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Land Clearing Services in Godley
Every land clearing service in Godley we are asked for fits one of five lines: bush hogging, brush removal, lot clearing to dirt, stump grinding and rough grading. Pruitt Range & Brush provides land clearing with insured crews and a written price first. Residential land clearing here is a 2 to 10 acre homesite tract in post oak and mesquite along US 67. Commercial land clearing services cover pad sites, pipeline easements and commercial properties in Godley near the new school ground. On residential and commercial properties the mulcher is the same; commercial sites take more days, commercial clearing is priced by the acre. Property clearing for a horse pasture is land improvement you can graze by fall. Every project begins with an 811 locate. Single-tree tree removal is arborist work; professional clearing of acreage, cleanup and landscape clearing around the house pad are ours. Concrete, wells, septic and demolition are not. Tell Teo the acres.
Site Prep for New Homes in Godley and Cleburne
Godley recorded 222 single-family permits in the 2025 Census Building Permits Survey against 1,952 for all of Johnson County, and nearly every one sits on a former pasture. A half-acre building envelope inside a wooded tract is one skid steer day, $2,800, mulched in place with the big post oaks kept for shade. Full site clearing to dirt for a slab and septic field, with grubbing, haul-off and rough grading, runs $2,000 to $4,500 an acre. Site work on this sand is possible most of the winter, which is the advantage over the blackland to the east, where wet clay adds a day from November to April. Drainage on sand is quick, so the question is erosion on the slope, and the mulch band answers it. Site preparation for commercial development along the highway runs the same per-acre math. Send Teo the survey and where the slab goes.
Brush Clearing and Forestry Mulching Near Godley
Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, brush and vegetation into mulch right where they stand. No piles, which matters because the county judge or commissioners court declares a burn ban in most dry summers and TCEQ outdoor burning rules govern every pile regardless. On our jobs in Johnson County mesquite is the usual target, and it fights back from a root crown below grade, so a bush hog alone lets it overgrow the pasture again. We remove brush at ground level, then you bush hog each June. The reference job is 8 acres in Parker County, mesquite and post oak, 2 days, $8,400, still open after yearly bush hogging. Selective clearing keeps the post oak motts and takes the mesquite between them. The skid steer runs 1 to 3 acres a day; overgrown land in old mesquite goes to the 300-hp head at 4 to 8. Cedar, which is ashe juniper, is scarce on this sand. We leave the site with a 2 to 4 inch mulch layer, not bare dirt.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Godley?
Land clearing costs in Godley run $900 to $4,500 an acre depending on site conditions. Rule first: wet blackland adds a day from November to April if your tract sits on the clay side, and rock adds a day where limestone shows. Rates:
- Skid steer mulcher, stems to 8 inches: $2,800 a day, transport included inside 60 miles of the Weatherford yard, which covers Godley.
- Large acreage clearing goes to the 300-hp mulcher and its 8 ft head at $4,200 a day plus transport.
- Light brush under 30 percent canopy: $900 to $1,400 an acre. Medium: $1,800 to $2,600. Areas with dense old-growth mesquite or cedar: $3,000 to $4,000.
- Grub, haul or pile, root excavation, rough grading: $2,000 to $4,500 an acre by density.
- Stump grinding: $4 per inch of diameter, $175 minimum per stump; ten or more and we grind by the day instead.
- Bush hog: $60 to $90 an acre with a $400 minimum. The dozer grubs at $160 an hour with operator. Haul-off $650 to $1,200 a load, $1,100 minimum trip.
Grazing tracts with an approved EQIP brush management plan, practice code 314, get 50 to 75 percent of the NRCS schedule rate back. I wrote those plans for 12 years and still read them for landowners. The site visit is free here; I walk the property, read the canopy and hand you the price in writing. Call (832) 987-3495 for a date.
Serving Godley, TX and the Surrounding Area: Cleburne, Joshua, Cresson and Burleson
The Godley area sits in the middle of our land clearing services across Dallas-Fort Worth, a short haul from the Weatherford yard. In Johnson County the crew covers Joshua, Burleson, Keene, Rio Vista and the county roads toward the Brazos River; the Hood County line toward Granbury is on the same route. Pruitt Range & Brush is a land clearing company serving the DFW metro and taking land clearing projects across North Texas, with services throughout the Cross Timbers and the DFW area southwest of Fort Worth. Searches for land clearing Godley reach Teo at the Johnson City office; give him the nearest road and the acres.
Request a Free On-Site Estimate in Godley
A professional land clearing service puts the canopy reading and the price on paper before the first tree drops. Call (832) 987-3495 or fill out the form with acres, brush height and the nearest road. Teo picks up at the Johnson City office; the callback comes before the end of the business day. Frequently asked questions from acreage owners follow.
