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Clevinger Forest Services, LLC
United States
Registrace 11. 01. 2016
Forestry Mulching Specialist
First Run with Viking Sword Blade & Carbide Cutter Teeth
Clevinger Forestry Services, LLC specializes in tree and brush clearing using the Bobcat T-770 Forestry Mulcher.
Clevinger Forest Services is located in Clarksville, TN
Office: (931) 802-5910
Cell: (757) 871-5026 (call or text)
www.cfsmulching.com
Clevinger Forest Services is located in Clarksville, TN
Office: (931) 802-5910
Cell: (757) 871-5026 (call or text)
www.cfsmulching.com
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Forestry Mulching to Improve Curb Appeal for Land Sale in Vanleer, TN
zhlédnutí 4,9KPřed 4 lety
Cleared this land in Vanleer, TN to prepare it for sale. The property was densely grown over with cedar trees, saplings, and briars, to the point that you could not walk over the property. The property was impossible to look at and imagine what could be, for a potential land buyer. A portion of the 14-acre property located closest to the road was chosen to clear out in order to give potential b...
How to Get Fencing Out of a Forestry Mulcher Drum
zhlédnutí 8KPřed 4 lety
This is the fastest method of getting debris unwrapped from a mulcher drum, using a grubber. The grubber works best on debris like chain-link fencing, tarps, silt fences, carpeting, and other types of flat, continuous pieces of debris. Link to brush grubber: www.amazon.com/Brush-Grubber-BG-08-Heavy-duty/dp/B001DZLJPQ/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_469_t_1/141-7709543-4377219?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9JXEB24...
What is Forestry Mulching? Clevinger Forest Services, LLC
zhlédnutí 19KPřed 4 lety
Thanks to Dave Timpone at Bobcat of St. Louis for coming out to my jobsite and shooting a great promo video and Bobcat customer testimonial video for me! The video looks great. Also, want to say thanks to Randal Hite, my Bobcat Sales Rep at Bobcat of Clarksville, for making this happen. Loyal customers only happen though trusted relationships. Clevinger Forestry Services, LLC specializes in tre...
First Run 2019 Bobcat & Fecon FGT Forestry Mulcher
zhlédnutí 172KPřed 5 lety
Clevinger Forestry Services, LLC specializes in tree and brush clearing using the Bobcat T-770 Forestry Mulcher. Clevinger Forest Services is located in Clarksville, TN Office: (931) 802-5910 Cell: (757) 871-5026 (call or text) www.cfsmulching.com
Forestry Mulcher (Time Lapse) - Making Problems Disappear
zhlédnutí 61KPřed 5 lety
Forestry mulching brush clearing sped up to show the high visual impact that this method of clearing land has. When the brush is too big for a bush-hog, this is when you go to the next level of capability with a forestry mulching machine. Clevinger Forestry Service, LLC specialized in forestry mulching. Located in Clarksville, TN Office: (931) 802-5910 Cell: (757) 871-5026 www.cfsmulching.com e...
Forestry mulcher TOOLS (for removing debris)
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Some of the tricks in my tool bag I use for getting debris that has wrapped around the mulcher drum cleared off of the drum. Blue Amsteel rope is flexible and very easy to work with for many applications. It has a tensile strength of 6000 lbs. A grubber is the ultimate tool to use for grabbing onto most debris material such as lilbs, chain link fence, livestock fence, tarps, rugs, etc, etc. Its...
Forestry Mulching 3.7 Acres in Clarksville, TN
zhlédnutí 33KPřed 5 lety
Clearing brush from a 3.7-acre building lot home site with a forestry mulcher in Clarksville, TN. This high density growth, on a slightly sloped terrain lot, took 7.5 hours to clear all brush and trees less the 8"-diameters. Clevinger Forestry Services, LLC specializes in tree and brush clearing using the Bobcat T-770 Forestry Mulcher. Clevinger Forest Services is located in Clarksville, TN Off...
Forestry Mulching in Joelton, TN Before-After
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Forestry mulching is the most cost effective method to clear trees and brush from land. It is the preferred method for builders and developers to get the property in a useable and or marketable condition.
Forestry Mulcher Time Lapse
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Forestry mulching video sped up 10x for the impatient viewers who want instant gratification. LOL!
