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Our Services

Land Clearing Services Around Laredo, TX

Forestry mulching, brush clearing, sendero clearing and fence line clearing around Laredo, Texas. We also do post hole digging, trenching, right of way clearing and wildlife exemption brush management.

Land clearing in Laredo and South Texas is the heart of our work, and forestry mulching is our lead service. Each service below is one job the skid steer does with its mulching head, trencher, auger or rippers. We look at the land or your photos of it and put the quote in writing. Call or text (956) 206-3992, or send a quote request.

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Forestry Mulching

Brush ground into mulch right where it stands

The mulching head on our skid steer grinds brush and small trees into mulch that stays on the ground. The oaks and mottes you mark stay standing.

  • Forestry mulching of mesquite, huisache, blackbrush, guajillo and whitebrush
  • Saplings and small trees ground into mulch where they stand
  • Selective clearing around the oaks and mottes you mark
  • Cedar (Ashe juniper) cleared from around live oaks toward Uvalde
  • Stumps taken down to grade by the mulching head
  • Mulch left on the ground as a cover over the soil
Forestry Mulching in Laredo
Wide strip of fresh mulch cleared between cedar and mesquite brush with a track loader at the far end, brush clearing
Brush Clearing

Overgrown pasture and lots brought back to usable land

We clear mesquite, huisache, blackbrush and prickly pear from overgrown pasture and lots. The mulching head grinds the brush where it stands, and the rippers root plow what must stay open.

  • Mesquite thickets and huisache cleared with the mulching head
  • Prickly pear and tasajillo ground down in the same pass
  • Selective clearing around the trees and mottes you mark
  • House lots and homesite footprints cleared of brush
  • Brush cleared from around pens and barns
  • Stock tank edges and overgrown pasture opened back up
Brush Clearing in Laredo
Hunting blind on a steel stand at the edge of a wide sandy sendero with prickly pear and brush behind, sendero clearing
Sendero Clearing

Wide hunting lanes cut through South Texas brush

We cut new senderos and re-open old ones on hunting ranches around Laredo. The mulching head clears the lane, and the rippers root plow it where it needs to stay open.

  • New senderos cut through mesquite, huisache, blackbrush and guajillo
  • Old or narrow senderos widened and opened back up
  • Brush and small trees ground into mulch where they stand
  • Root plowing with rippers on lanes that need to stay open
  • Brush cleared back around feeders and blinds
  • Ranch lanes and access paths opened through thick brush
Sendero Clearing in Laredo
Yellow compact track loader augering a post hole beside a wire fence line through green brush, fence line clearing
Fence Line Clearing

Old fence lines opened, new lines ready for the crew

We clear mesquite and brush off old fence lines and cut the path for new ones. New lines get root plowed before the fence crew comes.

  • Mesquite, huisache, blackbrush, prickly pear and tasajillo cleared off old fence lines
  • New fence lines cleared and root plowed before the fence crew comes
  • Ranch perimeters and pasture divisions
  • Game fence lines on hunting ranches
  • Property lines on lots and small acreage
  • Mulch left on the ground as cover
Fence Line Clearing in Laredo
White skid steer drilling post holes with an auger along a new T post fence with prickly pear and mesquite, post hole digging
Post Hole Digging

Fence post holes drilled in caliche and clay

The auger on our skid steer drills fence post holes for ranch fences, game fences, pens and gates. Your fence builder gives the spacing and depth, and we drill to it.

  • Post holes drilled with an auger on the skid steer
  • Holes for ranch perimeter fences and high game fences
  • Pipe fence post holes for pens and corrals
  • Holes for gate posts and corner brace posts
  • Holes for barn and shed posts
  • A few holes for a sign or a whole perimeter
Post Hole Digging in Laredo
Orange compact track loader cutting a narrow trench with spoil piled on both sides, trenching
Trenching

Trenches for water lines and electric runs on ranches

The trencher on the skid steer cuts trenches for water lines and electric runs on ranches and rural land. Your plumber or electrician marks the route and the depth, and we cut to match.

  • Water line trenches from the well to the house or the stock tank
  • Trenches for trough lines and pen lines across a pasture
  • Electric trenches out to a barn or a well pump
  • Trenches for power out to a ranch gate
  • Each trench cut to the depth and width the line needs
  • Cut along the route your plumber or electrician marks
Trenching in Laredo
Cleared strip under a power line easement with a mulching head at the edge, right of way clearing
Right of Way Clearing

Brush mulched off pipeline and power line easements

We clear and mulch brush along pipeline rights of way and around pads in the Eagle Ford. A smaller operator or a big crew with overflow work gets an extra machine.

  • Brush mulched along pipeline rights of way and easements
  • Overgrown rights of way opened back up to full width
  • Return passes that keep an easement open
  • Brush cut back from the edges of pads and tank batteries
  • An extra machine for a smaller operator
  • Overflow work for a big clearing crew
Right of Way Clearing in Laredo
White skid steer with a mulching head beside a wide freshly mulched lane with the tree line left standing, wildlife exemption brush management
Wildlife Exemption

Brush work done to the acres your plan lists

The mulching head and rippers on our skid steer do the brush work a Texas wildlife management plan calls for. You write the plan, alone or with a biologist, and we clear to the acres and pattern it lists.

  • Selective brush clearing with the mulching head, to the acres your plan lists
  • Mottes and marked trees left standing as cover
  • Clumps and strips of brush kept in the pattern the plan draws
  • Senderos and edges cut where the plan places them
  • Root plowing with the rippers on lanes and openings that must stay open
  • Brush work for an NRCS EQIP brush management contract
Wildlife Exemption Brush Management in Laredo
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Get In Touch With Iron Steer

Tell us where the property is and the work it needs, and send photos if you have them. Call or text (956) 206-3992 or use the form, and we will get back to you.

  • Call or text (956) 206-3992
  • Serving Laredo, TX and the South Texas brush country
  • Written quotes · forestry mulching, brush clearing, trenching and post holes

Request a Quote

Tell us about the land and the work it needs. We look at the land or your photos of it, then put the quote in writing.

Call (956) 206-3992