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Originally Posted by javadog
My advice, having done this for a living, is just find a local dirt contractor and have him do it. If you rent a bobcat and tackle this yourself, we'll still be reading about your ongoing project 10 years from now. He'll want to use a trackhoe for the trees and a medium sized dozer for the pad and road work. You want one with an angle blade, not a fixed blade. he should be able to knock it out in less than a day, at around $60 an hour for each machine, give or take.
JR
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This is exactly what we did... and the exact equipment he used. He made our driveway which is a quarter of a mile long as well as clearing an area by the creek - we call it the beach. We incurred some big expenses for running water lines and electricity (we went underground for part of the length) - I think it was around $6k for the trenching and pipes! The dirt contractor that we hired did a great job and his experience and guidance saved us much money. He hauled in 27 loads of chert for the driveway which makes a really excellent road base. We have 24 acres of and, the best I remember, he quoted us $1k/acre to clear. Additionally, I bought two old Gravely Two Wheel tractors to clear the areas next to the creek as I cannot get my tractor down to that area - isn't it grand when you are able to get an additional toy to work with? The Gravely Twins a 1957 and 1974 model recently reworked by me.
