forestry equipment hourly rates
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CONTENTS
4 Introduction from TimberTracks
5 Introduction from Truck Loggers Association
6 About the Equipment Hourly Rates Project
9 Section One: Falling
10 Section Two: Skidding
11 Section Three: Forwarding
12 Section Four: Processing
14 Section Five: Loading
15 Section Six: Yarding
16 Section Seven: Trucks
18 Section Eight: Forestry Excavators
19 Section Nine: Forestry Dozers
20 Section Ten: Miscellaneous
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The forest sector, a cyclical industry that has been
on an upcycle for the last few years, has been
showing some signs of weakness recently. Regardless
of the economic cycle, however, one thing does
not change: the movement of logs from the forest
to sawmills. The volumes may be higher or lower, but
logs still move, and this means logging services are
required. In British Columbia, independent logging
contractors are mostly providing those services.
Over the past few years, there has been a lot
of discussion about contractor sustainability.
The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource
Operations and Rural Development released 13
recommendations of the Contractor Sustainability
Review in an effort to improve logging contractor
sustainability. The first two recommendations outlined
implementation of transparent rate models that will
allow contractors and licensees to negotiate rates
using detailed site- and circumstance-specific data
instead of positionally negotiating all-found rates
(an hourly metric that assumes the machine and
worker are already on site and ready to perform the
required work).
The foundation of any rate is the principle of
understanding the cost of the tools used to perform
the service. In logging, this means understanding
equipment and personnel hourly rates. Having a
model is one thing, having the data to populate
that model is another, and having objective data
that accurately represent industry best practices
and actual cost factors is something else again.
Hourly equipment rate models are all relatively the
same. They consider ownership costs across the
efficient useful life of equipment, include operating
costs on an annual basis, layer in business overhead
factors and profit, and then apply those costs
against core annual usage assumptions to calculate
an hourly rate.
Four years ago, TimberTracks™ began collecting
data on logging equipment costs and operating
circumstances. That database considers over 50
different operating circumstances and cost factors
for owning and operating logging equipment in
British Columbia, whether in the Coast or Interior
region. During this time of evolving market forces,
there is a need for better integration of the forest
sector supply chain, making it incumbent on the
industry to begin rationalizing the true cost of
operating on the land base. Establishing market-
reflective hourly rates is the first step in establishing
an efficiently supply managed industry.
This past summer, TimberTracks™ undertook the
ambitious project of building new forest sector
hourly rates from the ground up using actual data
obtained from logging contractors, equipment
manufacturers and licensees. The data collected
have been aggregated together by each cost
factor and operating circumstance as a means to
establish industry-representative data points. These
data points have then been fed into a model that
calculates hourly rates assuming a reasonable
average operating circumstance in the industry. The
TimberTracks™ British Columbia Forest Sector Hourly
Rates publication is available to TimberTracks™
subscribers and under licensing agreements to
Truck Loggers Association and Interior Logging
Association members. Over time, the TimberTracks™
Forest Sector Hourly Rates will evolve to incorporate
regional and operating circumstances in order to
facilitate dynamic adjustments that recognize a
range of changing factors; this will soon allow long-
term set rates to be replaced by ones that reflect
true operating circumstances and market factors.
This important development will lead to a healthier
industry overall by enabling market participants to
collaboratively realize more opportunities to achieve
cost synergies, all with the objective of improving the
sustainability of British Columbia’s forest sector.
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The Truck Loggers Association (TLA) believes that a
strong and sustainable working forest will generate
long-term prosperity for the people of British
Columbia, and that the people who work in our
forests must share in this prosperity. We serve as an
influential voice in the forest industry on behalf of our
500-member companies across the province and
represent independent timber harvesting contracts,
phase contractors, market loggers, independent
sawmills, industry suppliers and forest resource
dependent communities.
In fulfilling our mission to promote the viability of
the TLA membership by promoting contractor
sustainability and fostering successful relationships
that support our vision, we are very proud to have
partnered with TimberTracks™ in the development
of these Forestry Equipment Hourly Rates. It is a
demonstration of how the TLA acts strategically
to help its membership across the province, from
Campbell River to Prince George.
