Do you guys price these out and still use your regular skidsteer. Since im still in the renting equipment phase, should I buy a smaller mulcher for these types of jobs? Or skip them entirely. Thanks. 🙏

Hi everybody. My name is Bryan and I am starting a Land clearing business with my brother. I am more the admin side and he is operating side but I need experience operating when we scale or my brother can’t operate. My brother won’t be fully retired from the military until Nov 2027 so he is only available part time. I don’t want to wait launching the company because of how fast this niche business is growing. Is they’re a better option other than renting a machine and mulcher head to get some hours in?

Carved some trails for a perc test for him. Lots more work to do on his land, but he needed this small phase 1 done first. First time testing a 97-3 with 50 hours and new knives it was amazing…. Compared to the 75-3 I’ve been renting this thing was at least 2x more efficient. It got super dry at the end and I was the creator of dust storms. Makes it disorienting and super unsafe, few times I just had to stop and wait for the dust to clear. This is my 4th job completed since I started start last month. I priced one out and should be getting it here soon, I’ve quoted 65k of jobs so far in a little over a month. Completed 10k worth of jobs so far, I didn’t realize how long it takes for clients to close. They need a decent amount of time and coordination. Thanks to everyone in the group you have been super helpful! Thanks!🙏 I know it’s probably busy season and there will be slow seasons, but my projects look good! Anyways, keep grinding boys! Together we conquer!

Was anyone expecting to get more land clearing calls and wind up doing more normal excavation. I love loans clearing but I get a substantially more residential excavation work.

Just wanted to stop in with a quick update from this last rant... - As of 3/21, I am now a Licensed Class A CDL driver! - Have $28.6k worth of work quoted for month of April - Have deposits placed on $22k of the $28.6k - Submitted my two week notice at my W-2 job. - patiently awaiting the arrival of my HM-60DR Mulcher (CAT 275xe LM2 is ready at dealer) So hungry and ready to get my company off the ground and rolling. I appreciate everything this group has given me to get to this point. Wouldn't be here without all the words of wisdom from Austin and the group! POSTED 13 Days Ago: What they say is true, you can just do things. BUT! You can just do things a whole lot easier with the advice that Austin has given us. Let me explain with a quick timeline of events for myself and my company: January 2026: Signed with a recommended marketing company from a trusted family member. They built a nice website, Google Business Profile, as well as some other small things for SEO, nothing major. February 2026: Website launched, started some cold outreach to test the market. Started with some simple facebook business posts and $5-20 a day ads (I've never had social media so this was intimidating). Leads started to trickle in and started doing my first few site visits. Also ordered some nice shirts, hats, business cards and began getting the word out for my company. End of the month, I acquired a ram 4500, 25k gooseneck, and began CDL practice. March 2026: CDL training complete, 10 quotes out, 5 jobs with deposits placed, and more leads coming in. Finishing up CDL training in preparation for the arrival of my new CAT 275xe lm2 and Shearex mulcher head first week of April. April 2026 Plan: Execute jobs that are in the queue with 5 star service and start working for those 5 star reviews. Build momentum, and knock 2026 out of the park. Long story short, in just a few months, I got the LLC started, begun grinding for brand recognition in my area, found demand, started visiting and quoting jobs, and already have enough work booked to have a profitable launch, all before the machine has even arrived.