Cost of tractor work?

[kingjason]

Ok I have about a 1/8 of my back acre that the prior owners just let go for probably 10 years. Had I not had surgery I would probably be back there hacking away with misc tools. I think I want someone to come in with a med size tractor and clean it out. Anyone know the rates for tractor work? Or any good types of equip for heavy brush?
I have cleaned out one side decently prior to my surgerybut there is some thick ass brush in places and a lot of little BS little one inch trees all over the place. Also some damn vines back there that are almost three inches thick.

I even have like five dead cedars but they are fairly big. I got a guy coming to take them bad boys out that uses the wood for projects but the rest of the mess I just want cleaned out. At least some really good paths and everythign else I can trim up above head level. Oh and the tree house knocked down.

This is even after I worked on it for a few days.

[8mpg]

If you want someone to just bulldoze it all, it wont be terrible, but last I knew it will cost $120/hr or so but there will be a minimum to come out and do it. Id post up on craigslist

[ceyko]

Refresh me where you live again? Sometimes it's worth just watching CL - but people are not going to be cheap and have to travel far.

[kingjason]

My friend has a big old Ford farm tractor with a bucket on it pretty close to me. We may give that a go first. It is really not that big of an area just a bunch of misc BS.

I am in the Waxahachie area. Should be plenty of tractors fairly close. Thought about renting a bobcat and trying it.

[kingjason]

Oh hell I need one of these. Pffft be a 15 minute job.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/fgs/3277600834.html

[kingjason]

Found a guy real close with a Forestry Mulcher like above. He said if I was flexible he could catch me coming in from one of his jobs and not hit me with the minimum of 750.00. I told him that would work. Looks like the perfect solution to my problem. They can clear an acre fairly quick so I can imagine my little chunk of land should be an hour job or so.

[kingjason]

OK hes here and working. He came by the other day and we kinda laughed at it taking two hours.

I will get picks when he finishes but this thing is pretty cool.

[kingjason]

Tomorrow I am going to either get my friends tractor or go rent a baby Bobcat and move some of this mulch to just around the trees . It is so nice being able to walk around my fenceline. Smells delightful also. Took him 6 hours and I bet he took out 9 dead trees.