Clevinger Forest Services, LLC

03/14/2026

https://youtu.be/SHAhPOrm1lU

If you own a skid steer, excavator, truck, or any piece of equipment and you're not exactly sure what you should charge per hour, you're not alone. Most owne...

03/10/2026

Thinking about starting your own land clearing or equipment business?

Before you buy a skid steer, trailer, or attachments… there’s one thing most people never do.

They actually evaluate whether the business makes sense.

When I started my forestry mulching business 12 years ago, I had to figure everything out the hard way—excel spreadsheets, equipment payments, fuel costs, repairs, insurance, pricing jobs, and making sure the numbers actually worked.

A lot of guys jump in because they’re good with equipment.

But being good with equipment and running a profitable business are two very different things.

That’s exactly why I built TRUEHOUR Decision.

It’s a structured tool that walks you through the key factors that determine whether a business idea is worth pursuing—things like market demand, startup costs, risk, competition, and operational complexity.

At the end, it gives you a clear assessment of whether your idea is:

• Ready to pursue
• Needs more validation
• Or likely to fail before you invest serious money

If you’re currently working a job but thinking about starting your own operation, this is the type of analysis you should do before buying equipment or taking on debt.

You can download TRUEHOUR Decision on the Apple App Store and test your business idea first.

It might save you from making a very expensive mistake.

Read all about the details here: https://truehourapp.com/decision

Download here:
https://apps.apple.com/app/truehour-decision/id6759505668

03/07/2026

Over the 10 years of running my forestry mulching business, I’ve talked with a lot of guys asking me advice about getting into the forestry mulching business, how much does everything cost, how much to charge, how to find customers, on and on. There is a real method to the business decision making process, and understanding concepts of risk management that go into:

Buying a machine.
Starting a new service.
Taking on a loan.
Changing pricing.

Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.

The problem I’ve seen is most guys don’t know the real steps on how to analyze the decision, or even know all of the questions to ask, before they commit money and time, or worse- buy equipment THEN hope they can make money.

So I built something to solve that.

It’s called TRUEHOUR Decision.

It’s a simple tool that walks you through the ‘by-the-book’ key factors behind any business decision and then gives you three things:

• A viability score showing how strong the opportunity really is
• A risk classification (Go, Caution, or No-Go)
• The primary failure driver of your specific plan — the one factor most likely to cause the plan to fail

In other words, it tells you what could break your plan BEFORE you invest in it.

I designed it for people like us — owner-operators, contractors, and small business owners making real-world decisions.

If you’re thinking about:

• Buying equipment
• Starting a side business
• Expanding services
• Taking on debt for a new opportunity

This tool will definitely help you pressure-test the idea first. It’s a reality check that will show you the right questions to ask, awareness of decision factors, then allows you to make adjustments to your plan. All BEFORE any financial commitments are made. This is the right way to do things.

You can check it out here:
https://truehourapp.com/decision

You can download it from the Apple App Store here:
https://apps.apple.com/app/truehour-decision/id6759505668

Let me know what you think.

03/01/2026

“Am I actually making money… or just covering payments?”

Stop guessing your real cost per hour — TRUEHOUR shows you exactly what it costs to run your truck and equipment, so you can price jobs with confidence and protect your profit.

https://truehourapp.com

02/26/2026

Wondering if there is an owner-operator out there who isn’t exactly sure how much it costs to run your equipment profitably? This will blow your mind.

11/17/2023

Retirement sale!

11/17/2023

Retirement sale. Turned 62 this past summer, and I’m going to dial it back a notch.
I started this forestry mulching business back in Sep 2014, and it’s been a great experience.
I’ll be selling all equipment, including Ram 3500 and Kaufman equipment trailer. If you are a local buyer, I will forward all future repeat customers that continue to call me, on to you.
Selling:
2019 Bobcat T770
2019 Fecon FGT mulcher head
Bobcat 80” Brushcat mower
Bobcat Heavy Duty Root Grapple
Heavy Duty Bucket with Teeth
Heavy Duty Bucket with Smooth Edge
2017 Dodge Ram 3500 Turbo Diesel
2021 Kaufman Equipment Tilt-Deck Trailer 17,000 GVWR

Call/text Dave (757) 871-5026 or email [email protected]

02/21/2022

Proudly presenting cfsmulching.com. Check it out and let me know what you think! via

We'll get the job done!

09/12/2021

Finished partially clearing these two building lots on Barkley Lake on the Tennessee-Kentucky border for a great customer of mine. These lots combined are 3.39 acres, and now potential buyers can get out on them and get a lay of the land.
The address is roughly 180 Diamond Point Drive (Lot 9&10), Bumpus Mills, TN, if you are out for a cruise and want to check it out.
If your looking for a beautiful property on a lake, give Lisa Reist at Spotlight Properties a call at (931) 266-9672. MLS # 2285285

03/23/2021

This video talks about, and shows, what forestry mulching can do to improve your land.

10/03/2020

Ultimate privacy for this future home-owner. Cleared this extremely dense stand of forest, and cut in a 200’ driveway.
It’s been a super busy 2020!