How much for muck heap removal?

[Snowy Celandine]

The lovely neighbour has taken my muck heap away today but I don't know how much to give him? What's the going rate please? I'm in Lincolnshire if that is relevant? Thanks for any replies

 

[mandyroberts]

Depends how big it was? and how he removed it?

 

[Darbs]

We paid our local farmer £70. However, it hadnt been collected for a very long time and took two large trailer loads plus a bit of tidying up. I would guess for a single load it would be around £30.

 

[chaps89]

Blimey. Couple of hundred pounds down here for 2 loads to be taken away. Local contractor charges £40/hour(+VAT I believe) for him and the tractor if that helps.

 

[Snowy Celandine]

Thanks all It was one trailer load and it was removed by a teleporter with a cage/bucket contraption. Looks weird now it's not there! Cats won't be best pleased as they liked to sit on top of it and keep themselves warm whilst surveying the local mouse and vole populations. I'll give the lads who did it some cash.

 

[TTK]

I used to pay £50 per 8 tonne trailer load which was a years mucking out for 3.

 

[Translationsneeded]

Mine was £80 (south east). Not sure how it compares but 2 horses worth over 9 months

 

[dixie]

I’ve just paid £60 for a summers worth with two horses. It was £90 previous to that but at least twice the size.

 

[Sprout]

£30 per large trailer.

 

[ester]

we pay about £80 twice a year when it gets taken down the allotments (2/3 large loads, 6/7 if in the short sided trailer), we aren't overun with people wanting to do it so essentially it's worth what ever!

They did also do some earth moving a few years so we have earth banks round it which makes it easier to pick up too.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

I pay £70 twice a year, it fills big farm muck trailer.
Muck heap is 12ft x 12ft and about 6ft tall when collected, but - its very (very!) compacted down

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

We got quoted £1000 for what would have been 3 trailer loads 😂😂😂

 

[be positive]

The local farmer doesn't charge me because he saves money on fertiliser if he comes for a decent load that can be spread onto the fields nearby, last time he was very happy to get a bottle of scotch.

 

[Bradsmum]

Ooo BP I wish I had a farmer near me (Surrey/Sussex border) who would take it but they are not interested. I pay £200 for 6 months worth from 1 horse and 1 pony out 24/7.

 

[be positive]

Ooo BP I wish I had a farmer near me (Surrey/Sussex border) who would take it but they are not interested. I pay £200 for 6 months worth from 1 horse and 1 pony out 24/7.

I know I got lucky, I was expecting to pay but once he saw how well rotted it was he decided to do it for nothing and put it directly onto the fields, I think it helps that I use straw bedding.

 

[Mrs B]

Think our YO pays the farmer £70 a time, which in Winter is about every 3 weeks - fills a large trailer. (Shavings & pellets - no straw on the yard)

 

[teddypops]

My neighbour takes mine away for free and spreads it on his fields.

 

[JanetGeorge]

The local farmer doesn't charge me because he saves money on fertiliser if he comes for a decent load that can be spread onto the fields nearby, last time he was very happy to get a bottle of scotch.

Hell - the last farmer who wanted my muck heap wanted to give me more than a bottle of Scotch. I said: no thanks. I never have fewer than 5 horses stabled on straw - a lot more in winter - and it costs me a couple of hundred each year to get a contractor in to spread that which I haven't managed to spread through the year - it's brown gold to pasture.

 

[Hollychops]

I'm in Lincolnshire and pay my farmer friend approx £70-90 depending on the size of the muck heap each spring. Next spring will be bigger as we didnt get it done this spring but with only 2 smallish ponies it shouldnt be too heavy an outlay.

 

[Snowy Celandine]

Thanks everyone for your help. I've got it sorted now and everyone is happy