I am selfishly happy you have retired from being retired. Lol. I enjoy your videos so much. My best friend and i have started an excavating business. Clearing land is one of the things we do. You sir have been an inspiration along the way to follow that dream and make it a reality. Thank you.
You are not clearing land, you are clearing air!! Mind blown! You are so right! Your voice reminds me of Bob Ross the artist, I’m chilled out eating hot dogs watching the snow fall here in the Scottish Highlands! Subscribed!!👌
Finally someone who gets it! I argue all the time to guys who mulch and claim they “clear” land for farms. If the stump or root is left it will regrow. I’ve cleared a little over 2000 acres of my own land to know what’s needed. I’ve done it all…nothing beats a dozer with a rake and disc harrow.
I'll give you one thing you darn sure know how to make an ad for yourself. I'd have to say that's one of the best advertisements I watched that anyone made themself.
That's great information about proper clearing. I've been in construction all my life seen many projects come out of the hole. Clearing land was done before I got there you break it down to a good inderstanding of true clearing. No roots and old stumps leaving sink holes amd ankle busters years down the road.
Watched every one of your videos, glad you’ve came back out of retirement! Looking into getting into land clearing as a side business, just really interested in everything you can do in that field. Your passion for the business and explanations are second to none, thanks and keep the videos coming!
1/1/23. Much enjoyed watching & listening to yur video 2day. CAT D6 & 36"(multi/16?) disc Rome plow did a great job! Appreciate your emphasis on extracting the below surface roots to 13" depth. Glad to see another video from you! Comon' give us YT viewers more!👍👍👍⚙️👏😊
I really like your saying of if there are still roots in the ground it is not cleared. I wish they did this before they put my house up. I am getting old stumps that are starting to rot underground and leaving holes everywhere.
That’s awesome equipment and a big upgrade. D6Rs are bad to the bone dude two of my buddies have them. I love the Rome plow and that tree spear is built to last! Great vidya as always Steve keep making them coming!!!
I think it's great that retirement can't keep good people down. Your living the extreme big kid dream of work with dig dozers and playing in Florida's sandbox. As a native Floridian I love that your able to help the people make the most of there land. I only wish the good Lord would of lead me down the path to have a great service business like this. So I hope that good things will come you way and I really enjoy your vlogs on your land clearing progress throughout Florida!
Man those words are straight from the heart, at 70 you learn to recognize where words are formed, best wishes from me to you for your dream to become reality, thanks Mr Razer, oh yea BTW it is fun in the sandbox till ya break something lol
My reason is , with out a doubt the excavator is way more versatile than a Dozer. You get a Cat 336 and it will tree removing time and limb and stack and load etc etc. Man that is amazing that your machine will take a tree out with a 10 foot tap root.. that disc is sweet. That Disc is an industrial Disc... problem for me most if not all of my work is Suburbia...I am familiar with your High Track , it is a beast that’s for sure. I would love to have a Dozer again
Mr James You are 110% right a 336 is a hoss, an yes that Rome is a PIA get on location, putting new blades on it today an gonna post video of my 70 year old azz doing it in couple days, ever up my way stop by, like your red truck nice ass iron.
@@stevebenifiel5068 70 years old, my man you are a bad ass...... Good for you... . I hope I even make to 70. Where in Florida are you? I am in Wellington
I’m glad you are back working we missed the videos. That plow is amazing. Let me know when you get a big job you want to make a video of with the drone we are close enough. I will bring the drone up and make a video for both our channels and show you the drone. I Would like to meet you.
Congrats on coming back to work. Just found you channel today and I’ve watched all of your videos. Really like your content, just wish you would make longer videos.
Nice job. I love your Rome breaking disc. Their the best I think. A friend our's runs the same 6 as you. I still just work with a old 7e. Thank you for the interesting video
That is funny, making a rome plow video now, replacing front blades as we speak, showing some tips/tricks old age will teach you, be done with video and will post in few days thanks for watching
@@stevebenifiel5068 I really enjoy your videos. I grew up farming in Wyoming as a kid, now I do logging and dirt work. I'd like to find a used 36" Rome disc to really park out the areas up here and make them more usable.
Welcome back! You were greatly missed...just wasn't the same watching non native Florida contractors due land cleaning jobs. With that being said ready to watch more😊
Exactly what is so wrong with non native Florida contractors as long as they do a good honest job, charge an honest price and have good personalities. Of course no disrespect for native Florida contractors.
Hey Mr Matt, be thanking you for the kind words, stay tuned have 60 acres of regrowth coming up on schedule will see can video some of the rough stuff for you, thanks for watching
Years ago I ran a supertrac cat 250 pulling a disc with a roller.. I guess to pack down the middle for replanting pines.. anyways one day I straddled between the tires a stump around 8-9 inches.. didn't think nothing of it next thing I knew the disc picked it up and slung it into the back glass behind me.. nearest to about a code brown I ever seent.. 🤣
I got to figure out what I'm going to do with our pine stumps. I dropped a few 34" pines, massive stump left. Need to drop the water oaks, keeping the live oaks. Our county won't let us kill a live oak. We have a few live oaks over 150 years old. MASSIVE trees.
