hiring out a hycrack log splitter

[carpenter1]

how much should i charge for hire of a hycrack log splitter, tractor and me for a day, and hourly rate

 

including diesel

 

thanks

[bigdave]

it depends on how local to home what size tractor i.e amount of diesel it would use & what type of wood you will be splitting!

 

i would be wanting around the £35 per hour, minimum of 4 hours, based on traveling to the next village & running my 70 hp tractor to spin the hycrack, splitting a mixed bag of ready cut hard & soft wood

[baz]

Have you got insurance cover for hire and reward on plant?

[pembswoodrecycling]

Around here you can hire a big tractor for £60 a day, £6 an hour.

Hydraulic log splitter for £50, £5 an hour.

A 70hp tractor on light duty should use a gallon an hour of diesel (5 litres at 70p) £3.50 an hour.

All that add up to 14.50 an hour plus your time and insurances.

£25 an hour should cover it, that's what most agri-contractors are around here. Having said all that, it's best to charge whatever you can get away with!