USA | Dan Loehr - 8/29/2024 17:46
I’m figuring $1-2 an acre battery cost
I’m thinking additional $4 parts per acre
We’ll be $75K all in trailer drone licenses etc
One T40 4 batteries, used diesel generator, tall deck trailer, extra generator in case first one breaks down, air conditioner for batteries, my time and engineering at five cents an hour
Just like all of farming how much done an hour depends on how big, square, level, obstructions, field is
How quick and dedicated you are
6 fills an hour is 30 acres an hour at 2 gallons an acre
I’ve witnessed “operators” couldn’t hit themselves with both hands
My SIL partner runs ours —been a learning year he’s now confident and gets the job done — he’s pretty sharp about computers— spends evenings setting up fields- and studying application methods
It’s not nearly as easy as hitting a return button after you fill
Dan
Our experience after two years on T40s your battery and repair cost should be a fair amount lower than what you are figuring. Will know for sure after next year, but battery cost should be around 50 cents an acre if most of our two year old batteries make it another season. On 80,000 acres have had two batteries bit the dust thus far. Parts over last two years has averaged about 50 cents acre. This years per acre parts cost is less than last year.
Edited by coup 8/29/2024 19:39
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