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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 6, 2021 16:44:20 GMT -6
Ok picture a 1/3 acre plot with a few small stumps—already cleared basically. Then add a trail maybe 10x 100 yds long to the field with literally easy brush and about 5 crappy Boxelder trees. How long would it take to doze that area out? I could attach a pic . I got a quote this afternoon and I nearly fell over.   |
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Post by badgerfowl on Apr 6, 2021 16:48:28 GMT -6
$1,500?
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 6, 2021 16:49:35 GMT -6
I say expensive because guys don’t want to load and unload for little projects.
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Post by kooch on Apr 6, 2021 17:02:59 GMT -6
Small jobs cost a lot more per acre than big jobs. I bet you were quoted $3K.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 6, 2021 17:10:29 GMT -6
Small jobs cost a lot more per acre than big jobs. I bet you were quoted $3K. Close $3800-4000 I thought it’d take 2-3 hours max. The trail going in is actually only 55 yds. The trees are small Time for Plan B. I don’t need a little plot that bad. |
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Post by sd51555 on Apr 6, 2021 17:14:23 GMT -6
Ok picture a 1/3 acre plot with a few small stumps—already cleared basically. Then add a trail maybe 10x 100 yds long to the field with literally easy brush and about 5 crappy Boxelder trees. How long would it take to doze that area out? I could attach a pic . I got a quote this afternoon and I nearly fell over. $800 or so would get you a day with a mini excavator and a day with a skid steer. You'd run outta stuff to do by 11 am with each machine. |
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Post by biglakebass on Apr 6, 2021 17:33:35 GMT -6
Small jobs cost a lot more per acre than big jobs. I bet you were quoted $3K. Close $3800-4000 I thought it’d take 2-3 hours max. The trail going in is actually only 55 yds. The trees are small Time for Plan B. I don’t need a little plot that bad. sheesh. but I think to Sandburs point, a lot of that expense is just the hassle of the equipment getting there and back. God it cant take that many hours to do what you are talking about. |
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Post by kooch on Apr 6, 2021 17:44:01 GMT -6
This is why I was happy to overpay my local resource. At least, it seemed like I overpaid. But, I've made an internal oath to start being cheap.
I got quotes for "At least $3,000 an acre, no less. Might be more if we run into something unexpected." from the commercial dudes you find with google searches.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 6, 2021 17:51:50 GMT -6
This is why I was happy to overpay my local resource. At least, it seemed like I overpaid. But, I've made an internal oath to start being cheap. I got quotes for "At least $3,000 an acre, no less. Might be more if we run into something unexpected." from the commercial dudes you find with google searches. A little more background . This is after a guy spent multiple hours cutting down storm damaged trees. 18 cords worth of firewood. It’s just a few stumps and a short trail. I could easily chainsaw the trail in 3 hours with a buddy. I was guessing under a $1000 |
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Post by badgerfowl on Apr 6, 2021 17:58:05 GMT -6
This is why I was happy to overpay my local resource. At least, it seemed like I overpaid. But, I've made an internal oath to start being cheap. I got quotes for "At least $3,000 an acre, no less. Might be more if we run into something unexpected." from the commercial dudes you find with google searches. A little more background . This is after a guy spent multiple hours cutting down storm damaged trees. 18 cords worth of firewood. It’s just a few stumps and a short trail. I could easily chainsaw the trail in 3 hours with a buddy. I was guessing under a $1000 Mobilization is usually $1,000 for any machine with some size. Can’t be more than a half days work so figure a full day. $3,800 seems a bit ridiculous. They must be busy enough to not want to do it. |
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 6, 2021 18:30:13 GMT -6
This is why I was happy to overpay my local resource. At least, it seemed like I overpaid. But, I've made an internal oath to start being cheap. I got quotes for "At least $3,000 an acre, no less. Might be more if we run into something unexpected." from the commercial dudes you find with google searches. A little more background . This is after a guy spent multiple hours cutting down storm damaged trees. 18 cords worth of firewood. It’s just a few stumps and a short trail. I could easily chainsaw the trail in 3 hours with a buddy. I was guessing under a $1000 I’d try for a second quote or hire SD and Bob to get it done. |
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Post by kooch on Apr 6, 2021 18:34:54 GMT -6
Clearing this cost me $400. I underpaid. He quoted me a price and stuck too it even though it took him a lot longer than he thought it would. It was already sort of open, but not like this.  |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 6, 2021 19:04:47 GMT -6
Clearing this cost me $400. I underpaid. He quoted me a price and stuck too it even though it took him a lot longer than he thought it would. It was already sort of open, but not like this. That looks really nice ! |
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Post by biglakebass on Apr 6, 2021 19:25:33 GMT -6
Kooch
Is that the same area u just had opened way up?
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Post by kooch on Apr 6, 2021 19:51:54 GMT -6
Kooch Is that the same area u just had opened way up? No. This is a little 1/4 acre thing on the Western border of my property. The old neighbors over there were horrible hunters and would chase deer off their place onto mine every day. I sat here and watched deer every morning, then afternoon. I just never saw a buck, all does and fawns. My new neighbor is a deer killing machine, he and his family, so I think I'm done planting food there. Here's the view from the opposite direction. There's a ground blind in that pile of brush. If I'm going to keep this, I need to do something about the view from the road. You can literally look right up this from the road when the leaves fall. Maybe I'll transplant a couple Spruce trees that'll block the view in 10 years.  |
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