Land Clearing in Russellville, AL
Russellville is the Franklin County seat in northwest Alabama, on US-43, with farm ground, timber and old iron ore country around it. Down South Land Solutions takes land clearing, pasture, driveway and excavating jobs here with its own dozer, excavator and tracked mulchers. Estimates are free: call or text (205) 535-6376.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Russellville
Russellville is named for Major William Russell, who settled here after serving with Andrew Jackson and helped build Jackson's Military Road. The town incorporated in 1819. Franklin County was one of the first iron ore mining centers in Alabama, and during Reconstruction Russellville was a center of the iron and steel business. US-43 runs along the east side of the city and State Route 24 along the south. Russellville is north of our original eight counties, but it is inside our service area, and we take jobs here.
Franklin County lies wholly in the Highland Rim section, and its land today goes to farming, livestock, timber and stone quarries. Around Russellville that means pasture, cattle ground, woodlots and fence rows. Fields grow up, drives wash out, and back acreage gets sold to someone who wants to build. We clear, mulch, grade and dig with our own machines, and the estimate is free.
Fields and fence rows
A pasture here left alone fills with cedar, sweetgum and briars along the edges first, then across the middle. Mulching takes it back to grass ground without stripping the topsoil, and fence rows get cut back to a clean line a tractor can run. Bigger trees are pushed and their stumps raked out. See pasture reclamation.
Two TVA lakes
The Tennessee Valley Authority dammed Bear Creek in the late 1960s and Cedar Creek in 1978, so the county has Bear Creek Lake and Cedar Creek Lake. Both creeks feed the Tennessee River. Lake and creek lots need the bank left covered and a buffer of woods at the water. Ask the Tennessee Valley Authority about its shoreline rules before work near the lakes, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about streams and wetlands.
Drives that rut and wash
A gravel drive on rolling ground washes out where water runs down it instead of off it. The fix is a crown, ditches on both sides, a culvert where water crosses, and fresh base where the old rock has been pushed into the mud. A new entrance onto US-43 or State Route 24 needs ALDOT approval, and for a county road, ask Franklin County. See gravel driveway repair, and for the county just south, land clearing in Marion County.
Work We Take On in Russellville
Four services that fit the ground around Russellville, plus everything else we do.
Pasture Reclamation in Russellville
Grown-up fields mulched back to pasture and hay ground, with the topsoil left in place.
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Land Clearing in Russellville
Trees pushed, stumps raked out, debris burned or hauled, ground graded and ready to use.
DetailsDriveway Repair in Russellville
Rutted and washed gravel drives regraded, crowned, ditched and re-rocked.
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Excavating in Russellville
Footings, trenches, culverts, stumps and the digging jobs that have no name.
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Do you clear land in Russellville and Franklin County, AL?
Yes. Russellville and Franklin County are inside our service area. We take land clearing, forestry mulching, pasture reclamation, driveway and excavating jobs with our own Cat dozer, tracked mulchers and excavator. Send the location, the acreage and what is growing there, or call or text (205) 535-6376 for a free estimate.
How do I fix a gravel driveway that keeps washing out in Russellville?
Start with where the water comes from. Most washouts come from a drive with no crown and no ditches, so rain runs straight down the middle. We regrade the crown, cut the ditches, set a culvert where a draw crosses and add rock where the base is gone. Our guide to gravel driveways that keep washing out explains the causes.
Can you mulch cedar out of a pasture near Russellville?
Yes. Cedar, sweetgum, briars and saplings up to roughly six to eight inches on the stump are mulched where they stand. Bigger trees are pushed and their stumps raked out with the dozer. Either way the topsoil stays in the field, ready to reseed.
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How a Job Runs
Tell Us What You Have
Call, text or send the form. County, rough acreage, what is growing on it and how a truck and trailer gets in.
We Look at the Ground
Close by, we come and look. Farther off, we can go over it with you on satellite first, then see it on the ground before the work starts.
A Number to Plan Around
Estimates are free and priced off the property. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear the figure before you commit.
The Machines Go to Work
We settle what comes out and what stays. Mark the trees you want kept, or walk it with us and point them out.
Finished, Not Just Knocked Down
Holes filled, ground pulled back to grade, and the fall set so water leaves the site instead of standing on it.
Got Ground to Clear in Russellville?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.