Bulldozer rates? I gotta knock down some trees! (for sale, how much)

[doss1]

Does anyone know how much it costs to hire a company (or individual) to bulldoze down some trees (some oaks)? Lets say about 1300feet length strip, 100 feet wide.

I'm assuming cost of transportation and misc. items will be part of it?

Thanks for any info.

[killer2021]

post an ad on craigslist and you'll get dozens of unemployed/self-employed who will do it for you. Let the free market get you the best price. You'll probably only want to list tree removal as the topic, not, "looking for bulldozer"

[Pipeweld]

Originally Posted by TexasNick

Does anyone know how much it costs to hire a company (or individual) to bulldoze down some trees (some oaks)? Lets say about 1300feet length strip, 100 feet wide.

I'm assuming cost of transportation and misc. items will be part of it?

Thanks for any info.

How big are your trees? If they are too big you may have to hire a track hoe to bring those down. The size of the equipment needed will also determine how much it will cost. ex. a D4 will run around 45.00 per hour
where a D7 will run around 65.00. These would be Contractor rates as the other poster said an individual needing work may make you a good deal.

[Gaffer]

Before you pay someone to take the trees down and clear the stumps call a logger. I sold 20 or so trees, birch, maple and cherry and received $3,000 or so, my share for the value of the logs. he may contract to cut and sell some trees. Then, before he removes his equipment get a price from him to remove the rest of the trees and stumps. Large trees will have to be cut before the stumps are cleared with a bulldozer (or excavator). The logger already has his equipment there and certainly knows how to take a tree down fast and may also have a market for firewood from trees that didn't sell for their lumber value. That way your getting paid for many of your trees which may be enough to finance the cost of clearing the stumps.

[doss1]

Thank you, here's a pic of the property.

I'm trying to clear some trees and clear it for a landing strip. Dont' need to put asphalt or anything like that, but not sure how I'm going to handle the holes in the ground after trees removed?

I like the idea of selling the timber. These are post oak, I believe.

Pic of trees and land

[BobTex]

Nick,


I'd get an individual. It has been about 8 years since I hired any dozer work but I paid $50/hr for a Deere 650. Took 3 days to clean and root rake 4-5 acres of timber/thicket. I didn't pay transport but my owner/operator lives only 4 miles from me. I think rates are $60-$80 an hour now. You might try to get a turn key bid.

[Gaffer]

I don't see any trees tall enough or straight enough for sale as lumber. In this neck of the woods we use a lot more fire wood so some people come up with imaginative ways to get or sell it. Some will contract for a section of their property to be cut for firewood to a willing buyer.
A bull dozer can fill the holes as he goes along, but for a landing strip you might need a grader for final leveling and maybe a roller for compacting. Up here those machines will run between $50 to close to $100 per hour per machine.

[BobTex]

That ought to be about a 2 day job. Stumps are harder to get up than whole trees with a dozer. With a tree they'll cut a big tree's roots down about 2 feet on 2/3 of the tree butt then build a bit of a dirt ramp on the other side to get up on the trunk to leverage it out. By getting higher on the trunk there is more leverage on the root ball and the weight of the tree top helps get it down. The guy working my place took a sweetgum down that was 3 1/2 foot thick at the butt in about 5 minutes. If you get a trachoe then the stump only route is the way to go.

[BobTex]

Landing strip? Citaborca?

[doss1]

Citaborca? You mean Citabria? No, I use a Piper Cub.

Thanks for the tips, guys. Still a little ways off on this whole thing, so I will report back on it in the near future!