Costs should be around 87 per cent of income, depending on how the contract is negotiated. However, contractors are strongly advised to seek professional accounting advice relevant to their own situation and discuss all issues with their hirer to ensure there is no misunderstanding concerning payment structures. The indicative rates represented in Table 1 of this schedule have been developed using prices and rates current as at 1 July 2016. The rates are supported by costing assumptions for harvesting (Table 2) and haulage (Table 3). Table 1 sets out machine wet hire hourly rates for harvesting, forwarding, loading and haulage equipment that may be drawn on to establish particular harvesting systems. The rates are inclusive of all on-costs including labour, overheads, return on capital, management and supervision. In establishing a rate for a task, it should be borne in mind that production costs are impacted by a number of variables including: Volume per hectare Planting regimes Tree size, volume and form Harvesting patterns (third row, fifth row thinnings) The number of products to be cut and moved to roadside Harvesting programs (clearfall or thinnings) Slope of the terrain Truck tare weights and log lengths Distance form landing to the centre of the coupe Access and environmental issues Markets Product segregation Any of these variables or a combination of them will have an impact on costs. Great care should be taken in using the indicative figures set out in the Schedule, as the overhead cost structure of individual businesses may vary significantly. For rates inclusive of the costs listed above and an explanation of the methodology used, please refer to the native forest rates and cost schedules. These schedules are helpful for developing rates that are priced per volume or weight. Table 1: Forestry Industry Council – Plantation Harvesting Cost Schedules – Charge out rates (July 2017) Machinery cost per engine hour (wet hire) Harvest Equipment Equipment Phase Harvest Input Attributes (New) Average (Mid-Life) Felling Tracked Feller Saw Head 150 - 225 kW $239 $216 $192 Buncher Extraction Tracked Skidder Winch 91 - 120 kW $173 $160 $147 (Dozer) Extraction Tracked Grapple Dozer 121 - 150 kW $211 $193 $173 Skidder Extraction Tracked Grapple Purpose 175 - 225 kW $239 $222 $203 Skidder Built
Costs should be around 87 per cent of income, depending on how the contract is negotiated. However, contractors are strongly advised to seek professional accounting advice relevant to their own situation and discuss all issues with their hirer to ensure there is no misunderstanding concerning payment structures. The indicative rates represented in Table 1 of this schedule have been developed using prices and rates current as at 1 July 2016. The rates are supported by costing assumptions for harvesting (Table 2) and haulage (Table 3). Table 1 sets out machine wet hire hourly rates for harvesting, forwarding, loading and haulage equipment that may be drawn on to establish particular harvesting systems. The rates are inclusive of all on-costs including labour, overheads, return on capital, management and supervision. In establishing a rate for a task, it should be borne in mind that production costs are impacted by a number of variables including: Volume per hectare Tree size, volume and form The number of products to be cut and moved to roadside Slope of the terrain Distance form landing to the centre of the coupe Markets Planting regimes Harvesting patterns (third row, fifth row thinnings) Harvesting programs (clearfall or thinnings) Truck tare weights and log lengths Access and environmental issues Product segregation Any of these variables or a combination of them will have an impact on costs. Great care should be taken in using the indicative figures set out in the Schedule, as the overhead cost structure of individual businesses may vary significantly. For rates inclusive of the costs listed above and an explanation of the methodology used, please refer to the native forest rates and cost schedules. These schedules are helpful for developing rates that are priced per volume or weight. Table 1: Forestry Industry Council – Plantation Harvesting Cost Schedules – Charge out rates (July 2017) Harvest Phase Harvest Input Attributes Machinery cost per engine hour (wet hire) Equipment (New) Average Equipment (Mid-Life) Felling Tracked Feller Buncher Saw Head 150 - 225 kW $239 $216 $192 Extraction Tracked Skidder (Dozer) Winch 91 - 120 kW $173 $160 $147 Extraction Tracked Grapple Skidder Dozer 121 - 150 kW $211 $193 $173 Extraction Tracked Grapple Skidder Purpose Built 175 - 225 kW $239 $222 $203
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