Glad to see you are at it again. As a Floridian I would like to check out your work sometime! Can help too if you like. Equipment is extremely overpriced now due to the Fed's everything bubble.With the price of wood and the low quality I would like to get a stack of pine trees to saw some boards out of.
@@stevebenifiel5068 With the real estate bubble at historic highs in Miami I am considering a move to a place where land is cheap. Crappy houses around me are selling for 500K and up so what better time to cash out and move?
Great job with dozer pushing trees. Rake an spear a heavy pin on thing on front with blade I use a C FRAME D 7 G AN ATTACH MY RAKE LESS WEIGHT I THINK ON FRONT OF DOZER But they are expensive compared to the pin on type an it's almost impossible to find a good used one for a large C Frame type dozer,, its hard to burn that big live oak whole size effectively, it's got to be broken up,, i use either a trackhoe with a rock bucket on it a 40 k plus lb machine an break them up to pile an burn or I take my D 7 dozer with a fleco stump block with a splitter on it to grub an break up trees, an burn with loader , an that hinge Rome can't be beat no doubt just loading it i had one also but smaller
True Mr Raymond, doing the plowing not issue, getting it loaded and unloaded is pain in the azz big BIG time lol, tell folks if I had any job skills I would do something else, but it does an awesome job, thanks for watching and be safe in the woods
Hey Cummins, no sir retired again, first time being old, having to learn every dang day, never been old before, found out plans don't mean anything to your health lol, be safe
Yes sir Mr. Brian just like where your house is, have to have land cleared to build a home, these folks want to have a home built also, cattle require cleared land for grass so you can go get micky d's burger, veggies you eat require cleared land etc. etc. have a good day as you drive to work on the cleared land and park your car on the cleared land, one day they will put us in a box on cleared land.
@@stevebenifiel5068 I get it...lol. I'm in a part of the country where we've lost 90% of our forest. My county has cleared 48 percent of the forest that remained here in 1950. All land greed for farming.
Thanks for the great land clearing info. What model Rome are you using? We have 18 acre field in typical Illinois clay loam soils that has had 1-3 saplings growing. We brush hogged it and ran a dozer over it to level the ground but need to know the right size Rome that will for sure slice dice the roots in the dirt.
Depending on hp you have to pull it, can open/close the gangs to help, always turn left, 32 to 36 inch blades will give you excellent results. Hope this helps
Thanks for the return comment just were are you located I'm down around central Florida just above ft myers palmettos an live oaks heart pine just thinking your from North Florida you comment old dozer there's never a old cat dozer they don't die
Owned heavy diesel shop 40 plus years I do understand what you say, have Cat dealer level software for todays dozers, run out of Chiefland have about same woods as you plus a lot of wetlands
coming from another land clearer, that rake does look well built, and heavy. I'm been in the market for a rome disk for a long time now, and its hard to find any up here in canada worth scrap.
My 3rd Solesbees rake, and no -none-nada complaints, dang Marden choppers and big clearing Romes are real hard to find, will keep eye out, see one don't hesitate cause they go extra fast, just put blades on front gangs of mine gonna post video of that old folks fisaco next week, nursing home starting look pretty good lol
@@stevebenifiel5068 One actually came up, guy said he bought it brand new 35 years ago, its a 12' or 14', was run on cable before from the cat to change the gang angle, want's $7,500. Any thoughts?
@@LLImprovement trch 16? the hinge like mine used be run on cables then hyd, took hydraulic off b/c I run in rough stuff and don't want the hassle of lines torn off, anyway if it has decent blades it is a steal, if knew model could tell you more, have 18k in mine and would not sell for 20k cause can't find them and new is 50k
Bet it is a TRCH 16 like mine if it 12' wide, use to run rope to plow hinge an back up smidge pull rope that will release hinge and pull forward to desired angle and will lock on its own, real simple genius idea, same plow made today by Rome. if 14 wide is prolly a TRCH 20 which has 4 more blades, take a hoss to pull a 20
@@stevebenifiel5068 He pulled it with his versatile 856 which is about a 240hp tractor but he would get stuck if the conditions got wet, then upgraded to a 9370 which is 375hp and it pulled great. I could send you an email to the ad if you wanted to see it.
I love watching your vids, you have a great Narrators voice! What's the width of your Rome plow? I'd like to put one behind my D7 up here in North Idaho.
