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I live in south central Louisiana. Most of those that advertise for bush hogging or mowing of large fields do it by the hour. Average rate seems to be around $25/hr with 2 hour min. A compact 25-35hp tractor with a 5-6' mower should be able to do close to two acres per hour. If I figure my Jinma 354 consumes at least 2 gal of diesel per hour thats $5 per hour in expense just for fuel.....so the potential profit is slim. But someone who paid $4000 for a used tractor & bush hog rig can do it and come out ok and thats who you are competing against.
K

mowing for hire
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 24 Post by CajunFrog

I have done some extensive research on importing a tractor from China. Several people who had imported a single tractor contacted me and every one had done it successfully and all reported saving "some" to "a lot" of money.<br>
Most dealers will tell you horror stories of the risks of self importing. It is not in their interest for potential customers to self-import so they understandably want to discourage this line of talk.<br>
I will say that it is indeed possible to save the mentioned $1000 figure on a 25 hp Jinma over the price offered by a crate tractor sold by one of the drop shipping dealers. You can save more if you can live with the Chinese loader and need a spare set of turf tires ordered along with the tractor...enough to make these items almost "free". With a 35 hp purchased w/same accessories the savings are more substantial. Still, the real way to import is to do it by container load as mentioned in thread above as the expenses to transport and clear is reduced by almost half for each unit. <br>
K<br>

Direct from China
Jinma Farmpro Agracat Nortrac
Replies 14 Post by CajunFrog