LOW COST OF EQUIPMENT
No irrigation system is cheaper than a hose-reel irrigation machine, estimated in terms of cost per each hectare you can irrigate in a year, calculated both on purchase cost of the machine and on general irrigation costs (see Table n. 1 and Table n. 2)
TAB.1 - EQUIPMENTS PURCHASE
COST PER HECTARE: HOSE-REEL IRRIGATION MACHINE WITH GUN
| Models | Work hours/day (1) |
Irrigated surface/day (Hectares) (2) |
Irrigated hectares in each cycle |
Machine cost (Euro) (3) |
Hectare cost (Euro) (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø 90-300 mt | 16 | 2,47 | 17,29 | 8.170,00 | 65,19 |
| Ø 100-350 mt | 15 | 3,12 | 21,84 | 9.940,00 | 62,80 |
| Ø 110-400 mt | 15 | 3,68 | 25,76 | 12.279,00 | 65,93 |
| Ø 125-400 mt | 14 | 4,24 | 29,68 | 14.262,00 | 66,31 |
| Ø 140-400 mt | 11+11 | 9,46 | 66,22 | 25.348,00 | 52,82 |
| (1) Intel pressure to the machine 8,3 ATM (2) Distributed rain 30mm; 7 Days cycle (3) Probable cost of machine with gun (4) 10 years amortization: Rate of interest 6% |
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TAB.2 - EQUIPMENTS PURCHASE
COST PER HECTARE: HOSE-REEL IRRIGATION
| Models | Work hours/day (1) |
Irrigated surface/day (Hectares) (2) |
Irrigated hectares in each cycle |
Machine cost (Euro) (3) |
Hectare cost (Euro) (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø 90-350 mt | 11,5+11,5 | 3,36 | 23,50 | 10.650,00 | 62,63 |
| Ø 100-400 mt | 11+11 | 3,84 | 26,80 | 13.676,00 | 70,15 |
| Ø 100-500 mt | 10+10 | 4,80 | 33,60 | 16.845,00 | 69,13 |
| (1) Intel pressure to the machine 4,0 ATM (2) Distributed rain 30mm; 7 Days cycle (3) Probable cost of machine with 48m boom (4) 10 years amortization: Rate of interest 6% |
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A carefull inquiry on costs held by farmers for the purchase of irrigation equipments, referred to the different irrigation system mainly used, showed that the purchase of a hose-reel irrigation machine is extremely profitable (see Table n. 3)
TAB.3 - EQUIPMENTS PURCHASE
MEDIUM COST/HECTARE/YEAR
| Irrigation systems | Medium Value (Euro) |
|---|---|
| Hose-reel irrigation machine (with gun or boom) (1) (2) (3) |
€ 65,00 |
| Drip-system on onion (small flexible hose) (1) (2) (3) |
€ 990,00 |
| Drip-system on tomato (small flexible hose) (1) (2) (3) |
€ 804,00 |
| Sprinkling system on sugar beet (micro-sprinklers) (1) (3) |
€ 440,00 |
| Under-irrigation (drains mt. 8) |
€ 819,00 |
| (1) Prices VAT excluded (2) Excluding labour for installation and assembly (3) Excluding main and sector feeding line |
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