Earth-Moving Equipment for the Homestead

People dream about and acquire rural land or acreage for many different reasons. They may long to return to their abandoned rural roots, or desire to live selfsufficiently by growing their own food and livestock.

Regardless of your reason for owning land, the ability to move, shape, smooth, or contour your property efficiently requires the right implements and equipment. From constructing roads, to designing landscapes, to creating building sites, there are equipment options for any size of earth-moving job.

Bulldozers

For moving soil, sand, general rubble, and tree stumps, nothing can compare to a dedicated bulldozer. Bulldozers, or “crawlers” (continuous tracked tractors), come in a variety of sizes and configurations. In essence, a bulldozer is a diesel tractor sporting tracks instead of wheels, with a substantial metal blade mounted on the front, and sometimes a set of “rippers” — claw-like teeth mounted