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What does it cost to have a field bushhogged?

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:30 am
by jdphish
Can anyone help? I need a forty acre field bushhogged(just grass and thick weeds).

I wondered what people have paid to have something like this done.

Maybe some of you do that kind of work, what do you charge?

Do you pay by the hour, by the acre, or by the job?

Thanks to anyone with time to answer this.

jdphish

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:44 am
by savethehens
where are you located at

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:47 am
by Bustin' Ducks
He's in Meridian...

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:50 am
by savethehens
Too far for me

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:24 am
by hillhunter
I charge $10 an acre for CRP, but this is with bushes and saplings in it. If its just grass maybe $8.....too far for me anyhow, just giving you an estimate.

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:27 am
by SwampMan
I think $10/acre is a bit cheap. I get around $15 in the Raymond area.

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:50 pm
by mudsucker
Find some one who will do it for the hay and you might get-r-dun for free! :wink:

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:56 pm
by SWAG
$15 is about right and with the price of diesel going up evveryday, you better lock someone in now.

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:49 pm
by Blackduck
I had a Yankee friend move down here several years ago. He kept seeing these people in teh ER who had "bushhog" injuries. For several months he was concerned that there was a wild animal called a bushhog that attacked people. Scared to go out at nigh he was :shock: :shock: 8)

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:06 pm
by Broke Ducker
Blackduck wrote:I had a Yankee friend move down here several years ago. He kept seeing these people in teh ER who had "bushhog" injuries. For several months he was concerned that there was a wild animal called a bushhog that attacked people. Scared to go out at nigh he was :shock: :shock: 8)



LMAO :shock: :lol:

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:13 pm
by jdphish
Thanks everyone. That was funny about the "bushhog injuries".

I got a local quote for $35 an hour with a 5 foot bushhog.

Watcha think?

thanks,
jdphish

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:21 pm
by duck_nutt
hell, it gonna take 3 days to clip that with a 5 ft'er....

maybe not....nail him down to the days it will take..at least a good guess

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:37 pm
by Double R 2
get a written price quote in writing (written agreement). we get 3 miles of levee mowed for $600 from a reputable vendor that has the right equipment and charges $50 per hour. Consider: I've seen 5 ft equipment that would take DAYS to accomplish some mowing projects. Buddy of mine was going to do teh site prep mow his self until it took him all day to mow 3 acres! Hell, they make home depot mowers that are 4 feet! Think about: your operator will drive 8712 feet per acre mowed.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:58 pm
by dukbum
i charge $50 an hour but dats a little far for me!