The motivation behind this project was the findings
from the 2018 Contractors Sustainability Review
(CSR), which incorporated financial data from the
contracting community combined with personal
accounts shared by contractors and licensees
to form a bleak picture of the financial state of
logging contractors in BC. The CSR found that good
business relationships enhance sustainability and
competitiveness in the sector, and identified that
transparency (or lack thereof) as a predominant
issue in relationships between contractors and the
licensees that employ them.
Specifically, transparency in terms of both parties
having the ability to see and discuss variables
that comprise harvesting costs. As such, the CSR
recommended the use of rate models. To do so
requires equipment rate knowledge of the costs to
sustainability operate logging equipment, which is
a known gap and thus typically becomes a source
of friction in relationships between contractors and
licensees during rate negotiations.
Furthermore, there is a distinct weakness in
understanding what the costs are to operate
equipment such as grapple yarders on steeper
slopes. Therefore, the TLA initiated this project to
help fill this gap in knowledge for the betterment of
the industry.
We would like the reader to note these hourly rates
attempt to cover the full equipment compliment
and the costs to run them in the forestry industry.
The rates presented consider that equipment
is expected to run year-round and achieve
higher utilization and greater wear-and-tear than
equipment used in the construction sector. In
the development of these rates, it was key that
current equipment purchase and repair costs
were incorporated given the significant inflation
that has occurred in a relatively short period of
time. And rates reflect that off-road equipment
fuel consumption is different than in a construction
environment.
The TLA would like to thank the contractors and
equipment dealers who offered their extensive
knowledge to the development of these rates.
Additionally, we would like to thank TimberTracks™
for embracing this idea and creating what we
hope will be a very useful tool for the industry, and
ultimately help improve relationships.
Introduction from Truck Loggers Association
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The TimberTracks™ Hourly Rate Project
was initiated with a goal to provide
independent forest sector based hourly
equipment rates that recognize the costs
of production. Forestry is a production
environment and the equipment rates
should reflect that.
The data collected for this Project was from
industry – those that make, sell, and service
the equipment and those that own and
operate the equipment.
Building hourly rates
Over a period of several years, we solicited
data from equipment manufacturers,
through their dealers, and from logging
contractors. Thousands of data points were
recorded, analyzed, and averaged to
build these rates that reflect reality in British
Columbia’s forest sector.
Hourly rates were developed using a cost
build up plus profit margin methodology.
Costs were split between ownership costs –
costs that are considered fixed costs – and
operating costs – costs that are considered
variable.
Lifetime ownership costs incorporate the
average purchase cost of fully rigged
out equipment, the average cost of
financing, the average return on equity,
and the average salvage value were
incorporated. These costs are spread
over the efficient useful life, in hours, of a
machine. In certain machine types, such
as yarders, major rebuild investments over
the machine’s lifetime were incorporated
into the ownership costs. Ownership costs
also include the annual insurance costs as a
fixed cost. Ownership costs are spread over
a machine’s expected annual production
hours.
Operating costs incorporate normal
running repairs and maintenance, annual
tire replacement (for wheeled units),
undercarriage replacement (for tracked
units), lubricant costs (including DEF in
newer machines), fuel costs, and operator
wages. Wages incorporate base wages,
overtime, and normal payroll loading/
burden (ie. Statutory holidays, vacation
entitlement, Canada Pension Plan,
Employment Insurance, WorkSafeBC
premiums, pension, extended medical
benefits, and Employer Health Tax).
Company overhead is included in hourly
rates. Overhead is company overhead
items such as business management,
administration activities, general liability
insurance, office and shop rental,
working capital financing, typical safety
training, and annual business professional
compliance such as legal and accounting.
What an houly rate represents
An hourly rate represents a market average
cost and return on investment that is
sustainable for forestry equipment used in
a production operation. That means the
equipment is used efficiently across an
entire year and generates production hours
over an efficient useful life. The hourly rates
represent the time a machine is on a work
site, ready and able to work.
An efficient useful life of equipment is the
lifespan of the machine where the cost
of ownership and cost of repair result
in uptime availability. Reduced uptime
due to mechanical breakdown results in
reduced annual productivity. Production
is lost, but workers must still be paid, and
more mechanics must be available to
keep the machines running. Sometimes
it even means having capital invested in
surplus machines to maintain production.
Lower productivity leads to inefficiency
and higher unit costs.
