My cost per hour.

[dodge man]

I recently traded in my BX 2350. I owned it about 10 years and had 760 hours on it. I had a rear blade, midmount mower and rear blade on it.

Without going through the math but considering the residual value, fuel, and maintance on it I put my hourly cost at between $13 and $15 per hour.

 

[diesel85]

My BX2200 is only costing me ~$6.50/hr.

Doesn't owe me anything from day one.

It was truly the best investment -- hands down -- my family has ever made. It's truly a "labor saving" device.

Even if I only owned 1 acre of land, I'd still own a "real" tractor, albeit appropriately sized.

I am planning on getting most likely a L series soon. Hate to get rid of it, since it's served my family well.

Though, I am still thinking about keeping it.

 

[bunyip]

Never thought about it but it certainly speeds up projects and I am not sore and exhausted after a few hours gardening etc.
That has to be worth something.

 

[john reeder]

Do these costs factor in the original purchase prices? I just bought a new BX2380 and if I had 760 hours on it my cost per hour considering purchase price alone would be $21.44. Regardless of costs I already wish I'd bought one fifteen years ago.

 

[dodge man]

I figured a purchase price and the deducted what my trade in value was, which came out to about $7000.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Do these costs factor in the original purchase prices? I just bought a new BX2380 and if I had 760 hours on it my cost per hour considering purchase price alone would be $21.44. Regardless of costs I already wish I'd bought one fifteen years ago.

Can't really figure true operating cost until the machine is disposed of to add back in sell price/return of dollars. The total operating costs of fuel and maintenance can be figured but that to would require starting with empty fuel tank and running it till empty fuel tank and then could/would also require operating it long enough to do engine and hyd fluids and filter changes and even after about 10 or 15 years a battery and maybe some tires being changed. Any way can only be accurate at time of disposal with all expenditures added and purchase price added and sale price deducted.
I've seen here where some sale after 20 or more years and get their entire purchase price back. One can also always call a local rental company and ask their hourly/daily/weekly rate and add pick up and return fees and hours spent and assume one is/is not always available when one wants one to see the un countable value of personal ownership.
I bought my raw land 15+ years ago and first project was to build a 20'x12' concrete pad for my two story tractor building to house my first tractor, a BX2200 MMM FEL. I then proceeded to build my home and later other buildings. I'm now 71 and can't imagine ever being without my Kubotas over the past 15 years.

 

[dodge man]

I just traded mine in for 7k. I figured $6500 actual trade in value figuring they gave a little more than it was really worth since I was buying new.

I didn稚 track actual costs while I owned the tractor but estimated. Such as $2 an hour for fuel. I feel the numbers are pretty good. The lower number of $13 per hour I think is pretty good. I just threw these numbers out in case any body was curious.

 

[mcfarmall]

No matter how you calculate it, even if you bought the tractor as a plaything, $20/hr is cheap fun.

 

[diesel85]

No matter how you calculate it, even if you bought the tractor as a plaything, $20/hr is cheap fun.

You ain't kiddin.

I love operating heavy machinery...

It's kind of interesting, operating the BX is actually harder and less forgiving than operating bigger equipment. At least my BX's controls are so touchy, it takes eager precision to do certain tasks. Compared to operating like a JD 310J for instance.

 

[dodge man]

I traded for a JD 2025r and found the controls of the BX less touchy. It could be I just got used to it.