Thought on 2,200 acre

[outdoor]

I posted a week or so ago on the charge of 2200 acre it is not a hoax.It is for the Goverment.1,442 acre are cut amonth total the rest is spread out over the year 75.1 acre is cut nice and lots of weedeating every week 813.7 acre is cut every two weeks bush hogged and 563.3 are cut once amonth bush hogged the rest acreage is spread out over the year 416.1 acre bush hogged once a year 262.8 bushogged 3 times a year and 77.4 bushogged 2 times a year all im asking for is some positve answeres of what it would take to do this and what possibly what im looking at per acre to do this im looking at 12 to 15 employes we will be running zero turn mowers and tractors with batwings all i have to purchase is the tractors i have 6 new kabota zero turns and two choppers now both 4 months old alot of those areas were i stated to be bush hogged . every two weeks or once a month can be done with zero turns also.I would appreciate any help thanks OutDoor:usflag:

[mdlwn1]

I will donate a testicle if you actually get this job.

[JB1]

I will donate a testicle if you actually get this job.


I sure wouldn't go that far. But this will be some interesting reading.

[mdlwn1]

Seriously..someone usually has an inside track to these things. I knew a guy who had similar contract....much larger actually.

[OrangeToys]

I want to see pictures of this.

[outdoor]

I want to see pictures of this.

I did'nt take pictures of it I went for a site view on it .:usflag:

[David Haggerty]

It'd be difficult to get enough of the right equipment if it's only an annual contract.

Plus it'll cost more than you would imagine. For instance a set of turf tires like these;http://www.mccordtiregroup.com/m_20.asp could approach the cost of a good used tractor.

I'd try to fit in some big commercial equipment like a Toro 580-D (16' cut 80 HP) or a Howard Price HP180 (16' cut with a Cummins diesel)
They're both zero turn and relatively trailerable.
You can find pretty good used ones probably for less than a tractor w/batwing mower.
I personally don't think your 6 ZTR's are up to the job. I mean I love Kubota power, I just think their ZTR's aren't durable enough. Plus Z's would eat up a lot of manhours. Where something like what I operate The Toro 455-D has a 10.5' cut and will trim better than a ZTR.

Just my personal opinions and I've always trended toward more equipment and fewer man hours.

[mdlwn1]

It all depends on the layout of the acreage. If its big and wide open....leasing a cutting machine with a 15' cutting width is a start. You will need to increase the feet cut per employee more so than you might be used to. There are many companies out there that will lease used equipment designed for this purpose.