Cost of baling and wrapping haylage

[05jackd]

We have a wonderful neighbour that comes and bales our hay and this year has wrapped it for us. He never tells us a price and does not 'charge us' but we try and make sure he is never out of pocket. Difficult when he won't give us a cost!
Can anyone give me the going rate for baling and wrapping per bale? Big round bales.

Thanks

 

[Lucky Snowball]

Costs me about 6 pounds per bale without any labour cost included.

 

[blitznbobs]

It cost me about 600 quid to cut ted and wrap (with extra wrap at my request) 60 very large round bales

 

[Polos Mum]

You could work out his time - by roughly how long he's at yours plus getting to yours with the kit and getting it ready at his to leave. Then do that at £30 an hour (cheap for a skilled job) plus wrap plus diesel

Wrapping on it's own was £5 a round bale for me (Yorkshire) about 4 years ago and I'd expect wrap to have gone up quite a lot in price since then.

A total of £10 a bale must be mates rates - not the actual cost

My neighbour paid £30 a bale for it to be done completely from grass to stacked - not much less than buying in but she knows the quality of the grass and how it was made so worth it.

It's more expensive for smaller quantities as it takes the same time to get the kit ready / to you for 15 bales as it does for 50.

 

[TheMule]

It cost me £13/round bale this year (with an extra layer of wrap on)

 

[Britestar]

Find out how much the wrap it, I think it's about £72 + vat a roll with us.
Then all how many rolls he used.

 

[blitznbobs]

You could work out his time - by roughly how long he's at yours plus getting to yours with the kit and getting it ready at his to leave. Then do that at £30 an hour (cheap for a skilled job) plus wrap plus diesel

Wrapping on it's own was £5 a round bale for me (Yorkshire) about 4 years ago and I'd expect wrap to have gone up quite a lot in price since then.

A total of £10 a bale must be mates rates - not the actual cost

My neighbour paid £30 a bale for it to be done completely from grass to stacked - not much less than buying in but she knows the quality of the grass and how it was made so worth it.

It's more expensive for smaller quantities as it takes the same time to get the kit ready / to you for 15 bales as it does for 50.

Not mates rates at all … just local contractor — we do have the kit to stack our own though so it was left on the field

 

[rabatsa]

Contractors have charged me £3.75/bale for baling +VAT and £7.50/bale for wrapping with an extra layer +VAT in June this year.

 

[kathantoinette]

£10 per bale with me. Large Heston bales. Price not including cutting, turning and stacking.

 

[HorseMaid]

We've just had big round wrapped bales made and I'm expecting to pay about £12.50 per bale.

 

[HorseMaid]

That's all in - cutting, tedding, baling and wrapping

 

[05jackd]

Thanks this is really helpful. I had £10 a bale in my head so good to know I am in the right ball park.

 

[Xmasha]

We paid this year :

Mowing : £15/acre
Raking £10.25/acre
Tedding x 2 £10.25/acre
Baling & wrapping large round £11.50/bale
Stacking & collecting from field £50/hour

 

[Polos Mum]

Not mates rates at all … just local contractor — we do have the kit to stack our own though so it was left on the field

brilliant price for all in !