Cost Calculator
All sorts of costs and expenditure need to be taken into account when working out a particular cost of a job. Our focus is on stripping out the vine by mechanical means.
Running Costs of Tractor- Operator
- Diesel
- Depreciation and overhead recovery
- Maintenance
- Downtime
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- Tyre changes
- Depreciation and overhead recovery
- Maintenance
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*The above only touches on a few of the true costs of running machinery in any type of business.
We all have our own way of taking these into account so we have kept our calculations to two basic ingredients.
Our Calculations
Tractor and LVS costs for 1.5 hours (one hectare) - NZ$172.50
Vines per Hectare - 2246
Cost per Vine - NZ$0.08 cents
Our cost is also based on 3kph, 1.8m plant spacing and 2.5m rows.
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