@@stevebenifiel5068 we live near vermilion I seen the chopper and caterpillar and thought it was cool. All of our pastures get burned standing to take down trees but any grain land is pushed
@@stevebenifiel5068 we live in Canada but burn pastures standing because it is cheaper than a cat and doesn’t kill native species. On the crop land we use a cat to keep the stumps and sticks easier to clean up and to save tires
@@billymcgrath8362 I see, cant burn standing here, they do to clear out underbrush and palmetto bushes, but does not harm trees they are big, thanks for the schooling
Hi Steve, Love your videos! I have a question. What is the best way to remove stumps and roots if the trees have been harvested? Up here in Western Canada, it's common for farmers to bring the mill loggers in to clear cut but then you're left with the same problem that the air has been cleared (sort of) and no way to leverage the stumps out like you do with your spear. Ben
depending on soil and stump size you are left with excavator, what size excavator? big wood big excavator, cheapest way if pine is to chop stump with chopper allowing water intrusion and speeding up rot, if you don't cut top allowing water in they seal with sap and never rot, very costly to dig big wood and stack and burn, massive job, cut stump wait 2-4 years depending on weather then go in and Rome plow the rotten stumps and crisscross and make pasture or farmland, grew up in the big woods in Washington state we come off the mountain with 6-8 logs on trailer, those days gone now.
Excellent question, found out early in the game stay away from doing that, hard on equipment, which translates to hard on 65 year old operator and while doing that was missing all the gravy jobs that paid better and were less trouble, one man operation, trick was have lowboy so your mobile and getting paid good to move your own equipment, run in on 3-10 acres , jobs the big boys would not mess with, $1,800.00 day plus hauling, versus banging on thousands of stumps riding bronc excavator, there area lot of those jobs , easy on equipment and make 10k-15k a week or 60k k a month, can't do that in the 100 acres clear cut, have junk excavator in a year, just my way, lol
We back trailer into shallow hole lowering deck to ground , then pull dozer up to plow and chain corners of blade to plow lift an back off , set down and use spear to swing tongue out an pin, no way to load it at shop is too heavy, have 410J that will lift it w/o tongue with back bucket full of dirt an extended all way out , like to carry on lowboy but if dozer not on site can not unload thats why pintle hitch trailer, plow is a PIA deluxe but is awesome results onsite. lol
Sorry excavator only. Excavator will kick the dozers ass. Yes I have owned both.. now it is clean up, a good sized excavator will easily move any of those Live Oaks. I will tell you this now, you got a nice set up... all stumps and roots and rocks will be cleared no problem with an excavator. Oh and raked
Have you ever ran a D6R with a tree spear? If you have not then you can only tell me what you'' think'', not what you'' know'' about spear on dozer, excavator is bucking bronco digging big wood, saw your operation on facebook, good looking small iron.
Works on all land, will split top on fresh pine stumps like a chopper, only place it won't tear up is concrete, can open it up more and make a D7 bark hard, thanks for watching
Evening Mr Angus, 6907.3 has been sitting in rich mans barn for last 4 years, new system one undercarriage, bought it and run Cat ET on it and swapped one injector resealed all cylinders an major service, really like it, have owned several but like the lgp in our neck woods
Sad to say I only just stumbled on your channel. I’ve watched a bunch of you videos. I really appreciate them. Question for you, at this $1500/acre price are you pushing the trees over an then piling them. And once done your just running the disc? I presume all organic s are staying onsite for the property owner to dispense of? Been a while since I spent time in a dozer. Getting the urge again. Lol
Yes sir, every job is different as every piece of land is different, to clear and stack starts at $1,500 acre, D6R is extremely fast so we do a lot of clearing in 8 hr day. thanks
Pull up to trailer with spear over Rome an chain corners of blade and one from spear and pick it up and back off, sometimes I have to build dirt ramp on side of trailer or dig hole with dozer and back trailer off into hole then after loading push trailer out of hole, depends on trailer height. Thanks Ms Emily
@@ethanhaley5963 Keep radiator clean lol, have railroad iron 13ft long I pull behind and it covers the deep furrows up real good, where you run out of? You will be amazed at the job it will do, 50 years later no one has invented a 'better' set-up, neighbor has big Tatu and it comparable but not better than the Rome.
sold to guy in williston,he just sold to another guy in williston what I heard, 6 way blade won't stand up to the woods, why bought a push arm dozer this time, knocks right rear idlers and peeled the blade off the backing plate, strong dirt dozer but can't put corner blade pressure on dozer like pushing trees requires, Thanks for watching
Why does every body use a straight blade dozer an attachment a pin on rake to it its extra weight with short teeth just use a c frame machine with a rake an your money ahead and less wear
6 way blade will not stand up to pushing big trees with blade corners, breaks the cylinders that tilt blade, center pivot pin is awesome for dirt work but junk in the woods, with rake hanging on blade you get done clearing the land with 18 inch teeth then pull up to tree an chain rake to tree and finish any dirt work before you leave, all depends what task is for machine, lots of folks tell me all about a spear is worthless and never have used one, c frame rake is great if raking is all you are going to need on the job and as you state is a lot easier on dozer, 70% time we are ''landscape clearing'' selective tree removal for the folks, other 30% we are total clearing'' forest to farmland'', if you go with rake only then requires either return an mount straight blade at shop or in field, this is why some jobs have a small amount of raking a large amount of dirt work and others have large amount of raking and small amount dirt work, hope this answers your question Mr Raymond
I just prefer the six way Steve an your right it's hard on push arms cylinders if clearing big trees ,, but the c frame is versatile I also use a pin on fleco stump block with a side splitter to grub big ones or just stumps ,, have you ever seen one it's old school I'd like to do send you a video of it working on my D 7 g cat, but again it's a lot of equiptment extra to haul around, and I use the excavator a lot to clear with thanks for replying steve
@@raymondquave2843 That is kinda a compliment sir, I am 70 so yes have used the stump block lol, now I program caterpillar ecm's and upload injector trim files with cat ET, been down a lot of ole roads and every damn mile is really showing up, I could sure work with someone such as yourself be safe out there sir
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I am selfishly happy you have retired from being retired. Lol. I enjoy your videos so much. My best friend and i have started an excavating business. Clearing land is one of the things we do. You sir have been an inspiration along the way to follow that dream and make it a reality. Thank you.
