Adam Stace, pictured with his 4m K-Line Ag Speedtiller®
ON TIME, EVERY TIME Adam Stace, Forbes, NSW
Business progressed rapidly over the next two years, and in 2015 he left Rebel Equipment and started contracting full-time in the local area. His business is very busy throughout most of the year, with the hay season starting in early October through to March, and the sowing season progressing from March through to June. July & August are quieter months, however, especially when it rains a lot. The major challenges Adam faces in contracting is the arrival of new contractors and building and upholding a strong reputation. Time management and reliability are key to customer satisfaction, and though the weather can be unpredictable, Adam aims to arrive and complete the job on time, every time. “The key to success in contracting is being on time and reliable. Be honest with your customers. If you can’t do it, say no. You only take on what
Adam Stace, owner of Adam Stace Hay Contracting, works with his father and brother contracting out a wide range of farming equipment to farmers in the area. Located on the edge of Forbes, the business has been running full time since 2015. A qualified welder by trade, Adam left school in year 10 and started work with Rebel Equipment, a local manufacturer specialising in hay moving equipment. Working there for over 5 years, building accumulators and grabs for the back of balers, Adam developed a passion for working with hay. This led him to start contracting in 2013. With a brand-new New Holland T6010, a 3m 3PL K-Line Ag Speedtiller® and a New Holland Super417 Baler fitted with a Rebel accumulator, Adam began contracting hay baling, sowing & plowing after hours and over the weekends.
you can handle. Of course, there’s always going to be times when you could do with more work, but you have to make sure you can do all the work that you take on. Don’t let the farmers down.” Contracting has allowed Adam and his family to acquire a range of reliable machinery, which they utilise on their own 3 farms, a total of 1200 acres. “It’s always good, contracting. We get to see a lot of different styles of farming, and it helps to pay off gear so we can manage our own farms better. We would never have had that newer equipment without the contracting.” With a total of 4 tractors, and a combination of new balers, new rakes, and a Speedtiller®, Adam’s business is well equipped to handle most contracting requests. “In contracting, it pays to have the latest model machinery that’s
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