prichard
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Also your county may have detailed topos. Look up your county's GIS department.
Can a tractor clear this?
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Also your county may have detailed topos. Look up your county's GIS department.
kevin37b
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Satisfaction of doing it yourself is one thing . Getting it done is another . Have you done any clearing ? Are you going to screw around with a chainsaw and a little tractor , or get an operator with a mini and or dozer ? Hard to tell by the pics , but I see more than 4 days work . As suggested the excavator for the house should be able , and save you some grief . Just trying to help , Kevin .
AxleHub
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Wow the suggestions are a little "out there" .;. a helicopter rental ???? The op us talking about 10 total acres and doing something with 2 of them. That's why we have 2 feet to walk on. Or an atv to druve to a spot and then walk.
A drone with a camera could get much closer than a helicopter and take pictures or video to see more than once.
When we bought our lot (1.4 acres) in a developed small town suburban location . . All the neigjbors had never seen what our land looked like because it had 4 to 6 feet of brush and tall grass. So I walked it several times and marked the tricky spots and brush cut the areas by hand held wacker. Then I rented a walk behind brush cutter and rough cut whatever I could.
The neighbors all thought the land went up and then went down and were amazed to see how much flat there was.
My point is . . Walking the land gives you an idea of water flows orground quality or weak areas or view points.
Once the op buys the land . . Is thete some frantic rush to start building right away?
I gsve up numerous Packer and NFL football on TV on Sundays to get to a point where I could start using a cheap rider to rough cut the grass and then really get another new sense of views and angles and imagining how we might position and build.
I was far better off before I started drawing the plans.
Sometimes opinions focus too much on speed of task instead of thinking about the overall plan.
Strings and rope and stakes and tape measure for "what if" ideas can create 4 or 5 or 6 different plan ideas once you can walk the land area you plan to build on.
My point is "time is money" . . builder's time . . Re-do mistakes time. A better pre Plan can save alot of money and regrets.
Jmho
A drone with a camera could get much closer than a helicopter and take pictures or video to see more than once.
When we bought our lot (1.4 acres) in a developed small town suburban location . . All the neigjbors had never seen what our land looked like because it had 4 to 6 feet of brush and tall grass. So I walked it several times and marked the tricky spots and brush cut the areas by hand held wacker. Then I rented a walk behind brush cutter and rough cut whatever I could.
The neighbors all thought the land went up and then went down and were amazed to see how much flat there was.
My point is . . Walking the land gives you an idea of water flows orground quality or weak areas or view points.
Once the op buys the land . . Is thete some frantic rush to start building right away?
I gsve up numerous Packer and NFL football on TV on Sundays to get to a point where I could start using a cheap rider to rough cut the grass and then really get another new sense of views and angles and imagining how we might position and build.
I was far better off before I started drawing the plans.
Sometimes opinions focus too much on speed of task instead of thinking about the overall plan.
Strings and rope and stakes and tape measure for "what if" ideas can create 4 or 5 or 6 different plan ideas once you can walk the land area you plan to build on.
My point is "time is money" . . builder's time . . Re-do mistakes time. A better pre Plan can save alot of money and regrets.
Jmho
SteveM70
Silver Member
Helicopter, drone, Google maps, whatever. My point was, if the land being overgrown was causing the op to have a hard time figuring out what to do and where, a view from above could be useful.
As I stated, I don't know that the op would have easy access to a helicopter but some people do.
As I stated, I don't know that the op would have easy access to a helicopter but some people do.
prichard
Veteran Member
If you were nearby I'd come over and try to get you some access. I just like running through stuff with the bush hog.
DieselBound
Elite Member
Two acres? I've probably done that by hand! My wife and I have swung machetes to explore. The tractor then follows when it's deemed safe: some places no machinery is going to get to (or if it did, not get out of!).
When I need big power I go rent it. Just shelled out a grand to rent an excavator this past weekend. While my little B7800 has performed wonderfully (I will always have it) I now need something with more power on a regular basis (lifting a lot more weight; and, with all the clearing that's been done, get mowing done more quickly). Sometimes starting off slowly is a good strategy. As I once read, one is best off living on the land for a full set of seasons before looking to make any drastic changes. Had I had big power up front I figure that I'd have gotten things wrong, messed things up, and, perhaps, angered the "authorities" (not to mention my neighbors).
When I need big power I go rent it. Just shelled out a grand to rent an excavator this past weekend. While my little B7800 has performed wonderfully (I will always have it) I now need something with more power on a regular basis (lifting a lot more weight; and, with all the clearing that's been done, get mowing done more quickly). Sometimes starting off slowly is a good strategy. As I once read, one is best off living on the land for a full set of seasons before looking to make any drastic changes. Had I had big power up front I figure that I'd have gotten things wrong, messed things up, and, perhaps, angered the "authorities" (not to mention my neighbors).
kneedeep
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Egon
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Got lots of insurance on the Wife?
kneedeep
Veteran Member
That ground is hard as concrete. Slopes in from picture end. She just ran in to get shovel that got knocked in.
And, Yes, We are well insured.
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For 2 acres you could get away with renting something heavy to clear the land with the help of a good chainsaw. Probably some sort of front brush mower on a skidsteer, but your excavating contractor is already there with his stuff which probably includes a dozer.
I think the land looks pretty gnarly; it would beat the daylights out of anything not heavy duty, and if I was thinking about clearing all 10 acres I'd be looking into renting a Hydroaxe with operator which would make short work of everything you wanted cleared. The power company comes by my place every few years with one and tackles thick brush with small trees similar to what your pictures show. One powerful machine. The ones they favor tend to be big Hough or Deere payloaders with a 6 or 8 foot width likely weighing in around 150 or 200 horsepower. Having seen these puppies in action I'm always impressed with the sheer power and destructive force they deliver, and I always thank god I'm not out there wrecking my stuff which is heavier than anything you're likely to have. They also bang out the acreage in a hurry
I think the land looks pretty gnarly; it would beat the daylights out of anything not heavy duty, and if I was thinking about clearing all 10 acres I'd be looking into renting a Hydroaxe with operator which would make short work of everything you wanted cleared. The power company comes by my place every few years with one and tackles thick brush with small trees similar to what your pictures show. One powerful machine. The ones they favor tend to be big Hough or Deere payloaders with a 6 or 8 foot width likely weighing in around 150 or 200 horsepower. Having seen these puppies in action I'm always impressed with the sheer power and destructive force they deliver, and I always thank god I'm not out there wrecking my stuff which is heavier than anything you're likely to have. They also bang out the acreage in a hurry
