To clear a piece of land start by using a wrecker of bulldozer to demolish any existing structures such as buildings and sheds.
Clearing wooded land by hand.
If you can live with stumps and can cut them close to the ground you may be better off leaving them in the ground.
Conventional stump grinding can get expensive if you.
The tree then is pushed over with the dozer.
Stumps are also real difficult decision.
We love hunting hiking 4 wheeler trails and everything the woods give us.
Make a small pile on a clear piece of land where all of your debris will be stacked for removal.
Brush can be a tripping hazard.
Get a taste of the brush grubber in action by watching this video review.
Afterwards tie a heavy duty chain around the remaining stumps then pull out the stump by attaching the end of the chain to a tractor.
But it s not as difficult as you would think.
Here we cleared 3 acres of trees to mulched brush.
Next remove any standing rocks and debris and chop down the trees you don t want to keep.
We own 23 acres of mostly woods.
Clearing land can seem like a daunting task.
Pull small weeds and remove sticks and debris by hand.
We have another acre clear where the cows are.
When you have a chainsaw going the last thing you want to do is trip.
Problem solved but now you have created five more problems.
When you are clearing land by hand you should take strong safety precautions.
This requires moving a lot of dirt just to get to the roots.
You can create a compost box or pile if you would like to use the debris for fertilizing the land.
Before i get into the how to clear land by yourself by hand without a backhoe let me explain why we would want to.
In thick areas with a lot of brush and small trees we started ou.
Other than that we have woods.
We have an acre clear where the house is.
This machine cuts the bush down then mulches the brush up on the lot.
Finally clear away the ground level vegetation with a brush machine and fill in any holes with dirt to make sure the ground.
It s great for land clearing trees up to 5 inches in diameter.