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Within a certain range of decreasing
uptime and increasing repair costs, it
becomes more cost effective to purchase
a new machine which will likely have a
higher ownership cost but will have fewer
mechanical breakdowns and higher uptime
availability. This time period is determined
as the efficient useful life of a machine. Our
analysis has considered these factors when
determining an efficient useful life to identify
an average tipping point when the uptime
availability factor favours replacement of
the machine.
What an hourly rate does NOT represent
An hourly rate can never truly consider every cost or risk of every circumstance. Those will be variable. The TimberTracks™ Hourly Rate Project did not consider a number of cost factors which would be in addition to normal rates.
It does not consider the costs associated with transportation and lost production time of the machine moving from work site to work site. Assuming annual production hours can still be achieved, the costs associated with mobilization and demobilization are extra.
The hourly rates do not reflect worker transportation and/or accommodation. The rates assume that a worker is on site with the equipment already and is ready and able to work. Worker transportation to and from the work site – whether by pickup, crew bus, boat, or other form of travel – is extra cost.
Due to the variety of operating environments and methods of managing work, the hourly rates do not include project management or supervisory costs. Some projects are simple or small and do not require an additional supervisor while other projects are complex or large and requirement multiple levels of onsite management. Project management or supervisory costs are in addition to the hourly rates.
Every operating environment has risk factors. Hourly rates represent average hourly operating risk. They do not consider the site specific risk factors that may exist in a production logging operation. These risk factors would normally be considered by adjustments to machine productivity when calculating unit rates.
Reference models
Each hourly rate is associated with Reference Models to provide a comparable indication of a typical machine that would fit within the machine class. The Reference Models are not intended to be all encompassing but rather examples to compare against. Users of the hourly rates should choose the closest reference model when choosing an hourly rate. When determining the appropriate comparable rate for an unlist machine, use the weight and horsepower ratings for classification.
Rates for older equipment
The hourly rates provided are primarily for later model year (last ten years) equipment used in a production environment Equipment older than ten years old is not as efficient in production. The lower capital return required on older equipment is offset by reduced availability and increased repair and maintenance costs. A terminal model year and older hourly rate has been established for most equipment.
Fuel price adjustments
Fuel prices are set using Natural Resources Canada “Weekly Average Wholesale (Rack) Prices for Regular Gasoline and Diesel”. For 2019 hourly rates, clear gasoline is indexed at $1.1682 per litre, clear diesel is indexed at $1.1703 per litre, and marked diesel is indexed at $1.0503 per litre. All prices include taxes, except Federal Goods and Service tax. Each month, TimberTracks subscribers receive hourly rate updates using average of previous month weekly average rack rates for Prince George, Kamloops, and Nanaimo. Cartage for delivery of bulk fuel to work sites is an additional cost.
Not a TimberTracks subscriber but interested in receiving regular fuel price adjusted rates? Contact [email protected] to discuss your needs.
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Hourly rates used in unit rate models
The TimberTracks™ Hourly Rate Project was established to consider the all-found hourly operating cost of equipment in production forestry operations. Machine rates are the foundation of unit rate models. Unit rate models, whether by cubic metre, tonne, hectare, or some other unit, require productivity expectations be applied to hourly rates.
For example, to determine a cubic metre unit rate for mechanical falling using a 2017 class 3 flat bottom buncher, the operating circumstances must determine hourly productivity. If the specific operating circumstances define a 50 cubic metre hourly productivity, the hourly rate of $260.47 would be divided by 50 cubic metres to recognize a unit rate of $5.2094 per cubic metre.
The TimberTracks™ Hourly Rate Project, at this time, only considers direct phase rates. It does not consider the full costs associated with production operations. There are many additional costs related to mobilization, demobilization, crew accommodation, onsite supplemental assets, atypical parts inventories, and many other factors that would need to be incorporated into a unit rate model. Future versions of the TimberTracks™ Hourly Rate Project will expand to include more market-based costs for additional factors.
TimberTracks™ is developing a unit rate model that will be available exclusively to TimberTracks™ subscribers that will include phase rates and supplemental factors to calculate all-found unit rates for logging programs.
Interested in hourly rates other than all-found or phase productivity for use in your own unit rate model? Contact [email protected] to discuss your needs.
