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Western Ontario | I’m always interested when others post there costs/rates
Chopper (2025 Krone 8 row head) $546/hr US$
2- Tractor +dump cart (25 ton Penta). $149/hr US$
Packer tractor/3 pt hitch packer/roller $160/hr US$
Chopped 45 acres in 5.25 hours
Yield 22 ton/acre (later planted, so so ground)
Fuel surcharge roughly equal to an extra tractor and dump cart.
Total bill $6152 US$ or $136/acre or $6.21/ton
When I figure it back to cost per pound of dry matter I’m almost always double on hay for cut/rake/bale/wrap, obviously a bit less if we don’t need to wrap it but in our climate it’s best to have dry hay under a roof and often wrap it just for storage too.
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2026 chopping costs
