Is there a farmer nearby who will help?
Living in the crowded South-East we can find neither friendly farmers not friendly contractors. Although some of my friends are farmers there's now such a gap between the 2,000 acre plus farmer and the smallholder that it really means only that I can easily get red diesel. My nearest friend (at 1800 acres he admits to being marginal) has traded in his combine for a new model and written a cheque for over £100k. His tractors are hugely powerful monsters that just fit the 12' gateways and the kit he sticks on the back is too vast for my 6 acres
Because employees are expensive the farmers have more kit than staff and hire people when they need them. (I don't envy the farmer who still works long hours, has huge money tied up in assets and makes an unpredictable return because of commodity prices and the vagaries of weather). Where we are the contractors all seem to be very busy and expensive.
In summary we find it impossible to get anything done by others except at the wrong time and for a big price. Last year we wrote off the hay crop because we could not get it cut and baled. We find ourselves acquiring kit that could be shared over much larger acreages but won't be. I have a 15 yo tractor that has done 3000 hours while the liming contractor had done more hours on his 2 year old. He spread 10 tons of lime in 20 minutes but at an eye-watering cost.
Still one of the benefits is that we are surrounded by people who own their land only because they don't want anyone else on it. So we get to use it free of charge.