Welcome to another series by SimpleFarmer. If you've read any of my previous ones, thanks for reading. I mostly do these for my own enjoyment; I find it's more fun to keep a journal or record of what I'm doing, even if just to read it myself sometimes. But I also like reading other people's as well so maybe you might like reading this too. On this series I will explore being a contractor and own little to none of my own land, but as much equipment as I need to get everyone's contracts completed every day. It's a sizable task, as every day there are about 2-3 hours worth of contracts posted on the community job board, and completing them all would take a large fleet of equipment. I chose the map Ravensberg, as it has a very well rounded feel to it, and there are a lot of contracts. The idea behind this is that in the real world, there are large contractors that can afford the best equipment because they have enough work to keep it all busy. The problem they are faced with is trying to get all the work done on time, which means their fleets have to be quite large. To simulate this, I will keep the clock at a minimum of 5x with 6-day seasons, and occasionally put the clock at 15x on slower days. This may mean that during the first year(s) I will not be able to complete all the contracts in a given day, but the idea is to somehow grow to the size that I can. I won't be using the ability to lease the equipment in the contract, as the idea is to see if I can be successful using my own. Additionally, I will raise some animals, first starting with horses, and maybe moving to sheep or pigs. The economic difficulty will be on hard, as I've done a few series before on medium, and it just seems like they are too profitable after a year or so. This won't affect contracts too much until we get to the harvest contracts, but will affect any other choices I might make along the way such as other sources of income or forestry. I will start with as a Farm Manager, and keep the possibility of loans open. I will most likely finance quite heavily as I think this simulates a lot of the contractors who probably are investor owned/debt leveraged. I will leave the interest rate where it is, so people who play on consoles will be able to relate to my profitability as well. I will track my progress using my Financial Statements for Farming Simulator I published awhile ago on this forum, and they will accurately portray the real expenses over time as opposed to just the basic cash flow shown in the finance window in-game. Thanks in advance for reading, and I hope you enjoy. | ||
Ravensberg Contractor - Series by SimpleFarmer
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Ravensberg Contractor - Series by SimpleFarmer
Introduction
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- Posts: 468
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Spring - Year 1
March - April
May - June
Livestock
Financial Report
Balance Sheet
Analysis
Placeables
Summary
Income StatementThe quarterly earnings were published and the board wasn't happy.
Re: Ravensberg Contractor - Series by SimpleFarmer
“ I will track my progress using my Financial Statements for Farming Simulator I published awhile ago on this forum,” may I ask where to read more?
FS15 & FS19 Platinum Edition PC (and War Thunder, Gaijin is way worse than GIANTS ever has been accused of being)
FS Comunity Trader: https://fs19communitytrader.freeforums.net/
Desktop: i5-9400f, RTX 2060, 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD.
Laptop: Pentium Silver N5000, UHD605, 4gb RAM, 1tb HDD.
Deere, Fendt, Claas, and sometimes the rest of Agco.
FS Comunity Trader: https://fs19communitytrader.freeforums.net/
Desktop: i5-9400f, RTX 2060, 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD.
Laptop: Pentium Silver N5000, UHD605, 4gb RAM, 1tb HDD.
Deere, Fendt, Claas, and sometimes the rest of Agco.
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- Joined: Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:03 pm
- Location: Boise
Re: Ravensberg Contractor - Series by SimpleFarmer
Thanks
FS15 & FS19 Platinum Edition PC (and War Thunder, Gaijin is way worse than GIANTS ever has been accused of being)
FS Comunity Trader: https://fs19communitytrader.freeforums.net/
Desktop: i5-9400f, RTX 2060, 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD.
Laptop: Pentium Silver N5000, UHD605, 4gb RAM, 1tb HDD.
Deere, Fendt, Claas, and sometimes the rest of Agco.
FS Comunity Trader: https://fs19communitytrader.freeforums.net/
Desktop: i5-9400f, RTX 2060, 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD.
Laptop: Pentium Silver N5000, UHD605, 4gb RAM, 1tb HDD.
Deere, Fendt, Claas, and sometimes the rest of Agco.
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- Posts: 468
- Joined: Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:03 pm
- Location: Boise
Summer - Year 1
June - July
August
Financial Report
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