Turning brush into pasture

[northmanlogging]

is that per day? or by the week?

Cause out here a day is 8 hours, and a week is 40, anything over that that start charging by the hour.

As far as which piece you get and use, it comes down to what the LO wants, they want a clean slate to start over, then dozer/excavator, they want the weeds and bushes stomped down so they can maintain from there, then the mulcher is the way to go.

Also a mulcher will mow through a lot more ground in a day then the dozer, but like I said, it won't do squat about roots.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I got a quote for a forestry mulcher. In my area it’s cheaper to get the dozer. Basically $950 with delivery. Dozer was $900. At that rate I think the dozers the best option if end up renting heavy equipment. Sure the hog would leave stubble, but I’m thinking that it’s all small enough that it would rot out. I could do regular burns to keep the brush from coming back.


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The issue with a dozer is you will end up with brush/dirt piles.

The fecon IMO is the better choice. 2 acres could be done in a day, 2 days at most. It can grind down the couple stumps as well.

Pasture = for cows, horses, goats, etc right? IE.. doesn't need to be a golf course lawn.

$900 is for a week? Around here it's around $350-400 a day. Even if it's per day, $100-200 difference on a dozer or a fecon is pretty well a wash.
Around here clearing land is usually in the 3-5k an acre area.

 

[ArtB]

Only 2 acres? Tell the landowner you will pull the stumps, leave everything under 2", and that he/she should turn a few goats loose after it is fenced. A few pigs added will get the roots out too.

Ask them to invite you to the goat/pig roast next fall.

Otherwise just a small dozer with root rake on the blade.
Can you burn slash where you are?

 

[kcurbanloggers]

Only 2 acres? Tell the landowner you will pull the stumps, leave everything under 2", and that he/she should turn a few goats loose after it is fenced. A few pigs added will get the roots out too.

Ask them to invite you to the goat/pig roast next fall.

Otherwise just a small dozer with root rake on the blade.
Can you burn slash where you are?

Slash and burn is no problem. When I say pasture I really mean just super rustic and grassy — not for any animals. Do you think regular burns could kill off the small stumps?


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[northmanlogging]

Maybe? But not likely

 

[KiwiBro]

I've seen guys spray the brush, paint the stumps and or burn them out, repeat whenever needed and never put a machine over it until the stumps are rotten. Took a few years but if they have the time and won't have stock getting tangled up in the mess it's a cheap way to go.

 

[Weesa20]

Probably depends on the species of tree. We use fire on the tree farm to remove a couple year old slash and lesser species, and to promote new oak growth as the oak saplings will survive and the lesser species will not.

 

[ArtB]

When I say pasture I really mean just super rustic and grassy

Different strokes for different folks. 30 years ago I had 1-1/2 acres clear in the backyard, so planted D fir and Giant Sequoia. Have a couple of 20 inch DBH sequoia now and a bunck of 15 inch DFir. Grandkids will be able to cut them down and saw them up after I'd dead. No animals, will owner need a nice big mower?

 

[kcurbanloggers]

Different strokes for different folks. 30 years ago I had 1-1/2 acres clear in the backyard, so planted D fir and Giant Sequoia. Have a couple of 20 inch DBH sequoia now and a bunck of 15 inch DFir. Grandkids will be able to cut them down and saw them up after I'd dead. No animals, will owner need a nice big mower?

This is their “farm house” which really serves as their weekend vacation home 30 miles outside the city. My guess is that they hire out maintenance.


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