Excluded Cost Checklist
The full cost of business operations is more than just the hourly rate for a machine. The standard business overhead items that must be incurred by all businesses have been incorporated into the hourly rates. However, there are supplemental costs that cannot easily be captured in a machine hourly rate due to the variability or inconsistent need
for them. When calculating a unit rate for a rate model, consider some of the following costs and if they apply to the work situation. This list is not an all-inclusive list and other additional costs may be required in specific scenarios.
⬜ Mobilization and demobilization of machines and support items
⬜ Lost machine productivity for mobilization and demobilization
⬜ Supervision including transportation for supervisor
⬜ Daily crew transportation time and cost of transportation method
⬜ Crew turnaround time (to/from camp) and cost of transportation method
⬜ Remote operations parts inventory, supplies, fuel, etc.
⬜ Camp, accommodations or Living Out Allowance (LOA)
⬜ Emergency Transport Vehicles (ETVs) cost to purchase and maintain
⬜ Mobile Treatment Centres (MTCs) cost to purchase and maintain
⬜ Fuel farms / tank farms cost to purchase and maintain
⬜ Cartage for fuel to project location
⬜ Generators cost to purchase and maintain
⬜ Fire trucks cost to purchase and maintain
⬜ Fire equipment winterization, storage, transport and training
⬜ Environmental downtime from weather or effects on productivity
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SECTION ONE: Falling
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
2 < 70,000 < 300 Tigercat 855E $ 233.93 $ 224.57 $ 215.59
3 > 70,000 > 300John Deere 903M/953M
Tigercat X870D$ 260.47 $ 250.06 $ 240.05
1.1 FELLER BUNCHER Tracked - Flat Bottom - Tail Swing
1.2 FELLER BUNCHER Tracked - Flat Bottom - Zero Tail Swing
1.3 FELLER BUNCHER Tracked - Levelling
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
2 < 65,000 < 300Caterpillar 521BTigercat 822D
$ 229.35 $ 220.18 $ 211.37
3 > 65,000 > 280Caterpillar 541B
John Deere 803M/853MTigercat 845D
$ 251.92 $ 241.84 $ 232.17
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
2 < 85,000 < 300Caterpillar 522BTigercat L845D
$ 247.31 $ 237.42 $ 227.92
3 > 85,000 > 280Caterpillar 552B
John Deere 859M/959MTigercat L855E/L870C/LX870C
$ 274.43 $ 263.45 $ 252.91
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SECTION TWO: Skidding
2.1 SKIDDER Rubber Tire - 4 Wheel Drive
2.2 SKIDDER Rubber Tire - 6 Wheel Drive
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
1 < 45,000 < 250Caterpillar 535DJohn Deere 648L
Tigercat 620E$ 157.40 $ 151.11 $ 145.06
245,000
- 48,000250 - 280
Caterpillar 545DJohn Deere 748L
Tigercat 630E$ 174.35 $ 167.38 $ 160.68
3 > 48,000 > 280Caterpillar 555D
John Deere 848L/948LTigercat 632E
$ 185.26 $ 177.85 $ 170.74
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
3 > 50,000 290 Tigercat 635G $ 211.32 $ 202.87 $ 194.75
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SECTION THREE: Forwarding
3.1 FORWARDERS
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
1 < 30,000 < 215 Caterpillar 574 $ 186.19 $ 178.74 $ 171.59
230,000
- 40,000215 - 250
John Deere 1210G/1510GTigercat 1055C
$ 200.95 $ 192.91 $ 185.20
