Cedar Removal
Mechanical cedar removal for pasture, ranch and hunting land around Ada. Dozer and excavator take the whole tree with the root, so grass has room to come back.
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Land grading is the work of shaping your ground so water leaves it. We do that with a Cat D6 dozer for the heavy cuts and a tracked skid steer for the finish. Most calls we get in Pontotoc County sound the same. Water stands in the yard after a spring rain. A pasture is too rough and rutted to mow. A dirt drive washes out every time the runoff crosses it. All of those are grade problems. The fix starts by cutting the high spots down and filling the low spots in. Then we set a fall that carries water off the ground.
We are based in Ada and work about 50 miles out, so most of our land grading is on acreage. That is bigger ground than a town lot. It might be pasture that got cleared and never smoothed. It might be a shop pad sitting lower than the drive next to it. The D6 has the weight to move real dirt on jobs like that. The skid steer follows behind it for finish grading. Call (580) 344-7473 for a free estimate, and we will come look at the ground first.
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Oklahoma red clay does not take water in fast. USDA soil data puts Pontotoc County in the highest runoff group. Rain sheds across the top instead of soaking down. Ada averages about 41 inches of rain a year. May alone brings around 5.5 inches, and spring storms drop it fast. When that much water hits slow clay, it goes where the grade sends it. If the ground is flat, or if it falls back toward a building, the water sits. Land grading changes where it goes.
That same clay moves with the weather. Red clay subsoil in central Oklahoma can run 40 to 60 percent clay, and it drains very slowly. Wet, it turns slick and ruts under tires. Dry, it sets up hard and cracks open. Those cracks let the next rain run straight down into the low spots. Grading in a dry stretch cuts cleaner and holds its shape better. Working wet clay just smears it around and hides the low spots until the next storm finds them.
Drainage grading starts with two questions. Where is the water coming from, and where can it go? On acreage the answer is usually a ditch line or a low corner off the working ground. We then set the fall so runoff heads that way and keeps moving. Around a house or a shop, the common standard is a 6 inch drop. That fall happens across the first 10 feet out from the wall. It is enough tilt to move water off before it soaks in.
Some places have no outlet close by. Then we cut a shallow swale to carry the water. Or we build the ground up so it drains to a better spot. Fill has to come from somewhere. Moving that volume is heavy dirt work. On other places the better answer is catching the water and holding it. That is what pond construction is for. A swale is the simpler fix, and it handles most yard and lot grading jobs. We look at both before the dozer starts pushing.
Rough grading is the first shaping pass. It takes out big humps and old stump holes and closes the washes. Cleared ground almost always needs it, because clearing tears the surface up. Ground that was only mulched still has stumps under it. Those have to come out before it will grade flat. Finish grading is the smoothing pass on top. It closes the ground back up so a mower or a brush hog can run it. Pasture leveling and arena leveling end the same way.
Land grading shapes the surface. Some jobs need a level, compacted base for a slab or a metal building. That work is site prep and building pads. Other jobs mean digging down for a footing or a water line. That is digging and trenching. Plenty of acreage jobs need more than one of those. We sort out which ones when we come look at the ground. Running them on one trip saves moving the equipment twice. The estimate covers all of it.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Ada & South Central Oklahoma.
(580) 344-7473From the first look at the ground to the last pass of the blade, here is exactly how it goes.
Call (580) 344-7473 or send the form. Describe the land, what is on it, and what you want it to become. Photos help.
We meet you on the property, look at the growth, the ground and the access, and talk through the right way to do the job.
The estimate is free and comes from seeing the land. You know the price and the plan before any machine shows up.
The D6 and the excavator show up, the work gets finished, and the property is left clean and usable.
Common questions about grading & leveling across Ada & South Central Oklahoma. Don't see yours? Give us a call, we're happy to help.
Mechanical cedar removal for pasture, ranch and hunting land around Ada. Dozer and excavator take the whole tree with the root, so grass has room to come back.
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We move, haul, and spread dirt on acreage around Ada with a Cat D6 dozer and a 30,000-pound excavator. That covers cut and fill, fill dirt placement, washed out ground, and rough driveway lanes on rural property.
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We dig footings, trenches, storm shelter pits and pool holes on acreage around Ada, Oklahoma. The work runs on a 30,000-pound excavator, and the locate request goes to OKIE811 before the bucket moves. Rezz Built Construction Services has been doing this since 2023.
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We take down houses, mobile homes, barns and old slabs with a 30,000 pound excavator. Debris goes to a permitted landfill and the ground gets left flat.
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Pond construction for farms and ranches around Ada, Oklahoma. We dig new stock and fishing ponds with a dozer and excavator. We also clean out silted ponds and repair dams.
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We strip the topsoil, cut and fill to your build elevation, and pack the dirt in lifts. The pad comes out level and above grade, ready for your concrete contractor.
View DetailsThe person you call is the person in the machine. You explain the job once, the estimate comes from the one doing the work, and nothing gets lost in a handoff.
A Cat D6 dozer, a 30,000-lb excavator and a tracked skid steer under one name. Acreage, ranch and commercial ground is what the equipment was bought for.
We clear mechanically with the dozer and excavator, roots and all. The ground is left buildable and mowable instead of hiding stumps under a layer of mulch.
We look at the property, talk through what it needs, and hand you a real number. The estimate costs nothing and the price comes from seeing the ground.
What land grading costs in Oklahoma: yard leveling, regrading around a foundation, and rough-grading acreage, plus the 10x per-acre trap in online numbers.
Read more →What a dirt building pad costs in Oklahoma: fill volume math, house and shop pads, mobile home pad rules, and how the pad differs from the concrete slab.
Read more →What dirt work costs in Oklahoma: machine and operator hourly rates, fill dirt by the yard, haul-off, mobilization minimums and why wet red clay stops the job.
Read more →Cedar taking the pasture, a pad to build, an old house to take down, or a pond you have been thinking about for years? Call or send the form. We come look at the property with you, and the estimate is free, from the owner who runs the machines.
Tell us about your property and we'll get back to you fast.