1. Enter Total Acres

 
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WILCOX Cost Savings & Profitability Calculator


This calculator is intended as a general guide for estimating the cost of current Western conventional tillage strategies and comparing the economic impact of adopting new tillage strategies.

It is designed to provide a standardized method of comparison for individual grower tillage practices, using direct costs (fuel, repair & maintenances, labor, etc.) and overhead costs (depreciation, taxes, insurance, etc.) considered typical for Western growers.

Tillage costs are based on internal cost studies, agricultural college Extension Services studies and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers data.

2. Current Tillage Operations

Tillage Operation Cost / Acre No. of Passes Ext. Cost / Acre
Chop $16.53
Stubble Disc $25.18
Semi-stubble Disc $23.26
Finish Disc $13.57
Plow $32.90
Rip $34.29
Chisel $28.15
Finishing Chisel $16.68
List $16.13
Float $10.03
Landplane $19.19
Fertilizer Application $15.29
Field Cultivator $12.62
Plant/Grain Drill $14.18
Rip List $19.60
In-Furrow Chisel $23.30
HD Performer $18.31

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3. Tillage Operations with Eliminator

Tillage Operation Cost / Acre No. of Passes Ext. Cost / Acre
Chop $16.53
Stubble Disc $25.18
Semi-stubble Disc $23.26
Finish Disc $13.57
Plow $32.90
Rip $34.29
Chisel $28.15
Finishing Chisel $16.68
List $16.13
Float $10.03
Landplane $19.19
Fertilizer Application $15.29
Field Cultivator $12.62
Plant/Grain Drill $14.18
Rip List $19.60
In-Furrow Chisel $23.30
HD Performer $18.31
Wilcox Eliminator $24.75
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ELIMINATOR SAVINGS! What can more money in your pocket do for you?

  • Reduce your bank borrowings and save you additional finance costs?
  • Pay your Eliminator off quickly and save financing costs.
  • Finance a new high tech, high horsepower tractor.
  • Put more cash away for a rainy day.

And don’t forget that growers who have switched to a WILCOX Eliminator often report yield increases… adding even MORE cash to your pocket at harvest.

Eliminator Purchase

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Pencil it out for yourself.

Compare your projected annual savings with an Eliminator Conservation Tillage strategy to the annual cost of financing an Eliminator at today’s great equipment financing rates.

Many growers who have purchased Eliminators have realized cost savings sufficient to pay off the entire purchase prince of an Eliminator after its first year or two of operations.


Enter New Tractor Price

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New Tractor?

New tractor purchase prices are based on an average of list prices provided by a dealer’s survey for new tractor prices in the horsepower categories shown.

New Tractor

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Summary

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Another Way to Look at Tractor Investment Affordability:
LIFETIME TRACTOR INVESTMENT COSTS/ACRE
CONTINUE WITH
Older Tractor AND
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CHANGING TO ELIMINATOR
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New High HP Tractor:
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