Posted by oldtanker on September 28, 2016 at 19:27:10 from (66.228.255.59):
In Reply to: Chopping corn (pic) posted by oldtanker on September 27, 2016 at 10:22:06:
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You didn't add the value of your time, maintenance or depreciation of equipment. All that has to be added in too if you are really going to see if it pencils out. I doubt it will for someone doing 30 or so acres. But some of the dairies around here of 500 plus cow farms. Even for smaller operations that hires a couple of operators it may be cost effective to hire it out. Heck I was just reading that some of the big SPs can chop 340 or more TONS an hour! So I would guess fuel consumption would be based on tons per gallon. From a little research some of the big choppers are cutting 204 to 359 tons an hour and burning between 30 and 50 gallons an hour.
So take your 410 for fuel and add in the cost of yearly maintenance and lubes, depreciation replacement cost as stuff wears out and your time at a farm managers wages. Lot more complicated than just your fuel.
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