Clearing Farm Land with a Mini Excavator John Deere 35D

I am doing a little work for a friend clearing some overgrown field with a mini excavator. The purpose is too reclaim this as plowable and plantable field. Enjoy.

[@smellycoyote]

Taking it back! Thanks for the video, I'm looking at buying a 35d and this has given me a good perspective on the machines capacity. Thanks Mate!

[@torstenjoergensen]

Nice job, Bus! Seems like ‘forestation’ is as big a problem in Maine as here in Norway. Good to see those stonewalls exposed again. A reminder of the hard work our ancestors put in breaking the land into pastures.

[@BusHuxley]

Its crazy how fast the woods take over here! There are no real wild openings aside from swamps here. Trees! The walls are madness. I love them.

[@curtissmith3498]

all those famous stone walls. a real powerful testament to new england heritage.

[@BusHuxley]

They are so cool. I love the old foundations on this property.

[@curtissmith3498]

@@BusHuxley I remember my own travels through Mass., Conn., Maine ... YEARS ago as a much younger guy... those fine, calculated, specific walls.. certainly a throw back to the early european sense of order.... Yer teaching this old guy; that's says a lot about you... Cheers!

[@curtissmith3498]

Also...if yer gonna grow food, you had to 'get those gaddamn rocks otta the way'. @@BusHuxley

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Bus, that’s a lot of work but done right 👍👍. Fred

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks !

[@harvydeborahpyke615]

One tree at a time, after a few days it’s done. Nice work, love to see farm land reclaimed.

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks a lot!

[@HaroldReece]

Hi, you are a man of many talents. You handle that excavator like a pro, nice job you did clearing that land. Now the cleanup starts.

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate that.

[@kiawandajr1097]

I want one of those so bad they are in such high demand here makes them so expensive. you are a pretty good operator you wear many hats. good video thanks

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks a lot. Yes, I really hope to own one one day. I would have rock piles all over the place.

[@albertorodriguez6287]

Nice little piece of equipment you have there Watching from NYC

[@marksparkplug7758]

Good morning Bus, a lot of work , but well worth it. Take care buddy.

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks Mark!

[@gaylonreedy8915]

Go Bus go! It’s amazing what a mini ex with thumb can do. We have depended on one the last 5 weeks to feed a large chipper after the Easter tornados.

[@BusHuxley]

Its incredible. We will be feeding the chipper with this. Thanks!

[@tomdale1313]

got her done...txs for sharing

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks Tom

[@660stihl]

Good job!

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks!

[@bruceblais7958]

Howdy, love the backhoe or excavator, look powerful those fly's here too, but your more country so they must be thick.

[@BusHuxley]

They were unreal when I was changing that line! So lucky it has a closed cab.

[@patriots1needed]

One bite at the time. Well done.

[@BusHuxley]

Thats right. Thank you

[@youcantfixstupidsad3179]

Looks like tick heaven up there

[@BusHuxley]

I've had many on me this week.

[@caseyjones6197]

What kind of trees are those? Looks like they come out pretty easy. On my timberland most of my trees are hardwood. But hopefully the softwoods will come out as easy. Good job.

[@BusHuxley]

They were mostly birch and poplar. It was kind of a bear of a job and a bigger rig would have been nice, but its way better than by hand! Softwoods will come out a lot easier.

[@richardhogben3776]

That’s were you find out the bloke just wanted the grass cut 🙃. Good video as always

[@BusHuxley]

Ha! Indeed. Thanks

[@batterpm11]

Haha 😂

[@abefrohman1759]

So now I add a mini excavator to my dream toy wish list. Have a great weekend Bus.

[@BusHuxley]

Me too!

[@cameronoverfield8764]

You are pretty handy in that thing

[@BusHuxley]

Thanks a lot!

[@LarsKiel]

👍💪

[@peterlevy1682]

Welcome to Australia. Flys all year round. Peter Wollongong, Aus.

