Actually you are right. I worked one day for those and even i took a whole weekend to drink what i worked for lmao.
How much a hour do you guys charge for side work?
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Actually you are right. I worked one day for those and even i took a whole weekend to drink what i worked for lmao.
Here in Vegas a yard of cocrete is around $100 for some 4k psi mix.150ft driveway will prob cost you a nice chunk of change . Over 2k for a decent size driveway and that's just concrete, no fancy mesh and you have to see how the subgrade is too. Might have to do a sub layer of type 2 to make that sucker last you a while
I usually charge $50 an hour. Family is free and good friends get a substantial discount. Im not very busy but mainly because i turn down work. The money is awesome but it wears on you and your family after a while.
On trucks I charge 50.00 hr or just flat rate the job.
I work for cat and our labor rate is 98.00 in the shop and 115.00 in the field plus zone charges. Zone charge is for the truck, fuel, and convenience. Minumum zone charge is 100.00 (within 25 miles fo the shop), 150.00 (50 miles), etc..... Overtime charge all day saturday and double time on sundays.
You have to remeber with equipment when you go to the job site you are saving them from having to down the machine during working hours and saving them from having to haul the equipment etc.. I charge more for equipment, around 75.00 but I am Cat certified and most the guys I do work for approach me at work. Just remeber parts on big iron are alot more expensive if shit hits the fan, which is why I only take gravy jobs on the side.
I work for cat and our labor rate is 98.00 in the shop and 115.00 in the field plus zone charges. Zone charge is for the truck, fuel, and convenience. Minumum zone charge is 100.00 (within 25 miles fo the shop), 150.00 (50 miles), etc..... Overtime charge all day saturday and double time on sundays.
You have to remeber with equipment when you go to the job site you are saving them from having to down the machine during working hours and saving them from having to haul the equipment etc.. I charge more for equipment, around 75.00 but I am Cat certified and most the guys I do work for approach me at work. Just remeber parts on big iron are alot more expensive if shit hits the fan, which is why I only take gravy jobs on the side.
LOL dude im a heavy mechanic for a union construction company. I would love to have a concrete driveway as my dad used to do that for a living but main reason is i can't afford the sheet lol.
10-4 on that. Right now mainly wearing on me. FAST
I heard that. I work on a bunch of CAT 815's, Cat dozers up to D8's, Cat 613's to Cat 627's Komatsua track hoes, Volvo off road trucks ect. I try to stay with easy jobs on the side also. Easier money and usually getting done quicker. Thanks guys
I don't charge for labor, but I ONLY work/help with family and good friends. I may let them know I need some $$ for consumables, but that is it. I only work in my shop on my time schedule.
FWIW, $50-$75 would be a fair rate up here.
FWIW, $50-$75 would be a fair rate up here.
For me to leave my wife and kids on the weekend would be an expensive proposition. I could get away with it once in a while but not regularly. Besides, I wouldn't want to.
If I did though, $50/hr would be the lowest I would charge. Probably be somewhere in the $75-$100 range depending on the job.
If I did though, $50/hr would be the lowest I would charge. Probably be somewhere in the $75-$100 range depending on the job.
I usually charge $45, and am told by some that its too low. Friends or family usually just beer or pizzas.
Do any of you guys have that do side jobs have any type of insurance, or do you just hope for the best? I was told by some of my side job customers that I should look into it, but I feel that doing that would make it less of a "side" job and more like work....
Do any of you guys have that do side jobs have any type of insurance, or do you just hope for the best? I was told by some of my side job customers that I should look into it, but I feel that doing that would make it less of a "side" job and more like work....
For my mini excavator I would basicly charge $30 an hour for small jobs that were in and out with little physical effort. On water service leaks it was a flat $150 bucks because I would have to get muddy. I just did an engine swap on a s10 and new of the guy and told him 40 an hour. That wad very profitable I made about 600 bucks on that. I really like doing timing belts on escorts its less than a two hour job and the guy asked if I would do it for 200. That was a good one too! I live in a small ass town and people really bitch about prices and you have to hound them to pay so now wheter it bites me in the ass or not I charge by what it is and make them pay first.
I always charge $50/hr and our shop rate is $80 so it has to be worth leaving my time with wife and kids to do it. Right now its mainly for Blackie's owner, he has so many projects I have gaurenteed work for at least the next 2 years:thumb:
$70 an hour to get me to open up my toolbox. diag fees vary depending on the issue, I try to flat rate mine as much as possible.
I get $50.00 an hour. With that said, most of my side business comes from people getting quotes at Jensen Tire, Firestone, and other big name nation chains and I will usually cut the price in half and still make a killing. As most of you know, they get some wild numbers for easy things like water pumps, brake jobs, timing chains/belts. It is almost enough to make you sick. 