Pastures & meadows
Knocking down rank growth, weeds and saplings so grass comes back thicker and the place stops sliding toward brush.
Shredding · By the acre or by the hour
Keep it knocked back before it turns into a clearing job
Regular shredding is the cheapest brush control there is. Every year you skip, the mesquite gets a year further ahead of you.
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What is tractor mowing or brush hogging?
Tractor mowing — brush hogging or shredding — is cutting pasture growth, weeds, saplings and light brush with a rotary cutter behind a tractor. It handles material a regular mower cannot: heavy grass, sunflowers and weeds, briars, and woody saplings up to a couple of inches. We shred pastures, hay meadows, ditches, fence lines, right-of-way and vacant acreage across Jack, Palo Pinto, Young and Wise counties, priced by the acre or by the hour.
What we shred
Ditches & bar ditches
Roadside and interior ditches cut back so water moves and you can see what is coming around the corner.
Fence lines
Both sides of the wire cut back so the fence stays visible, stays hot, and does not disappear into mesquite.
Right-of-way
Lease roads, pipeline right-of-way, access easements and the two-track to the back of the place.
Vacant lots & acreage
Absentee-owned tracts kept mowed for appearance, for the county, or just so it is walkable when you come out.
Ahead of a sale
A shredded place shows dramatically better than a rank one. Worth doing before a listing photo gets taken.
Shredding is not clearing, and that is the point
Worth being clear about what a rotary cutter does and does not do, because the difference shows up two years later.
Shredding cuts material off at mowing height. It is fast, cheap per acre, and genuinely the right tool for grass, weeds, briars and small saplings. Done on a regular cycle it will hold a pasture in grass more or less indefinitely, because young woody plants never get established enough to take over.
What it will not do is kill mesquite. Cut mesquite at mowing height and the root crown responds by sending up more stems. Shred the same mesquite pasture for ten years without any other treatment and you can end up with a denser stand than you started with — shorter, but thicker.
So: shred to maintain ground that is already in reasonable shape. If mesquite is already established and you want it gone rather than managed, that is a clearing job with an excavator, and shredding afterward is what keeps it from coming back. Using shredding as a substitute for clearing is the most common money-wasting mistake we see on rural property around here.
Questions people ask us
How much does tractor mowing cost per acre?
It depends on how rank it is, how big the tract is, and how much of it is obstacles — trees, rock, terraces, fence corners. Open pasture in reasonable shape prices well per acre; small tracts with a lot of dodging price better hourly. Call with the acreage and we will give you a range on the phone and a firm number after we have seen it.
How big a sapling can you cut?
A rotary cutter comfortably handles woody stems up to around two inches. Beyond that you risk the equipment and you are not solving the problem anyway — bigger woody growth wants clearing, not mowing.
How often should I shred a pasture?
Once a year keeps most North Texas pasture from going backward. Twice a year — late spring and again in late summer — will actively improve it, particularly for weed control. Places that get shredded every three or four years are usually already losing ground to brush.
When is the best time?
For weed control, cut before they set seed. For brush suppression, later in the growing season hits woody plants harder. For appearance ahead of a sale, whenever it looks worst.
Do you mow lawns or small yards?
No — this is acreage equipment. If you need a yard mowed, a residential lawn service is cheaper and will do a nicer job of it than a tractor and a shredder will.
Where we work
We are based in Jacksboro and work out from there across Jack County, Palo Pinto County, Young County and Wise County. If you are close to the edge of that circle, call and ask — we will tell you straight whether it is worth the drive for both of us.
- Jacksboro
- Bryson
- Perrin
- Cundiff
- Jermyn
- Post Oak
- Graham
- Olney
- Mineral Wells
- Graford
- Bridgeport
- Runaway Bay
- Chico
- Bowie
- Whitt
- Salesville
Getting rank out there?
Tell us the acreage and roughly how tall it is and we will give you a number.