The true cost of owning your machine — down to the hour.
Enter price, finance, fuel, maintenance and your hire rate. Get true ownership cost, break-even point and ROI for tractors, excavators, trucks and utes in seconds.
Sample · 20T civil excavator
True cost / hr
$129.44
Break-even
1,099 hrs/yr
Annual ROI
5.3%
Payback
6.0 yrs
$280k purchase · 7.9% over 5 yrs · 1,400 hrs/yr · $175/hr wet hire
What you get
Three numbers every buyer should know
Whether it's a header for the farm or a prime mover for the depot, the sticker price is only the start.
True ownership cost
Depreciation, interest, fuel, servicing, insurance, rego and wages — per year and per hour or km.
Break-even point
The hours or kilometres you need to bill each year before the machine pays its way.
Return on investment
Annual profit against the capital you're putting in, plus payback period.
Rural & regional
Tractors, headers, sprayers, tippers and utes — seasonal hours, fuel tax credits and contract work.
Metropolitan
Civil plant, prime movers and fleet — high utilisation, wet hire and per-km cartage rates.