a how many acres question

[cedar hacker]

Iv got stretch of land someone asked me to clear.i measured it right at a mile long and maybe 40 yds across.the across varys a bit but no more than probably 60 yds.how many acres would you guess it at.the people told me 5 acres but i just dont see it.

 

[exSW]

More like 15 acres.5280'(one mile)x120'(40 yards)/43500'(one square acre)=14.57acres.All work,bid high.

 

[cedar hacker]

Yeah thats what i was thinking.more than 10 acres.i already open my mouth and said id do it thinking it was 5 acres.no problem 2 days.lol not.

 

[Guido Salvage]

You doing this by hand with a saw or with a dozer or loader?

 

[cedar hacker]

Saw. A 250 & 290

 

[JakeG]

Taking trees down & clearing are two completely different things. I always take a good cruise of the entire property and know how much land I'm working with before saying yay or nay.

Use this to outline the specific piece of land: Area Calculator Using Maps

 

[Guido Salvage]

Saw. A 250 & 290

Good luck, hope you know what you are getting in to and have an exit strategy in place.

 

[SawTroll]

Taking trees down & clearing are two completely different things. ....

Of course it is important to know exactly what result is expected, before making a bid!

 

[cedar hacker]

Yes i agree clearing and cutting two different things.i do both but prefer just cutting. Exit plan being get an extra person and knock it out. Done it before.iv been hauling cedar off the ranch to sell.the owner asked me about it so i figured id do it for him.

 

[SawTroll]

Saw. A 250 & 290

Doesn't sound like the right saws for such jobs, even though they will do it....

 

[mainewoods]

Not sure what Texas has for rules but I would be checking those property lines very closely. That 40 yard wide slice of land can shrink pretty quickly if there are boundary buffer zone laws. And then there is slash-and abutting landowner damage laws to consider. Or is this a piece of of land in the middle of his property with no adjoining property owner.

 

[cedar hacker]

I have no idea on the laws about it.but it is some 6000 acre private ranch and the government has some sort of cedar removal program.water conservation i think.

 

[TonyRumore]

For those of you who don't know about Texas Cedar trees.....they really aren't trees. More like Juniper bushes. They can get pretty big and bushy, but the trunk usually only goes up a couple of feet and then the whole thing branches out in every direction like a bush. A large trunk is only about a foot in diamter. You don't need a very big saw.

Tony

 

[PDQHUSKY]

More like 15 acres.5280'(one mile)x120'(40 yards)/43500'(one square acre)=14.57acres.All work,bid high.

There is 43.560 square ft. in one acre.

 

[Hedgerow]

I have no idea on the laws about it.but it is some 6000 acre private ranch and the government has some sort of cedar removal program.water conservation i think.

Yes... Where the western Red Cedar grows, (which is actually a juniper IIRC), nothing else does...
Including grasses and quail...
When you remove them, there's just a 30' diameter circle of nothingness....
But I LOVE to burn it....
Get any large enough to mill???

 

[exSW]

There is 43.560 square ft. in one acre.

You mean 43,560 square ft don't you?

 

[Hedgerow]

There is 43.560 square ft. in one acre.

Surely, you accidentally put a . where you meant to put a ,

Yes???

 

[PDQHUSKY]

You mean 43,560 square ft don't you?

Yes I sure did. I didn't mean 43500.

 

[Kenskip1]

If one square acre 43560 sqft. gets 1 inch of rain how many gallon is it? This can be done. I had a John Deere book that splains how if I could find it, Ken

 

[cedar hacker]

Where im clearing most are about 3 in.there are a few that are 18 in.the ones i get for hauling are 15 in minimum trunks