thanks for the kind words and yes well said retired from retiring thats funny stuff thanks
You are not clearing land, you are clearing air!! Mind blown! You are so right! Your voice reminds me of Bob Ross the artist, I’m chilled out eating hot dogs watching the snow fall here in the Scottish Highlands! Subscribed!!👌
Excellent past time if it is snowing lol, 82 degrees here today, glad you enjoyed Mr Stephan
Finally someone who gets it! I argue all the time to guys who mulch and claim they “clear” land for farms. If the stump or root is left it will regrow. I’ve cleared a little over 2000 acres of my own land to know what’s needed. I’ve done it all…nothing beats a dozer with a rake and disc harrow.
true true true sir
...really enjoy this land clearing video of yours, thank you kindly. The Rome plough utilized is an absolute winner!
Thank you glad you enjoyed
Haha! Great video! I like listening to you narrative! That good ole country accent! God bless the work of your hands!
I'll give you one thing you darn sure know how to make an ad for yourself. I'd have to say that's one of the best advertisements I watched that anyone made themself.
Thanks Mr Blair for the compliment
Wow......didn't see that one coming! Glad to see you back in the business and back on the channel! Looking forward to more videos too.
Thanks for the kind words, more coming
Nice set up. Like how you narrate when machine is operating. Very informative. So right on the disc vs. mulching. Good job
Thank you Mr Jeremy
That's great information about proper clearing. I've been in construction all my life seen many projects come out of the hole. Clearing land was done before I got there you break it down to a good inderstanding of true clearing. No roots and old stumps leaving sink holes amd ankle busters years down the road.
glad you enjoyed Mr Joseph, thanks for watching
Glad to hear u again Steve , good to c u back , once it’s in ur blood it’s hard to give up
soooo true thanks
Watched every one of your videos, glad you’ve came back out of retirement! Looking into getting into land clearing as a side business, just really interested in everything you can do in that field. Your passion for the business and explanations are second to none, thanks and keep the videos coming!
Thank you for the kind words, tell folks all time not real smart just real old, good luck to you in land clearing, is good business
Steve I’m so glad you’re back! Love your videos and explanations.
Thank you Mr Troy
Loved the Video AND The Country Boy Narration!! Haha! Get Er' Done!!😎😎😎
Thanks
Glad your back! D6 looks like a monster
Thank you sir
good attachment for your D5 and more faster....good equipment for big areas land clearing
yes sir
I like how you saying clearing air you are so correct
Just is what it is, thanks
YES!! glad y'all are back! I like the way you talk
Thanks Mr Joshua, glad you enjoyed
I’m glad to see y’all back going I had a feeling a guy like you couldn’t sit at home.
Thanks Mr Matt, yes sir I suck at retirement lol
The plow and the bar dozer rake plow ARE A GREAT LAND CLEARING COMBO I can see you are very pleased with the out come.
Yes sir Mr Alphonso they exceeded our expectations thanks for watching.
Welcome Back Steve, Wishing You all the Best.
Thank you Mr Mike
1/1/23. Much enjoyed watching & listening to yur video 2day. CAT D6 & 36"(multi/16?) disc Rome plow did a great job! Appreciate your emphasis on extracting the below surface roots to 13" depth. Glad to see another video from you! Comon' give us YT viewers more!👍👍👍⚙️👏😊
be little bit working on new piece equipment right now lol, thanks Mr. James
Hey buddy so glad to see you back on RUclips hope you have a wonderful time love me a big cat
Thanks Mr Lance
I really like your saying of if there are still roots in the ground it is not cleared. I wish they did this before they put my house up. I am getting old stumps that are starting to rot underground and leaving holes everywhere.
Yes sir, only way to ''''clear land'''' is to remove all growth, not cover the stumps with wood chips lol
That’s awesome equipment and a big upgrade. D6Rs are bad to the bone dude two of my buddies have them. I love the Rome plow and that tree spear is built to last! Great vidya as always Steve keep making them coming!!!
