Clearing for Horse Pasture, Grubbing and Forestry Mulching

[@Flamenche5]

Wow that's crazy about Josh and Willy moving on. They were such staples on the channel and will be missed. Love what you're doing with the channel John, keep at it!

[@sonnyblazer5504]

Honest "JON" who has ALWAYS been upfront with all of us and YOU always treated your entire crew like kid brothers with love, respect, support and ALWAYS had their backs. You always instilled a great work ethic and taught them to be SAFE on ANY task you assigned them to. I admire YOU & thanks for the CANDID words! God bless all!

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@jamesanderson6923]

The way you speak about your former employees/ co-workers shows the kind of leader we all should aspire to be. Just found your channel last year. Saw the episode where Willie tipped the brand new asv, and you kept it all in perspective and kept your cool. Respect. 👊🏾

[@nathanscott7910]

No worries Jon. You've got two workers growing up right in front of you. From the time I was able to walk good I was with my dad on every job site he was on. He was a framer, plumber, electrtian, hvac installer, painter, and finish carpenter. He built custom cabinets for kitchens and bathrooms as well. He taught me every single one of those trades. I worked with him just about my whole life. I eventually took over the company. He passed away a year and a month ago. I miss that man more than words can communicate. Working with him all those years taught me more than those skills. He taught me what it means to be an honest, trustworthy man.😊

[@cathiwim]

My condolences. Good dads are few and far between.

[@robertforrest7956]

Hey Jon, you taught the boys well, and I'm sure they respect and enjoyed working with you as well. You showed them the ropes from your end and now it's time to move on as we all do. But I'm also sure that if needed, they would be there in a heartbeat for you, and who knows, they may still show from time to time as guest appearances... Nothing stays the same, and frankly it would be pretty boring if it did! You've got this and always have, and besides you've also have us your cheering squad that will always be here for you!! You The Man Jon!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 👍🏻😀

[@Andy-ib6xd]

John Sorry to here about your guys moving on. I've been in your shoes!! I remember when everyone left and I was the last one on the job with a tool bag. I think that God was trying to get my attention!! I worked until was exhausted everyday. So dang depressed I was sick. But I got through it with Gods help. Then when covid hit and everybody's wages jumped $3-5 buck I was asleep at the wheel and lost 2 nephews to greener pastures. That really hurt!! I love those boys like sons!! But like you, I want the very best for them!! Hang in there Ask God continually for His help and guidance, pay your tithes faithfully and you'll see the greatest times in your companies history!!! Guaranteed!!!

[@emeyers5984]

I am looking forward to seeing the progress on this property, Jon. Great start! You got this! He will see you through. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@everestyeti]

You did the right thing in ringing the hire company, wish more people did the same. And thanks for including us in the new phase of Upstate Bush Controls adventures. Yes your on your own but like Letsdig18, I have no doubt you'll be able to call on family from time to time.

[@antonhuman8446]

You've slogged it out alone before. Workers will come. Hard on the mulcher teeth. At least. It's not a rotavator. Keep smiling! God bless!

[@chewar7537]

Awesome, and those are run-ins, with paddocks. I am looking for the same thing! I think you are wonderful thinking about the safety of the horses!!! As a horse owner, that is much appreciated.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for supporting the channel!

[@kirk467]

Calm down John, you got this my friend! Good luck!

[@leslubiesdetienne]

I work by myself most of the time and it sure would be nice to have an extra pair of hands from time to time but it's kinda nice to be autonomous and not have to manage others. That's a nice little project and good progress! thanks for sharing and taking us along!

[@doritleis2773]

A great forest mulching and Trees to clear and the Brook flow to Form. This all a big rough. Thanks vor this Video and I gladden my of the Continuation Greeting from Austria 🇦🇹

[@larrymercer3448]

You do a great job, but I do miss the guys. Going to stay with you

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks for sticking around! We appreciate it!

[@steveperry2314]

Hi John, I hope and pray you will do well on your own. I have worked by myself for years….I have way less stress working alone…haha! Thanks for the video!

[@bobjoncas2814]

LOOKIN' GOOD...