Let's Talk Forestry Mulching! Operator Tips - Part II
zhlédnutí 24KPřed 5 lety
Ride along on the jobsite and talk about all of my hard learned lessons on the best operating techniques for forestry mulching. This is a good "How to operate a forestry mulching machine" video. Clevinger Forest Services, LLC Located in Clarksville, TN Office: (931) 802-5910 Cell: (757) 871-5026 (call or text) www.cfsmulching.com
Let's Talk Forestry Mulching! Operator Tips - Part I
zhlédnutí 51KPřed 5 lety
Ride along on the jobsite and talk about all of my hard learned lessons on the best operating techniques for forestry mulching. This is a good "How to operate a forestry mulching machine" video. Clevinger Forest Services, LLC Office: (931) 802-5910 Cell: (757) 871-5026 (call or text) www.cfsmulching.com
Erosion Contriol Method for Dry Creek Gullies - Showing Progress
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Follow-up video showing progress of how to solve erosion control problems in dry creek gullies.
Forestry Mulching in Cunningham, TN with Lots of Operator Tips
zhlédnutí 206KPřed 5 lety
Preparing a 1-acre building lot home site with a forestry mulcher in Cunningham, TN. This medium density growth, on a slightly sloped terrain lot, took 5 hours clear all brush and trees less the 8"-diameters. Clevinger Forest Services is located in Clarksville, TN Office: (931) 802-5910 Cell: (757) 871-5026 (call or text) www.cfsmulching.com
Bobcat T770 Operator Tips for Slopes and Grapple
zhlédnutí 15KPřed 5 lety
Carrying loads and operating on slopes can lead to roll-overs and pulling a track off. This video talks about some of my operator techniques to manage and minimize those risks. Clevinger Forest Services, LLC Located in Clarksville, TN C: (757) 871-5026 W: (931) 802-5910 www.cfsmulching.com cfsmulching.com ClevingerForestServices/
Forestry Mulching 1.5 Acres in Ashland City, TN (Before-After)
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Forestry Mulching 1.5 Acres in Ashland City, TN (Before-After)
Forestry Mulching 1.1 Acres in Crofton, KY (After View)
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Forestry Mulching 1.1 Acres in Crofton, KY (After View)
Forestry Mulching 1-acre in Old Hickory, TN Before-After
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Forestry Mulching 1-acre in Old Hickory, TN Before-After
Forestry Mulching .75 ac in Fairview, TN Before-After
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Forestry Mulching .75 ac in Fairview, TN Before-After
Burning Giant Piles of Tree Slash With 99.9% Completeness- Unbelieveable!
zhlédnutí 30KPřed 6 lety
Burning Giant Piles of Tree Slash With 99.9% Completeness- Unbelieveable!
Forestry Mulching 1.3 Acres in Murray, KY
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Forestry Mulching 1.3 Acres in Murray, KY
Forestry Mulching 1.75 Acres Before & After
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Forestry Mulching 1.75 Acres Before & After
Forestry Mulching 4-Year Old Over-Growth
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Forestry Mulching 4-Year Old Over-Growth
How to Get a 12,000 Lb Skidsteer Unstuck From Mud -SOLO!
zhlédnutí 47KPřed 6 lety
How to Get a 12,000 Lb Skidsteer Unstuck From Mud -SOLO!
Forestry Mulching a 1/3 acre Field of Cedar Trees
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Forestry Mulching a 1/3 acre Field of Cedar Trees
How to figure out Operator Costs of Forestry Mulching equipment
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How to figure out Operator Costs of Forestry Mulching equipment
Things to know for a Forestry Mulching Business
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Things to know for a Forestry Mulching Business
Owner-Operator Costs of Forestry Mulching: Owner Costs Explained
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Owner-Operator Costs of Forestry Mulching: Owner Costs Explained
12 Month Residual Effects of Forestry Mulching
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12 Month Residual Effects of Forestry Mulching
Forestry Mulching: Cutter Design Capabilities
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Forestry Mulching: Cutter Design Capabilities
Does this mulcher make your machine overheat? How do you keep this machine from overheating. Or can it run without any problems. How long can you run itm
i wonder if you couldn't drive a peg into the ground, secure a line to the corner of the machine and use something like a farm jack to rotate the machine enough to get it lateral on the hill instead of up and down. looks like it only needed a little help
You need a rake to pull behind your tractor
Can’t you sharpen the top of the old teeth at least one time ? Maybe worth to try once?
