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Operating Cost-Per-Hour Calculator
Estimate the true cost of running a piece of yellow plant in South Africa. Combines fuel, scheduled maintenance and depreciation into a defensible R/hour number you can use for quoting jobs.
Your machine
R
1500 h/yr
18 L/h
R 22.50/L
10%
Cost per hour
Total operating cost
R585 00 / hr
R877 500 00 per year @ 1500 h/yr
- Fuel
- R405 00 / hr
- Maintenance
- R80 00 / hr
- Depreciation
- R100 00 / hr
Indicative only. Excludes operator wages, finance interest, insurance and overheads.
Fuel-first
Diesel is usually the single biggest variable cost.
Maintenance realism
8-12% of price/year is a defensible budget.
Utilisation matters
More hours/year spreads depreciation thinner.