

I also never ask my general agri contractor what his fees are ,this is someone who only ever did a few jobs before so it's a different situation entirely
 
indecisive sort said:
Each to their own

I also never ask my general agri contractor what his fees are ,this is someone who only ever did a few jobs before so it's a different situation entirely
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As jf says the difference between a dear and a cheap rate in this occasion is going to be about the price of 2/3 dinners so if you were going to let him run through the farm for a week or two id be asking him the price bull
 
jf 850 said:
Well then you should have enquired beforehand if you are so worried . It wont make 100 of a difference to the bill , whether he is 60 or 80 an hour .
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So you just dismiss a hundred quid like that then?

Like I said, each to their own

Il phone someone tomorrow about it , too late for listening to condescension
 
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