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How much area can you clear in an hour or day?
The production
rate depends on three things: how thick the brush to be
cleared is, how many desirable trees there are to work around,
and the terrain. Most jobs for the Hydro Axes fall somewhere
in the broad range of 2 to 5 acres a day. We can give you
a closer estimate by looking at your land.
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What do you do with the mulch? Do you pick it up?
GWC recommends
that the mulch be left on the ground. It has tremendous
benefits by reducing erosion, capturing rain, holding the
moisture in the soil, and lowering the soil temperatures
in the summer. It will prevent the baked earth effect of
other clearing methods that expose the soil to direct sunlight
without protection. In some cases such as building slabs
or road building areas, the mulch can be moved with a loader
and relocated for use elsewhere.
• Will grass grow through the mulch?
Yes, grass will
definitely grow in the mulch. The cedar mulch does not chemically
retard the growth. I believe this misconception stems from
mulching without reseeding in thick cedar areas where no
grass remained under the trees. If there are seeds there
they will grow, but if there is nothing, the results are
predictable. This is why we recommend seeding many of our
clearing jobs.
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Can you leave trees that we want to keep?
We work around
desirable trees on just about every job. Our operators are
expert in protecting the trees you want to leave.
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Do you charge by the acre or hour?
Normally we charge
by hours of machine operation. We have found that hourly
charges work best for our customers and us, although some
jobs are priced as a lump sum or by the acre. Many times
peoplešs priorities change as they watch different areas
of their property open up and see how much progress we can
make in a short time.
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How far will you travel to do work? Do you charge for transportation
or set up?
We will travel
to work anywhere in Texas. There are no transportation charges
within 100 miles of Wimberley, Texas. We absorb that cost
into our minimum time charge. Outside 100 miles the transportation
charge is $2/mile, negotiable based on the size of the job.
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How small or large of an area will you work on?
GWC has different
types of equipment for all size jobs. We have completed
lots measuring from feet to hundreds of acres.
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Does cedar grow back from the roots?
No. If the cedar
is cut to the ground it will die.
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Can you attack mesquite trees?
Yes. However,
mesquite will probably grow back without treatment. We have
been told that if we Hydro Ax larger mesquites they may
not come back. Also if we mulch and then the land is kept
shredded they will eventually give up and die.
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Do you provide service for scrub oak?
Yes. We can mulch
scrub oak and then apply a specific herbicide to prevent
regrowth.
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What about rocks?
We work in rocks
all the time. Yes, they are hard on the equipment and we
try to avoid hitting them. Big boulders must be avoided.
Smaller rocks get pulverized. The quality of mulch is reduced
in very rocky areas because we cannot go back over it very
well.
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What about slopes?
The Hydro Axes
are four-wheel drive with very large tires. They can work
on slopes that are not extremely steep. As a general rule
the tractors will work on anything a person can easily traverse.
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If you have other questions please call or email to
brent@wimberleyconstruction.com
