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<blockquote data-quote="Angus Cowman" data-source="post: 596231" data-attributes="member: 8829"><p>Bez </p><p>I figure that cost this yr was almost $16 a bale and that was if the field yeild was 5 bales to an acre that is with me and the wife doing it no outside labor , you have to figure a new baler now is $30k new disc bine is $18k and a good used tractor is $35k+ and then the fuel about killed us I was making more money 2yrs ago at $15 a bale than I was this yr at $18 and yes you can get by with running older equipment if doing it for yourself but when doing custom work time and down time is a major factor I bale about 2500bales on the first cutting and then if I do a 2nd or 3rd add another 12-1500 on top of that so I have to be able to pull in and go i know alot of guys who just figure what they make and don't figure the cost to replace equip. and I ain't gonna do it for my health :lol: :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angus Cowman, post: 596231, member: 8829"] Bez I figure that cost this yr was almost $16 a bale and that was if the field yeild was 5 bales to an acre that is with me and the wife doing it no outside labor , you have to figure a new baler now is $30k new disc bine is $18k and a good used tractor is $35k+ and then the fuel about killed us I was making more money 2yrs ago at $15 a bale than I was this yr at $18 and yes you can get by with running older equipment if doing it for yourself but when doing custom work time and down time is a major factor I bale about 2500bales on the first cutting and then if I do a 2nd or 3rd add another 12-1500 on top of that so I have to be able to pull in and go i know alot of guys who just figure what they make and don't figure the cost to replace equip. and I ain't gonna do it for my health :lol: :lol: [/QUOTE]
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