How to Clear Land with a Bulldozer

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Drive head-on. Set the blade level with the ground to uproot stumps.. Blast monstrous stumps with explosives to reduce equipment costs.

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1

Drive head-on

Step 1

Drive head-on

2

Set the blade level with the ground to uproot stumps.

Step 2

Set the blade level with the ground to uproot stumps.

3

Blast monstrous stumps with explosives to reduce equipment costs.

Step 3

Blast monstrous stumps with explosives to reduce equipment costs.

4

Lower the blade below surface level to dig out shallow roots and debris.

Step 4

Lower the blade below surface level to dig out shallow roots and debris.

5

Gather brush and debris into neat piles where they can be disposed of easily.

Step 5

Gather brush and debris into neat piles where they can be disposed of easily.

6

Burn brush piles while you finish clearing your work site to save time.

Step 6

Burn brush piles while you finish clearing your work site to save time.

7

Use your dozer's ripper to bust up pavement, bedrock, and compacted earth.

Step 7

Use your dozer's ripper to bust up pavement, bedrock, and compacted earth.

8

Relocate excess soil to build up ditches, gulches, and other low spots.

Step 8

Relocate excess soil to build up ditches, gulches, and other low spots.

9

Go over your cleared site in overlapping strips to get it nice and level.

Step 9

Go over your cleared site in overlapping strips to get it nice and level.

10

Comb the land in at least two different directions to be thorough.

Step 10

Comb the land in at least two different directions to be thorough.

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