How much a hour do you guys charge for side work?

TeaBagger2006

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May 11, 2008
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How much does it usually charge to put in a 50 yard long driveway these days? I could trade labor for some work!

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
 

Chevy1925

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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.
 

bullfrogjohnson

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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.
 

ecc_33

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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
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.

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.
10-4 on that. Right now mainly wearing on me. FAST

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 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
 

BlkMax

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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.
 

dieseldan723

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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.
 

bml2200

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First lol at D4, just a little guy. Next, we pay 100+ an hour, your $30 is more than reasonable.
 

kjp800

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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....
 

warpspeed

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I have a good friend that does mechanic work on the side on our tractors for $35 an hour....he's only 25 but he knows his stuff, he can rebuild a whole JD 4650 etc & does a great job. I'd say we are quite lucky to have him!
 

bradyn

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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.
 

bradyn

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As far as concrete I just got a bid on concreting my building which is 60x27 and he took the square feet times 3 and said thats what it will cost all said and done with 1/2" rebar on 2' centers 4" thick.
 

68skylark455

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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:
 

Josh2002cc

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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. :mad: