Serving the Eastern Panhandle and the northern Shenandoah Valley · based in Augusta, WV
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Mini excavator parked beside a large stump in an open field
Our Services

Land Clearing and Excavation Services Around Augusta, WV

Land clearing, forestry mulching, brush clearing and bush hogging, stump removal, excavation, grading and site prep, gravel driveways, drainage and fence line clearing.

Most jobs here start with ground that has to change. A field grows up and has to be cut back to open ground. A gravel drive ruts out, or water runs off the hill until a drain line moves it. Pick the service that fits your land, check the job photos, or call or text (540) 327-1400.

Woods mulched clean under the trees, a round hay ring back in the open
Forestry Mulching

Brush and saplings ground into mulch where they stand

We grind standing brush, saplings and small trees into mulch with a mulcher head on our tracked loader. The chips stay on the ground and hold the soil in place.

  • Standing brush, briars and saplings ground into chips in one pass
  • Small trees cut and mulched where they stand
  • Understory cleaned out under mature oak and hickory
  • Trails, shooting lanes and access lanes opened through timber
  • Multiflora rose and autumn olive knocked back on grown up ground
  • Stumps cut low at the surface so the ground is easier to mow
Forestry Mulching Details
Mini excavator with a brush cutter head on a gravel pad, ridges in the distance
Brush Clearing

Overgrown fields cut back down to usable ground

We cut overgrown fields, pastures and fence rows back down to open ground. A brush cutter on the mini excavator reaches banks, ditch lines and fence rows from level footing.

  • Overgrown fields and old pasture cut back to open ground
  • Briars, multiflora rose and autumn olive cut off at the ground
  • Saplings and small trees taken down with the brush cutter
  • Fence rows and property lines opened up so the line shows
  • Steep banks and ditch lines cut while the machine stays on level footing
  • Grown-up lots cleared off before a survey, a sale or a build
Brush Clearing Details
Lot clearing in Augusta, WV: a grown-up bank opened up to bare ground below the tree line, ready for grading
Lot Clearing

Wooded building lots cleared for the house and the drive

We clear wooded and grown-up building lots for a house, a cabin, a mobile home or a shop. Brush gets mulched where it stands, and stumps come out where the house and the drive go.

  • Brush, briars and saplings mulched where they stand
  • Small trees cut and ground into chips with the mulcher head
  • Heavy brush on banks and lot edges cut with the brush cutter
  • Stumps and roots dug out under the house site and the drive path
  • Trees you want to keep marked and worked around
  • Rough grading on the cleared house pad
Lot Clearing Details
Mini excavator parked beside a large stump in an open field
Stump Removal

The stump and the root ball come out together

We dig stumps out with a mini excavator, root ball and all. The hole gets backfilled and bladed level so the spot can be mowed or built on.

  • Stumps dug out whole with a mini excavator, root ball and all
  • One stump in a yard or a field full of them after a clearing job
  • Big surface roots cut back and pulled so the spot mows clean
  • Holes backfilled with the dirt from the dig and packed down
  • The spot bladed level for seeding or for a building pad
  • Stumps stacked on your property where you want them
Stump Removal Details
Mini excavator with a digging bucket and blade parked on gravel, valley view behind
Excavation

Mini excavator digging on Hampshire County ground

Mini excavator digging for trenches, ditches, driveway cuts and dirt work. We clear and dig on the same job across Hampshire County and the Eastern Panhandle.

  • Trenching for drain lines, downspout runs and yard drainage
  • Digging out and reshaping ditches so water leaves the property
  • Cutting in new driveways, lanes and field roads on rural lots
  • Digging out low spots, ruts and washed ground, then leveling the fill
  • Backfilling and smoothing holes so the ground can be mowed or seeded
  • Digging close to a house, barn, cabin or fence line
Excavation Details
Wide graded bank below a tree line with the mini excavator parked at the top
Grading and Site Prep

Ground cut, filled and shaped so water runs off

We level pads, smooth rutted ground and shape lots after clearing. The finished grade sends water away from your buildings instead of toward them.

