CattleDog
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Hello all,
Long time lurker here who needs a little help. I recently purchased two major things.
One, a B2601 TLB with a MMM. Great tractor that has been serving me well so far.
Two, a ranch style home on 2.25 acres. That home just needs updated and is in great shape! The yard has started to be really reclaimed by nature.
I have 4 major issues I'd like to address with the property in the most cost effective way I can.
One, I have about 1/4 to 1/3 acre that is a grove of dead or dying ash trees. Many I could push over with my loader. The grass is about waist high there and there are several logs within the grass where someone attempted a cleanup before.
Two, in the front yard near the road, there is a very old and well established wisteria vine(s) that have over taken at least 3 trees. I say at least, because you can't really see through the stuff, its thick.
Three, honey suckle everywhere. Although, I have found that while it dulls a chain saw surprising quick, they have weak root systems and I can normally pop them out with the loader just by hitting them low.
Four, a large brush piles where the previous owners had gathered sticks and ...well, they just gathered them. Perhaps to make a snake layer, not sure. :laughing:
Oh, and there is a 5th item, but it's not as impressing as the first four. I have several trees that have multiple trunks from the ground up that I'd like to take out before they split and fall. None of them are in danger of hitting anything, so I am not worried about them immediately.
My goal is to have a nice lawn, front to back.
I called one tree service company and he wanted $8,500 for it all. I said great, when can you start! A few weeks later he called with his tail between his legs and stated he grossly under bid the job. He won't even re-estimate it. Called another company and they wanted $19,000!!!! :shocked: I called a 3rd company that has been known to clear 7 acres of land in 2 days. They won't even call me back (I guess the job is too small).
So I guess my question is, how much of this can my B2601 handle with the right equipment or other ideas to clean it up. I really would love to rent a forestry mower and just chew the **** out of everything, but I cannot find one to rent. Can a B2601 and rotary bush hog handle heavy vines? The Ash trees I figured I could get a grapple, cut them into 6 to 8 foot lengths, and just load them into a landscape dumpster (theres little in the way of limbs left on most of them).
Other ideas? Anyone have better equipment in Cincinnati and want to make some $$?
Chad
Long time lurker here who needs a little help. I recently purchased two major things.
One, a B2601 TLB with a MMM. Great tractor that has been serving me well so far.
Two, a ranch style home on 2.25 acres. That home just needs updated and is in great shape! The yard has started to be really reclaimed by nature.
I have 4 major issues I'd like to address with the property in the most cost effective way I can.
One, I have about 1/4 to 1/3 acre that is a grove of dead or dying ash trees. Many I could push over with my loader. The grass is about waist high there and there are several logs within the grass where someone attempted a cleanup before.
Two, in the front yard near the road, there is a very old and well established wisteria vine(s) that have over taken at least 3 trees. I say at least, because you can't really see through the stuff, its thick.
Three, honey suckle everywhere. Although, I have found that while it dulls a chain saw surprising quick, they have weak root systems and I can normally pop them out with the loader just by hitting them low.
Four, a large brush piles where the previous owners had gathered sticks and ...well, they just gathered them. Perhaps to make a snake layer, not sure. :laughing:
Oh, and there is a 5th item, but it's not as impressing as the first four. I have several trees that have multiple trunks from the ground up that I'd like to take out before they split and fall. None of them are in danger of hitting anything, so I am not worried about them immediately.
My goal is to have a nice lawn, front to back.
I called one tree service company and he wanted $8,500 for it all. I said great, when can you start! A few weeks later he called with his tail between his legs and stated he grossly under bid the job. He won't even re-estimate it. Called another company and they wanted $19,000!!!! :shocked: I called a 3rd company that has been known to clear 7 acres of land in 2 days. They won't even call me back (I guess the job is too small).
So I guess my question is, how much of this can my B2601 handle with the right equipment or other ideas to clean it up. I really would love to rent a forestry mower and just chew the **** out of everything, but I cannot find one to rent. Can a B2601 and rotary bush hog handle heavy vines? The Ash trees I figured I could get a grapple, cut them into 6 to 8 foot lengths, and just load them into a landscape dumpster (theres little in the way of limbs left on most of them).
Other ideas? Anyone have better equipment in Cincinnati and want to make some $$?
Chad
