Picking up your own silage

laad

Hi I was just wondering do many on here pick up your own silage and if you do how much an acre does it cost you, if you could also say what contractors in your area are charging that would be great.

Thanks

49801

last year the contractor was charging 110e per acre for a self propelled outfit.

td5man

laad wrote: »

Hi I was just wondering do many on here pick up your own silage and if you do how much an acre does it cost you, if you could also say what contractors in your area are charging that would be great.

Thanks

Cutting our own with an old krone silage wagon probably costing 30-40 an acre

pms7

td5man wrote: »

Cutting our own with an old krone silage wagon probably costing 30-40 an acre[/QUOTE

€100 for wagon in Cork, 110+ for SP.

What model have you td5man? Was thinking of getting one myself if can get someone to share with. How long have you it, what is maintenance cost like, acres/ day
Thanks

stanflt

cut our own- machinery well paid for and no labour as its all family

12-20 an acre for diesel and the odd mower blade- however thats not allowing anything for depreciation:eek:

pakalasa

stanflt wrote: »

cut our own- machinery well paid for and no labour as its all family

12-20 an acre for diesel and the odd mower blade- however thats not allowing anything for depreciation:eek:

Don't forget labour costs, even if it is family.....to be strict about it, accountancy wise.
Do you pick it with a wagon?

td5man

pms7 wrote: »

td5man wrote: »

Cutting our own with an old krone silage wagon probably costing 30-40 an acre[/QUOTE

€100 for wagon in Cork, 110+ for SP.

What model have you td5man? Was thinking of getting one myself if can get someone to share with. How long have you it, what is maintenance cost like, acres/ day
Thanks

Its a turbo 5000,this is our third year using it very little maintenance required other than sharpen the knives and grease it.
It will pickup up 15acres a day of heavy first cut.
500 litres of diesel mowed picked up and pitted 40 acres of first cut last year

pms7

Thanks for that.
Wonder how long one of those 20 year old Krones costing 5k coming in from Holland would last doing 100 acres/year?

td5man

pms7 wrote: »

Thanks for that.
Wonder how long one of those 20 year old Krones costing 5k coming in from Holland would last doing 100 acres/year?

They should last a long time as they have never been abused,theres very little to go wrong with them.

They would have been picking up very light crops compared with irish ones

Lofty0990

who brings them in ?

td5man

Lofty0990 wrote: »

who brings them in ?

If you bought them direct from germany/holland you'd save a few €,
Theres someone in limerick importing them our local krone dealer had one he imported lately

pms7

Noel Gleeson in Limerick has them. Is it ok to put phone numbers on here?

How do you put someone elses post in your box, like td5man has done above?
Can't figure it out..
Thanks

td5man

pms7 wrote: »

Noel Gleeson in Limerick has them. Is it ok to put phone numbers on here?

How do you put someone elses post in your box, like td5man has done above?
Can't figure it out..
Thanks

Click on the reply button

Juniorhurler

pms7 wrote: »

Noel Gleeson in Limerick has them. Is it ok to put phone numbers on here?

How do you put someone elses post in your box, like td5man has done above?
Can't figure it out..
Thanks

Use the quote button in the bottom of the post you want to add. Simples.