Getting into land clearing or brush hogging is a new area of my business that has already taught me a lot. Mistakes aplenty have been made in my first year of this endeavor, and this particular job you are seeing taught me at least ten things about land clearing/ brush hogging/ bush hogging, and here they are in no particular order.

0:14 Be familiar with and check your heavy equipment before starting the job.
0:43 How to deal with animals when clearing land.
1:26 When quoting jobs, don't forget to expect the worst.
1:53 When quoting clearing jobs, don't forget about what you don't know!
2:09 Make sure the client knows what they want done with fencelines.
2:42 Don't forget to add time to the quote for things that will go wrong.
3:15 Have a way to carry tools and gloves with you.
3:53 Don't forget how long pond banks will take you.
4:34 On long jobs, be ready to swap blades or cutters
5:15 Set client expectations BEFORE the clearing job begins.

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