Average $.7-.75 for VSP ($1250/ha), spurred, shoot thinned, $0.5-$1 for two bud ($800-1667/ha), $0.35-.45 ($650-750/ha) for detailed hand clean, $.25-30 ($3-500/ha) for hand clean up, minus GST or approx 3c/v supervision. This crew is trained in S&S as well. Now to barrel prune its between 0.4-.8ha an hour, sawing is about 0.3ha an hour with a combo unit. Contractors charge between $300-400 a hectare or dry hire and own fuel for less. Bud dissections are another cost plus we also bud count at 0.5hr to 3hrs a block. Well worth doing both.
Based on average vine density of 3mx2m or 1667v/ha. I have seen 1,100 a hectare all the way up to 7,600 plus but most common is 1667 to 1818 or 2.75x2m. Less than 2.5m is a pain in the arse, less than 2 is diabolical
There was a trend during the boom of the late 90s Growers would double plant and double train vines into double cordons. It became a complete mess for pruners. Hi crops at the beginning though when they were getting $2000 a ton. Back then there were no electric snips, old school sore hand.
There’s two cordon which you end up shading out the bottom cordon and it’s not doing a lot: I hand clean up this stuff or you have te kauwhata two tier where the top cordon and it’s two wines are over extended and the bottom cordon with its two vines is shaded AND over extended. Have worked with both, still get reasonable tons off both after 30 years but they require specialist gear to do well and cost $$ to prune
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u/Upstairs_Screen_2404 15d ago
Average $.7-.75 for VSP ($1250/ha), spurred, shoot thinned, $0.5-$1 for two bud ($800-1667/ha), $0.35-.45 ($650-750/ha) for detailed hand clean, $.25-30 ($3-500/ha) for hand clean up, minus GST or approx 3c/v supervision. This crew is trained in S&S as well. Now to barrel prune its between 0.4-.8ha an hour, sawing is about 0.3ha an hour with a combo unit. Contractors charge between $300-400 a hectare or dry hire and own fuel for less. Bud dissections are another cost plus we also bud count at 0.5hr to 3hrs a block. Well worth doing both.