Forestry Mulching
A mulcher head grinds brush and small trees into chips in one pass. You get the ground back under a layer of chips.
Learn More
Our Services
Lot clearing gets a building site ready before the first truck shows up. We take brush, undergrowth, small trees and stumps off the footprint and the access. Most of the lots we clear around Lebanon sit on rural acreage, off city water and sewer. The lot has to be open before anyone can stake it, dig test pits or set a pad.
The work is machine work. A skid steer with a forestry mulcher head grinds standing brush and small trees into chips where they stand. An excavator with a brush rake pulls out root balls and stumps that sit in the way of the build. It is the same land clearing we do on pasture, pointed at a footprint instead of open ground.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.
A building lot is more than the square where the house goes. The septic drainfield, the well, the driveway and the room for a shop all sit somewhere on that ground. We clear the parts you and your builder mark, and leave the rest alone.
Rural lots in Linn County typically need a septic site evaluation before a dwelling permit goes through. A county specialist looks at soil test pits in the proposed drainfield area to read soil and groundwater. That area has to be open enough to dig the pits and get to them. Clearing it early keeps that step moving.
Around Lebanon, Albany and Sweet Home, plenty of these lots have sat idle for years. Himalayan blackberry and Scotch broom fill in open valley ground fast. By the time somebody buys the parcel to build, the whole thing is a thicket. Our brush clearing work takes it back down to dirt.
It starts with a call or a text to (541) 936-4687. We come out, look at the lot, and go over what you want open and what stays. The estimate is free and it covers the ground we agreed on.
Before the machines dig, we get a utility locate called in. Oregon's dig law typically asks for notice at least two business days before earth gets moved. The 811 request costs nothing. Stump dig-outs move earth, so we plan the schedule around the locate.
Then comes the machine work. The mulcher head takes standing growth down to chips. The brush rake pulls root balls and piles what will not mulch. When the ground is clear we rough level it so the lot sits even.
Our part is the clearing. Rough leveling of the cleared ground comes with it, and that is where our scope ends. From there the dirt work belongs to your excavation contractor or builder.
They handle the building pad, the footings, the utility trenches, the septic system and the finished driveway. Handing them an open lot saves their machine time. It is easier to shoot grades and set string lines on bare ground.
Long rural driveways are their own piece of work. If the lane in has closed up with brush, that is driveway and access road clearing. We can take it on the same trip. The chips left by forestry mulching stay on the ground and help hold soil through the wet season.
From the first call or text to the final look at the cleared ground, here is how it goes.
Tell us where the property is and what you want cleared. Rough acreage and a couple of photos give us a good start.
We come out, look over the ground and talk through the scope with you. Then you get a free estimate for that scope of work.
Before the machines move, we sort out access and timing. Oregon law typically calls for an 811 utility locate ahead of ground-disturbing work. In summer, Oregon Department of Forestry fire season rules can limit power equipment hours. We plan the job around whatever applies to your property.
The mulcher head grinds brush and small trees into chips in place. The brush rake pulls stumps and root balls where the ground has to come clean.
We spread the chips out and smooth the cleared ground where it needs it. Then we go over the finished work with you before we load up.
Common questions about lot clearing across the mid-Willamette Valley. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
A mulcher head grinds brush and small trees into chips in one pass. You get the ground back under a layer of chips.
Learn More
We clear thick brush, undergrowth and small trees off lots, field edges, fence lines and back acreage. The material gets mulched in place or raked into a pile.
Learn More
Driveways, farm lanes and access roads that brush has closed in, opened back up. We cut the edges and the overhead, then mulch what comes off.
Learn MoreOur Bobcat skid steer carries a forestry mulcher head and a heavy brush mower. The excavator adds a mulching head and a brush rake, so stumps and root balls come out as we go.
Estimates are free in Linn, Benton, Marion, Polk and Lane counties. Tell us where the property sits and what you want cleared, and we will come look at it.
The same machines cut the growth, mulch the material and smooth the cleared ground. One company covers the work from the first pass to the last look.
Reach us at (541) 936-4687 by call or by text. A few photos of the property help us size up the job before we drive out.
Tell us where the property is and what you want cleared, and we will set up a look at it. You can also call or text (541) 936-4687.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.
