Tractor & combine harvester

Tractor and combine harvester hire in India: prices and rules

Updated 31 October 2026

Buying a combine harvester in India costs roughly ₹5,25,000 to ₹26,70,000 in October 2026, according to sellers' websites. The listings we found show purchase prices, not hire rates, so the fastest way to a hire price is a BlaBlaPrice request that names the machine, the field size and your location.

• the machine: tractor-mounted or self-propelled, and its cutter bar width, for example 7.5 feet
• tractor power: tractor-mounted models are listed for tractors of about 60 to 100 HP
• the crop, rice or wheat, which sets the kind of harvesting work
• the field area in acres or hectares, and whether the owner's rate is per hour, per day or per acre
• transport of the machine to the field, which should be agreed in advance

Licences for the driver

The sources name two licences for tractor driving in India: a light motor vehicle (LMV) licence, and an agricultural tractor licence in the AGTLR category. Check which one the driver holds before the machine arrives, and ask the owner for the registration papers. Ask too who is insured if the machine is damaged in the field.

Harvest season and wet weather

The climate here is hot all year, with a wet season and a dry season instead of winter and summer. Harvesting needs workable fields, so book the machine for the days after rain stops and agree a fallback date with the owner. The crop you grow, rice or wheat, decides the harvest window.

How machines are sized and moved

Indian listings give capacity in acres per hour, for example 1.5 acres per hour, so ask the owner for the capacity and the total field size, and work out the price per acre. For comparison, one cost analysis puts manual harvesting labour at ₹8,000 to ₹15,000 per hectare. Confirm where the machine is picked up, since moving it from a city to a village takes time.

What to put in your request

Name the equipment (a combine, a tractor-mounted harvester or a tractor with attachments), the crop, the field area in acres or hectares, the deadline and the village or district. Say whether you need an operator, which attachments you want and your price limit. A short note on the field's access, such as a rough track, helps the owner quote correctly.

On BlaBlaPrice the request is free for buyers. Describe the job in your own words in the chat, and BlaBlaPrice's AI asks for missing details, then looks through sellers' websites and price lists in India. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply in the chat with their offer and terms, and your contacts stay hidden until you decide to exchange them. For related machines see vehicle and heavy equipment hire or mini tractors and walk-behind tractors, or start a request on BlaBlaPrice.