Gympie Slashing

 

Notes on current conditions May 2023.

Currently (May 2023) we are over the wet conditions of last year and it's been great conditions the last few months for getting jobs done. 

At the minute I'm getting through jobs at a reasonable rate and can get to jobs within 3- 7 business days of making an arrangement. 

It's usually not possible to pick an exact time and day in advance but I can give a good indication initially then let people know one two days in advance about how it's travelling. 

Gympie Slashing is here to provide a friendly and reliable grass slashing service for rural and semi-rural acreages, farming properties, or unused blocks in the Gympie Region.

The equipment used is a 2021 model John Deere 6110 4WD tractor which is 110 horsepower, with a front-end loader featuring standard bucket, as well as pallet forks if needed. So I can push timber into heaps, push over trees up to three or four metres high, get rid of lantana where accessible, smooth out rough areas and generally take some of the hard work out of property clean-ups. 

(The bucket and loader aren't suitable for earthworks and roadworks. Just for shifting or lifting things or handling a bit of loose material.)

The slasher is a Howard 7-foot extra heavy duty slasher, able to handle most  types of terrain including steep country, and heavy grass. 

However, extremely rocky and rough country isn't suited to this machine because of the potential for damage to tyres and under-body components, but I can have a look and say yes or no, or leave the portions that are no-go areas and slash the rest  

The easy stuff is also welcome! We can also handle a small amount of light clearing of wattle and eucalypt regrowth, if you have that on your property. 

I do all the slashing myself, I so I can do the job to my satisfaction. 

Where possible I give a quote so you know how much the job will cost. Sometimes it's more of an estimate. It’s not always possible to tell exactly how long it will take, especially on the bigger jobs, or if the the whole lot isn't visible. 

Currently ( May 2023 ) the hourly rate for slashing is $132.00 per hour including GST ($120+GST), and a travel fee that is from $99 to $121 depending where it is, the most common is $99 or $110.

It’s to cover the cost of running the truck and the time taken travelling, and loading and unloading the tractor. 

It’s tricky to answer that because there are so many things that affect it. A rule of thumb could be 1.5 -2.0 acres per hour but it could be faster or slower depending on things like how much turning is involved, things to go around, steep sections, steep banks and gullies, short or long runs, super thick grass, gates, fiddly bits, multiple trees, etc.  

Basically it's determined by what gear I'm travelling in and how much manouvreing is involved.   

No, by the hour. 

Usually up to 25kms north, south, east and west of Gympie. For the areas further away it needs to be a bigger job to justify the travel time which I am happy to do, but I can also recommend operators in other districts if I can’t do it myself. 

Feel free to phone for more information or send me an email. Thanks for looking me up, Chris. 

Phone: 0428 397 430

Email: gympieslashing11@gmail.com