[@idigit4967]

That is an Andrew Camarata level sloppy bucket right there lol! 🤣

[@kirk467]

Pasture or horse pin brother! 🤙🏻👌🏻👌🏻 WOW, that’s bad looks like no maintenance like greasing! Time for bushings and maintenance!

[@freechagosislandjohnpilger]

damm, going to miss Josh/willy, fine young men, truly hope it was on good terms, but is what it is,

[@Mac-wy9by]

Your getting there John 😎🙏

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@Bman2020]

Looks like you had a great day well done great watch 👍👋🇨🇦

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks!

[@michaeladams8532]

My grand dad had a gravel pit. Employees come and they go. Sadly some you wish would stay forever. Am sure you will soon get another great employee. Appreciate the vids you share

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thank you! Just another season of life.

[@kennethhume8628]

I haven’t heard you talk about Micah , has he gone as well . All the best going forward Jon . 👍👍🇬🇧

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Yes, he left last fall.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great video 🇺🇸

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Glad you enjoyed it! We appreciate you watching!

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy upstate

[@benniebarrow348]

Best to you and your wife John . With your kind heart and determination you’ll have things rock’n soon …….👍

[@Southernbred52]

Prayers for you and your family and business ❤

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks! We're doing great so far!

[@kirk467]

Letsdig18 has a nice mini Yanmar! 🤷🏼 GOOD LUCK BROTHER! Rental equipment usually isn’t maintained like it should be! Yeah John, you should already be teaching your older son on the excavator, I saw him playing around with it while you worked on that pond dam! Keep him on it, he’ll be a Ace worker for you and then the younger son shouldn’t be far behind! Ready made crew combination partners brother! 👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@UpstateBrushControl]

He's been a great help!

[@harrietmason1693]

Perfect day the ground was soft and dry..go John go do well

[@tomswindler64]

Great video John,nice size project to start off with.being a one man show you’ve got this.gonna be nice when your done.hopefully the boys will be happy with their decision.just keep doing what your doing and carry on.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@AllstarVentures]

Press on Jon ! Doing a fine job 👍🏼

[@johnharris4945]

Mate. If only I lived by you. You’re doing my dream job and would love to work for you. Hope you find some good workers soon. Keep up the amazing work fella. A big fan. John. United Kingdom

[@pennyneal2456]

Pretty sneaky filming there, watching you in the mirror and the digger. 😊

[@UpstateBrushControl]

I realized that after the fact! :)

[@wendyandjodymaillet7503]

Awesome job John! Take care and I’ll see you on the next one. Upstate Brush Control Crew rides again!!!

[@bogthing1]

UBC marches on, tens of thousands cheer!

[@paulconklin]

Great content as usual John.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Glad you think so!

[@derrickpettit86]

Good work John, made good progress by yourself, thanks for sharing 💪🇺🇲

[@evergreenacres]

My Brother and I started our own business 20 years ago and we never hired one employee doing remodeling. We just closed it down last year because we retired so I have no doubt you can do it.

[@JCourts2k23]

Sorry you lost your team, and had to sell the 135, but your doing a GREAT job with what you got man, keep it up.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Appreciate it!

[@wayneproberts7541]

Sorry to hear that John, keep up the great work looking forward seeing more content on your channel.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Much appreciated!

[@demuntresmith6666]

Good morning happy to see you back😊Getting it done

[@williamd6967]

John being manual labor it's going to be hard to keep good help.Can't find folks that will work as hard and long as you do!!

[@tristardiggin]

Nice work! Looking forward to seeing the progress. Love to do these kind of jobs, like the variety.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks! We're getting there with it.

[@juhanipitkakari5999]

I think you'll get new guys, good ones.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

I'm content for now to do it on my own.

[@davidchappelle6480]

Keep On Gettin After IT !!

[@brianmartin557]

Looking good, brother man! You started out alone, and you will do just fine alone. Perhaps, at some point, you might expand again, but you really know your stuff, and you make great videos! Just keep the faith!!

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thank you!

[@bigraywaxman2057]

John I am sorry to hear about the boys leaving ? I compare this to having a main characher being killed off in one of your favorite people on a TV show . I hope if your looking for new guys to hire that all goes well for you ! You are one of my favorite KZbin channels that I watch all the time !!!!

