How much does it cost to clear an acre of land?

It depends on how thick the brush is, how many trees, and how steep or wet the ground is. Light brush is quick; an acre of heavy scrub and small trees takes longer. I walk the lot and bid the real conditions.

How long does it take to clear an acre of land?

Light brush can be a day; heavy growth with trees and stumps takes longer. The Kubota SVL 97-2 with the right attachment moves fast, but I'd rather give you an honest timeline after I see it than promise a day and blow it.

How do you quote land clearing?

I come out, walk the lot, and look at what's actually there: brush density, tree size, slope, and how wet the ground is. Then you get a bid for that lot, not a per-acre sticker price that doesn't match reality.

Do you haul off or pile what you clear?

Either way. I can pile it on-site for you to burn or deal with, or haul it off. We'll sort that out when I bid so the price covers what you actually want done.

God Guides, We Grade.

I'll rip out the locust and brush so the back lot is yours to use again

You bought the acreage so the kids could ride four-wheelers and you could put a shop back there someday. Then the back half disappeared under honey locust, multiflora rose, and a wall of brush. I clear it with a grapple on the Kubota, pull the stumps, and haul off the mess — so you get your land back instead of fighting it with a chainsaw every fall.

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Brandon Bange, owner. I bid every clearing job myself.

Overgrowth doesn't stay put

A brush line eats a few more feet of usable property every year. The locust seeds itself, the thorns make it a no-go zone for the dog and the kids, and what was a clean back pasture when you bought the place is now a thicket you can't walk through. Clearing it by hand is a dozen weekends and a sore back. The machine does it in a day or two.

How I clear it

Walk it and mark it. We agree on exactly what comes out and what stays — that good shade tree by the fence line isn't going anywhere unless you want it to.
Grapple out the brush and small trees. The Kubota's grapple rips brush, saplings, and locust out by the root instead of leaving a field of stumps to trip over.
Pull the stumps. Where you want a clean usable surface, I take the stumps out so you can mow it, build on it, or seed it.
Haul off the debris. I clear the pile off your property, or stack it for a burn if that's how you'd rather handle it.

Overgrown fence rows, brush lines, invasive honeysuckle and locust, old camper and debris cleanup — if it's between you and usable ground, I clear it. For thick acreage where you'd rather grind it in place than haul it, ask me about <a href="/services/forestry-mulching">forestry mulching</a>. Either way you're left with a clean slate you can actually do something with — because we don't just move dirt, we solve property problems.

Same lot cleared back to clean, usable ground after the work — Overgrown lot cleared back to usable ground in Lincoln County

Overgrown lot covered in brush and small trees before clearing — Overgrown lot cleared back to usable ground in Lincoln County

Real reviews from real neighbors are on the way.

I post them with a first name and a town as folks send them in — I don't run made-up quotes. Want to be the first? Book a bid and I'll earn it.

Want your back lot back?

Show me the line you want cleared. I'll walk it, tell you what comes out, and put a real number on it.

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Land Clearing & Brush Removal questions I hear

Do you haul the brush away or do I deal with it?

Your call. I can haul the whole pile off your property, or stack it neat for a burn if you'd rather do it that way. I'll never leave you a mountain of brush to figure out yourself.

Can you clear it without tearing up the rest of the ground?

The tracked Kubota is gentle on the soil compared to a wheeled machine, and I work clean. The part of the property you're keeping nice stays nice.

What's it cost to clear an acre?

Depends on how thick it is — light brush is a different job than a solid wall of locust and stumps. I'll walk it and give you a straight number, and I'll tell you honestly if it's a half-day job instead of a two-day one.

How soon can you get out?

I bid the week you call and the work's usually two-to-three weeks out, weather depending. Faster answer? Call (573) 754-2482 or text me a photo of the overgrowth.

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Towns I do land clearing & brush removal in

This is some of my most-asked-for work across Lincoln County and the St. Charles County line. Here's where I do the most of it — tap your town for the local details.

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Name, phone, your town, and a sentence (or a photo) of what you want cleared. Email's optional. I come out and look at every job myself — no commercial site work, no landscaping pitch, just honest dirt work for homeowners. Bid this week, work usually in the next two-to-three.