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re: land clearing: how difficult is it to turn <10 yr old woods into pasture?
Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:55 am to gorillacoco
Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:55 am to gorillacoco
Going rate for dozer work in NW LA is ~$85/hour. There may also be moving cost, depending on the contractor and the moving distance.
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Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:56 am to gorillacoco
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could he help me dig a pond too?
Probably. His rate might be high though. That kind of experience and expertise is $$$$. Have you seen his pics? Top notch work. Could easily fit a toy boat in his pond after a 4" rain.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 9:57 am to SabiDojo
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Have you paid for a soil analysis yet?
He doesn't have any property much less know the area of which state it would be in, so no.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:00 am to Palo Gaucho
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Going rate for dozer work in NW LA is ~$85/hour.
Damn. I guess I was low. I was basing my guess off the fact that we paid a guy about $300/day a decade or more ago.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:05 am to Palo Gaucho
quote:No fricking way. We had almost 10 at any time, and the cheapest one was a guy with a D5K that was $250/day.
Going rate for dozer work in NW LA is ~$85/hour
Eta: I thought that was $85/day. We still only paid the guy with a D10 $750/day
This post was edited on 4/2/14 at 10:09 am
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:08 am to Hammertime
Must be the haynesville shale effect. They all made $85/hr clearing pads and roads for the oil companies, so now they think they can get it from good old Mr. John up the road wanting to open up his back 40.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:13 am to Clyde Tipton
The guy charging a cheaper flat per day rate is making a killing right now
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:18 am to gorillacoco
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i choose good and cheap
Pay a man on a dozer to clear the trees. Buy a used excavator with a thumb to grub the stumps yourself. Burn stumps. Sell excavator when done.
I'd put a fence up after the dozer man was done, then put a couple cows and goats in there to keep the veg down while you grub the stumps every day after work. Get a big enough excavator to be able to dig a pond as well. Don't break it though. The only thing worse than owning a big piece of equipment is owning a big broken piece of equipment which you had intentions of selling.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:20 am to gorillacoco
Can you make any money cutting the existing trees off the property? If so that will offset some of your cost. If you go that route, find someone in La. with one of these. LINK
I watched one being demo'd in south Ms and it saved the landowner thousands. No bulldozers, no wind rowing stumps that never burn up anyway. No excavator to bring on site to remove unburned wind row of dirt and stumps. Just one man and one tractor getting it done. This way would probably cost about the same as hiring someone to bulldoze, except you have a finished product after one pass.
I watched one being demo'd in south Ms and it saved the landowner thousands. No bulldozers, no wind rowing stumps that never burn up anyway. No excavator to bring on site to remove unburned wind row of dirt and stumps. Just one man and one tractor getting it done. This way would probably cost about the same as hiring someone to bulldoze, except you have a finished product after one pass.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:21 am to Clyde Tipton
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Must be the haynesville shale effect
Everything is high up here right now compared to 7-8 years ago. I just had 7 miles of boundary line surveyed in Bossier Parish. It cost $60,000. My projected cost was $15,000!
That was the lowest of the three bids, and we got what we paid for. It was supposed to be done before the closing date in mid October, and I still haven't received the final plat. 
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:23 am to Palo Gaucho
Holy mother frick. 7 miles for $60k? I need to make a move. I probably would've charged $10k and thought I was robbing you
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:24 am to Hammertime
There were some complications, but yeah they went in dry on us.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:27 am to 14caratgoldjones
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find someone in La. with one of these.
That is a cool attachment.
I've seen one on the front of something similar called a wood gator.
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Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:31 am to Clyde Tipton
Might want to consider some chemicals. I did some work on a large pastureland tract last week... nice looking tract of land, from the road.
Pulled off into the pasture and it was miles and miles of bush-hogged sweetgums that had re-sprouted after "conversion." You could hardly walk in it, and you'd ruin a set of cheap tires.
Pulled off into the pasture and it was miles and miles of bush-hogged sweetgums that had re-sprouted after "conversion." You could hardly walk in it, and you'd ruin a set of cheap tires.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:31 am to Palo Gaucho
frick, I've done 2 miles of really crooked shite by myself for $12.50/hr
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:33 am to Clyde Tipton
Central LA is about $80/hr for a smaller dozer. D4-6, $120/hr for bigger.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:43 am to Jenar Boy
Going rate for the local guy is 100$ an hour.
With costs of diesel and equipment...thats pretty fair to me. He doesnt screw around and works fast.
With costs of diesel and equipment...thats pretty fair to me. He doesnt screw around and works fast.
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:44 am to The Last Coco
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He doesn't have any property much less know the area of which state it would be in, so no.
Gotcha
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:50 am to Jenar Boy
Knocking down 10yr old trees with a D3 and then pushing a pile? Don't see that happening
Posted on 4/2/14 at 10:53 am to Hammertime
I have a JD 650 and that's a fairly easy job for it depending on species of trees.
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