Anyone in here near pushmahta county?

New to the group here. I am beginning in month 2 of running a skid steer and mulcher. My mulcher can only handle to to 14" diameter trees. I've come across a few larger projects which would require larger equipment. What would you all do with those? These are 20-30 acre properties full of huge cedar trees.

So this season is going gang busters. I now have over $100k of jobs on the books and my schedule is full almost to the end of June. Today I did another 10 estimate appointments, have another 10 next Friday, another 6 the Friday after that and another 10 leads I'm still chasing down and more coming in each day! For all of today's estimates I had to tell them I was booking new jobs in June. I booked 8 of those jobs with the other 2 being strong maybes. When I told each of them that my first available dates were in June they were all a little shocked but were already sold on the work so it wasn't a deal killer. Here's my dilemma; when I do next week's estimates I'll be telling some of them that I'm booking new jobs in *JULY* which is 3+ months away. In the past I've observed that jobs booked out too far are subject to more cancellations when the time gets closer to the job date. I'm considering pausing my ads for a bit (or maybe reducing the daily spend from $50 down to $10 or something?) So, has anyone else run into this problem? Am I crazy to think about pausing/slowing the ads down for 4-6 weeks? Any other suggestions/opinions? Before you suggest it, I'm just not at a place where I feel like I could or even want to find/train/equip other employees. Being the boss that just drives ads & estimates is a future goal but not yet.

Hey guys — could use some advice. I just did a site visit on a 50-acre property and the customer wants mulching/clearing work that my small brush mulcher can’t keep up with. Curious what you all do when you run into jobs like this. Here’s the scope: 1. Selective Juniper & Trash Tree Removal Selective clearing of unwanted juniper and miscellaneous trash trees within approximately 1.75 acres, leaving desirable trees intact. 2. Cedar Clearing / Removal Clearing of approximately 3 acres of cedar and mixed canopy trees, primarily 2–6 inches in diameter. 3. Fence Line Clearing Clearing vegetation along approximately 4,500 linear feet of fence line, with an estimated 75% containing brush or tree growth. 4. Access Road / Trail Clearing Clearing a corridor approximately 700 feet in length and approximately two trucks wide to create a passable access route. 5. Dead Tree Work • Felling of two large dead trees • Felling and removal/burn of one large dead tree 6. Bamboo Removal Clearing of dense bamboo growth along approximately 262 linear feet, varying in depth from approximately 2 feet to 16 feet. 7. Brush Mulching Mulching of approximately 360 linear feet of brush along a tree line. 8 ft deep 8. Light Mulching & Deadfall Cleanup Approximately 2 acres of very light brush mulching and deadfall pickup. The local rental yard quoted me $6,700 delivered for a Fecon FTX150-2. So I’m debating a few options: • Rent the Fecon and knock it out with a bigger machine • Subcontract the mulching to someone with a large unit • Use my 4-ton mini excavator to rip, pile, and burn everything For those of you who’ve been doing this a while — what’s your move when you land a job bigger than your machine setup? Appreciate any advice.

@Blake Browning putting in the work 💪 keep it rollin'