One of the first things I bought was my tractor. Every man needs a tractor. Especially if he's got 3 acres so thick he can't walk on it. It really helped me clearing my building pad when I was building on my lot near Lake Murray. That and my chain saw. The other best thing I got was a used wood chipper. I cut down all of the small trees and limbs from my pad area and drive area and piled them in a big pile. It was about 8' high and 30' long. Then I fed it all through the chipper. The one I got takes limbs up to 6" diameter. Stuff that big or bigger I cut into firewood for the neighbors. Didn't have to burn it or haul it away. And you'll find great uses for all that mulch. During construction you spread it around to keep the mud at bay. And more importantly, it's great for erosion control and keeping runoff out of the streams and storm drains. They make a sleeve that you can pack with the chips for the storm drains in subdivisions. Also if you have some scrap framing lumber left over which you will, trust me, it can go in the chipper too. Later on you can use the mulch for landscaping. I do want to get a smaller chipper like the troy built one to further reduce the size of the chips so they look better in my planting beds. All in all I saved many trips to the dump by having this thing onsite. Sure worked for me. And if you're a developer think about starting a community storage area for wood chips. Your builders can contribute to the pile and the residents can get free wood chips.
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