2020-21 Farm Machinery Custom and Rental Rate Guide This guide has been established to provide approximate costs for renting equipment or obtaining custom farming operations from another farmer. It is not intended for establishing rates for individuals or companies that rent equipment or contract custom farming operations as a business. Updated August 2020 saskatchewan.ca/agriculture Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 New Information in the 2020-21 Guide .......................................................................................................................... 3 Caution ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Assumptions ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Operating costs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Using the Guide ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Additional Information ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Factors to Consider When Custom Hiring ...................................................................................................................... 6 Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Power Units ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Two Wheel Drive Tractors ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Front Wheel Assist Tractors .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Four Wheel Drive Tractors .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Tracked Tractors ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Harvesting Grain .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Self-Propelled Combines ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Combine Headers ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Swathers ...................................................................................................................................................................................10 Grain Cart .................................................................................................................................................................................10 Powered Auger ......................................................................................................................................................................10 Grain Auger (PTO) .................................................................................................................................................................11 Grain Vac ..................................................................................................................................................................................11 Grain Dryers ............................................................................................................................................................................11 Harvesting Hay .....................................................................................................................................................................................12 Self-Propelled (SP) Forage Harvester .............................................................................................................................12 Headers for SP Forage Harvester .....................................................................................................................................12 SP Mowers/Conditioners ....................................................................................................................................................12 Pull-Type (PT) Mower/Conditioners ...............................................................................................................................13 Balers .........................................................................................................................................................................................13 PT Bale Movers (Self Load/Unload) ................................................................................................................................14 Hay Rakes .................................................................................................................................................................................14 SP Bale Mover .........................................................................................................................................................................14 Seeding ...................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Air Drills with Independent Openers .............................................................................................................................15 Air Hoe Drills ...........................................................................................................................................................................15 Air Disc Drills ...........................................................................................................................................................................15 Air Seeders ..............................................................................................................................................................................16 Other Row Crop Planters ....................................................................................................................................................16 Soil Preparation ....................................................................................................................................................................................17 Cultivators ...............................................................................................................................................................................17 Harrows ....................................................................................................................................................................................17 Vertical Tillage Tools .............................................................................................................................................................17 1 Land Roller ..............................................................................................................................................................................18 Land Scraper ...........................................................................................................................................................................18 Sprayers ..................................................................................................................................................................................................18 High Clearance Sprayer ......................................................................................................................................................18 Miscellaneous .......................................................................................................................................................................................19 Post Pounders ........................................................................................................................................................................19 Vertical Feed Mixer ...............................................................................................................................................................19