Forestry Mulching
The forestry mulcher head on our track loader grinds brush and trees up to about 7 inches where they stand. The wood stays on the ground as a layer of mulch.
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Census figures show about four in ten homes in Springfield were built before 1980. An older lot can hide a fence row or a back corner grown up in briars and saplings. Past the city limits, an idle pasture along Highway 49 or 431 can turn to brush in a few seasons. Inside the city, the fire department says it issues very few burn permits.
Phillips Land Services does land clearing in Springfield, with forestry mulching as our main method. Springfield is part of our service area, about 15 road miles from Pleasant View by Highway 49. Our track loader runs a mulcher head that grinds brush and small trees right where they stand. Call or text (931) 265-1151, and we will look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the brush, field, yard or driveway and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
The city collects brush from homes once a month, in two districts split by the railroad tracks. Each branch can be up to 8 feet long and 75 pounds. The city does not collect tree trunks or stumps.
City rules say hired help must haul away the yard waste its own work makes. The city tells residents to check that hauling is in the price when they hire tree work. So the brush from a hired clearing job is the contractor's to handle.
Our brush clearing work handles it on the spot. The mulcher head grinds briars and saplings into mulch that stays on your ground.
The USDA soil survey maps more of Springfield as Sengtown gravelly silt loam than any other soil. It formed from cherty limestone and carries chert gravel near the surface. Much of it sits on 5 to 20 percent slopes, where the survey rates runoff from medium to very high.
The survey lists oak and hickory as the forest on uncleared Sengtown ground. Forestry mulching grinds the brush and small trees and spreads the mulch on the slope. That cover stays on the ground after the machine leaves.
On the broad, flatter ridges, Dickson silt loam has a dense layer called a fragipan. Water moves through it slowly, so a low spot can stay soggy after a wet spell. Dirt work can fill that spot or shape a swale that carries water away.
Inside the city limits, the Engineering Department is the first call. The city says most land disturbance work needs a Land Disturbance Permit. It asks you to call Engineering before work starts, and the office decides if you need one.
Public Works handles a Grading and Erosion Control Permit. The city says it is for anyone disturbing more than 10,000 square feet of land. The Street Department permits any driveway work in the city right-of-way. That includes a gravel driveway cut-in off a city street.
Springfield is the county seat, so the county permit office is in town too. Outside the city, Robertson County Planning issues building permits. A new building there needs a driveway permit from the county Highway Department or the state. These offices answer the permit question for each lot, and we point you to the right one.
Springfield counted 18,782 people in the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau's latest estimate is 20,090. About 36 percent of the city's homes went up in 2000 or later.
The city's growth plan, adopted in 2024, steers new growth toward the central core and key crossroads. It also calls for a rural edge along Highways 41, 431 and 76. It says the urban growth boundary holds enough land for now.
A new house or shop starts with site preparation on the lot. We clear the footprint and rough grade a level pad with access for the builder. On a sloped lot, a level pad takes some cut and fill. For a building site, TDEC's construction stormwater permit generally starts at one acre of disturbed ground.
Communities and areas we serve around Springfield: Historic downtown Springfield, Memorial Boulevard, South Main Street, Blackwood Drive, Wilks Road, Highway 49 corridor, Highway 76 corridor, Coopertown, Greenbrier, Cedar Hill, Cross Plains, Adams.
Springfield ZIP codes served: 37172.
Springfield is part of our service area. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
(931) 265-1151 The forestry mulcher head on our track loader grinds brush and trees up to about 7 inches where they stand. The wood stays on the ground as a layer of mulch.
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We clear briars, privet, honeysuckle and vines off yards, lots, fence rows and creek banks. The mulcher head grinds the brush where it stands and leaves the mulch on the ground.
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Bush hogging for overgrown fields and pastures with a rotary brush cutter on our track loader. We open a grown-up field and keep it open with a cut once or twice a year.
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Land grading fixes yards that hold water or send it toward the house. We fill the low spots and slope the ground so rain runs off.
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Dirt work with a compact track loader around Pleasant View. We spread fill dirt and topsoil, shape swales, backfill and clean up after a build.
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We clear the building footprint and grade it into a level pad. Your builder gets a site with a way in for the trucks.
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We cut in new gravel driveways and grade the stone to a crown. We also regrade worn drives and fix ruts and washouts.
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We clear downed limbs and small blown-down trees off your land after a storm. The mulcher head grinds the debris in place, or we push it into piles.
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We knock down old sheds and carports with a compact track loader. Then we haul the debris off your property.
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When Middle Tennessee gets a snow, we push parking lots and private drives clear with the track loader. Call or text for a written quote before winter.
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Skid steer services around Pleasant View with a compact track loader and its mulcher head, bucket and brush cutter. We bring the machine and run it, from a few hours of machine time up to full-property clearing.
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Phillips land services did fantastic work clearing trees and brush from around my pond. Showed up on time, great communication about what they were going to do to get what I wanted done accomplished. Very respectful of my property, leaving surrounding areas as good or better than when they arrived.
Phillips land services does amazing work. They are dependable and professional. Very easy to work with, great people
Did a great job clearing my one and moving dirt. Highly recommended.
A few of the questions we hear most around Springfield. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us the town and a few words about the land, and we will look at the job. You can also call or text (931) 265-1151.
Tell us about the brush, field, yard or driveway and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.