what to charge for mowing

[Ruark]

No way in **** I would shred somebody else's pasture with my equipment, no matter what they paid me. You have old stumps, t-post, rocks, old barb wire, logs, scrap metal, big holes, you name it. Plus wear and tear on your tractor, average-out annual maintenance, etc. Now, if he wants me to shred it using HIS tractor, with a contract that I will not be liable for damage, I might consider, but even then highly unlikely. I've known a couple of people who thought it was a neat way to earn extra money instead of letting their tractors sit in the shed. They both changed their minds VERY quickly.

 

[DutchHenryBrown]

After reading some of the stories on this post maybe I should just stay on my own dirt?

 

[8404]

100.00 for thr first hour then 55.00 per hour after that. the first 100.00 helps with the cost of getting to the site. this is for the first time i mow it, i take my time and look for hidden objects i might hit then from then on i get faster and faster each time and that make my pay per hour better each time i mow the same feild.

 

[megaboz]

Hasn't anyone noticed that the OP never replied to anyone? Perhaps it is time to let the thread die?

 

[IndyIan]

I charged my adjoining neighbor $40/hour to do some new trails through his unused fields. I did the first run through at about 12" so I could see the ground and then went back and did it all again at 4-5" and didn't hit anything. I did do some rough calcs for how much an hour to run my tractor and then added my time and thought $40 was pretty fair as I could take my time to make sure I didn't damage my equipment.
I estimated 5 hours max and it took 4 so everyone was happy.

 

[IndyIan]

I charged my adjoining neighbor $40/hour to do some new trails through his unused fields. I did the first run through at about 12" so I could see the ground and then went back and did it all again at 4-5" and didn't hit anything. I did do some rough calcs for how much an hour to run my tractor and then added my time and thought $40 was pretty fair as I could take my time to make sure I didn't damage my equipment.
I estimated 5 hours max and it took 4 so everyone was happy.

 

[two_bit_score]

After reading some of the stories on this post maybe I should just stay on my own dirt?

Heck, what's the fun in that?

Just price it right and be careful. Go slow - meaning font jump into a job too quickly. You'll be fine.

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