Pond Construction
We build new farm and home ponds with an excavator and a skid loader. We dig the basin and build the dam, then shape the banks and the spillway.
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Fence line clearing takes the trees and brush out of a fence row or tree line that has grown up. In eastern Kansas, volunteer cedars and hedge trees fill these rows until the old wire disappears inside them. A new fence cannot go up until the row is open again. Nickell's Land Management does this work around Parker with an excavator and a skid loader.
The excavator takes the trees down and pulls the stumps out of the line, roots and all. Brush and small cedars can be ground in place instead, with a forestry mulching head on the skid loader. What is left is an open strip, ready for new posts. Fence line clearing is one part of land clearing in Parker and Linn County.
Tell us what the land needs and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Birds sit on fence wire and posts. K-State Research and Extension says birds eat cedar berries and spread the seed along fence lines. The strip under the wire is hard to mow, so those seedlings get a head start. K-State notes that young cedars can grow a foot or more a year where rain and soil allow.
Hedge fills many older rows. Early settlers planted Osage orange, called hedge in Kansas, as a living fence for livestock. A 1939 K-State report put the Osage orange hedgerows in Kansas at about 39,400 miles. Settlers planted them along section and quarter lines in place of fences.
Left alone, either kind of row turns into a wall of trees around the old wire. Hedge adds stout thorns up to an inch long. Clearing the row is the first step toward a new fence.
In fence row clearing, pulling the roots matters most with hedge. K-State Research and Extension says hedge and honey locust sprout back from parts left below ground. So the excavator pulls hedge out by the stump, roots and all. Cedars are different: K-State says a cedar cut off below its lowest green branch will not sprout back.
The trees and stumps the excavator pulls go into piles on site. Before work starts, we settle how wide a strip you want and whether one side or both sides get cleared. If old wire has grown into the trunks, mention it when you call or text.
Around Parker, tree lines run along field edges and pasture fences. Over time the shade and the roots creep farther into the grass. K-State Research and Extension notes that cedar shade and cedar water use both cut into pasture forage. Tree line removal takes the row down so the field edge comes back into use.
Pulling stumps moves earth, so Kansas law treats it as excavation. The law puts the Kansas 811 notice on whoever does the digging, at least two full working days ahead. Utilities only have to mark their own lines. Tell us if a private line runs to a barn or a shop near the row.
We clear fence rows and tree lines across Linn County and about 60 miles out from our base in Parker. That takes in Fort Scott and Iola to the south and Olathe to the north. See the full list of towns we serve.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 60 miles around Parker across eastern Kansas.
(620) 252-9314From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (620) 252-9314, or send the form. Tell us where the land is and what is growing on it.
We come out to see the growth and the ground. We also check how the machines will get in.
The quote spells out the work and comes to you in writing. Work starts once you approve it.
The skid loader and the excavator go to work. Brush gets mulched in place, or trees come out and get piled on site.
The cleared ground is ready for what comes next. That may be pasture again or a house site for your builder.
Common questions about fence line clearing around Parker and the rest of eastern Kansas. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build new farm and home ponds with an excavator and a skid loader. We dig the basin and build the dam, then shape the banks and the spillway.
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We dig the silt and muck out of old farm and home ponds with an excavator. Then we clear and reshape the overgrown banks and the dam.
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We build retaining walls where a bank or a grade change needs holding. The base under the wall and the drainage behind it are part of the job.
Learn MoreA forestry mulching head on the skid loader grinds brush and small trees in place. The excavator pulls stumps and roots and digs pond basins.
We look at the job before we price it. The quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out.
Our base is in Linn County, and we take jobs within about 60 miles. That reaches Fort Scott and Iola to the south and Olathe to the north.
We work for homeowners and landowners with acreage, including farms with pasture to open up. Builders and businesses that need a site cleared and prepared can call or text too.
Send the form with the town and a few words about the land. You can also call or text (620) 252-9314.
Tell us what the land needs and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.