Thanks man, see how long my old ass can climb in the cab lol
I think it's great that retirement can't keep good people down. Your living the extreme big kid dream of work with dig dozers and playing in Florida's sandbox. As a native Floridian I love that your able to help the people make the most of there land. I only wish the good Lord would of lead me down the path to have a great service business like this. So I hope that good things will come you way and I really enjoy your vlogs on your land clearing progress throughout Florida!
Man those words are straight from the heart, at 70 you learn to recognize where words are formed, best wishes from me to you for your dream to become reality, thanks Mr Razer, oh yea BTW it is fun in the sandbox till ya break something lol
My reason is , with out a doubt the excavator is way more versatile than a Dozer. You get a Cat 336 and it will tree removing time and limb and stack and load etc etc. Man that is amazing that your machine will take a tree out with a 10 foot tap root.. that disc is sweet. That Disc is an industrial Disc... problem for me most if not all of my work is Suburbia...I am familiar with your High Track , it is a beast that’s for sure. I would love to have a Dozer again
Mr James You are 110% right a 336 is a hoss, an yes that Rome is a PIA get on location, putting new blades on it today an gonna post video of my 70 year old azz doing it in couple days, ever up my way stop by, like your red truck nice ass iron.
@@stevebenifiel5068 70 years old, my man you are a bad ass...... Good for you... . I hope I even make to 70. Where in Florida are you? I am in Wellington
@@doublejump6578 Between Cedar Key and Chiefland out in the woods lol
Glad to see yall back and Thanks for the video's and information...👍
So glad your back. I missed you guys!
Thanks Mr Darryl, we glad to be back too
I’m glad you are back working we missed the videos. That plow is amazing. Let me know when you get a big job you want to make a video of with the drone we are close enough. I will bring the drone up and make a video for both our channels and show you the drone. I Would like to meet you.
Thank you sir and will sure do that, be a good day!!!!
It makes life easy after a few passes
Damn fine vid pard and awesome setup! From Idaho ✌️ gidder dunn!! 🍻🍻
Made me laugh my A$$ off, thanks Mr. Shane
Man I love these videos. Subscribed!
thanks
I really enjoy your videos happy to see you back
thank you Mr Leroy
Congrats on coming back to work. Just found you channel today and I’ve watched all of your videos. Really like your content, just wish you would make longer videos.
thanks, glad you enjoyed
Hello. Looks good 👍. Hearing you talk reminds me of the late Reel Mcoy from youtube. Ya got a calm personable voice. Best of luck on un retiring.
Be thanking you Mr Brad for watching and the kind words, be safe out there
More videos Steve, we enjoy your narrations
Thanks Mr Dave
Nice job. I love your Rome breaking disc. Their the best I think. A friend our's runs the same 6 as you. I still just work with a old 7e. Thank you for the interesting video
Hey Mr Brent glad you enjoyed, thanks
Looking forward to another video from you!!!
Getting one gathered up of our shop and what it takes keep all my junk running lol
Nice equipment! Great video
Thanks from mechanic not welder Lol
@@stevebenifiel5068 lol that’s ok
Keep up the great videos good work
Thanks mr Cody
Glad to see you are back!
thanks
Don’t stop make a videos. Good videos !!
thanks will keep on
Can't wait to get a Rome plow for my woods. Love the videos!
That is funny, making a rome plow video now, replacing front blades as we speak, showing some tips/tricks old age will teach you, be done with video and will post in few days thanks for watching
@@stevebenifiel5068 I really enjoy your videos. I grew up farming in Wyoming as a kid, now I do logging and dirt work. I'd like to find a used 36" Rome disc to really park out the areas up here and make them more usable.
@@peakster7486 Will keep eye out and if see one will let you know
Welcome back! You were greatly missed...just wasn't the same watching non native Florida contractors due land cleaning jobs. With that being said ready to watch more😊
Thanks Mr Allan, will get busy lol
Exactly what is so wrong with non native Florida contractors as long as they do a good honest job, charge an honest price and have good personalities. Of course no disrespect for native Florida contractors.
@@brianzybura8633 born in saint pete 1950,
Glad to see you back!
thanks Mr Mike
Every time I drive down I 75 and pass Rome Georgia, i think of the Rome plows the made there.
Thanks for watching Mr Jim
Actually they're built in Cedartown
I'd love to have all that firewood!!
we never run out at my house lol, thanks for watching Mr Robert
Enjoying your channel!!
Thanks Mr David
Glad to see you back
Thank you
Great job. 👍
Thanks Mr. Connie
Glad ur back
Thanks Mr Josh
He has one of them voices you can listen to all day. Would have liked to see the Cat Disc hitting some root balls and stumps.
