Comment “Fire” in my comments here and I’ll send you exactly how to blow up your Fire mitigation land clearing business. I’m a retired Fire Dept Battalion Chief and subject matter expert in fire mitigation and defensible space with a 35 year career in Southern California. Nobody knows better than me. Comment now or follow me now here or in my instagram account for Blackline operations Blackline dirt and demo and I’m happy to share

I'm new to the site. I've been doing jobs and buying equipment. I haven't selected a CRM yet for this business, but I'm looking at Jobber and Horizon 360 by Toro. Does anyone have thoughts either way?

If you own a land clearing / forestry mulching business and you’re under $20k/month, start here. In July, 12 operators we work with booked $585,000 of work using this playbook. This group shows you how to run the same system. Do this in order: 1. Watch the Start Here video Then come back to this post. 2. Introduce yourself in the comments Copy/paste and fill in: Name City / State Machines Current monthly revenue 12‑month target Biggest bottleneck (pricing, leads, closing, schedule, or crew) 3. Do the Pricing Blueprint Workshop Go to Classroom → Start Here → Pricing Blueprint Workshop Watch “Stop Losing Money On Jobs” Fill out the worksheet under the video Then comment your numbers: “Crew day rate: $, Minimum job: $” 4. Watch 2–3 case studies Still in Classroom, open Case Studies Watch 2–3 that look most like you 5. Start the Kickstarter Mini Training Go to Classroom → Kickstarter Mini Training Work through the modules in order If you already own a real machine and want the exact playbook guys like JT used to hit $172,500 in July, Colby used to hit his first $200k month, and Hayden used to hit $85k first month after getting his machine, then: Book Your OPS Game Plan Call here and we'll map out a plan for your market

My name is Thomas and I own Wright Management Solutions L.L.C. We’re based out of Maryland. I’m still in the rental phase but I know eventually I’m going to have to buy a setup of my own. I’m torn between Deere and Cat I’ve heard great things about both, but not so much about the ugly. What’s the comparison between the Deere 333p and 335p and the Cat 275xe Lm 1 or 2 and the 285xe Lm 1 or 2. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Hello everybody, what a joy and blessing it is to be a part of this group and witness so many testimonies of lives being changed by growing great businesses. Thank you to Austin and all the time and effort he has poured into us all. The fruits show. I started building a website for fire mitigation January 27th of 2025. After a year of humming and hawing and beating back the what if's I found Ownr Ops. In the spring of 2026, I finally launched the website, found insurance, and built a google business profile. My first booked job was May 7th. Since May of 2026 I have quoted $170,917 of residential/homeowner work and 1 corporate quote of $575,000. Of the residential/homeowner work I have closed $67,297 for a 57% close rate. The corporate quote never reached back out after many attempts lol. I do run Facebook ads but much of my work has been through my website and google profile. Half of the jobs have been fire mitigation by hand, and I have had some mulcher work as well. I currently rent all of my equipment I use other than my truck, trailers, and chainsaws. It's been a blast and I have been able to complete this all while still working my W2. Thank you, Austin, for showing that an average joe can do this and be successful while providing amazing work to customers. Now for equipment questions. I am currently building a quote for a customer on 120 acres 40 of which we will complete in phase 1. Lots of dead and down timber and small aspen groves to be removed. We will be working on anywhere from a 10-30% slope. I really do not want to be running a compact skid loader on 20+% slope so am looking into renting an FAE PT175 to run the slopes. Does anybody have experience running one of these larger machines that you can tie off to trees on slope? The other option would be to run a tracked chipper and excavator to pull out all the down timber and chip on site above or below the slope, does anybody have experience purchasing one of these tracked chipper and their capability on slope? My final thought would be to potentially purchase an older skidder to pull out the downed timber using chokers and grapple the timber it can drive to. This all feels a little over my ability but the only way to learn and grow is to figure it out and money is made in the problem solving. Thanks in advance for any input!