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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Your info has been very helpful. Yes, I understand that the prices for Highland cattle can and probably will crash at some point. To tell you the truth, I didn't get into Highland cattle to make money off of. I thought if I could occasionally sell a calf or two and make enough money to pay...
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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    I've been watching youtube video's of forest mulchers for several months now. They do appear to be an excellent tool that would indeed do what I would want to do on my property. The 30 acres was logged 7 years ago and up here in the UP of Michigan, aspen/poplar trees take over the area and...
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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    This is what that land looks like now.
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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Yep, it's the enjoyment of the activity and not necessarily making big money; but there is a financial benefit to what I'm doing. I enjoy being around my cattle and I like taking poor land and turning it into productive land. My Highlands help me turn poor land into beautiful pasture. I...
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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    2 Acre Red Pine Plantation
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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Pics of 8 acres of mostly hardwoods (maple/red oak).
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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Pics of 8 acres with mostly dead/dying spruce/balsam fir:
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    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    The other day I posted on this forum about buying a 2000 Caterpillar 315BL excavator (with mechanical thumb) that was being sold locally here in Northern Michigan. The owner's price was $35,000 and had 9,400 hours on it. Many responded to my post indicating the unit was considered too small for...
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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

    He said they run about 500 hours per year operating the excavator. It's a trucking and excavating business. He uses the excavator mainly for clearing lots or perhaps digging basements.
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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

    The property has a 6.5 acre field. For the last two summers I was able to rotationally graze 7 cows and a few of their calves. I just rotate them every 5 days or so.
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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

    Yes, this is a retirement hobby thing for me.
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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

    Actually, it looks like the filters have 824 hours on them as the hour meter reads 9459 hrs. How many hours does caterpillar recommend to change hydraulic filters on this unit?
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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

    A silvopasture is the technical term where instead of completely clearing the land, you select cut the trees so that you reduce the canopy so sunlight can hit the forest floor. Cattle can then graze the new plant growth. Or perhaps you could plant grass seed and establish grass for cattle feed.
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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

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    Newbie buying used Cat Excavator - Opinions, Recommendations ?

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