Hey Mr Matt, be thanking you for the kind words, stay tuned have 60 acres of regrowth coming up on schedule will see can video some of the rough stuff for you, thanks for watching
Been a long time. Glad you are back
Thank you,
Years ago I ran a supertrac cat 250 pulling a disc with a roller.. I guess to pack down the middle for replanting pines.. anyways one day I straddled between the tires a stump around 8-9 inches.. didn't think nothing of it next thing I knew the disc picked it up and slung it into the back glass behind me.. nearest to about a code brown I ever seent.. 🤣
You need a microphone and a stage, i would pay for that kind of humor Mr Ryan
I got to figure out what I'm going to do with our pine stumps. I dropped a few 34" pines, massive stump left. Need to drop the water oaks, keeping the live oaks. Our county won't let us kill a live oak. We have a few live oaks over 150 years old. MASSIVE trees.
Excavator or grind to below surface, if no hurry chop them let water rot them then bring in rome disc if not in hurry
Glad to see you are at it again. As a Floridian I would like to check out your work sometime! Can help too if you like. Equipment is extremely overpriced now due to the Fed's everything bubble.With the price of wood and the low quality I would like to get a stack of pine trees to saw some boards out of.
Get some pines that can saw will holler
@@stevebenifiel5068 With the real estate bubble at historic highs in Miami I am considering a move to a place where land is cheap. Crappy houses around me are selling for 500K and up so what better time to cash out and move?
I love your D6
Thanks Mr Gaz of the north and it is a blast to clear with also,
Great video, new follower here. Man I could use your service here in North Texas.
Thanks and welcome aboard
Great job with dozer pushing trees. Rake an spear a heavy pin on thing on front with blade I use a C FRAME D 7 G AN ATTACH MY RAKE LESS WEIGHT I THINK ON FRONT OF DOZER But they are expensive compared to the pin on type an it's almost impossible to find a good used one for a large C Frame type dozer,, its hard to burn that big live oak whole size effectively, it's got to be broken up,, i use either a trackhoe with a rock bucket on it a 40 k plus lb machine an break them up to pile an burn or I take my D 7 dozer with a fleco stump block with a splitter on it to grub an break up trees, an burn with loader , an that hinge Rome can't be beat no doubt just loading it i had one also but smaller
True Mr Raymond, doing the plowing not issue, getting it loaded and unloaded is pain in the azz big BIG time lol, tell folks if I had any job skills I would do something else, but it does an awesome job, thanks for watching and be safe in the woods
Now thats clearing!
Thank you sir
We use that same rome disk to farm dirt for structural fill, it does a great job but man is it hard to fit right on a low boy
You are sure right Mr Dylan it is a pain to move, but once on location you like the results, nothing compares to Rome turning soil.
Sure like your stuff. Think it would work on the salt cedar infestations out here in the west? Seed bed lasts 3-4 years.
Sure bet it would.
How’s it going? Still in business? Glad to see you all still at it!
Hey Cummins, no sir retired again, first time being old, having to learn every dang day, never been old before, found out plans don't mean anything to your health lol, be safe
I been clearing this week with my D4c glade your back keep the videos coming
Thanks will do
Forest there ( in Brazil )....farms here !!!
yes sir
Very cool
thanks
Cool coming out retirement, I stoped at 25, there is something about clearing land.
Very true Mr. Robbie, especially now with Kung Flu, get out in the woods and away from all the turmoil, thanks for watching.
Boy that Rome will flat rip it up!
Nothing like it, same plow made today 50 years later, thanks for watching Mr James
Great! more land clearing!
Yes sir Mr. Brian just like where your house is, have to have land cleared to build a home, these folks want to have a home built also, cattle require cleared land for grass so you can go get micky d's burger, veggies you eat require cleared land etc. etc. have a good day as you drive to work on the cleared land and park your car on the cleared land, one day they will put us in a box on cleared land.
@@stevebenifiel5068 I get it...lol. I'm in a part of the country where we've lost 90% of our forest. My county has cleared 48 percent of the forest that remained here in 1950. All land greed for farming.
@@briansefring4981 I do understand exactly what you are saying
@@stevebenifiel5068 I couldnt do what you do....I couldn't lay to waste a woods teaming with life. Not faulting you for it...I just couldn't do it
Awesome video. Great job on truly clearly ground. Have you ever thought about covering any CDB tunes
Thanks for the great land clearing info. What model Rome are you using? We have 18 acre field in typical Illinois clay loam soils that has had 1-3 saplings growing. We brush hogged it and ran a dozer over it to level the ground but need to know the right size Rome that will for sure slice dice the roots in the dirt.
Depending on hp you have to pull it, can open/close the gangs to help, always turn left, 32 to 36 inch blades will give you excellent results. Hope this helps
Thanks for the return comment just were are you located I'm down around central Florida just above ft myers palmettos an live oaks heart pine just thinking your from North Florida you comment old dozer there's never a old cat dozer they don't die
Owned heavy diesel shop 40 plus years I do understand what you say, have Cat dealer level software for todays dozers, run out of Chiefland have about same woods as you plus a lot of wetlands
coming from another land clearer, that rake does look well built, and heavy. I'm been in the market for a rome disk for a long time now, and its hard to find any up here in canada worth scrap.