[@BusHuxley]

Yes. We have nine months of snow to keep them down.

[@tbirdage]

Nice little excavator. I had a 35 and sold it, did lots of work with it that I would’ve never dreamed possible. I have 50g now and man what a “mighty mini” machine it is! Why didn’t you just burn all that brush?

[@BusHuxley]

We might end up burning some of it. Thanks for the comment. Yes, astounding how much can get done with hydraulics

[@richardsemione7012]

Nice work filming. Great camera angle. I don't know how you could stand the black flies.

[@BusHuxley]

Its brutal. Thanks a lot!

[@davidtravis1367]

The cab looks small and if someone is 6”3 would it be a tight fit? And enuff leg room

[@38below39]

Looks like fun ?

[@BusHuxley]

Yes. It is. It can be tiring by the end of the day, but I enjoy trying to get better.

[@btgt500]

A jack of all trades. Nice Bus. Hey I’m looking at some land up in Maine unorganized territory. What are your thoughts Bus

[@BusHuxley]

YES! Those are my thoughts. Where exactly ?

[@stevewesley8187]

Easy to understand why it's called a "thicket" !

[@BusHuxley]

Indeed

[@rickcham7781]

Black flies!!!! Argh!! Can make the most pleasurable job not so nice! We have the buffalo gnats out here now. I have a broad brimmed hat with mosquito netting. Works great.

[@BusHuxley]

Yes, the net is really nice. They are maddening.

[@pulleysplantsproduce3717]

About how much time would it take to clear an acre with this machine?

[@BusHuxley]

I would guess a solid week

[@thecarguy5721]

12-16 hours

[@sess9561]

How often do you have to change the batteries?

[@BusHuxley]

Camera?

[@sess9561]

@@BusHuxley no, in that woman sized machine.

[@Tomhohenadel]

Bus, will you be burning the brush pile or shredding the trees for mulch. Burning up would be a good video

[@BusHuxley]

Might just do a little of both. It will be on here either way. Thanks a lot.

[@casycasy5199]

why not a big burn pile?

[@BusHuxley]

casy casy yes. I am thinking we may end up doing that in the winter. Much less work.

[@tomvoyt3522]

Start a fire at very beginning. Each tree you rip out lay it across the center of fire. No need to move tree twice. Start fire in center of circle shape work area. Quick trip with tree to fire. Once you get too far from fire start another circle/fire

[@kaseycasece1340]

YOUNG MAN , U NEED J DEERE OR KUBOTA MUCLHER BUT J DEERE 35D WILL DO WELL TO

[@46rambo49]

clearing land and mini excavator, there's a reason ya don't hear those in the same sentence

[@billb1547]

everyone doesn't own a bulldozer, better than doing it by hand!

[@shephusted2714]

that looked painful and inefficient

[@BusHuxley]

Keen observation. Thats the name of my game i guess. Better than doing it by hand I suppose.

[@oldaolda6894]

hello, I don't know English and I use automatic translation which is not worth anything and I don't understand a lot of things but it is possible, but sometimes like today there are no subtitles in the video so I don't understand anything, so I want to ask if you put them there or it's a youtube matter. Otherwise, I wish you well and greet Oldřich.

[@kaseycasece1340]

YOUNG MAN , ALOT EASY WAY DIGGING UP ALL THE STUMPS ??????????????????????.

[@MatHelm]

"Reclaim"? I think you left your virtue signal on there... It's bleeding over into your brush clearing. And you need a reclaimer (aka a Dozer) instead of a tiny excavator. But given that's what you have, I find that like with a reclaimed backhoe, it's much easier to reclaim stups from the dirt via the leverage of a unreclaimed (still attached) tree trunk.

[@BusHuxley]

Mat Helm I’m not sure why you are so angry about words mat. Please try and be constructive in the comments.

[@BusHuxley]

Mat Helm I agree about the dozer completely. He doesn’t own one unfortunately. This is the tool I have to work with and I’m glad it’s not a pick Maddock like the old timers would have used.