D6 dozer

[hurleyjd]

I have hired a person with a D6 dozer LGP 6 way blade. Top notch machine. $175 per hour is that to high are about right . There are not many custom operators in my area just kinda of lucky to get him.

 

[ohiosteve]

Thats right in line with prices around here for a big D6. Is it a D6T? (The biggest of all D6's you could almost mistake it for a D8)

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Yes, what model d6 makes a difference. If it's a R or T that's a good price. If it's a K 175$ is high. I can't believe it's that hard to get someone, people are still short on work here.

 

[HDRider]

Is there a minimum charge for 8 hours, or something?

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Is there a minimum charge for 8 hours, or something?

I have always done that. Not always a minimum 8 hours, but if there's just 2 or 3 hours work you have to charge some extra for moving.

 

[Angus Cowman]

If it is a D6 with a 6 way blade then it is actially the size of a D5 and that is to much pr hr
To rent that machine you are probly only looking at$50to 60 pr hr so you can figure $25 for operator and $20 for fuel
So if you have a weeks worth of work you would be lots better of renting a macjine and hiting an operator
Should be plenty of operators looking for dome cash work since the oil patch slow down
$125 pr hr would be high for that machine
A D5H will do more work than a D6 M

 

[denvermartinfarms]

AC is right unless it's a d6 T or R 6way, and I doubt it is, there's not a whole lot of them around.

 

[ohiosteve]

I run a D6T with a 6-way all the time. It's a 13'9" blade on a 50,000 lb machine. Boss charges either 165 or 175 an hour I cant remember. It will do a lot of work in an hour.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I run a D6T with a 6-way all the time. It's a 13'9" blade on a 50,000 lb machine. Boss charges either 165 or 175 an hour I cant remember. It will do a lot of work in an hour.

Sure will do alot of work. I have a Deere comparable to a d6k and get 100$ here.

 

[ohiosteve]

The D6K is a great sized dozer and much easier to get down the road. Boss had a Deere 700j and traded it on a D6K, they're almost the same dozer. Here's our D6T XL. It's a wide load for sure.

 

[ohiosteve]

What kind of work are you looking to get done with the dozer Hurley? Also I have learned having the right operator is just as important if not more so than having the right dozer. I would pay a premium for a top notch operator. The wrong operator can really cost you.

 

[hurleyjd]

It is a dt6

 

[jedstivers]

I run a D6T with a 6-way all the time. It's a 13'9" blade on a 50,000 lb machine. Boss charges either 165 or 175 an hour I cant remember. It will do a lot of work in an hour.

I didn't realize they weighed that much. Sure is a lot more than my old D6C but I bet mine sounds better.

 

[hurleyjd]

What kind of work are you looking to get done with the dozer Hurley? Also I have learned having the right operator is just as important if not more so than having the right dozer. I would pay a premium for a top notch operator. The wrong operator can really cost you.

Pushing large timber away from the fence on 88 acres. 60 foot wide strip. Two sides were already okay and two sides really had a lot of dead oaks and such. Seems like every day I was there patching fence where timber had fell.

 

[ohiosteve]

I'd say the D6T would be a great choice. Hopefully it has either a ripper or a winch. A winch would be especially handy for dealing with large timber.

 

[ohiosteve]

I run a D6T with a 6-way all the time. It's a 13'9" blade on a 50,000 lb machine. Boss charges either 165 or 175 an hour I cant remember. It will do a lot of work in an hour.

I didn't realize they weighed that much. Sure is a lot more than my old D6C but I bet mine sounds better.

I know when hauling that dozer on the rig in my picture I roll across the scale at 104,000. Gotta get a permit for that one. At least you're supposed to :hide: .

 

[jedstivers]

That's more than a D7G. In the 60's and 70's millions of acres of bottom land timber were cleared in the Delta with 7's and 8's. They had Vee blades to slice the tree under the ground where it was softer and it also didn't leave a stump sticking up. Then they made windrows with rake blades.
I have a Vee and a rake for my 6, when I'm cutting im wishing I had a 8K. Those were some good machines.

 

[SmokinM]

Price would be about right here. Don't know how you guys run one for $100. We get that for a skid loader on tracks. Fuel, undercarriage, and just general wear and tear you aren't getting anywhere at that price. With the right operator they will do a pile of work though.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Price would be about right here. Don't know how you guys run one for $100. We get that for a skid loader on tracks. Fuel, undercarriage, and just general wear and tear you aren't getting anywhere at that price. With the right operator they will do a pile of work though.

That's a good part of the reason our time in the business is going to be coming to a end. Here you either work cheap enough to keep them running or have them sitting to much.

We get 100$ for a 650 John Deere and a 953 cat loader. 80$ for a backhoe, tracked skid steer or tri axle dump truck.

 

[SmokinM]

Price would be about right here. Don't know how you guys run one for $100. We get that for a skid loader on tracks. Fuel, undercarriage, and just general wear and tear you aren't getting anywhere at that price. With the right operator they will do a pile of work though.

That's a good part of the reason our time in the business is going to be coming to a end. Here you either work cheap enough to keep them running or have them sitting to much.

We get 100$ for a 650 John Deere and a 953 cat loader. 80$ for a backhoe, tracked skid steer or tri axle dump truck.

If you can't make money no point in doing it. Depending on the backhoe that's not to bad probably only $5-10 dollars off and about right on a tri-axle. Nobody here does much with steel tracked equipment for less than $125 and most stuff is $150+. Cattle are more fun anyway- believe me if I had enough to live on that would be where I made my living.