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    Where/How to Learn?

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    Where/How to Learn?

    I have seen a US army pamphlet on pushing over trees with bulldozers and they recommend that you make your first root cut on the side where the tree will fall, (ie. the notch side if felling with saw.) Can you think of why the excavator would cut the opposite side first? To me it makes sense...
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    Where/How to Learn?

    I am not trying to put you down or say you can't do it but am trying to say that this type of job is difficult and requires 100% focus 100% of the time. I would advise that if you do it yourself that you do not put in big days and take breaks regularly. Good advice. I think that is wise...
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    What Machine would you Buy?

    ok, I did the calculation... about 8 yrs to uproot the trees on 50 acres with a griphoist. That option is out.
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    Where/How to Learn?

    Thank you all for your input. I don't know if I will dare to do this with an excavator. Certainly if I do it will be with extreme care. It is difficult to see what is in the canopy and also difficult to see what is dead because the leaves are so high up and both the dead and living trees are...
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    11 year old boy operating a 80 longreach excavator video safely

    Lots of adults would panic, lots of kids would panic. Some adults would not panic. Some kids would not panic. There are many adults now who have never held a shovel or an axe, never started a fire, never built anything, never torn anything down, etc. These adults have less sense of the...
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    What Machine would you Buy?

    I've been in contact with Peter from SWC. He has estimated US $22 500 to clear 50 acres. It seems like a lot when I have read that 2 bull dozers with a chain can pull over 100 acres in one day. Guys who chop by hand and are very clever at getting big trees to fall on smaller ones will clear...
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    USA>Mexico>Belize

    Thanks for the advice. I just want to pay a shipper to do this for me. I hope to avoid all of the BS whether it is by using a cargo ship or taking it over land. I just want the cheapest solution. A friend of mine ships to Belize from Tampa even though he lives in Jacksonville. I have no...
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    Where/How to Learn?

    I want to do something that seems like it will be challenging. I want to push over a few thousand trees and the trees are large. Also, the area is rolling hills. A final challenge is that I tend to be a bit reckless.
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    When is an excavator too big to ship?

    I checked container widths... 7' 8''. Ha! way too small for my needs.
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    USA>Mexico>Belize

    I want to get an excavator down to Belize. I may be able to settle for one that is only 8'6" wide. What kind of difficulties can I expect at 8' 6'' width? Will it be much more expensive and problematic if my excavator is larger?
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    Where/How to Learn?

    From no knowledge and no experience I would like to be able to maintain and operate my own excavator safely and effectively. What steps can I take to achieve this?
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    What Machine would you Buy?

    Grouser, You are on the money! That is exactly what I need. I see lots of dozer blades on mini excavators but your photo is the first I have seen on a large excavator. These trees have shallow root systems. Tropical forests tend to be shallow with lots of nutrient exchange happening in...
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    When is an excavator too big to ship?

    I have a job that can best be done by a large excavator, however I will have to ship it from the USA to Belize (Central America), and possibly ship it back if I want to sell it. What I want is the largest possible excavator for straight forward shipping. Folks have been telling me a Cat 320...
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    What Machine would you Buy?

    I am thinking along the same lines as you. I want to get something that will be reliable. Down time won't cost me much as preparing this land will be a full time job for me, but it could be very frustrating waiting for a part to arrive from another country, fighting over the correct duty to...
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    What Machine would you Buy?

    I agree that a dozer would be great for the grading and moving around of the brush and unusable logs, but it won't make ponds so easily will it? And what about pushing over large trees? I have watched videos online of dozers and excavators pushing over trees and the excavators seem to do a...
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    What Machine would you Buy?

    a nice guy sent me an address for Cat in Belize and I looked at their website to see how extensive their business is there. The website is not so good but I have a phone number now.
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    What Machine would you Buy?

    I have to make 50 acres of forest mowable. I also have to dig a few ponds. I have plenty of time to do this. Here is the tricky bit. 1. The job is in Belize (my own land). 2. The trees tend to be 1' in diameter up to 3'. So, I need a fairly big excavator to push over the bigger trees...
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    11 year old boy operating a 80 longreach excavator video safely

    I haven't had any big machines for my boys to play with but my son could chop down a 3" diameter tree with a dull machete before he was 2. It is great to have your boys working with you as long as it is safe. Good job.
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    Hitachi EX-120-1 repairs

    very kind of you to help the man out. some nice guys on these forums.
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