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Our Methodology
BUSH CLEARING & LAND PREPARATION
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Land clearing must be treated more as an art than a science because production rates and methods vary greatly from one area to another. This section deals with the many variables in land clearing including methods, equipment and procedure to determine productivity rates.
• Vegetative growth — Factors affecting production and therefore cost, include the number of trees, size of trees, wood density, root systems, vines and under- growth. These factors can be estimated by a tree count. For this we will do a survey.
• End Use of Land — since different end uses require different degrees of clearing (i.e. highways, dams, tree crops, row crops etc.), this is one of the most important factors to consider in choosing the proper clearing method and equipment.
• Soil Conditions or Bearing Capacity — Factors affecting clearing operations include topsoil depth, soil type, moisture content, and the presence of rocks and stones.
• Topography — Grade and terrain factors such as steep slopes, ditches, swampy areas, boulders and even ant hills greatly affect the normal operation of some equipment.
• Rainfall and climate — Usually all phases of cleared land from cutting to burning are a great concern to some degree with temperature changes and the amount of rainfall during the clearing operation.
• Job Specifications — dictate the degree of clearing to be done, area size, completion dates, method of debris disposal, soil conservation and other factors which affect method and equipment selection.
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EQUIPMENT CHOICES
Methods for Initial Felling — There are several methods
• Indicating the degree of clearing for initial felling and several types of equipment for use with each method. The economical land area for each type of equipment will vary with the capital cost of equipment and mobilization cost. It is also affected by whether there are alternate uses for equipment such as using tractors for other construction work or tillage.
• Land Clearing Machines — Job size, severity of job such as tree size, and time limit to complete will influence machine selection. Some machines, such as the D6R, D7R, D8R and D9R are more suited for this type of work than others, but imagination and resourcefulness can allow the other types of machines in specific applications. For example, loaders are used more today in raking and piling operations than ever before.
• Operator Protection and Machine Guarding — Daily production has been estimated to increase 20% when cab guards are used. Cabs designed specifically for clearing are available from Rome and other auxiliary equipment manufacturers.
• The radiator, engine and underside of the tractor must be well protected. Perforated hoods, screens, crankcase guards and hydraulic cylinder guards are generally recommended.
• Generally speaking, lower cost clearing can be done with larger tractors if the amount of clearing involved is sufficient to merit the initial investment in the bigger machines. Because most clearing work requires frequent direction changes, a power shift transmission should be standard equipment. The direct drive transmission tractor is recommended when the tractor is use principally in constant drawbar work such as chaining or pulling a disc harrow. In most applications, a winch should also be considered in one of every three tractors in a fleet.
Our equipment.
Using Savannah Global Machinery through out Africa, we deliver the most efficient bush clearing projects done at an unbeatable standard. Here is some of our equipment below.
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