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Custom Rates 2008 - Land Clearing and Breaking

 
 
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 Land Clearing & Breaking
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OperationLocationMost Common 2006Range 2007Most Common 2007
Brushing & piling or repiling
(with a dozer blade)
Alberta
D5 or D6 (140-180hp)$120-125/hr $100-155/hr $125-135/hr
D7 (180-200hp)$140-155/hr $80-160/hr $130-155/hr
D8 (225-335hp)$150-160/hr $150-220/hr $150-185/hr
Total reports = 53 Surveyed Fall 2007
Ripping or sub-soilingAlberta$160-225/hr$140-225/hr$155-220/hr
Total reports = 19 Surveyed Fall 2007
Discing
(higher rates for remote locations or tough terrain)
Alberta$100-140/hr
$40/ac
$100-200/hr
$15-40/ac
$120-155/hr
$40/ac
Total reports = 24 Surveyed Fall 2007
PlowingAlberta$95-120/hr
$22-35/ac
$110/hr
$27-35/ac
$110/hr
$27/ac
Total reports = 10 Surveyed Fall 2007
Rototilling Alberta$95-100/hr $100-400/hr $100/hr
Total reports = 8 Surveyed Fall 2007
Dugout construction, drainage, feedlot construction & land leveling Alberta
D6 Cat$118-120/hr$100-155/hr$118-135/hr
D7 Cat$140-155/hr$80-180/hr$130-165/hr
D8 Cat$150-192/hr$150-220/hr$150-210/hr
Backhoe$90-140/hr$85-140/hr$90-140/hr
Excavators$110-180/hr
$1.75-2/cu yd
$100-195/hr
$1.10-2.50/cu yd
$140-195/hr
$1.75-2.50/cu yd
Scrapers$120-200/hr$100-250/hr$195-250/hr
Loaders$75/hr$90-125/hr$125/hr
Skid steers$90-125/hr$75/hr$75/hr
Dump trucks$80-120/hr$90-120/hr$90-120/hr
Total reports = 251 Surveyed Fall 2007
Brush mowingAlberta$90-130/hr $110-130/hr $110-130/hr
Total reports = 8 Surveyed Fall 2007
Brush & mulchAlberta...-$260/hr$260/hr
Total reports = 5 Surveyed Fall 2007
Rock pickingAlberta$120-175/hr
$9-10/ac
$175/hr
...-
$175/hr
...-
Total reports = 5 Surveyed Fall 2007
Rock rakingAlberta$100/hr$100/hr$100/hr
Total reports = 5 Surveyed Fall 2007
Tree movingAlberta$75/hr* $95/hr* $95/hr*
Total reports = 1 Surveyed Fall 2007
 
 
 
 

Other Documents in the Series

 
  Custom Rates Survey Summary 2008
Custom Rates 2008 - Average Alberta Farm Input Prices 2007
Custom Rates 2008 - Grain Harvesting & Hauling
Custom Rates 2008 - Haying and Silage
Custom Rates 2008 - Land Clearing and Breaking - Current Document
Custom Rates 2008 - Land Leasing
Custom Rates 2008 - Livestock
Custom Rates 2008 - Tillage and Seeding
 
 
 
 
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This document is maintained by Mary Ann Nelson.
This information published to the web on January 22, 2008.
Last Reviewed/Revised on February 29, 2008.