Farm Machinery Costs Analyser is the definitive guide to the Costs of operating Machinery for Farmers and Contractors
Contemplating machine ownership versus use of contractors? re-thinking machine replacement policy? crop valuations for tax purposes? want to know an economic return for carrying out contract work? thinking of hiring equipment?
Now on an interactive CD-Rom, MACHINERY COSTS ANALYSER is an even more powerful management tool. Purchasers can quickly and simply find the relevant contract rate, hire costs, or farmer’s costs. The book provides annual work loads and unit costs - per hour, per hectare, per bale, or per tonne.
Features of the program include;
- A completely revised database with the most up-to-date machinery with prices, workrates, fuel costs etc.
- Use generic data or detailed information on a sample of specific machines
- A customisation option so the user can input their own variables to amend the standard figures in the database
- The ability to save customised data so that it can be retrieved later
- Create different machinery profiles and so compare alternative machinery resourcing options (e.g. min-till versus plough)
Machinery Costs Analyser covers wheeled and tracked tractors, loaders, combine harvesters, root harvesters, forage equipment, balers, ploughs & cultivation equipment, drills & planters, sprayers, fertilisers spreaders, muck & slurry spreaders, and many more items of equipment.
Further developments are planned to enhance the product. These include periodic downloads to update prices and other information, and a labour and machinery planning module.