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Land breaking rates, 2007Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2007 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom land breaking had a median charge of $150.00 per hour across 294 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $120.00 and $160.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2007
$150.00/hour
Median of 294 surveyed charges, 2007
Low (25th pct)
$120.00
High (75th pct)
$160.00
These are surveyed rates: what Alberta producers and custom operators reported actually charging, by county (Alberta Custom Rates Survey, Government of Alberta). Some are “good neighbour” rates. Alberta hasn’t published a newer survey. How we source data
By county, 2007
$/hour, 2007 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 18 | $145.00 | $200.00 |
| Woodlands County | 17 | $135.00 | $237.00 |
| Camrose County | 16 | $150.00 | $160.00 |
| Westlock County | 16 | $120.00 | $180.00 |
| Ponoka County | 15 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 15 | $130.00 | $237.00 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 15 | $155.00 | $237.00 |
| Lacombe County | 12 | $160.00 | $200.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 12 | $160.00 | $225.00 |
| Rocky View County | 11 | $100.00 | $165.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 10 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
| Red Deer County | 9 | $155.00 | $205.00 |
Individual charges, 2007
Every 2007 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | $400.00 | Massey Ferguson 1805 4wd 210 hp tractor; Madge 560 Bonnyville MD 87 R Charges for metered time only; travel time included metered time hp rototiller | |
| Lamont County | $250.00 | or Lamont DO/DR John Deere trackhoe excavator $1.30 cubic yard | |
| Lamont County | $250.00 | Lamont DR/LL Terex motor scraper | |
| County of Two Hills No. 21 | $250.00 | or Two Hills Co 21 DO/DR John Deere trackhoe excavator $1.30 cubic yard | |
| County of Two Hills No. 21 | $250.00 | Two Hills Co 21 DR/LL Terex motor scraper | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $237.00 | Plus trucking of equipment at plus cost of Barrhead Co 11 $165.00/hour DO/DR/LL Cat D7G crawler tractor with dozer blade permits; minimum 1 hour job | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $237.00 | Plus trucking of equipment at plus cost of Barrhead Co 11 $175.00/hour DO/DR/LL Hitachi 300 - 3LC trackhoe excavator permits; minimum 1 hour job | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $237.00 | Plus trucking of equipment at plus cost of Barrhead Co 11 $210.00/hour DO/DR/LL Cat D8K crawler tractor with dozer blade permits; minimum 1 hour job | |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | $237.00 | Plus trucking of equipment at plus cost of Lac Ste. Anne $165.00/hour DO/DR/LL Cat D7G crawler tractor with dozer blade permits; minimum 1 hour job | |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | $237.00 | Plus trucking of equipment at plus cost of Lac Ste. Anne $175.00/hour DO/DR/LL Hitachi 300 - 3LC trackhoe excavator permits; minimum 1 hour job |