Re: Horsepower/cost vs. productivity/profit

Posted by ChrisLSD on August 10, 2008 at 20:28:49 from (98.135.142.160):

In Reply to: Horsepower/cost vs. productivity/profit posted by wallacedw on August 10, 2008 at 20:04:03:

a few things to consider.....

on one hand no matter what size tractor, it only takes one operator, therefore the bigger the tractor, the more you can get done every hour, with only one operator, think more of all the old combine pictures you used to see with 20 combines in a large wheat field - now one can that with 19 less combine drivers.......

but on the other hand, if something happens to that one huge large combine or tractor, all productivity stops....the others in the example above can't keep on going......

then the issue of travel time.....typically, the bigger your stuff and your farm, the further you have to travel, all travel time is basically costing you in terms of income and productivity, and the larger units will use more fuel than a smaller one while in transport, but sgain might be easier and cheaper to move one outfit than 10....

then comes the issue of little or multi jobs, if you buy a multipurpose machine it might not do heavy tillage as well or as fast, but it can make you money baling or grinding feed or moving snow the other times of the year.....
when that guy with huge tractor has a spot flooded out, what does he do to replant - nothing - his outfit is too big to justify cruising around for little spots....

then comes the issue of trade in/scrap -
just like a good pickup - there is always a good market for a good used pickup, but after you take that multi million dollar machine and run it over a million acres, who wants it? there would very little if any trade in value or resale value if it is traded in....

just a few ramblings i guess.....

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