Mini/midi ex land clearing on slope

[ruffdog]

the guy that did 2 acres of brush, dead trees (beetle kill) and branches used a 100 HP skid steer tracked unit and a front forestry mulcher. he did a super quick job. can handle hills and slopes easily. that thing just shredded everything...even roots.

That is how many do it here too.

 

[ruffdog]

Hmmm....12 acres....maybe a hydro-ax? I had 1800 big evergreens removed, chipped, and hydro-ax cleaned up. It was about 3 days of work for them.

 

[BackRoad]

Man, that looks like it would be so much fun to operate!!!

 

[Hay Dude]

Hmmm....12 acres....maybe a hydro-ax? I had 1800 big evergreens removed, chipped, and hydro-ax cleaned up. It was about 3 days of work for them.

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Yeaaaahhhh.....uhhhhh...that machine would probably destroy their property.
Youd have to see the place to know what I mean.
Skid or mini on rubber tracks is what were looking for.

 

[4570Man]

Yeaaaahhhh.....uhhhhh...that machine would probably destroy their property.
Youd have to see the place to know what I mean.
Skid or mini on rubber tracks is what were looking for.

I don’t think those big wheels would hurt anything to bad. No worse than a tracked skid loader is going to.

 

[Hay Dude]

I don’t think those big wheels would hurt anything to bad. No worse than a tracked skid loader is going to.

Its not going to work. Trees to work around, streams, small hills.
Wont work. They have a 20 million dollar farm/estate property, not a industrial site.

 

[fried1765]

Yes, but they are scared of strangers. They are in their 80s and VERY wealthy, but very cautious. Right now, the groundskeeper and his helper are trying to clear land with a small Kubota and chainsaws. Been working the same patch since August and only got a few acres cleared.
I agree they should hire a land clearing company, but they are scared they will tear the place up and take advantage of them. They know me and trust me.
I did make a call to a land clearing company and they want 1500 a day for metal tracked skid steer, mulcher head, operator, fuel per day. The land is is sloping, has creeks and large trees, so its not like you can get it done fast.

I really need to consider getting into the clearing business. I do it now by renting or using my 15 bush hog. Depends on what痴 being cleared. With all my farm fields needing edge clearing combined with others calling me for it, it feels like time to take the plunge. Just have lots of concerns with collapsing economic times ahead. Kids in college is a drain, too.

"they know me and trust me"

Yep......us old folk must always be wary of the young bucks!

 

[pmsmechanic]

This is the idea you need. It would be slow with this outfit but you could go around trees easily and slopes are not a concern.

The pictures are a quarter turn out but you get the idea.

 

[ruffdog]

Its not going to work. Trees to work around, streams, small hills.
Wont work. They have a 20 million dollar farm/estate property, not a industrial site.

To finish, you run the mulching head while backing up so it looks like it was finish graded. I don't understand why someone so "rich" wants expert landscaping done on a "estate" by a hay dude with limited experience.:confused3: I'm not rich or have a fancy estate but am glad I hired the experts. :cool2:

 

[fried1765]

To finish, you run the mulching head while backing up so it looks like it was finish graded. I don't understand why someone so "rich" wants expert landscaping done on a "estate" by a hay dude with limited experience.:confused3: I'm not rich or have a fancy estate but am glad I hired the experts. :cool2:

I am willing to wager that "hay dude" is INFINITELY MORE CAPABLE than any ordinary .... "hay dude"!

 

[Peter 315]

I am willing to wager that "hay dude" is INFINITELY MORE CAPABLE than any ordinary .... "hay dude"!

Well maybe...:stirthepot:

 

[Hay Dude]

To finish, you run the mulching head while backing up so it looks like it was finish graded. I don't understand why someone so "rich" wants expert landscaping done on a "estate" by a hay dude with limited experience.:confused3: I'm not rich or have a fancy estate but am glad I hired the experts. :cool2:

WTH??
Listen to me, roughdog you cant run a 20 ton machine in between mature trees and across delicate streams. You cant even get it up their driveway. :laughing: and BTW, its not landscaping, its land clearing

Limited experience you say? Ive cleared hundreds of acres of land using both my CX-15 and a farm tractor and using tracked rentals. I know you can back up and make it look finish graded. I dont just farm hay.
If you look at the title of the thread, it was clearing a slope with a mini/midi ex. It has evolved into renting a skid for the task. Let me also educate you that you dont have to own every piece of equipment to be competent with using it. Many companies rent or lease equipment to do tasks very competently every day.
Thanks for the insult, BTW

 

[Hay Dude]

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This is the idea you need. It would be slow with this outfit but you could go around trees easily and slopes are not a concern.

The pictures are a quarter turn out but you get the idea.

Are you joking? :laughing:
I have a Deere CX-15. We are well past the capability of a garden tractor with a 5 light duty cutter. :laughing:
Im clearing 30 foot tall autumn olive and sweet gum with 4-5 inch bases. Your residential duty field mower would be destroyed in an hour. Your tractor would be stuck before that. I can’t even get a 150HP farm tractor with 4wd and AG tires in there. :laughing:

 

[RickB]

If you can't sell the job using a CTL and mulcher at a fair profit just walk away. Let them figure it out on their own.

 

[Hay Dude]

If you can't sell the job using a CTL and mulcher at a fair profit just walk away. Let them figure it out on their own.

Exactly.
Waiting to hear back from them this week.

At the end of the day, its the hay ground Im after more than the clearing. They presented me with 2 tasks, the land clearing and the hay mowing/field mowing. If I wouldnt do the land clearing, they may have moved away from me and given it to someone else. Along with that could go the hay ground. So theres more incentive to do the clearing than just getting the clearing.

I do clear land as part of the services my company offers, so both are in my line of work.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

To finish, you run the mulching head while backing up so it looks like it was finish graded. I don't understand why someone so "rich" wants expert landscaping done on a "estate" by a hay dude with limited experience.:confused3: I'm not rich or have a fancy estate but am glad I hired the experts. :cool2:

You have a valid point.

 

[Hay Dude]

You have a valid point.

No, he doesnt. You are out of your league.

 

[ruffdog]

You have a valid point.

Well, if the rich estate owners always try to go cheap on big jobs, maybe that is why they have trust issues. Did other jobs go bad? Just sayun.....:confused3:

 

[Hay Dude]

Well, if the rich estate owners always try to go cheap on big jobs, maybe that is why they have trust issues. Did other jobs go bad? Just sayun.....:confused3:

Look I dont know why you are so far off topic and getting personal, but you have no idea what you are talking about.
Just because you brought in a 15-20 ton forestry logger size machine onto your frozen tundra to clear your back twenty doesnt mean people of wealth want the same log skidder size unit on their property tearing up streams, and tagged trees nearby on ground with mud on top.
Its a job for a small track machine.
The trust issue is personal to them. They dont go cheap on big jobs or have trust issues. They are smart and don’t want their land compacted and destroyed. They dont want a big machine on wheels. A machine like this would destroy their land :confused3:

 

[ruffdog]

They dont want a bunch of idiots in there tearing up their property with a big machine on wheels. A machine like this would destroy their land :confused3:

Sounds like a job for manual labor then. Maybe a crew of 15 people with saws and follow up with goats?:goat: