hourly rate for stump grinding.

[flatyre]

hey folks was doing a bit of stump grinding today with a Rayco RG13, hired it out for three separate jobs, split the cost over them and charged £20 an hour for my time. Wheel brake didn't work very well so instead of pivoting on it, it kept creeping forward and I had to stop and drag it back repeatedly. Hard to move when surrounded with mulch, just an awkward bugger. Sitting here stiff as a board and aching all over, £20 an hour?

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Price by the job.

 

(And get a bigger grinder!)

[flatyre]

will do, my local hire store only have the Rayco, another store has a Toro STX26, great machine, but £160 a day and two hours round trip to pick it up!

[Stumpy Grinder]

You'd be better off finding someone like me nearby that charges by the hour!

I'd have probably done all 3 in a fraction of the time with a decent machine. Cost would be much less than your hire fee plus £20/hour. You get your day back and probably a bit of money in your pocket and you wouldn't be feeling as smashed up as you are right now!

SG

[dan494]

will do, my local hire store only have the Rayco, another store has a Toro STX26, great machine, but £160 a day and two hours round trip to pick it up!

Would it be 20 by time allowed on the job, fuel, pricing the job, travel? Lucky to be on a tenner all said and done. Buy a little machine and make money at a reasonable rate if gonna do stumps or sub them

 

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[Old Mill Tree Care]

Use Stumpbusters or similar contractor (add a commission) so that they do your stumps whilst you're out doing your other work.

Of course that may make it too expensive for client so you're then better off buying a Predator 460 to do it yourself.

 

 

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[wicklamulla]

wayyyyy too cheap. plus the hand brake can be adjusted in seconds at the lever end. u can make good money with a small grinder is ya price accordingly.

[daveindales]

Price by job, not hourly rate. Will make more out of it

[flatyre]

thanks for the advice folks, once I have a bit more experience I'll be pricing by the job, don't think anyone does purely stump grinding round here so that might be worth looking into!

[Marc Lewis]

£2 an inch?