We also supply for sale High quality bird netting (that will last up to 18 years) at competitive prices. Our machine of choice is the Net-Master system which has superior net handling systems so nets can go on and come off quickly keeping costs to a minimum.
Updated: 3rd January 2019
Based on an acre or hectare of vines using 18m x 300m rolls of diamond netting or 18m x 300m rolls of hexagonal netting and allowing 20% for drops and turns and canopy variation.
3m rows requires approximately 1000m per Ha or 400m per acre of 4 row netting.
New 4 row hex 3m rows | ||
Cost per roll | $1,540 + GST | |
Cost per Ha | $5,082 + GST | Based on 3.3 nets/Ha |
Net Machine | $45.00 |
Supervisor | $40.00 |
Tractor Driver | $40.00 |
Labourers x4 | $148.00 |
Subtotal | $273.00 |
Tractor | $52.00 |
Total | $325.00 |
Area covered per hour depends on row lengths, block shape, headlands, obstacles, canopy, row widths, topography, etc. Installation is more expensive than retrieval as more labourers are required.
(good $220 / Medium $250 / difficult $295 per roll to rollout)
All prices do not include 10% GST.
Tractor in action for bird netting.
Stopping birds and certain other animals.