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Bobcat land clearing
Posted on 3/12/19 at 8:48 am
Posted on 3/12/19 at 8:48 am
Anybody ever have this done. I've been chainsawing all the little trees and loading up a dump trailer. I've only got about 10,000 more left to go. Neighbor behind me was having it done and it looks a hell of a lot quicker than my method.
Any idea on cost?
This kinda deal
Any idea on cost?
This kinda deal
This post was edited on 3/12/19 at 8:50 am
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Posted on 3/12/19 at 8:59 am to BoogaBear
give the guy doing your neighbor's lot a case a beer (or two). i bet he'll do it.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:02 am to BoogaBear
I mulched 40 acres a few years ago. If you have it done get the sprayer ready. The small trees and weeds will take over quick.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:08 am to BoogaBear
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Any idea on cost?
~$500/hr
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:16 am to BoogaBear
Walkover and just ask the dude.
He won’t have a mobilization charge to youif he can just roll on over to you.
He won’t have a mobilization charge to youif he can just roll on over to you.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:28 am to tenfoe
I can get it done up here all day for $150/hour
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:33 am to BoogaBear
I’m a sales rep for CAT and most of my customers charge $1600-$1800 per day to run a skid steer with mulching head. Find a guy who runs a CAT 299 XHP unit - it has an auxiliary cooler that will result in more uptime and more bang for your buck
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:35 am to BoogaBear
Why not just ask the guy? Is it just to open up the yard or are you trying to build something there?
The price generally depends on what kind of equipment they are using. If you want it mulched its going to be a ton more for example.
The price generally depends on what kind of equipment they are using. If you want it mulched its going to be a ton more for example.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:37 am to baldona
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Why not just ask the guy?
I tried to flag him down a few times and never could get his attention. Had my kids out there with me so I wasn't over there long.
I googled around about it, and someone is coming out to quote. They didn't have many results in my area so maybe it was the same company.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:40 am to BoogaBear
$1000 for 5 hours of clearing in central Alabama.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:42 am to BoogaBear
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I googled around about it, and someone is coming out to quote. They didn't have many results in my area so maybe it was the same company.
If you don't care how it looks as in don't need it to be perfect and pad ready, you will be a lot better off looking on places like facebook and craigslist than getting a pro.
There's pro's that do this for $$$ and then there are half way retired rednecks that do it for cheap and fun.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 9:56 am to BoogaBear
The people I know that do it in N. Louisiana charge $600 for a half day and $1000 for a full day. Being it’s at your house I’d recommend a drum style mulcher vs. a disk style mulcher. With a drum style mulcher the operator can better direct the discharge of debris. But, a disk type head is faster.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:03 am to BoogaBear
If not too much acreage basal spray the small brush you want to get rid of then dispose of once dead, or let it rot down on its own.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:22 am to BoogaBear
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I tried to flag him down a few times and never could get his attention.
yeah that sounds like an equipment operator. Dude probably thought you wanted to complain about the noise or something.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:32 am to Tigerstro2
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$1000 for a full day
I'd cut him a check and offer him a beer on the spot. It could easily be done in a day, 90% of it is little trees 2-3 inches.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:34 am to BoogaBear
id save my money and knock them down with a machete or chainsaw. pay a kid 20 bucks to load them afterwards
Posted on 3/12/19 at 10:57 am to texag7
This was 2 full days of cutting and loading and I only got maybe a 20x20 area.
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:07 am to BoogaBear
Don't know where you are. If you aren't too worried about the final product and you have some mechanical abilities, go rent one for about $200-$350 a day and have at it. Typically if you pick up after a certain time on Friday you can talk them into giving you Sunday for free if they aren't open.
Also, if you REALLY don't care about the final product, rent a dozer and push all those little trees down and to a corner then load in the trailer. This will not give a good looking final product unless you know how to run a dozer and can clean everything back up after. But DAMN would it be a fun weekend!
Also, if you REALLY don't care about the final product, rent a dozer and push all those little trees down and to a corner then load in the trailer. This will not give a good looking final product unless you know how to run a dozer and can clean everything back up after. But DAMN would it be a fun weekend!
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:18 am to The Rodfather
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Don't know where you are. If you aren't too worried about the final product and you have some mechanical abilities, go rent one for about $200-$350 a day and have at it.
I doubt you will be able to find a mulcher for rent, I have been quoted 150/hr with an operator and thought that was high, but after seeing some of the responses in this thread seems like a good price
Posted on 3/12/19 at 11:25 am to BoogaBear
Hurricane Michael took all of our trees, spent weeks with bobcat and excavators getting them out. I'd kill to have our woods back like you have here...
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