Hire Charge for Forwarder trailer/crane?

[cessna]

If a group of us purchase a New Forwarder trailer/crane 11tonne trailer, costing say £25,000, how much an hour or 8hr Day should we be charging to hire it,with 120 hp4wd tractor and operator, or trailer/ crane alone, as trailer/crane would be purchased with its own independent PTO powered hydraulic system . Thanks in advance for any input from your good selves.

[lgl]

To do what kind of work with ?

[cessna]

To do what kind of work with ?

 

Moving cut to length Cordwood from where felled to Track/side.

Also moving cordwood from trackside to land owners yard, distance variable??

Thankyou.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Roundwood extraction imo should be on volume / tonnage rate and that's that. How you do it; with a wheelbarrow or helicopter is irrelevant except where ground conditions dictate.

[lgl]

Roundwood extraction imo should be on volume / tonnage rate and that's that. How you do it; with a wheelbarrow or helicopter is irrelevant except where ground conditions dictate.

 

Agreed, its bought on that basis, sold on that basis and should be cut and extracted on that basis.

Moving it by road could be classed as haulage if its someone elses timber ?

[openspaceman]

If a group of us purchase a New Forwarder trailer/crane 11tonne trailer, costing say £25,000, how much an hour or 8hr Day should we be charging to hire it,with 120 hp4wd tractor and operator, or trailer/ crane alone, as trailer/crane would be purchased with its own independent PTO powered hydraulic system . Thanks in advance for any input from your good selves.

 

Is this for a machinery ring, like farmers share equipment but for forestry? There must be some standard agreements available for this sort of thing. NFU??

 

I'd start with 1% of its capital value per week IF you get 50% utilisation, more if it stands idle longer.

[cessna]

I ask the question, as I am in the process of applying for FFIS Grant funding for a forwarder/crane and I am trying to put together some figures together, to justify the cost it. So freely admit I am a NEW BOY to timber extraction, I can not be more honest than that. Thanks

[tomtom]

If a group of us purchase a New Forwarder trailer/crane 11tonne trailer, costing say £25,000, how much an hour or 8hr Day should we be charging to hire it,with 120 hp4wd tractor and operator, or trailer/ crane alone, as trailer/crane would be purchased with its own independent PTO powered hydraulic system . Thanks in advance for any input from your good selves.

 

I take it for that kind of money the trailer is 4wd? so i guess you could be able to charge a premium

 

problem is in the hire market not all will want to pay a premium for 4wd

[renewablejohn]

Dont know if its any help but I normally hire out my MB Trac with 9T Kesla forwarding trailer with operator at £250 per day + fuel +vat. Obviously if need to transport to site then that would be extra.