Land clearing, grading & brush hogging in Franklin, TN

Clearing a Franklin lot or acreage: where we start

A grown-up lot in Franklin rarely needs one machine. It needs the right order. We begin with a walk of the ground to see what is under the growth, then cut it back, open it up and leave it graded so the next trade can get in. Our crew is two brothers, Josh and Mark Collier, working from Lawrenceburg. We take Franklin work for larger jobs, which in practice means acreage, whole-lot clearing and building sites rather than a single stump or a few shrubs.

Brush hogging up to 10 inches

The brush hog on our Kubota SVL 97-2 cuts brush, briars, saplings and small trees up to 10 inches thick. It is the fast first pass on overgrown pasture, fence rows and old field edges, and it lets us see the ground before we commit to a plan. It cuts above ground, so stumps and roots stay unless the job calls for the excavator. We do not mulch. The cut material is dropped where it falls and can be piled or loaded out.

When the excavator comes in

Where a building site, driveway or pad needs stumps and roots out, the Kubota KX057-5 does the digging and pushing, and the track loader gathers what is left. Material we cannot take safely, such as large trees, goes to an arborist first. We do not climb trees.

Rough grading and haul-off

After the growth is gone we shape the ground so water leaves it, fill low spots, and haul off what should not stay. If the lot is headed for a house, shop or barn, the next step is a proper pad; if it is headed for a driveway, see our Brentwood and core driveway pages. Stone or gravel for a base is sourced from the quarry and delivered to the site by us. We do not sell it.

Before you call about a Franklin lot

• The address and roughly how many acres need work
• Where survey stakes, fences, wells, septic lids and buried lines are
• Width of the gate or entrance for a trailer
• Where cut brush can go, or whether it should be hauled away
• A few phone photos of the thickest growth

Getting to Franklin from Lawrenceburg

Franklin is a trailer trip for us. A quick call usually tells both of us whether the job is big enough to make sense. We do not claim a local office, local crews or quick response times. We do claim honest quotes, and we show up to walk the property before we commit.

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