SOFieldMowing
Active Member
I am writing up a bid for a developer. They would like what is currently a tree research facility to have all the fields and rows between mowed down for fire safety and for the sale of the property.
A little background.. Oregon, property is insanely hot, everyone is working and prices seem to have gone up fairly drastically for things like forestry clearing and such (as well as everything else). It is hard to get a contractor right now and there are plenty around with work. I would be using a T300 with an 8.5' mowing deck to mow a little less than 175 total acres, mostly rows of trees, but about 40 would be open pasture areas. I got the machine late summer last year and up to now my biggest single mow with it has been 23 acres. To my knowledge, I have the largest skid steer deck in the area and a tractor larger than 40 or 50 horse would have trouble fitting under the trees with regularity.
So, I have never taken a job this big, but I am ready and feel good about my machine. This would be my third tree facility under my belt if I get this contract. Up to this point, my biggest single jobs have been $9,000 which was a BLM tree site and another for about the same for a local helicopter builder.
I have this priced at $135 per acre and would like 15% up front for my costs. The total would come out to $22,700.
Does this seem reasonable? I feel pretty good about it, but worry it may be a little high. I don't know, to me this is a lot of money and I have respect for other's money just the same as mine. I am coming from more of a tractor background and still trying to figure out what the market says this machine is worth.
What are your thoughts?
A little background.. Oregon, property is insanely hot, everyone is working and prices seem to have gone up fairly drastically for things like forestry clearing and such (as well as everything else). It is hard to get a contractor right now and there are plenty around with work. I would be using a T300 with an 8.5' mowing deck to mow a little less than 175 total acres, mostly rows of trees, but about 40 would be open pasture areas. I got the machine late summer last year and up to now my biggest single mow with it has been 23 acres. To my knowledge, I have the largest skid steer deck in the area and a tractor larger than 40 or 50 horse would have trouble fitting under the trees with regularity.
So, I have never taken a job this big, but I am ready and feel good about my machine. This would be my third tree facility under my belt if I get this contract. Up to this point, my biggest single jobs have been $9,000 which was a BLM tree site and another for about the same for a local helicopter builder.
I have this priced at $135 per acre and would like 15% up front for my costs. The total would come out to $22,700.
Does this seem reasonable? I feel pretty good about it, but worry it may be a little high. I don't know, to me this is a lot of money and I have respect for other's money just the same as mine. I am coming from more of a tractor background and still trying to figure out what the market says this machine is worth.
What are your thoughts?