3 > 40,000 > 250Caterpillar 584
John Deere 1910GTigercat 1085C
$ 212.04 $ 203.55 $ 195.41
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SECTION FOUR: Processing
4.1 HARVESTER CARRIER
4.2 EXCAVATOR CARRIER
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
1 < 63.000 < 300Caterpillar 501HD/521B
Tigercat H822D/H845D/H855E$ 240.24 $ 230.63 $ 221.41
263,000
- 75,000> 300 John Deere 803MH/853MH $ 264.22 $ 253.65 $ 243.50
3 > 75,000 > 300 John Deere 903MG/953MH $ 273.78 $ 262.83 $ 252.31
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
1 < 65.000 < 160Caterpillar 320DFMLink-Belt 210X2RBN
$ 208.55 $ 200.21 $ 192.20
265,000
- 75,000160 - 180
Caterpillar 538/324DFMJohn Deere 2154G
Link-Belt 240X2RBN/3240RBN$ 221.51 $ 212.65 $ 204.14
375,000
- 80,000180 - 200
John Deere 2654GLink-Belt 290X2RBN/3740RBN
$ 232.80 $ 223.49 $ 214.55
480,000 -90,000
200 - 225Caterpillar 548
John Deere 2654GLink-Belt 4040RBN
$ 239.01 $ 229.45 $ 220.27
590,000 -100,000
225 -250
Caterpillar 558/325DFMJohn Deere 3154GLink-Belt 4640RBN
$ 269.33 $ 258.56 $ 248.22
6 >100,000 > 250Caterpillar 568
John Deere 3756GLink-Belt 5040RBN
$ 300.99 $ 288.95 $ 277.39
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4.4 LEVELLING
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
2 < 71,000 < 300Caterpillar 522B
Tigercat LH822D/LH845D/LH855E$ 275.29 $ 264.28 $ 253.71
3 > 71,000 > 300 John Deere 859MH/959MH $ 307.97 $ 295.65 $ 283.83
4.3 LOADER CARRIER
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
270,000 -80,000
160 - 190Caterpillar 538 LL/324DFM
John Deere 2156G Link-Belt 240X2RBN/3240TLN
$ 224.83 $ 215.84 $ 207.21
380,000 -90,000
190 - 220Caterpillar 548 LL/325DFM
John Deere 2656GLink-Belt 290X2FHW/3740RBN/4040TLW
$ 242.03 $ 232.35 $ 223.06
490,000 - 100,000
220 - 250Caterpillar 558 LL
John Deere 3156G$ 282.07 $ 270.79 $ 259.96
5 >100,000 > 250Caterpillar 568 LL
John Deere 3756G$ 311.68 $ 299.22 $ 287.25
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SECTION FIVE: Log Loading
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
1 < 70.000 < 160 Link-Belt 210XTLW $ 178.39 $ 171.26 $ 164.41
270,000
- 80,000160 - 190
Caterpillar 538 LL/324DFMJohn Deere 2156G
Link-Belt 240X2RBN/3240TLN$ 193.15 $ 185.43 $ 178.01
380,000
- 90,000190 - 220
Caterpillar 548 LL/325DFMJohn Deere 2656G
Link-Belt 290X2FHW/3740RBN/4040TLW$ 221.44 $ 212.58 $ 204.08
490,000 - 100,000
220 - 250Caterpillar 558 LL
John Deere 3156G$ 234.92 $ 225.52 $ 216.50
5 >100,000 > 250Caterpillar 568 LL
John Deere 3756G$ 255.60 $ 245.38 $ 235.57
5.1 LOG LOADERS
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SECTION SIX: Yarding
Class Reference Models 2 Crew Backspar 3 Crew
1 Madill 120/121 $ 346.57 $ 371.81 $ 430.07
2Madill 044/122/123/124
Cypress 6280$ 365.92 $ 391.17 $ 449.42
3Madill 144
Cypress 7280$ 385.91 $ 411.16 $ 469.41
6.1 REBUILT YARDERS
Class Reference Models 2 Crew Backspar 3 Crew
2 T-Mar Log Champ 550 $ 453.61 $ 478.85 $ 535.82
3Madill 124
T-Mar Log Champ 650$ 504.83 $ 530.08 $ 587.05
6.2 NEW YARDERS
Yarding rates include the machine and crew on-site, ready, and able to work. Crew pickup is not included in the rate. The 2 Crew rate includes one powersaw, the Backspar rate includes 2 Crew rate plus Backspar, the 3 Crew rate includes utility man and second powersaw.
