620 update and latest news.
My friends!!
The latest field updates on the 620 is unreal. Best machine on the ranch, Annie, New Mexico.
Great results looking to add a third 620 to our lineup, Tri States Power, Colorado. Guess you can see me grinning ear to ear.
On a more sober note, I get a lot of questions as to cost of the units, cost per acre, per hour. All reasonable and I will attempt to address them here.
When analyzing the cost of equipment, our burrowing rodent control machines are no different than any production oriented equipment. Total cost of the equipment to be used divided by the acres it will be used on. This will include the cost of the ATV, its trailer and of course the unit itself. Included must be calculated the acres per hour that can be covered as well as the efficiency of the kill by the carbon monoxide. I will emphasize here that the efficiency of one unit compared to another of our equipment is different. The bigger the unit, the more efficient it will be in rodents killed. More cfm gas delivery, higher kill rate.
All of this is totally dependent on the actual infestation of the acreage involved. More gophers, less acres per hour. The real time figure is comparing the actual acres per hour, or acres per machine to the cost of the mounds in machinery repair, stand loss and hay value loss because of dirt in the hay.
In truth, it is impossible to estimate the actual time per acre and cost per acre untill the field involved is treated. Usually around 15 to 25 dollars per acre, labor plus equipment cost is ballpark. Custom treatment will be a bit more.
Prospective customers look at the cost of our rodent control machines and have a first reaction that the investment is way out of their budget. Reality is that the burrowing rodent is costing them much more than the control costs will be. Per acre cost is reasonable, per ton cost is eye opening.
Uncategorized | admin November 29, 2009