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks for watching! For now, it will just be me. We'll see how that goes.

[@jonathannelson3348]

@@UpstateBrushControl thanks for the info and videos.

[@themintlord4744]

I ran a cat excavator with the floppy bucket once, and it's not fun at all. I feel your pain there. Those takeuchis are solid machines, but when stuff like that gets rented out it gets beat up.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

It was rough, that's for sure!

[@vancasdorph3951]

Blessings to you John. I’m sure yup will keep up the good work!

[@jeffreyworthington7558]

Always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks, will do!

[@joycefuller9177]

Great job. Wishing you the best and hoping the guys find happiness elsewhere.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thank you so much!

[@Letsfarm55]

You can do it! Jon

[@tacocin]

Wow! That bucket is past due some love! Sooo wobbly! Great job!

[@impalaman4546]

Great video John you got this 👍 looking good

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks!

[@curlywood]

Thats shocking to see about Josh and Willy moving on Love what you're doing with the channel John, keep at it

[@billfeldman3234]

It Looks Good So Far John

[@robertzapatka1082]

Great video! You look more relaxed!

[@UpstateBrushControl]

I am!

[@damonsmith7297]

With the reputation and clientele you must have you are going to need some help. It's going to be rough as one man just to get off this last job. I feel you though and can about hear the conversation that went on. Sorry. We will be watching and rooting for the home team. Hang in there.

[@joelperry9380]

Always enjoy the videos John! Keep up the good work! I’ve had the same issues with rental equipment over the years. It’s usually beat to crap and minimal if any maintenance is done on them.

[@jamesdees4604]

Great job

[@tylers2127]

Love the videos. Y’all are killing it, keep it up!

[@randywilson6869]

I wish I lived out there where u r and I would try to go to work for/with u. I’m on SSI but would love to go out for a few hours at a time

[@hoytballard5504]

I’ve been doing land clearing, grading, and mulching by myself for the last five years. Just gotta use machinery and pick the jobs that are in your wheel house. You might have to do away with the rentention pond jobs as they can be the most labor intensive. Just be careful and don’t take undue risk because if you get hurt it’s all on the line with no one to fall back on. Best of luck!

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks for the input!

[@MyAlaska12]

it's difficult to watch that bucket bounce around. I just bought a brand new E50. There isn't any movement in the bucket but I've only used it for moving snow. Sorry to hear about Josh and Willy. people have to move on and things change over time.

[@peterouellette3874]

Nice going

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks!

[@bobblundell2281]

If you get into more clearing projects like this and you are still by yourself and you can't get ride of the brush maybe a used chipper might be handy

[@fox13z400]

The TB290 is actually a great machine, I'd probably take it over the Yanmar or other machines in its class. This one is just wore out so don't judge it to harshly because of that. I don't even think that bucket is meant for that machine. It looks like it came off oa DEERE and probably doesn't fit just right. Generally these are very fast and powerful pieces of kit.

[@jamesparkman4426]

You did the smart move by not using the 210 this time ,a lot of people probably would have did it anyway thinking they would be saving time , but you really wouldn't be.

[@2badger2]

I hope you can get another good crew in to help with the jobs.

[@bossturbo]

Thank you for the tip about mulching in place if it's going to be horse pasture! I'm going to be doing about 10 acres of clearing on our horse farm soon. After mulching the "pile" whats the best way to seed it?

[@UpstateBrushControl]

It will take a while for the mulch to decompose before you can seed for grass, probably 6-8 months.

[@bossturbo]

@@UpstateBrushControl If my goal is fastest to seed, what is the best way to clear? Root rake (or mulch?) the small stuff, then excavator to dig the trees, pile and burn? Then what? disc mulch with tractor?

