New land clearing technique

After much trial and error, I think we finally discovered the way to clear land. First, I go in with the bulldozer and start knocking down cedar trees by pushing them over, then using the blade to dig out the root ball. By the time I'm done, the tree is laying on the ground, completely removed.

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Second, I section the cedars with my chainsaw. Since the tree is completely uprooted, I cut off the stump ball, the I cut off the top and then all the branches.

Third, we haul off the timbers to our drying pile and then haul the top and branches to the burn pile, then use the bulldozer to push the rootballs to the burn pile. I hope by pushing them, it will knock as much dirt off as possible, so we don't lose it.

After we're done, the area looks like this. Hopefully some grass will now start growing in this poor soil.

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