no trimming or blowing?

with trimming and blowing i would say $100 and without i would say $75.

 

Yea but it's HORSE pasture
That's never smooth or even
Probably want to adjust due to lack of speed involved

 

Here its almost the same 35-50 an acre. A good friend taught me to do estimates by the three d's. Danger (steep hills and so on) difficulty, and duration. I'm still working on that but this helped me so I hope it helps you to.

 

I'm trying to figure out how to price fairly for acreage accounts myself. I'm trying to grow into that area pretty heavily. I've heard most people charge $75-$100 per acre including trimming and blowing. I'd feel safe with $75 just for mowing and maybe more than $100 if it required a lot of trimming.

Dang, All these prices you all are throwing out is crazy! We charge $150-200 per acre. Granted that depends if its like a bucking bronco or a nice smooth surface. No less than $150 no trimming. You have to take into account the wear and tear your machine will be going through with all that mowing. I'm operating out of the PNW ( Washington State ) to be exact.

 

With no obstacles to worry about, and on flat ground, I can make decent money at $70 on 2 acres. If you think the crap may start to be a problem, I'd tell them $90 and go from there. There's no trimming required along any fencing?

 

$35 to $50 an acre? Yikes, that's low!

Here 2 acres would be $80ish for what you describe IF there is no trimming or blowing. with trimming (depending on how much) and blowing around $100.

Acres start at $65-$70ish. each additional acre is a tad less per.

 

2 acres on a 60" Z takes me about 45-55 minutes and that's when mowing a normal yard with all sorts of the usual obstacles. 2 acres open running won't take very long, especially on a 72" like the OP has. Plus, this is a horse pasture, not a normal lawn.

 

My guess is it’s gonna be bumpy as hell and going full sticks is not going to be an option the whole time.

As far as pricing, remember guys, we give away mowing compared to the rest of you! :laugh:

But, we do get to work all year...if that’s a benefit.

 

I have the 72 3200z ferris with full suspension sest so bumps will not be a problem. Flat land with a fence around it but no grass around fence so maybe a little trimming but nothing much. No blowing because there is no solid concrete driveway. Just grass.

 

Is it Pensacola or Argentine Bahia? If you're dealing with the one that produces the tall wiry seed head keep that in mind

 

I'm trying to figure out how to price fairly for acreage accounts myself. I'm trying to grow into that area pretty heavily. I've heard most people charge $75-$100 per acre including trimming and blowing. I'd feel safe with $75 just for mowing and maybe more than $100 if it required a lot of trimming.

 

The goal isn’t to price fairly
It’s to get as much as you can get away with

In some markets
You can’t even get away with making a living

 

Regardless of the seat, I'd make sure I knew exactly how bumpy or how many holes there were before bidding. Just because you don't feel them as bad doesn't mean you aren't beating the heck out of your equipment, even if it is "commercial grade". I learned my lesson the hard way after quoting a 1.5 acre yard that I walked the edge of, because I really underestimated how bumpy it would be on my mower.

 

Jesus, we need a union for Lawn care. These low rates just kill us all. $75/Acre all day

 

Jesus, we need a union for Lawn care. These low rates just kill us all. $75/Acre all day

You mean standardize pricing.? Because.. a union would stipulate who, what, when, where and how you did business.

 

Remember
The typical yard requires maneuvering

As the acres open up into “full stick” mowing the ratio isn’t 1:1
You will find that four acres may take the same time as 1.5

Or you could have four acres of apple orchards that takes four times as long.

There are different multiplication factors (ratios) for the different “kinds” of mowing

However pasture is not “turf” .. so their factors are different

The wide deck Z is made with large acre turf in mind
Most people are using them on areas much smaller than they are intended for... which is why you can see prices of 2-4 acres look nearly the same.

If you priced mowing , trimming and blowing as separate numbers .. you would see more difference
But the typical price is mow/trim/blow

The trim and blow ratio typically drops as the acres increase (not always... but quite commonly)

This is why $40 per acre thought process doesn’t yield $160 for four acres.

Pricing is based on time, not surface area.

 

Those of you with little mowers should leave that alone. Those things of us with big mowers could mow that in 30 minutes or less in good conditions and maybe an hour being rough. I don't think $75 is a bad rate. I can mow the first picture in 25 minuets the second in 8 minuets and the 3rd in about 20 minuets. I used to have a 50" mower and now I have a 72" and the difference in production is enormous.

 

Yeah, unionize lawn care...I haven't had that good of a laugh in a couple weeks. And I've watched a lot of comedies lately.

 

I have an obstruction-free area I mow that is a long, narrow 2+ acres not too rough. My 52" Turf Tiger takes right at 45 minutes.

 

Responding to a 5 year old thread....just sayin...

 

I need to get about 2 acres mowed