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<blockquote data-quote="chevytaHOE5674" data-source="post: 1821075" data-attributes="member: 19817"><p>So at $65 an hour take a small $20 per hour wage our for yourself (that's what the local gas station pays). So for $45 an hour you can own and operate the equipment? Insure it? Save money for its replacment? Etc?</p><p></p><p>I won't start up any piece of equipment with an operator for less than $100 an hour and it goes up from there.</p><p></p><p>You charge $7.5 for a 4x5 bale?</p><p></p><p>On a 4x5 bale I have about $1.50 in net wrap alone. So for $6 you can operate the tractor and baler? Maintain them both? Save money for a replacement? As well as pay yourself a wage?</p><p></p><p>As a custom operator myself I would park my equipment and watch you work and actually save money by watching mine sit.</p><p></p><p>Don't think I'm picking on you. I was you 10 years ago with paid for equipment and charging $26 per 4x5 bale. Then I wrecked a $2000 tire and a $1500 gearbox in a short period and I sat down with the pencil and got an education real quick. I was basically running all over the county baling hay for free when I got honest with myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chevytaHOE5674, post: 1821075, member: 19817"] So at $65 an hour take a small $20 per hour wage our for yourself (that's what the local gas station pays). So for $45 an hour you can own and operate the equipment? Insure it? Save money for its replacment? Etc? I won't start up any piece of equipment with an operator for less than $100 an hour and it goes up from there. You charge $7.5 for a 4x5 bale? On a 4x5 bale I have about $1.50 in net wrap alone. So for $6 you can operate the tractor and baler? Maintain them both? Save money for a replacement? As well as pay yourself a wage? As a custom operator myself I would park my equipment and watch you work and actually save money by watching mine sit. Don't think I'm picking on you. I was you 10 years ago with paid for equipment and charging $26 per 4x5 bale. Then I wrecked a $2000 tire and a $1500 gearbox in a short period and I sat down with the pencil and got an education real quick. I was basically running all over the county baling hay for free when I got honest with myself. [/QUOTE]
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