How to Use a Tractor to Clear & Excavate Land

Attach the bulldozer blade to the front of the tractor to remove any trees, brush and debris on the land. Scrape the land and push the debris into a pile.

Replace the bulldozer blade with the bucket (loader) to pick up and dump the debris into a dump truck or other disposal unit to haul away. Buckets come in various sizes to hold different capacities. Choose a bucket size that reduces the amount of loads you need to move.

Dig any small pits or trenches needed with digging teeth on the front of the bucket. Major excavation requires a backhoe attachment digging deep holes from behind the tractor and loosening earth to be scooped with the bucket.

Put the bulldozer blade back on the the front to grade and shape the land.