Ive always wanted to know how much it takes to rip a lot
It depends on all you want done, the grade of the property, and the price of diesel that month. There are different kinds of "ripping". Most recent quote I heard for a thorough rip is $15k/acre. I just talked to the guys working on our neighbor's property. They are using a smaller excavator and I think limited to driveway, front yard, and house pad. The guy I spoke to said every job is different so they would need to see the property to make a quote. He did let it slip that they were charging $800/day for the job I was seeing. I don't know if that is the amount they used internally to quote the entire job or if the landowner is literally paying a daily rate. They are on the mainland so it would be impossible for them to "audit" that. They do work longer than 8 hours, I'm guessing I've seen them work at least 10 hours each of the last 4 days.
We know a guy who does detailed work, he typically gives a "menu" of prices based from cheapest to most expensive so people can downsize their dreams when they find out how much it's going to cost. I don't think he normally does pin-to-pin ripping, he prefers to work with the land.
It depends on all you want done, the grade of the property, and the price of diesel that month. There are different kinds of "ripping". Most recent quote I heard for a thorough rip is $15k/acre. I just talked to the guys working on our neighbor's property. They are using a smaller excavator and I think limited to driveway, front yard, and house pad. The guy I spoke to said every job is different so they would need to see the property to make a quote. He did let it slip that they were charging $800/day for the job I was seeing. I don't know if that is the amount they used internally to quote the entire job or if the landowner is literally paying a daily rate. They are on the mainland so it would be impossible for them to "audit" that. They do work longer than 8 hours, I'm guessing I've seen them work at least 10 hours each of the last 4 days.
We know a guy who does detailed work, he typically gives a "menu" of prices based from cheapest to most expensive so people can downsize their dreams when they find out how much it's going to cost. I don't think he normally does pin-to-pin ripping, he prefers to work with the land.