Best tool for the job?

jeepinmatt said:
Sounds like you have some land, I know of just the tool you need. I know because it's how I cleared my driveway, yard, house site, shop site, and about 2 miles of trail around the house. It's a Komatsu D21 dozer with a 6 way blade. Sub 10k pounds so you can pull it behind a 1 ton truck, plenty of power to push over smaller trees, and excellent for grading and dirt moving.
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I liked this so much I am going to have to google it. I have been keeping an eye out for a Sweco track machine ever since I saw the one the North Carolina Hare Scramble Association uses to fix trails with. All have been to high for me. Haven't heard of this machine.
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
I liked this so much I am going to have to google it. I have been keeping an eye out for a Sweco track machine ever since I saw the one the North Carolina Hare Scramble Association uses to fix trails with. All have been to high for me. Haven't heard of this machine.
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I believe Mitsubishi makes a similar sized machine. They are really handy and super efficient. I can run it all day on 15 gallons of fuel or less.
 
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want real bad! this is my right tool....
 
I have a DR brush cutter and it works great on the 1-2" stuff. I've even cut up some 3" with it. One of the best machines I've ever bought!
 
Thanks again for all the suggestions. I think I'm going to just cut the saplings close to the ground with a chainsaw or maybe sawzall and my generator. Then use some crossbow that I've used in the past. I have used it on large brush and it killed it dead. I'll pull up the root and all on the larger 6-8" trees. Then I plan to just use the road and go from there. If I don't need gravel then great. If I do then I can always ad it later.
 
rockcity said:
Yep and you have to have a high flow skid steer. A standard one won't run the grinder.


They are hard to find as a rental. I think Gregory Poole had 1, maybe 2.
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Carolina Cat rental has them $2552.00 for Saturday & Sunday
1800-277-1212
 
Clear it and drive it. We've got about a 2 mile right-of-way old forest service road that has held up great for almost 30 years. We've added maybe two dump loads of gravel where it was needed over the past few years but left 98% of it as-is.

I would only add gravel if/when you need it later on. Sure a nice new gravel drive sounds great, but why spend the money if the previous hard pack works great?
 
tkeaton said:
Clear it and drive it. We've got about a 2 mile right-of-way old forest service road that has held up great for almost 30 years. We've added maybe two dump loads of gravel where it was needed over the past few years but left 98% of it as-is.

I would only add gravel if/when you need it later on. Sure a nice new gravel drive sounds great, but why spend the money if the previous hard pack works great?
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Thanks, that's what I was hoping to hear. My father in law has a drive that has had gravel in the past but since it has correct slope and a few culverts where needed it just needs a little gravel every 5-7 years in strategic spots...


Due to the great info on just about anything...I'm going to start another info. gathering thread about building and solar? Hope to see some of ya'll there.
 
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