Mr. Clevinger, When replacing your carbide teeth, what are the bolt torque specs you use while doing a full replacement. I am currently changing out a set of teeth on my Vail drum mulcher and my owners manual does not specify the torque. I was told to torque them to good and tight, but as a prior crew chief on UH60L's that does not sit right with me. Thank you in advance, Chris
I hope all is well. I just found your channel and really like how you break down how long it takes you to do your jobs and the sizes of them. I also enjoyed your tutorials on techniques for operator's running a forestry head. I hope you are still working in the woods and would very much enjoy more videos. Thank you for some great videos!
Great videos, very informative.
Chemicals? Is there another way?
Gross vehicle weight rating is for your truck. Your trailer is another story. You need a class B CDL to operate a truck that is rated for over 26,000 lbs. but your truck doesn’t weigh that much. You need a class A CDL to pull a trailer rated for over 10,000 lbs. You would need a CDL to legally pull your trailer empty let alone with equipment on it. I don’t agree with it, but that’s a $10,000 fine right there. Just fair warning for all who read this.
Why not just charge per job why per hour hourly dosent make sense with heavy equipment
Charging by the hour reduces the risk of under-estimating a job when you can not see all of the area to be cleared. Also, my customers found this to be very fair. I never lost money on a job, and all of my customers were very happy.
@@clevingerforestservicesllc1164 so you charge per hour with no other fee and still make out a good profit thats crazy no delivery fees dump fees etc
Do you run the full forestry protection kit on your bobcat?
Yes. And after 9 years of working in the woods forestry mulching, I would highly recommend all of the forestry protection kit items- polycarbonate windshield (basically bullet-proof), FOPS, and all of the material covers to keep debris out of engine compartment.
Would be nice to design a grinder fixture that would sharpen them on the machine without removing.
Yes, that would be nice.
Good vid! Thank u for info
Thanks, Tyler. Glad the info was helpful.
Nice Vid!
Thanks, Mac!
amazing transformation
Haven't seen any new videos
I made these videos primarily for customers to see what is possible with forestry mulching, and since CZcams is owned by Google, my videos got a lot of hits when customers searched for brush clearing. So that achieved that goal. Other than that, videos took a lot of time to make and edit, and I had a business to run and family to give my time to. Making money from CZcams videos was not cost effective for me.
With the obscene rise and fuel cost, Insurance, equipment , etc. what’s the latest numbers on your excel spreadsheet?
My Dec 2023 Owning-Operating Cost per hour was $111 (excluding the operator wage, since I was the operator) I would update my O&O Cost spreadsheet at the end of every year in January when I was prepping for taxes and had all of the actual costs compiled.
Excellent video learned alot
Great to hear it, Stephen👍
Get a bigger truck asap. I drive by broken one ton trucks and vans broke down from towing 10k daily. Especially with those horrible dodge tranny’s
Know how to do your own maintenance and repair work. Or you pay a lot and have a lot of down time when you’re not working and waiting for your equipment to be repaired or serviced.
Yes, it would definitely be a big plus to be a good mechanic to do your own maintenance.
The Ram 3500 diesel I use is rated to tow well over the weight of this Bobcat and trailer.
BURNING DOES NOT DEPLETE THE SOIL. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. WITH OUT FIRE OUR AMERICAN PRAIRE WOULD NOT EXIST. FIRE IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR ECOLOGICAL ENVIORNMENT. WITH OUT FIRE WHAT WE CALL PRAIRIE WOULD BE COVERED BY EASTERN RED CEDAR. OUR PRAIRES EXISTED BECAUSE OF FIRE. TO BELIVE THAT ALL FIRES ARE BAD WAS HEAVILY PROMOTED BY THE US FOREST SERVICE IN THE EARLY 1900's
YOU ARE OUTSTANDING. AS AN OLD FORESTER I CAN SEE THAT YOU HAVE FIGUURED THINGS OUT PRETTY WELL.
Thank you, James. Coming from a professional, I appreciate your compliment.
Any way to weld & grind those worn carbide ends?
No, the way the carbide tips are designed into the steel block, it’s not possible to get the correct cutting geometry back once the material is rounded off. Hard-facing it with weld and sharpening it just wouldn’t be cost effective to do every workday.
@@clevingerforestservicesllc1164 Have you tried a few blocks to see? It's been done successfully with carbide-tipped horizontal drum flail mowers and I was curious if anyone have tried it with these as well.
I sent a email for this pread sheet if you can help me Thank you
Battery grinder with a metal cutting wheel is a necessity!! Saves hours of work if you get wire in the head
Yes, they do come in handy for sure.
Thank you great video
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome tips! Would you be willing to explain how to price a job?
