outdoorman
Senior Member
I recently purchased a 5 acre lot in rural Twiggs County that has overgrown since the previous owner moved away some 6 years ago. The area I want cleared is about 2 acres but mostly it is open with overgrown tall grasses with a few scattered cluster of pine and sweetgum saplings.
Last winter most of the grassy stuff seemed to dies away but it's back with a vengence reaching upto 4 ft height. The pine saplings have gotten 8-10 ft tall and as thick as 4-6 inch diameter; also the young sweetgum trees range in size from 2-6 in diameter.
Down the road, someone is having a wood lot cleared for building a home so I left a hand written note on the tractor/backhoe asking for a call to help clear my lot.
Today I got a call from the driver who agreed to meet me this weekend at my lot for an estimate.
As this is my first time dealing with clearing a lot I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to get a good price.
My initial thoughts are to tell him I just want the trees pushed down and pushed into the center for either a burn pile or I could rent a wood chipper at the local equipment rental yard. Then hire someone else local with a small farm tractor and bush hog to clear up the rest of the low overgrowth.
Is this the best way for saving money and how much should I expect the dozer rate to be considering the dozer is just walking distance down the road from my property?
Last winter most of the grassy stuff seemed to dies away but it's back with a vengence reaching upto 4 ft height. The pine saplings have gotten 8-10 ft tall and as thick as 4-6 inch diameter; also the young sweetgum trees range in size from 2-6 in diameter.
Down the road, someone is having a wood lot cleared for building a home so I left a hand written note on the tractor/backhoe asking for a call to help clear my lot.
Today I got a call from the driver who agreed to meet me this weekend at my lot for an estimate.
As this is my first time dealing with clearing a lot I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to get a good price.
My initial thoughts are to tell him I just want the trees pushed down and pushed into the center for either a burn pile or I could rent a wood chipper at the local equipment rental yard. Then hire someone else local with a small farm tractor and bush hog to clear up the rest of the low overgrowth.
Is this the best way for saving money and how much should I expect the dozer rate to be considering the dozer is just walking distance down the road from my property?