INTERLACHEN, FLORIDA

Root Raking for a Future Mobile Home Site

A densely wooded quarter-acre lot needed to be cleared before the property owner could move forward with placing a mobile home. Over three days, Dusty Roads removed eight trees, root raked the entire area, staged the debris for collection, and smoothed the cleared ground.

Cleared and smoothed quarter-acre homesite after root raking in Interlachen, Florida

The Starting Condition

The approximately quarter-acre lot was densely wooded, leaving no open area for the property owner’s planned mobile home. Preparing the site required more than cutting surface vegetation. The trees, stumps, and major root systems within the selected area also needed to be removed.

Dense trees, palmettos, vines, and underbrush before root raking an Interlachen homesite

Before work began, dense trees, palmettos, vines, and underbrush occupied the planned mobile-home site.

The Work Performed

Dusty Roads completed the project over three days using a John Deere 333P compact track loader.

Eight trees were removed from the selected area. The root rake was then used across the approximately quarter-acre site to remove stumps, roots, palmettos, and other woody material from the ground.

The removed material was gathered and placed near the road so a separate grapple-truck service could collect it. After the root-raking work was complete, the root rake was exchanged for the loader bucket and the disturbed ground was smoothed.

Removed trees, stumps, and roots piled beside a nearly completed Interlachen homesite

During the project, removed trees, stumps, roots, and woody debris were gathered near the road for grapple-truck collection.

Open and smoothed mobile-home site after root raking in Interlachen, Florida

The completed homesite after root raking and smoothing with the loader bucket.

The Final Result

The wooded quarter-acre area became clean, open ground with room for the property owner’s planned mobile home. After the roots and woody material were removed, the loader bucket was used to smooth the disturbed surface.

The completed site was left close to final grade and ready for the customer’s next phase of construction. As with any root-raking project, this does not guarantee that every small root or unseen object beneath the working depth has been removed.

Project Details

Location: Interlachen, Florida
Property size: Approximately one-quarter acre
Customer’s goal: Prepare wooded ground for a future mobile home
Trees removed: Eight
Work completed: Tree removal, root raking, debris staging, and ground smoothing
Equipment: John Deere 333P with root rake and loader bucket
Project duration: Three days
Debris plan: Staged near the road for separate grapple-truck collection

Planning a Root-Raking Project?

If you need wooded or overgrown property turned into clean, usable ground, tell Dusty Roads what you plan to do with the site. You’ll receive a clear assessment of the work required and a free project-specific quote.