Posted by fixerupper on December 10, 2014 at 07:56:11 from (100.42.82.100):
In Reply to: Cost to Combine? posted by tree-farmer on December 09, 2014 at 21:15:45:
I pay $32 per acre for a modern 12 row combine with 1000 bushel grain cart on a 325 HP tractor on the cart here in Northwest Iowa. I pay extra for using their auger to fill my bins with my tractor on the auger. I also pay a certain amount per bushel for trucking. They come with the equipment and three experienced men, I'm the fourth man. Sometimes another man with a truck comes into play when three trucks are needed.
I make sure my lanes are wide enough so they have easy access, I mow the long grass on the edges of the lanes so the trucks can see the drop off and I have my fields consolidated so most of them are large enough to keep the combine busy for one day at least. I make sure it's easy and efficient for them when they come and in return I have a harvester who will come whenever my crop is ready. The check I write them could choke a cow, but it's once a year and then it's over. It's a two way street. Don't be bashful about walking behind their combine and checking out the job it's doing. Every bushel of corn lost per acre is equal to $3.65 or whatever, that much more per acre you are paying them. I've been involved with custom harvesting for quite awhile now over hundreds of thousands of acres and I'm very familiar with how things work. That's the reason I don't own a combine or trucks. This is what works for me. It might not work for everyone. Jim
This post was edited by fixerupper at 07:58:45 12/10/14.
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