Estimating a job comes down to knowing your production rate. Production rate is the hours per acre it takes to mulch everything 6”-8” diameters and smaller. Factors that affect production rate are: type of material to be mulched, density of the material, terrain, and obstacles. When I first started mulching in 2014, I would clear an area, time myself, then walk the perimeter of the area I cleared using an App that calculated square footage. I would convert this time per square feet into Hours per Acre. When I went to a customers property, after looking at the area they wanted cleared (and factoring in the type, density, terrain, and obstacles) and them telling me the acres they had, I would calculate a cost estimate from that. Since the stated acres, or guessed at acres, was such a variable, this is why I would tell customers a Cost per Acre and then work by the hour.
What kind of trees was it that you mulched? We are about to have a section of our property mulched, and it is 95% pines. The property is cut over property. The regrowth is all natural, probably about 10 to 15 years of regrowth I would guess. Just wondering how the pine mulch will break down over the next year or so. We are located in central Mississippi. Thanks!
Have u ever tried an after market tooth to see u can save money. I’m not saying buy Chinese made products.
Nice work 👍
Thanks 👍
Awesome
Thanks Wayne!
I have the exact same type of forestry mulcher teeth are in great shape runs perfect. Do you know of any one that would need it let me know I’ll send some pictures
Ok. I don’t need any.
I own a Bobcat T870 and E145 thinking about buying a mulching head. This video is MOST helpful. Many Thanks and Blessings.
Hi my dad has a fairly new mulcher hasn’t use it since he got injured if interested I’ll send you some pics
@@brycebickham6345 Thanks Bryce I would be interested is seeing pics.
I have a 315 c caterpillar mulcher for sale it was my fathers 2018 mulcher it interested let me know promise you wont be disappointed i have a ton of pics. Willing to bring it to you
Thank you for sharing this info…very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video but there isnt a chance in hell that dodge weighs 9000lbs .the gvwr is mire than likely 9900 so you would only leagally be allowed to carry 900lbs in the bed of a 3/4 or 1 ton diesel that would be ridiculous !!! Im trying to get a mulching machine now but they are crazy expensive used its almost easier to buy new
Time is money
Very true. Its all about finding operational efficiency.
You can put 20’ of equipment on a 30’ trailer but not 30’ of equipment on a 20’. I regret my two 20’+5 trailers. Would have gone bigger if possible.
Yes, it can be hard predicting all of your future uses when selecting a trailer. This 20+5 gooseneck turned out to be too much trailer for my normal usage. I down-sized to a 17’ tilt-bed. 99% of my hauling was only the Bobcat w/mulcher attached.
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Ok, probably the best video re forestry mulching/clearing I've ever seen. The way it was shot was the best " before & after." Enjoyed that immensely! Hope there is more to be found. THX!
This was shot with a GoPro on top of a 16’ pole saw. I videoed this to show land-owners what is possible for their over-grown fields.
Good video. Awesome info.
Glad it was helpful!
How long does it take the mulched material to degrade afterwards? A year, 18 months?
After a full 1-year season, 95% of the mulch will degrade back into to soil. If the mulch is deep due to larger or denser trees being mulched, 6”-12”, it will take longer, but its all good for the soil and to help stop erosion.
Amazing content and knowledgeable advice. I read through every question and comment. Thank you for sharing your experience
Thanks, Chris. Yes, the video content is informative, but the comment sections have very thorough answers to questions people have asked over the years.
I want one.
I’ve got the whole forestry mulching package up for sale right now, since I just retired this month (Dec 2023).
Excellent video. Informative. Thx
Glad it was helpful!
I operated an air track once upon a time, drilling granite for explosives. We using tungsten carbide drill head witch needed resharpening every 4 Meters of hole. We used whats called a green stone grinding wheel, not the normal grey grinding wheel . Could be worth a look?
Hey everyone, looking to start a business in this industry anyone have any advice on a good first machine and mulcher set up. Thanks !
I turned 62 this past summer and I’m retiring this month (Dec 2023). I just put all of my forestry mulching equipment, including truck & trailer up for sale. Its on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist under Clarksville, TN. Opportunity to get into this business at 1/2 price.
Any more videos coming out in the near future?
Not doing any new videos, I retired this month (Dec 2023).
Excellent breakdown. The hourly ROI was very detailed. Thanks, wondering if you have tried doing some sharpening or taking them in for re-tooling to get some longevity out of the cutter heads?
Thanks. I’ve looked into sharpening. Not possible with these.
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I see you have a placards on your truck. Old boy got popped by dot. Running a business with his truck and traler and not having class a cdl.