Land Clearing
We clear wooded lots and overgrown acreage with the dozer and trackhoe. Trees come down and stumps come out of the ground, root ball and all. The debris is hauled off, buried or burned, and the ground is left rough graded.
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Stump removal here means pulling the whole stump out of the ground. The trackhoe digs in beside it, works under the root ball and lifts it out. The hole gets filled and packed, and the dirt is rough graded. Nothing is left under the surface to rot and sink.
Precision Excavation is based in Trinity and works about 60 miles out, all across North Alabama. Some jobs are one stump by the driveway. Others are a cutover, the local word for a tract that was logged. Land with the trees still standing is a full clear instead.
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“Just out here making short work of these big boys. Plucked out 34 stumps and dropped 6 of these big boys..in 3 hours.”Our own footage, June 2026
Our trackhoe pushing over hardwoods and pulling the stumps on a wooded lot, thirty-six seconds from a three hour clearing job.
The trackhoe does the work. It digs in beside the stump and breaks the side roots. Then it gets a bite under the root ball and lifts the stump out. Oak, hickory, sweetgum, pine and old cedar all come out the same way.
A tall stump helps, and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System says why. Leave stumps six to ten feet high for leverage when a dozer pushes them out. A stump cut flush with the dirt is harder to grab.
Red clay over limestone is the pattern here. USDA records for Alabama's cherty limestone soils put chert gravel and cobbles at 10 to 45 percent. Root balls come up with stone in them. Our rippers break it loose, so rock removal rides along with the stumps.
We pull stumps out of the ground. We do not grind them. University extension guidance puts grinder depth from flush with the soil line to a bit over a foot. Below that the root system stays where it is.
Grinding also leaves the wood on site as chips. Extension writers note the grindings mix into the soil. The wood ties up nitrogen as it breaks down, and grass struggles in that spot. Where turf is going back in, the advice is to haul the chips off and fill with topsoil.
Pulling fits ground that has to work afterward. A house pad, a driveway, a pasture or a lawn needs dirt that holds its grade. With the root ball gone, we fill the hole and pack it on the spot. If the stumps can stay and you only want the brush knocked down, forestry mulching fits better.
A tract that was logged is left full of stumps and tops. Old pasture and fence lines end up the same way. A mower rides up on them, and a tractor cannot work around them. We pull them out years after the cut and rough grade the ground behind us.
Roots left in the ground do not sit still. Forest Service records tie much of the sweetgum that returns after logging to root sprouts. It is not uncommon to find 40 or more stems on one parent tree's roots. Pulling the stump takes most of that root system with it.
The stumps have three places to go. They leave on our dump trucks, get buried in a spot you pick, or go in a pile to burn. Which one fits comes down to the job and the ground.
Burning is the landowner's call, not ours. Burn permits in Alabama come from the Alabama Forestry Commission. No permit is needed for a fire under a quarter of an acre. Our guide covers what Alabama asks for before you burn.
Two things get sorted first. Show us the property lines and flag any trees you want left. We call Alabama 811 before digging, and the service is free. Alabama 811 asks for two to ten full working days of notice.
From the first call or text to the last load hauled off, here is how it goes.
Tell us what you have and where the property is. Photos of the ground help. Call or text (256) 303-7210 and we set a time to come look.
We come out and see the job in person. Trees, slope, wet spots and rock all change the work. The estimate comes after that, and it is free.
We decide which machines the job needs and in what order they work. Access, where the dirt goes and where the debris goes get settled first. Alabama 811 gets called before any digging starts.
Our lowboy brings the machines to the property and the work starts. The dump trucks bring material in and carry spoil, rock and debris out. We work in an order that keeps water running off the ground.
The debris leaves the property and the dirt gets rough graded back out. Water is shaped to run away from the pad, the drive or the house. Then we look the job over with you.
Common questions about stump removal across North Alabama. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We clear wooded lots and overgrown acreage with the dozer and trackhoe. Trees come down and stumps come out of the ground, root ball and all. The debris is hauled off, buried or burned, and the ground is left rough graded.
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We mulch brush, briars and small trees in place with a skid steer mulching head. The wood ends up as a mulch layer on the ground.
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Rock removal for house pads, driveways, ponds, pastures and fence lines across North Alabama. Trackhoes with rippers break the rock loose, and the rock gets stacked, buried on site or hauled off.
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Two dump trucks move material by the load across North Alabama. Fill dirt, topsoil, gravel, crusher run and chert come in, spoil and debris go out.
Learn MoreThe excavators, the crawler dozer, the skid steer mulcher and two dump trucks belong to the company. A lowboy trailer hauls them to your property. One call puts all of it on the job.
The same company clears the lot, cuts the pad, shapes the drive and hauls the debris away. You line up one contractor for the dirt side of the work.
North Alabama sits on limestone and chert, often close to the surface. Our trackhoes carry rippers, so rock that stops a tractor or a post hole digger comes out. It gets moved, buried or hauled off.
We are based in Trinity and work about 60 miles out, all inside Alabama. That takes in the Decatur and Huntsville area, the Shoals, Cullman and the farm country between. Estimates are free, so call or text.
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Great service, good communication and good work! All I could ask for. Highly Recommend.
Big John done a great job on my project! Couldn’t ask for a better guy or a better job!
The team at Precision were all very professional and efficient. They were able to deliver the vision we had for our property. There’s no one I would recommend more for any of your land improvements
Stump removal averages $369 in Angi's 2026 data, and most homeowners pay $195 to $609. Compare pulling and grinding, plus what drives North Alabama prices.
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Forestry mulching cost: HomeGuide lists $400 to $800 an acre and Angi $1,000 to $2,500. See hourly and day rates and what moves the price in Alabama.
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Alabama has no statewide land clearing permit. Burning, acreage, creeks and your city each set a rule. Here is what applies and who issues it.
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