Well as y'all may know we have just bought some land in NC that needs clearing.
We thought it might be able to be just bush hogged but a guy came out this past Saturday and he seemed a little doubtful about how much he could accomplish in an eight hour day but he was willing to give it a try.He was going to charge $50/hour plus $150 because of the distance he would need to travel.
We were debating if this was worthwhile when ANOTHER guy contacted us and went and said he would take a look and see what he could do.
He just called and stated he didn't think a tractor could accomplish much but he had a bulldozer and though he could clear a lot of the stumps and debris into piles making the property at least walkable.
He charges $80/hour but no travel fee.
He also does driveways,ponds,basements,culverts,etc.
Would it be a good idea to bring a dozer in and clear the land back or try the much slower(and in the long run probably more expensive) bush hogging?
There are some smaller trees that are worth saving and the dozer operator has stated he would leave any 'good trees'.
How do these prices sound to y'all?
Thanks
We thought it might be able to be just bush hogged but a guy came out this past Saturday and he seemed a little doubtful about how much he could accomplish in an eight hour day but he was willing to give it a try.He was going to charge $50/hour plus $150 because of the distance he would need to travel.
We were debating if this was worthwhile when ANOTHER guy contacted us and went and said he would take a look and see what he could do.
He just called and stated he didn't think a tractor could accomplish much but he had a bulldozer and though he could clear a lot of the stumps and debris into piles making the property at least walkable.
He charges $80/hour but no travel fee.
He also does driveways,ponds,basements,culverts,etc.
Would it be a good idea to bring a dozer in and clear the land back or try the much slower(and in the long run probably more expensive) bush hogging?
There are some smaller trees that are worth saving and the dozer operator has stated he would leave any 'good trees'.
How do these prices sound to y'all?
Thanks