  • Rough grading on cleared lots and new building sites
  • Level pads for cabins, sheds, garages and shops
  • Ground sloped away from a house, cabin or barn so water sheds
  • Cut and fill work to flatten a sloping spot on a hillside lot
  • Fill placed in layers and packed down as it goes
  • Rutted, torn-up ground smoothed back to a surface you can mow
Grading and Site Prep Details
Graded gravel pad beside a paved road with the spoil smoothed out
Gravel Driveways

New gravel drives cut in, rutted drives graded back

We cut in new gravel driveways and lanes on rural lots, and regrade drives that have rutted or washed out. The surface gets crowned so water runs off the drive instead of down it.

  • New gravel drives and lanes cut in on rural lots and acreage
  • Washed out and rutted drives regraded back to a smooth surface
  • Crown pulled back into the surface so water sheds to both sides
  • Ditch lines cut along the drive to carry runoff away
  • Base stone worked into soft, muddy sections that keep breaking up
  • Cross drains and shallow dips shaped into steep stretches
Gravel Driveways Details
Gravel road along a tree line, track marks on the stone and the understory cleared back from the edge
Gravel Road Grading

Private roads regraded and crowned so water runs off

We regrade private gravel roads that have washed out or worn into ruts and potholes. The crown goes back in and the ditch lines get cleaned out so water leaves the road.

  • Washed out, rutted and potholed private roads regraded
  • Crown shaped back in so rain sheds to both sides
  • Gravel pulled back off the edges and onto the driving surface
  • Ditch lines cleaned out and reshaped with the mini excavator
  • Shallow turnouts cut to lead ditch water away from the road
  • Delivered stone spread and worked into the crown
Gravel Road Grading Details
Swale dressed with topsoil and raked smooth between the gravel and the tree line
Drainage

French drains and trenches that carry water away

We install French drains and drainage trenches that move water away from houses, cabins, barns and driveways. The mini excavator digs the line, then pipe and washed stone go in so the ground drains.

  • French drains dug with the mini excavator and set on grade so the water keeps moving
  • Perforated pipe in washed stone, wrapped in non-woven filter fabric to keep silt out
  • Solid pipe on the outlet run, daylighted downhill where the water can leave
  • Downspout lines buried and carried out away from the wall
  • Drainage trenches cut across a slope to catch water above a house, cabin or barn
  • Low spots and soft ground drained so the yard can be mowed again
French Drains and Drainage Details
Fence line after brush clearing, the brush mulched and the posts back in view
Fence Line Clearing

Grown up fence rows cut back to a clean line

We clear grown up fence rows and property lines on farms and acreage across Hampshire County. The row comes back to a clean line your fence crew can work from.

  • Grown up fence rows cut back to a clean, workable line
  • Briars, multiflora rose, autumn olive and grapevine cut out of the row
  • Saplings and small trees cleared off the line
  • Mulcher head on the tracked loader grinds the row into a chip layer in place
  • Brush cutter on the mini excavator reaches over standing fence and up banks
  • Property lines opened so corner posts and survey pins are easy to find
Fence Line Clearing Details
Tracked skid steer with a bucket parked on gravel, ridges in the distance
Skid Steer Services

Tracked skid steer work for soft and sloped ground

We bring our tracked skid steer to grade yards and lanes, spread gravel and topsoil, and fill washouts. A forestry mulcher head on the same loader grinds brush and saplings where they stand.

  • Yards, lanes and small pads graded and leveled with the bucket
  • Gravel and topsoil spread and shaped after the supplier drops it off
  • Dirt already on the property moved, spread or used as backfill
  • Low spots, ruts and washouts filled and smoothed back out
  • Brush, limbs and clearing debris pushed into piles where you want them
  • Standing brush and saplings ground into chips with the forestry mulcher head
Skid Steer Services Details
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  • Augusta, WV · serving the Eastern Panhandle and the northern Shenandoah Valley
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