custom bush hoggin

Farmall 656 · Jul 10, 2018

The neighbor has about 1+ acres of grass that was tilled up this spring that she would like to be mowed down and kept up over time. Pretty straightforward, level, and clear of debris. I was wondering what would the cost be for custom bush noggin it with my tractor and 6ft rotary mower? I am assuming it would need to be mowed every 1-2 months as needed.

DeltaRed · Jul 10, 2018

50 to 100.00 an hour. Or a flat fee each time you mow.since it is a neighbor,well cleared and a 'regular' job,a bit less would be appropriate.Or do it for free to get some 'seat time' on your tractor.

NY 986 · Jul 10, 2018

In good conditions it would be closer to 50 dollars per hour. 100-120 dollars per hour would be for an unknown field and/or steep terrain. Some charge a per acre fee and I used to have the chart for that put out by a regional magazine but can't put my hands on it.

Bruce from Can. · Jul 10, 2018

Take it out in trade, does she bake pie?? The more often it is cut the less effort it will take to cut. So if it was cut say 5 times a year, you could skip across that acre in just minutes

ChasK · Jul 10, 2018

(quoted from post at 08:41:40 07/10/18) The neighbor has about 1+ acres of grass that was tilled up this spring...

You say it was tilled up, but was it properly prepared and re-seeded? Or was it just chiseled or mold-boarded and left lay?

You might want to check on how smooth that field really is.

ptfarmer · Jul 10, 2018

I've done some mowing on 3 acres of land that I was told was plowed, and disked. It was rougher than parts of my pastures that get rooted up by feral hogs, took awhile to mow that 3 acres at 1 - 2 mph.

Donald Lehman · Jul 10, 2018

Tilled up and properly seeded, or tilled up and then grew in wild? I'd walk every inch of that land first before I said I would do it and figure in the price of removing any rocks or stumps that need to go before quoting any prices.

Chris(WA) · Jul 10, 2018

I hog for what it would cost the owner to rent the equipment and have it hauled. Gets them the work done for the cost of a rental and I get to run my tractor.

Mike Groom · Jul 10, 2018

Local guy charges $1.00 per minute,if it took 60 minutes to do it $60.00,sounded like a simple way to figure it to me.

ptfarmer · Jul 10, 2018

Don't forget to tell them that they pay for any flat tires you may get if its caused from something on their property. Like say a old cultivator sweep your front, or rear tire may "find".

L.Fure · Jul 10, 2018

I'm an old softy when neighbors ask me to do jobs like this. I don't charge anything. I tell them I may need a favor sometime in the future. So far I haven't had any favors to ask of them.

Ellis Kinney · Jul 10, 2018

An acre isn't very much, probably take you longer to get there than to mow it. Your financial status and free time have more to do with it than anything. I repair stuff for my neighbors and mow usually for free. (this makes my wife mad) Like someone else said, I would mow it for a cherry pie. Ellis

grandpa Love · Jul 10, 2018

We charge $40 per hour except for neighbors. I always tell them it's a freebie. Good neighbors are nice to have. Of course they usually toss me a few bucks anyway. Tractor time is fun time.

steve terplak · Jul 10, 2018

I have one neighbor I charge $100 for a job about that sized, another that I do for free.
The difference is one pops over to shoot the breeze, offers to help with things, throws a few hay bales now and then and sometimes does pot luck supper with us.
The other calls when they need stuff.

custom bush hoggin

Farmall 656

Member

DeltaRed

Well-known Member

NY 986

Well-known Member

Bruce from Can.

Well-known Member

ChasK

Member

ptfarmer

Well-known Member

Donald Lehman

Well-known Member

Chris(WA)

Well-known Member

Mike Groom

Well-known Member

ptfarmer

Well-known Member

L.Fure

Well-known Member

Ellis Kinney

Well-known Member

grandpa Love

Well-known Member

steve terplak

Member

Similar threads