El_Putzo":st5ip3hk said:$1.50 to $2.00 per loaded mile is kind of standard delivery charge around here no matter if it is cattle, machinery, hay, or whatever.
El_Putzo":12rvmlyp said:How many bales can he haul, how far is Grain City?
I know where Grain Valley is and that would be a pretty good truck from your place. I'll check with my neighbors that buy alfalfa from Kansas and see what kind of trucking fee that they get charged.
$4 a loaded mile seems pretty steap to me. Figure he gets 5 miles to the gallon loaded, that's about 50 cents a mile for fuel at today's price. That means he wants to charge you $3.50 a mile for his time and wear and tear. Let's see at 60 mph...... he's making about $210 an hour, minus wear and tear of course. Divide that in half to account for the trip back home. That's still $105 dollars an hour. Heck, the guys that run dozers and highlifts around here don't even make that much per machine hour. It's more like $80 to $90 per hour. I would think it has to be cheaper to run a road tractor than it is to run a dozer. Sounds to me like this guy may be trying gouge you. Bad part is, some people will take that deal instead of just selling a few cows to make it through the drought.
Sorry to ramble, just my opinion.
ctlbaron":1003kbaf said:I'd borrow somebody's truck and trailer if I didn't have one and haul it myself.
rc":2vpqk11h said:You are talking about square bales, right? Around here bermuda square go for $2.50 in the field and to get it delivered and stacked in the barn for $4.00. To me it's well worth it.
El_Putzo":ox9yeivh said:rc":ox9yeivh said:You are talking about square bales, right? Around here bermuda square go for $2.50 in the field and to get it delivered and stacked in the barn for $4.00. To me it's well worth it.
Not much Bermuda around here. I think he's probably talking about a mixed grass hay with Orchard grass and clovers. Big round bales, and I believe he meant just the trucking was going to be $4 per bale. That would be over and above the price of the hay. Correct me if I'm wrong Dun.
bwranch":2t6rl6sg said:I should of come to see you Memorial Day, EP. Right now in this area of Misery, you are looking at $90-105/ton for top quality orch/tim mix (min. 100 bales). A good many folks don't have any excess to sell this year. Most of the fescue I've seen baled up around here this year I wouldn't feed to goats. Nasty, stemmy stuff. Dun, have you used the AgEBB Hay search?Gonna be a high dollar winter.
Lee
TXBobcat said:MPR is probably talking about round coastal bermuda hay, or maybe sudan. For example, if the asking price was $30 a bale, some will deliver for an additional $4 a bale making the total cost $34 a bale.
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