One Job - mowing 20-25 acres

[MatthewG]

I do not do mowing on a regular basis, we are (or were) strictly a plowing company, but with such a poor winter and ample idle equipment, I need to make up lost profit.

So hate me or not.... my stupid little add on craigslist has yielded a fair amount of calls and emails.

I guess my question is, how long will a 72" diesel take to cut - lets assume flat ground, grass, not 10" weeds? If I can send a guy at $15 an hour and it takes him 8 hours, I am more than happy charging $60 an acre.

I'm still getting more info.

[32vld]

I did not roll the dice to come up with the numbers to make a 6 and a 4 and a 3.

Google lawn time calculator.

[MatthewG]

Originally Posted by 32vld

I did not roll the dice to come up with the numbers to make a 6 and a 4 and a 3.

Google lawn time calculator.

LOL, ok buddy, holding you too it

[2ExploreTech]

Those numbers could work, in the 5-8hrs for 25acres. You will need to know the actual ground conditions. I don't mean hills (unless it's really steep), I mean how smooth or rough it is and amount of obstacles the driver needs to deal with.

As one who uses a 72" mower, 1 place I do is 2-3 acres takes 35-45min. Another area is maybe an acre and takes a full hour or so. Why, because it's rough and constant turning around.

btw... is this all open or a bunch of smaller lots that total ±25 acres and I take it to be weekly? Just curious ... you may feel like a 6ft would just 'get lost' in the big areas.

[Pietro]

I have toro 60 inch diesels. On flat ground top speed they cut an acre in 20 mins.