About Central Ohio Land Clearing
We clear land across Licking, Muskingum, Knox, and Fairfield counties using tracked forestry mulching equipment. Here's who we are and how we work.
We clear land across Licking, Muskingum, Knox, and Fairfield counties using tracked forestry mulching equipment. Here's who we are and how we work.
Who we are
We're a land clearing operation based in Central Ohio, focused on the four-county region of Licking, Muskingum, Knox, and Fairfield. That's our territory — we know the land here, we know the soil conditions, we know the invasive species problems that are common in each county's woodlots and pastures, and we know the terrain well enough to work it efficiently with the right equipment.
We run tracked forestry mulching equipment — the right tool for the vast majority of clearing jobs in this region. It handles the clay-heavy soils of Licking and Fairfield counties without compaction damage. It works the hillier terrain of Muskingum and Knox counties safely. It processes dense honeysuckle, multiflora rose, and pioneer tree growth that would take a crew weeks to clear by hand, in a day or two.
We work with property owners, farmers, builders, and developers. Some jobs are straightforward — a wooded lot that needs to be cleared before construction starts. Others are more involved — a 15-year-old pasture that's grown completely back to brush, or a woodlot where the entire understory is honeysuckle and the owner wants it back to native forest. We've done both, and everything in between.
How we work
We don't quote land clearing jobs from satellite images. That might work for simple jobs in predictable conditions, but Central Ohio properties are too variable — soil conditions, vegetation density, terrain, access — for a satellite quote to be reliable. An estimate that's wrong by 50% in either direction isn't helpful to anyone.
We come to your property. We walk it with you. We look at the vegetation density, the terrain, the access, and any site conditions that affect the job. You get a written quote before we leave. That quote is what you pay — not a number that changes when the machine shows up.
We give honest timelines too. If a job is going to take three days, we tell you three days. Not one day to win the job and three days in the field. Builders who have us scheduled before their excavators, farmers who need work done around their operations, and property owners who have plans that depend on the clearing being done on time — they all need to be able to count on what we tell them.
"The feedback we get most consistently from clients is that they appreciated knowing upfront what the job would cost and how long it would take. That sounds like a low bar. It shouldn't be — but in this industry, it kind of is."
Our equipment
We run tracked forestry mulching equipment — not wheeled skid steers, not tractor-mounted brush hogs. Tracked machines handle the terrain across our service area better than any alternative.
On the clay-heavy soils common in Licking and Fairfield counties, tracked equipment distributes its weight across a wide footprint and avoids the compaction and rutting that wheeled machines create, especially in spring and fall when the ground is soft. On the hillier terrain in Muskingum and Knox counties, tracks provide the traction and stability that wheeled equipment can't match on significant grade.
The mulching head is a high-speed rotating drum with carbide teeth. It handles trees up to about 8 inches diameter and processes dense brush down to ground level in a single pass. What's left is a wood chip mulch layer that breaks down over one to two seasons and actually improves the soil beneath it.
We maintain our equipment. That sounds obvious, but it matters — a machine that breaks down in the middle of your job is a problem for everyone. We keep our equipment in working condition and we don't put it on a property until it's ready to run.