I love trees and nature, but there's nothing more fun than clearing trees and shrubs with a capable machine. I wish everyone got to experience that.

I enjoyed watching

That’s awesome, just bought a cat 235 excavator I can’t wait to see it’s capabilities, it’s around 90,000lbs

@PaulHerndonCPA

3 жыл бұрын

90,000 pounds is huge. I was a complete neophyte when this video was shot. Since then, I have gained a lot of experience with both the 320E and even the 316, clearing forest on sides of ridges at the same time as building road, and they are excellent machines.

@jasonc6962

3 жыл бұрын

I used to drive a Cat 988 loader. 100,000lbs. 8 yard bucket. It made small work of ...well.... Everything.

@ALL4TRUTHANDFREEDOM

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulHerndonCPA my husband agrees

@jakethesnake4971

Жыл бұрын

Mine's bigger no matter what. Lol kidding around, I just had to. All I've got is a 1997 case 1840 lol.

@user-du7pe6pm7d

5 ай бұрын

The standard operating weight for a Caterpillar 235 Excavator is 86700 lbs. - you must have had very big shoes on -- hehehehehe -- ya seemed like yu needed some more aggravation for another day -- ahahahaha

MOooo... You go guy's

just curious who got the saw timber. and pulp? Looks like he could use a cutter to speed up the clearing process.

@skookumbuilds3282

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't me. If they didnt butcher them to bad IFG might have taken them

@bigdave6331

3 жыл бұрын

knock it all down into windrows and grind it, thats how we do it on big jobs. peterson 5710c

I was wondering today how well an excavator with a claw would handle trees and this is a good answer. Yes, slow going, then a lot of work in cleanup regardless what you do with the trees. hmmm

@bcmc

5 жыл бұрын

teel6060 nh

@gabrielarriaga9774

2 жыл бұрын

Mulch

You really needed a power saw cutting guy to separate the root balls from the trees while moving them around to make it much better in the long run - I have done it myself - makes for much easier work loads and faster clean ups - But then - he would have to be paid -- ahahahaha - its gonna have to be done either way anyway - always luv to watch someone else doing the work - hehehehehe

The narrator said he clear 5 acres? Do you know how long it to? I'm buying 30 acres and plan to clear about 5 acres my self. trying to figure out how long I need to rent an excavator. I'm not near as experienced as the guy running this one but if it took him 2 days (lets say) it'll take me 4 and so on.

@PaulHerndonCPA

8 жыл бұрын

+MrVtArcher For 5 acres, which is roughly how much this area was, it will take 2 to 3 weeks if you are just by yourself and have to do the chainsawing as well once marketable trees are on ground. A person who is good with chainsaw while you work excavator will cut the total time in half.

@MrVtArcher

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks that very helpful!!

@teel6060

5 жыл бұрын

You might consider finding a good used one. You would be surprised at how cheap you can pick one up for at various auctions. I saw one this size in good shape go for about $15k as I recall.

@teel6060

5 жыл бұрын

Look on Craigslist or go to farm equipment auctions like I do every month. Dont expect a 2000 model and it wont be pretty but there are a TON of these machines out there because when people complete their work they sell them right back into the marketplace.

@DannyAllen10271966

5 жыл бұрын

Depends on how good you are. I have been clearing land with a trachoe for 40 years. I can clear 30 in about week n a half to to weeks

good

43,200 lbs to be exact lol

@j.johnson6548

3 жыл бұрын

She was close enough

@Coaltrain87.

3 жыл бұрын

@@j.johnson6548 thank you captain obvious, it was sarcasm

@j.johnson6548

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Co Captain smart azz

Excavator clearing trees: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i66Lm7mPeryrYaQ.html

always et always destroy the nature ...

@PaulHerndonCPA

4 жыл бұрын

What you call destruction, we call conversion to a better use. Actually, that same land now provides much more wildlife habitat than previously, with in fact equal carbon sequestration. The Lord has appointed man as steward of the earth, and on this farm, we take our duty as stewards seriously.

@ryanroad1646

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaulHerndonCPA That's beautiful. I wish one day I get the opportunity to even own acres of land. I'm watching this video and it's making me feel good inside. Very calming 😌 ✌

@jakethesnake4971

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulHerndonCPA these folks are very narrow minded people who most likely operate off of their emotions. It's not worth engaging sometimes

As a guy who has planted more trees than I have cut, I am convinced that it is better to grow trees than destroy them. You won't live long enough to see the trees you have destroyed be replaced. You are only a steward of the land.

@PaulHerndonCPA

4 жыл бұрын

Where these trees used to be 5 years ago is now beautiful Clover and Orchard Grass pasture being grazed by organic raw milk dairy cows. The lumber from the trees was used on the buildings. This was a great example of good stewardship.

@jameslumley2463

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaulHerndonCPA I am interested in the guerrnsey cow aspect of this project. I hav I have a place back in Michigan and some Amish friends that I would like to find a Guernsey heifer calf or two but they are very scarce in Michigan. There are Jerseys but Guernseys seem to be a different story.

@PaulHerndonCPA

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameslumley2463 Wisconsin has some available. If you look up Coulee Crest in Cashton, or Debra Lakey, whom you can find on Facebook.

@jameslumley2463

4 жыл бұрын

I subscribed to your channel so maybe I can keep up with some guernsey activity.

It's criminal to not only clear trees to this extreme, then burn them

@PaulHerndonCPA

4 жыл бұрын

Not according to the laws in Idaho There are no criminal statutes in this regard. The activities represented in this video are all perfectly legal. Good day!

@rockeerockey6941

4 жыл бұрын

Criminal to NATURE! When we are starving for oxygen in years to come! This destructive behavior will be viewed differently!

@PaulHerndonCPA

4 жыл бұрын

@@rockeerockey6941 naturally, we disagree and see the science differently. This forest was overgrown and a fire hazard. It did not support animal species due to its overgrown and crowded state. It is now completely thinned and supporting a dense stand of grass and clover in addition to trees. It also is used by deer, turkeys, many other birds, voles, shrews, gophers, mice, and grazing cattle, plus bees and bugs of every kind. It is far healthier for the planet now than it was then.

@greggb3079

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Herndon Dear Mr. Herndon, I just stumbled across your channel, am now a happy subscriber. I am a bit late to viewing this particular video, and seeing the comments about "raping" the land etc., I am not too old, but it was only about a 100 yrs ago that similar folks like yourselves with plans, dreams, were doing the very same thing on the land that they were granted, and were expected (by our government) to develope/improve on it to fulfill later full ownership of the land. They did this only with a crosscut saw or double bitted axe, a team of Oxen, and then followed up with a team or horse or mules to till up the ground and seed it for their cattle to graze etc., oh, and a strong back... Cut to the present time, and your work, plans, dreams it seems, is not to much different... Only the methods. Progress... As someone once said "you can't stop progress". Keep up the progress my friend... Look forward to binge watching all your videos.

@Brandon-yz9pn

4 жыл бұрын

Rockey rockey is a libtardo