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SECTION SEVEN: Trucks
Payload (MT) Axles Reference Configurations 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
34 5 Tandem tractor with tandem trailer $ 159.32 $ 152.95 $ 146.83
38 7 Tridem tractor with tridem trailer $ 169.70 $ 162.91 $ 156.40
38 7 Tridem tractor with hayrack trailer $ 165.91 $ 166.96 $ 160.18
42 8 Tridem tractor with b-train trailer $ 177.69 $ 170.58 $ 163.76
49 9 Tridem tractor with b-train trailer $ 182.65 --- ---
7.1 LOGGING TRUCK CONFIGURATIONS
Dif Payload (M3) Reference Configurations Hourly
65 Chubby Truck $ 189.87
91 90 Fat Truck $ 210.99
121 95 Fat Truck $ 220.27
7.2 FAT TRUCK CONFIGURATIONS
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Payload Axles Reference Configurations 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
28 5 Tandem tractor with tandem bed $ 181.79 $ 174.51 $ 167.53
36 6Tandem tractor with triaxle bed or tandem bed with jeep or booster
$ 183.73 $ 176.38 $ 169.32
45 7Tridrive tractor with trixaxle bed or
tandem tractor with triaxle bed with jeep or booster
$ 194.44 $ 186.66 $ 179.20
54 8Tridrive tractor with triaxle bed with jeep
or booster$ 212.70 $ 204.19 $ 196.03
120 5 Fat Truck Off-Highway Lowbed --- --- $ 291.32
150 5 Fat Truck Off-Highway Lowbed --- --- $ 303.33
7.3 LOWBEDS
Reference Configurations Hourly
1/2 Tonne Pickup (Gasoline) $ 63.62
1/2 Tonne Crew (Gasoline) $ 68.20
3/4 Tonne Crew (Diesel) $ 74.49
1 Tonne Crew (Diesel) $ 75.33
7.4 PICKUPS
Pickup truck hourly rates are per travel hour of a pickup. No labour is included in the rate.
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SECTION EIGHT: Forestry Excavators
Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
1 < 65,000 < 160Caterpillar 320DFMink-Belt 210X2RBN
$ 177.13 $ 170.05 $ 163.24
265,000
- 75,000160 - 180
Caterpillar 538/324DFMJohn Deere 2154G
Link-Belt 240X2RBN/3240RBN$ 185.33 $ 177.92 $ 170.80
375,000
- 80,000180 - 200
John Deere 2654GLink-Belt 290X2RBN/3740RBN
$ 192.47 $ 184.77 $ 177.38
480,000
- 90,000200 - 225
Caterpillar 548John Deere 2654GLink-Belt 4040RBN
$ 198.68 $ 190.74 $ 183.11
590,000
- 100,000225 - 250
Caterpillar 558/325DFMJohn Deere 3154GLink-Belt 4640RBN
$ 228.08 $ 218.96 $ 210.20
6 >100,000 > 250Caterpillar 568
John Deere 3756GLink-Belt 5040RBN
$ 256.01 $ 245.77 $ 235.94
8.1 FORESTRY EXCAVATOR
Forestry Excavators are assumed to include heavy duty undercarriage, high walker undercarrier (road builders), forestry guarding, thumb, two buckets, and quick attachments.
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Class Size (lbs) HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
1 < 70,000 < 180Caterpillar 538
John Deere 2154G$ 188.84 $ 181.28 $174.03
270,000
- 80,000180 - 200
Caterpillar 548John Deere 2654G
$ 202.19 $ 194.10 $ 186.34
380,000
- 90,000200 - 250
Caterpillar 558John Deere 3154G
$ 231.58 $ 222.32 $ 213.43
4 > 90,000 > 250Caterpillar 568
John Deere 3756G$ 256.61 $ 246.34 $ 236.49
8.2 FORESTRY ROADBUILDER
SECTION NINE: Dozers
Class HP Range Reference Models 2019 - 2016 2015 - 2012 2011 & older
3 130 - 190Caterpillar D6T
John Deere 700K/750K$ 218.17 $ 209.44 $ 201.06
4 190 - 260Caterpillar D7E
John Deere 850K$ 273.43 $ 262.49 $ 251.99
5 260 - 360Caterpillar D8T
John Deere 950K/1050K$ 326.19 $ 313.14 $ 300.61
9.1 FORESTRY DOZERS
Forestry Dozers include blade, control, winch or ripper, and forestry guarding.
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SECTION TEN: Miscellaneous
Reference Models Day Rate
SupervisorSupervisor labour rate only excluding
transportation$ 958.68
Powersaw Utility powersaw only $ 53.36
10.1 MISCELLANEOUS DAY RATE
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