My 3rd Solesbees rake, and no -none-nada complaints, dang Marden choppers and big clearing Romes are real hard to find, will keep eye out, see one don't hesitate cause they go extra fast, just put blades on front gangs of mine gonna post video of that old folks fisaco next week, nursing home starting look pretty good lol
@@stevebenifiel5068 One actually came up, guy said he bought it brand new 35 years ago, its a 12' or 14', was run on cable before from the cat to change the gang angle, want's $7,500. Any thoughts?
@@LLImprovement trch 16? the hinge like mine used be run on cables then hyd, took hydraulic off b/c I run in rough stuff and don't want the hassle of lines torn off, anyway if it has decent blades it is a steal, if knew model could tell you more, have 18k in mine and would not sell for 20k cause can't find them and new is 50k
Bet it is a TRCH 16 like mine if it 12' wide, use to run rope to plow hinge an back up smidge pull rope that will release hinge and pull forward to desired angle and will lock on its own, real simple genius idea, same plow made today by Rome. if 14 wide is prolly a TRCH 20 which has 4 more blades, take a hoss to pull a 20
@@stevebenifiel5068 He pulled it with his versatile 856 which is about a 240hp tractor but he would get stuck if the conditions got wet, then upgraded to a 9370 which is 375hp and it pulled great. I could send you an email to the ad if you wanted to see it.
Holy cow, that can't be cheap, D6, lowboy, 40k for the ploy, probably spent 15 on the root rake, you don't play, lol
Ole boy told me long time ago only cost 80% more to go first class, glad you came by sir
I love watching your vids, you have a great Narrators voice! What's the width of your Rome plow? I'd like to put one behind my D7 up here in North Idaho.
is 12 an 1/2 wide, is a TRCH 16thanks for watching
We use d8 or d9 here for pushing bush mostly poplar and Caragana trees
Morning Mr. Billy, Where in Alberta do you live? Only place I know Caragana grows, thanks for watching.
@@stevebenifiel5068 we live near vermilion I seen the chopper and caterpillar and thought it was cool. All of our pastures get burned standing to take down trees but any grain land is pushed
@@billymcgrath8362 Hey Mr Billy, Ohio or Louisiana ? an please educate me on the reasoning, may help someone here
@@stevebenifiel5068 we live in Canada but burn pastures standing because it is cheaper than a cat and doesn’t kill native species. On the crop land we use a cat to keep the stumps and sticks easier to clean up and to save tires
@@billymcgrath8362 I see, cant burn standing here, they do to clear out underbrush and palmetto bushes, but does not harm trees they are big, thanks for the schooling
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Retired for awhile
Hi Steve,
Love your videos! I have a question. What is the best way to remove stumps and roots if the trees have been harvested? Up here in Western Canada, it's common for farmers to bring the mill loggers in to clear cut but then you're left with the same problem that the air has been cleared (sort of) and no way to leverage the stumps out like you do with your spear.
Ben
depending on soil and stump size you are left with excavator, what size excavator? big wood big excavator, cheapest way if pine is to chop stump with chopper allowing water intrusion and speeding up rot, if you don't cut top allowing water in they seal with sap and never rot, very costly to dig big wood and stack and burn, massive job, cut stump wait 2-4 years depending on weather then go in and Rome plow the rotten stumps and crisscross and make pasture or farmland, grew up in the big woods in Washington state we come off the mountain with 6-8 logs on trailer, those days gone now.
Steve what made you stop using a excavator? How do you get thousands of stumps out on a clear cut?
Excellent question, found out early in the game stay away from doing that, hard on equipment, which translates to hard on 65 year old operator and while doing that was missing all the gravy jobs that paid better and were less trouble, one man operation, trick was have lowboy so your mobile and getting paid good to move your own equipment, run in on 3-10 acres , jobs the big boys would not mess with, $1,800.00 day plus hauling, versus banging on thousands of stumps riding bronc excavator, there area lot of those jobs , easy on equipment and make 10k-15k a week or 60k k a month, can't do that in the 100 acres clear cut, have junk excavator in a year, just my way, lol
How do u get that monster disk off the trlr? Interesting way to clear land, good stuff
We back trailer into shallow hole lowering deck to ground , then pull dozer up to plow and chain corners of blade to plow lift an back off , set down and use spear to swing tongue out an pin, no way to load it at shop is too heavy, have 410J that will lift it w/o tongue with back bucket full of dirt an extended all way out , like to carry on lowboy but if dozer not on site can not unload thats why pintle hitch trailer, plow is a PIA deluxe but is awesome results onsite. lol
How do you load plow onto your tag Tralee?
Chain it to blade an side load
Sorry excavator only. Excavator will kick the dozers ass. Yes I have owned both.. now it is clean up, a good sized excavator will easily move any of those Live Oaks. I will tell you this now, you got a nice set up... all stumps and roots and rocks will be cleared no problem with an excavator. Oh and raked
Have you ever ran a D6R with a tree spear? If you have not then you can only tell me what you'' think'', not what you'' know'' about spear on dozer, excavator is bucking bronco digging big wood, saw your operation on facebook, good looking small iron.
works good for sandy land
Works on all land, will split top on fresh pine stumps like a chopper, only place it won't tear up is concrete, can open it up more and make a D7 bark hard, thanks for watching
Nice dozer and disc. How many hours are on dozer?
