Combines Custom Bean Harvesting

[robmgrig]

I charge 80 cents a bushel combining and 20 cents hauling

 

[gpd]

i like that rate.i get 21 per acre plus hauling.thats up here in north dakota. we have about one thousand acres left.all it does lately is rain.havnt worked in over a week.

 

[Big_Al]

What area of North Dakota are you at. My bean job was north of Jamestown and the guy told me not to come because the frost had really decreased yields

 

[Deadduck]

Depends on the area. I would ask around locally to see what the going rate is up there. I usually charge something like $23-26_acre + .07 to .12 per bushel hauling, depending on the length of haul. The acre rate depends on how many acres the guy has, the size of fields, etc. In other words, if a guy wants me to drive very far to cut 80 acres, it'll cost him more than per acre than if he had 800 acres. If I have to change fields and move around alot I'll charge more than if he has 400 acre fields where I can just line out and run. With diesel prices moving upward you need to take that in consideration, too. Rule n1 - Don't lose money!

 

[806_Southern_In]

I am in southern Indiana. Around here I have heard around $20_acre as the going rate. But with diesel prices over $2 I am thinking 22-24 may not be out of line. Thanks for the comments. Would 5-7 acres an hour with a 1460 and 20 foot head be reasonableIJ