Land Clearing in Monterey, TN

Got a plateau home site near Monterey covered in heavy timber and steep ground? We take down the big trees, clear the brush, pull the stumps, and grade it so you can build. Our CAT fleet is built for exactly this kind of ground.

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★★★★★Backed by 100+ ReviewsFrom the GDR team
CAT Equipment FleetTrack loaders and excavators
Licensed & InsuredUCHBA member contractor
Minutes from MontereyBased in Cookeville

What you’re probably dealing with

  • Your plateau lot is covered in heavy timber and larger trees than a brush cutter can handle
  • The ground is steep and other contractors have backed off
  • You are ready to build a home site but the land has to be cleared and graded first
  • Stumps and root mats need to come out, not just trees cut off at the ground
  • You want one crew that can take down big trees, clear, and grade in one project

How we solve it

  • Two CAT compact track loaders for heavy clearing and material handling
  • Two CAT mini excavators, the 305-07CR and 308-08CR, to pull stumps and take down big trees
  • CAT 275XE mulcher to grind brush, so we can mulch and excavate on the same job
  • We handle brush, larger trees, stumps, root mats, and rough grade in one project
  • Comfortable on slopes and difficult ground other contractors won’t touch
  • Project-based pricing with a clear written quote after a free on-site walk-through

Land clearing across Monterey and Putnam County

Monterey sits up on the Cumberland Plateau at the eastern edge of Putnam County, and the ground here is different from the rest of the county. The elevation is higher, the timber is heavier, and the trees run bigger. A lot of plateau home sites are buried under mature timber on slopes that smaller machines cannot work safely. That is the kind of clearing our CAT track loaders and mini excavators were built for.

We clear plateau building lots by dropping and removing the larger trees, mulching and clearing the brush, pulling the stumps and root mats, and rough grading the pad so you can build. Steep ground does not scare us off. We work the full Monterey area and the plateau stretches along I-40, SR-62, and SR-84.

What we clear in Putnam County

Want the brush handled without the big trees? We also do forestry mulching in Monterey. Need more than clearing? We carry jobs through site preparation and grading and septic installation. See everything we do in the area on our Putnam County page, or read more about our land clearing service.

See It In Action

Watch our CAT fleet open up an overgrown lot

Real job, real terrain, no stock footage. This is our equipment working through brush and trees in the Upper Cumberland.

What People Say

From the team behind GDR’s 100+ five-star reviews

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“What an amazing company! Called me back right away, arrived exactly when they said they would, listened to exactly what I wanted and did it! Great, respectful guys! I highly recommend them for your projects…”

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Precision Grading Specialists
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“I can’t say enough good about this company. They arrived on schedule and stayed in communication the entire time at our home. It looks great and FLAT! We are very happy and plan to use them for other work in the future.”

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From Gravel Driveway Recovery. Same crew, same standards.
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“Richard and crew were a pleasure to work with from beginning to end. Knowledgeable, courteous, professional, reliable. Richard was very responsive to our inquiry, gave us accurate quotes…”

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From Gravel Driveway Recovery. Same crew, same standards.

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Common Questions

Land clearing in Monterey, answered

Do you do land clearing in Monterey, TN?

Yes. We work the full Monterey area up on the Cumberland Plateau. The heavier timber and steep ground here are exactly what our CAT track loaders and mini excavators are built to handle.

How do you price land clearing in Putnam County?

Land clearing is priced by the project, not by the hour. On plateau ground the cost depends on the acreage, how big the timber is, how steep the terrain runs, and how you want the debris handled. We walk the site first, then give you a clear written quote.

Can you take down the big plateau timber and pull the stumps?

Yes. Monterey has bigger, heavier timber than most of the county. Our CAT mini excavators, the 305-07CR and 308-08CR, take down large trees and pull stumps and root mats so the lot is clean and workable, not just cut off at the ground.

Can you clear a steep plateau lot and get it ready to build?

Yes. We are comfortable on slopes that smaller skid steers cannot work safely, and we carry a job from clearing through site prep and septic. Once the timber, brush, and stumps are gone, we rough grade the pad so you can build.

Where we work around Monterey, TN

Based in Cookeville, minutes from Monterey and serving the full county. Below is a map of the area we cover.

Got a lot or acreage you need cleared in Putnam County?

Free on-site walk-through. We will tell you exactly what it will take and give you a clear written quote.

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