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| Hi trying to get an 80 acre field tiled this year, but nearly everyone I've talked to in my area is giving me quotes of about $1200 dollars per acre, 4" tile, 30 foot spacing I believe. Does this sound right? I just figured it's high because everyone wants tile after the rain we got this spring. |
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| I’m assuming that includes mains and connections etc.? Where are you located? |
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| I'm getting quotes of 105-115K for 82 acres tiled with all mains factored into that. I am located in Southeastern Indiana. |
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NW IL | Do you know what size mains they are using and how many feet of main |
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| I wrote that down somewhere, but I think it's one 12 inch main. |
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southern MN | Been around $700-800 an acre to go with 80 foot spacing here. Random mains added to exsisting mains included. That spacing works for us pretty good.
Paul |
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| Ok so sounds like these numbers aren't that unreasonable then. |
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East Central Indiana | We are a drainage company in eastern Indiana, my email is in my profile if we can help in any way.
Edited by chevydiesel07 10/11/2017 09:52
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Mid-Michigan | There are a lot of factors the affect the cost. Main size and hookups being two big ones. Around me ( we are very flat) 800 would be on the low side. 1200 would be on the high side but I don't know how your field lies. Don't try to cut corners on this job. |
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| It's a dead flat swamp. I bought the land for what I consider "cheap" because it's never been tiled, and at least a half dozen farmers who have farmed it over the years told me on a good year you'll be planting at the end of may at the earliest, it's just so wet. This year's rains spun that into July. It's truly a beautiful farm, not too many farms around here where you can gaze across a flat field a mile long, but it's deadpan flat, when I was out there this spring the whole field had a 1/2 inch layer of water over it, despite it being a highpoint in the county. I won't be cheaping out on this one, but I obviously don't want to get taken for a ride either. |
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Mid-Michigan | RetroFarmer - 10/11/2017 10:26
It's a dead flat swamp. I bought the land for what I consider "cheap" because it's never been tiled, and at least a half dozen farmers who have farmed it over the years told me on a good year you'll be planting at the end of may at the earliest, it's just so wet. This year's rains spun that into July. It's truly a beautiful farm, not too many farms around here where you can gaze across a flat field a mile long, but it's deadpan flat, when I was out there this spring the whole field had a 1/2 inch layer of water over it, despite it being a highpoint in the county. I won't be cheaping out on this one, but I obviously don't want to get taken for a ride either.
If you have a good outlet and a good contractor, you aren't going to believe what a 30 ft tile job is going to do for you. |
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West Michigan | What about buying your own plow and doing it yourself? Maybe even rent a tractor from a neighbor and then he could rent your plow or could trade too?
Once you buy a plow you will tile everything you own. |
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| I just finished tiling 40 acres on 40 foot centers. I have my own tile plow. Cost was roughly $500 per acre. Most days we had three guys working at it and it took about two weeks. But we had five Outlets to deal with and a lot of short runs so it took a little longer than a than a straight one Outlet field would. |
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east central iowa | Being a mile long where will the main be located? How much depth do you have at outlet? Just curious what kind of grade you can get on tile and how long the lateral runs can be? |
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North Liberty and South Bend, Indiana | Seems awful reasonable for that spacing and mains. |
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20 Miles West of Indianapolis Indiana | IMO you will be so happy after a couple years of having it ruled on your scenario you really won't care what it cost.
Heavy wet farms that get tiled as well as you are discussing turn out to be awesome ! |
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North Central Illinois | I had a few miles of 4" laterals plowed in for a 92¢/ft this summer. 12" main cost $6.50/ft. |
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Kingdom of Callaway - Fulton, Mo 65251 | Could you buy a plow and a mini-hoe and do it yourself? |
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NE IN | You should be able to figure the cost of material by itself. Then you'll know what they are charging for labor to install. 1000k for 35' spacing is plenty. I would make sure they use good tile, GPS all lateral runs and plow it in. Since your in Indiana and not Iowa, make sure they don't put your lateral lines all in at 40"deep or deeper. Best investment you'll ever make, unless the crew are the "hurry up and Gitr done" type. |
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ne il | Yes commercial guys are that expensive. Depending on the situation. You could have them do the mains then you could do the lateral. If you had your own plow. Seriously think about buying your own plow. |
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Sun Prairie, WI | In our area $1200.00/acre for 30'spacing would be cheap. We tile and average costs for 30' is right around 14-1500.00/acre depending on main size and distance. I have a very high optioned pull type gold digger for sale if you want to try this on your own. Up here it is getting late to find a contractor who is not booked up for fall/winter.
Good luck with the project, like others have said 30'spacing and a good contractor will turn that farm into something very productive |
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| I’ve been 1200-1400/ac here . 20-22 ft spacing to mains. Includes pipe connections and outlets. |
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NE South Dakota Clark, SD | Just doing some rough figuring here. 4" tile 1452 ft/acre at .30= $435.60 plus install at .45= $653.40. Then add main cost and I think you are in the right ballpark. If they are long runs, I think you could find someone under .45 a foot for install. |
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| It depends. We recently tiled a 60 for a customer, pock-marked with drown out spots, with (1) 12" main, (2) 8" mains, and a 6" main. 4" on 50' spacing, silty clay loam, 36-42" deep, .1% slope, all installed with a wheel trencher. $60,000. The customer wished he would have made the investment sooner. The farm went from his biggest aggravation, bottom loser to something that he enjoys farming.
I just bid a job. 485 acres continuous. Multiple mains from 24"-10". Sandy clay loam with abundant iron oxides , 4" muck nit tile at 50'. Three major utilities to cross, existing pivots with water and electric, major diked county ditch with permit and design considerations. A lot of excavator work with cave-in safety precautions (6' to 16' deep on the major 24" main). Proposed seed corn production. $1500/ac. NW Indiana. |
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| I find it somewhat surprising, because I follow your drainage posts, but your soil drainage problems seem very similar to our's locally. Do you farm any muck soils? Our biggest problem is tiling muck soils. The tile works for a limited number of years before iron ochre plugs them. We started to recently install clean-outs in the field. |
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