[@joecraig7581]

sorry bout the guys moving on... but its understandable

[@randywilson6869]

I’m glad u didn’t go to a tree service

[@MrNiklas1967]

Hi buddy

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Hey

[@edwardgarea7650]

Jon, I have to be honest. I miss the guys. They were fun and really hard workers. So I was absolutely shocked when they left. But there has been something of a downward spiral. First you lose the Deere 130. Then Micah leaves. Then you sell the ASV 135. Then Josh and Willie leave. From the dots I can connect, it all seems to be related to money. When employees leave like Josh and Willie did, it’s usually related to money. I could well be wrong, but this is what I’m seeing. Anyway, having been there in my youth, I know what you’re going through and I’m in your corner. By the way, to say that the the excavator you rented was a piece of junk is an understatement, but it is from a rental company, and those poor machines are beaten into the ground. Those shims made more noise than your Bobcat, if that’s possible. Anyway, congratulations, you’re now Chris Guins. Just keep up the good work. I’m in your corner. And just trust in God.

[@cameroncrawford2776]

Come on man your thinking and assuming a little to much

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Money isn't and wasn't the problem. But like always, we appreciate your comments and encouragement!

[@edwardgarea7650]

@@UpstateBrushControl I apologize and stand corrected. I was going by my previous experience in the business.

[@garybritt1209]

Hey John you still got the bobcat?.. or is it just little to small for that job?.. just curious. Anyway looking good brother!.. stay safe!

[@UpstateBrushControl]

We still have the bobcat, just needed something a little bigger for this job.

[@ralphgwynn9325]

Hey Jon, did you get rid of your mini excavator?

[@UpstateBrushControl]

No, I still have it.

[@CSWmanofsteel]

Hey John ❤ Just saw this video and I’m watching the previous video about the boys leaving? I own a welding co and I was where you are now at the point of “Ok God what’s next?” I can go on and on but here’s what I felt God wanted me to send. Isaiah 41:8-10 Isaiah 41:18-20 Isaiah 43:18&19 love you brother our family will always be praying for you guys

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thank you!

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer]

Wondering what is on the other side of the house that would block you from bringing in the big excavator from that side instead of over the driveway.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Their property line and lots of trees.

[@Mag_Aoidh]

How long does it take those pins to wear out?

[@carljones3515]

Tin of Sardnes on exhaust manifold?

[@randybarber5308]

👍👍👍

[@KarenL-qt7dy]

Hi Jon. I know you will be able to do this on your own. You are a very determined man, and the quality of your work will not suffer. I'm just a little bit angry that both of those boys left you at the same time. You brought both of them into your business at very young ages, taught them everything you know, and trusted them to work alone when you had to leave for other business. It's hard finding good help, but you did have it with them, and they just walk away? My gosh. I thought they were much more mature than that. I'm so sorry.

[@nathanscott7910]

I was kinda thinking the same thing. It just felt strange they both left at the same time. I've been wondering if they are going to start their own business together doing what Jon has taught them. If they do and compete with Jon's business I will lose all respect for those two men!

[@dixiemae5042]

First from Ohio turnpike throne 🙃

[@richardphelan8414]

John are you going to Keep it a one man show or are you looking for other employee operators

[@UpstateBrushControl]

For now, just a one man show. We'll see how things go.

[@user-sd8vl4cy5k]

Been doing land clearing and mulching for 6 years now by myself sometimes its a pain but it all works out good luck 👍.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks!

[@SHOE53]

I don't think people realize what it take to run a business with employees a lot of pressure, John will be happier have that load taken off his shoulder.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

So far its been good.

[@SHOE53]

@@UpstateBrushControl 👍

[@mayforddavis9291]

The rental company obviously maintains their equipment to the highest standards????

[@bobblundell2281]

It,s nice to hire young people , show them the ropes and the next thing you know they become you competition , it's just one of those things doing business.

[@curlywood]

Your going to be Letsdig 2.0 Lol

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Ha! #goals

[@douglasgallipeau6582]

Did Josh and Willy start their own business?

[@UpstateBrushControl]

No, they didn't

[@brianventura4519]

lost both employees at the same time?

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Yep.

[@Andy-ib6xd]

John United equipment is poorly maintained I used to rent from them and it wasn't a good experience

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Sorry to hear that.

[@frankgee3904]

Less talking and FaceTime just show the work

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@peterhoppe7834]

YOU ARE AWESOME JOHN LOVE AND RESPEKT FROM DENMARK 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ronaldjohnson8697]

They were just dead weight