Land Clearing & Excavation Services in Hickory County, Missouri

It depends on your goal.

Forestry mulching is excellent when you want to remove brush, cedar, saplings, and unwanted vegetation while minimizing ground disturbance. Traditional clearing or excavation may be more appropriate when trees and stumps must be completely removed for construction.

We can determine which approach makes the most sense after evaluating the property.

Often, yes.

Selective forestry mulching can remove much of the understory, cedar, brush, and smaller unwanted vegetation while preserving desirable mature trees.

The exact approach depends on tree spacing, terrain, and equipment access.

Yes. Hickory County has significant agricultural acreage, and pasture reclamation is one of the services we provide.

We can remove encroaching cedar, brush, saplings, and unwanted vegetation to help return neglected acreage to a condition that is easier to maintain and manage.

Our equipment includes a compact track loader, excavator, forestry mulcher, industrial brush cutter, grapple bucket, tree puller, grading attachments, and other specialized equipment that allows us to complete projects efficiently while minimizing unnecessary disturbance.

Yes. We provide fence row clearing for farms, residential acreage, and rural properties.

Removing brush, vines, cedar, and volunteer trees makes existing fencing easier to repair and creates access for installing new fencing.

Yes. We can handle multiple phases of homesite preparation, including land clearing, excavation, grading, drainage improvements, driveway preparation, and building pad construction..

Yes. T and D Land Management is fully insured, giving our customers added confidence and peace of mind throughout every project.

Yes. We install and improve gravel driveways and private access roads.

Proper grading and drainage are particularly important on hilly properties because uncontrolled runoff can quickly create ruts and wash gravel from the driving surface.

Yes. Many customers combine services such as land clearing, excavation, grading, drainage improvements, driveway installation, and building pad preparation into one project. This often improves efficiency and helps streamline the construction process.

We combine professional equipment, local experience, dependable communication, and a commitment to quality workmanship. Whether you’re improving a small residential lot or a large rural property, our goal is to provide lasting solutions that add value to your land.

It depends on the location, amount of land disturbance, intended use and whether the project involves regulated waterways, public property or other jurisdictional areas.

Property owners should verify applicable requirements before beginning regulated work.

Land clearing costs vary based on the size and density of the vegetation, terrain, accessibility, disposal requirements, equipment required, and what needs to happen with the property afterward.

Preparing a site for construction typically requires different work than simply reclaiming overgrown acreage

Often, yes. The first step is determining where the water originates and why it is collecting.

A solution may involve correcting grade, redirecting runoff, installing a French drain or swale, improving a ditch, or addressing another drainage issue.

Yes. We provide drainage improvements including culverts, grading, swales, French drains, and related solutions depending on the property’s conditions.

Yes. Depending on the cause of the damage, repairs may involve reshaping the driveway, correcting the crown or slope, improving ditching or drainage, installing or addressing culverts, and replacing aggregate.

The goal is to address the reason the driveway is washing out rather than simply covering the damaged area with additional gravel.

Potentially. Sloped properties require careful consideration of elevation, cut and fill requirements, drainage, soil conditions, and access.

We evaluate the property before determining the appropriate approach for a building pad.