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Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: valmet10 on June 25, 2016, 04:05:01 pm

Title: Pasturr topper
Post by: valmet10 on June 25, 2016, 04:05:01 pm

Anyone lnow of any where in west york that hires out pasture topper that pull behind a quad

Title: Re: Pasturr topper
Post by: Dave C on July 13, 2016, 04:14:42 pm

Haven't seen any for hire mate but I've been pricing them up on eBay.

And there a bit pricy !

Title: Re: Pasturr topper
Post by: valmet10 on July 17, 2016, 03:54:13 pm

yer my thoughts . 2/3 grand for one . found a company who rent out a 5 foot flail mounted on a jd garden tractor £500 per week trouble is I only need one for a day

Title: Re: Pasturr topper
Post by: farmers wife on July 17, 2016, 09:03:57 pm

be cheaper to get a farmer to do it for you?  Or even a groundwork/landscape contractor. Sometimes hire isnt a cost option.  Get someone else in to do it quicker and cash deal prob around £100 quid.

Title: Re: Pasturr topper
Post by: Penninehillbilly on August 05, 2016, 07:04:44 pm

We are just looking at buying one, hopefully combined with a weedwipe we will be sorted in a few years and have some decent fields. Thing with buying one, you can top as needed as many times as you like, it will add up paying someone 2-3 times a year over a few years.

Title: Re: Pasturr topper
Post by: Backinwellies on August 06, 2016, 09:31:05 am

We managed to get a second hand one for about 1K ...  fields after 2 years of topping regularly after grazing are really improving