Evening Mr Angus, 6907.3 has been sitting in rich mans barn for last 4 years, new system one undercarriage, bought it and run Cat ET on it and swapped one injector resealed all cylinders an major service, really like it, have owned several but like the lgp in our neck woods
Sad to say I only just stumbled on your channel. I’ve watched a bunch of you videos. I really appreciate them.
Question for you, at this $1500/acre price are you pushing the trees over an then piling them. And once done your just running the disc?
I presume all organic s are staying onsite for the property owner to dispense of?
Been a while since I spent time in a dozer. Getting the urge again. Lol
Yes sir, every job is different as every piece of land is different, to clear and stack starts at $1,500 acre, D6R is extremely fast so we do a lot of clearing in 8 hr day. thanks
Hello Sir great video, where in Florida do you operate? That price includes clearing and root raking with those giant equipment?
Retired Mr John, good luck with your project
@@stevebenifiel5332 thank you for the reply, enjoy your retirement. Anyone you recommend? Lakeland/lake whales area
@@johnrosado9245 No sir,
How do you load and unload your plow?
Pull up to trailer with spear over Rome an chain corners of blade and one from spear and pick it up and back off, sometimes I have to build dirt ramp on side of trailer or dig hole with dozer and back trailer off into hole then after loading push trailer out of hole, depends on trailer height. Thanks Ms Emily
Blade on dozer, spear and corners pick up back up, sometimes have build ramp with dirt or dig hole, necissity mother of invention lol Thanks Ms Emily
What size blades are they?
36 inch Mr Luther
Can you keep the videos coming?
retired, send them from the gulf fishing lol, Thanks Mr.Ryan
Is Pensacola in your service area?
Have to be several acres,
Do you have to have a contractor license to clear land?
Retired
heck yea
well said lol
What model is that plow is it a TRCH-16?
Yes sir Mr. Ethan it is a Rome TRCH-16
Thanks I appreciate it I just purchased one and wanted to be sure our D6R would pull it.
@@ethanhaley5963 Keep radiator clean lol, have railroad iron 13ft long I pull behind and it covers the deep furrows up real good, where you run out of? You will be amazed at the job it will do, 50 years later no one has invented a 'better' set-up, neighbor has big Tatu and it comparable but not better than the Rome.
Steve Benifiel We run out of north texas and southern Oklahoma
@@ethanhaley5963 My old stomping grounds lol
where did your 5 go?
sold to guy in williston,he just sold to another guy in williston what I heard, 6 way blade won't stand up to the woods, why bought a push arm dozer this time, knocks right rear idlers and peeled the blade off the backing plate, strong dirt dozer but can't put corner blade pressure on dozer like pushing trees requires, Thanks for watching
Can't get it outta the blood once it's in there that love of iron dies hard
Thanks Scott it is sure true
U sound just like Ron white.
Thanks I sure like him, lol
Why does every body use a straight blade dozer an attachment a pin on rake to it its extra weight with short teeth just use a c frame machine with a rake an your money ahead and less wear
6 way blade will not stand up to pushing big trees with blade corners, breaks the cylinders that tilt blade, center pivot pin is awesome for dirt work but junk in the woods, with rake hanging on blade you get done clearing the land with 18 inch teeth then pull up to tree an chain rake to tree and finish any dirt work before you leave, all depends what task is for machine, lots of folks tell me all about a spear is worthless and never have used one, c frame rake is great if raking is all you are going to need on the job and as you state is a lot easier on dozer, 70% time we are ''landscape clearing'' selective tree removal for the folks, other 30% we are total clearing'' forest to farmland'', if you go with rake only then requires either return an mount straight blade at shop or in field, this is why some jobs have a small amount of raking a large amount of dirt work and others have large amount of raking and small amount dirt work, hope this answers your question Mr Raymond
I just prefer the six way Steve an your right it's hard on push arms cylinders if clearing big trees ,, but the c frame is versatile I also use a pin on fleco stump block with a side splitter to grub big ones or just stumps ,, have you ever seen one it's old school I'd like to do send you a video of it working on my D 7 g cat, but again it's a lot of equiptment extra to haul around, and I use the excavator a lot to clear with thanks for replying steve
@@raymondquave2843 That is kinda a compliment sir, I am 70 so yes have used the stump block lol, now I program caterpillar ecm's and upload injector trim files with cat ET, been down a lot of ole roads and every damn mile is really showing up, I could sure work with someone such as yourself be safe out there sir
LOL, back from retirement...
Mr. Richard it is worse than that, this 3rd time un- retired lol
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Thanks Mr Erik old school to old school
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Steve Iv got a farm just outside milledgeville ga. Do you have a number to contact you?
Hey Chris have questions this winter give me a call