Originally posted by Meadowlark:
Probably about $90 to $100 per hour...haven't checked in the last few months since things kind of went crazy around here after the hurricanes...plus fuel costs have compounded the situation.
There is also generally an "in-out" charge on top of that. Depends on where you are located, but around here that charge is around $300 to $400, cheaper if you can time it right to when the track-hoe is being moved anyway.
Those machines, when operated by a top guy, can really move that muck.
Then you have the problem of what to do with it. A dozer may be needed to spread the stuff...or even dump trucks to move it to a suitable location.
heybud, $90 to $100 per hour for a trackhoe sounds pretty steep to me, but I guess it depends on availability and location.
Our pond renovation project early this year ran $70 for dozer and $75/hr for track hoe - no move in charges for local operator.
