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About Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation, a Land Clearing Company in San Antonio
- SW-ALicensed & insured
- SW-BAnswered 24/7
- SW-DFree estimates
- SW-CSe habla español
- SW-HSatisfaction guaranteed
How we work
Where it started. David has been clearing land and doing dirt work around San Antonio for over two decades. He owns Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation, an excavating contractor, and he still runs the crews and the machines.
The ground we know. Cedar on thin limestone north of town and mesquite on clay pasture to the south don’t come out the same way. The crews know which one gets mulched and which one has to be grubbed at the root, so the method fits your tract.
Our own machines. A compact track loader, a forestry mulcher, a mini excavator, a dozer and a gooseneck dump trailer all go out from our yard off Culebra Road. You’ll find the whole lineup on our land clearing equipment page.
How an estimate works. Send a few photos and a map pin, and we’ll put together a free estimate. Point out what stays, a live oak motte or an old gate post, and the crew works around it. Brush gets mulched on site or hauled off, whichever suits your plans.
Who we work for. Acreage owners and home builders hire the same crews, whether it’s land clearing on a homesite or forestry service on cedar acreage. Either way, our work is satisfaction guaranteed.
Who answers the phone. Sarah answers every call, day or night, in English or Spanish. When you’re ready for a dirt work contractor or a clearing crew, send photos through the estimate form.
Built on rough ground
Clearing and dirt work since 2000
As a land clearing company in San Antonio, we work Bexar County and Hill Country tracts with our own crews, and we’re licensed and insured.
Did you know?
Before anyone ran a forestry mulcher, Hill Country cedar came down by axe. Cedar choppers, clannish families with roots back through Appalachia, cut fence posts for ranchers, and a skilled axman could make up to 200 a day. You’d still find them selling posts on Austin streets in the 1960s.
FAQs about a land clearing company in San Antonio
What people ask about us
Before hiring a crew, you’ll want to know who owns it, whether the machines are its own and what happens if the work isn’t right. Here’s what people ask us before they book.
How long has David been clearing land and doing dirt work around San Antonio?
David has been doing clearing and dirt work around San Antonio since 2000. That’s over two decades of clearing Hill Country and South Texas ground. Today that work runs under the name Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation, with David running the crews and the machines.
Who owns Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation?
David owns Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation, and he runs the crews and the machines. It’s an owner-run company working out of a yard off Culebra Road on San Antonio’s far west side.
What should I look for when hiring a land clearing company in San Antonio?
Look for a company that’s licensed and insured, runs its own machines, and agrees with you on what stays and what goes before work starts. Ask whether the crew knows San Antonio’s ETJ tree rules, county burn orders, and the warbler and oak timing on Hill Country tracts. Make sure your call gets answered, since a crew you can’t reach is a problem on clearing day. Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation is licensed and insured.
Why do some land clearing companies own their machines instead of renting?
Owning the machines puts the schedule in the company’s hands, because there’s no waiting on a rental yard for a mulcher or excavator. Operators who run the same equipment every day know how it handles on rock and slope. We run our own machines, including a track loader with a mulcher head, a mini excavator, a dozer and dump trailers.
Will a land clearing company take on a small residential lot?
Yes, Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation clears single subdivision lots as well as ranch acreage. A small lot still gets the same steps: there’s a permit check inside San Antonio’s ETJ, flagged trees that stay, and a plan for the brush. Close to the yard, that includes lots around Alamo Ranch and Helotes.
How can a land clearing company give an estimate from photos?
Photos show the brush type and density, tree sizes and the ground. A map pin lets the estimator check acreage, slope and access on aerial imagery. That’s enough to price a lot of clearing, mulching and pad work without a drive out. When photos don’t show enough, like on a steep tract or with unclear boundaries, a site walk follows. Every estimate is free.
Who hires a land clearing and excavation company around San Antonio?
The work comes from landowners building on Hill Country acreage, ranchers clearing pasture south of San Antonio, and builders on the Culebra and Potranco corridors. Land agents call to get listings ready for buyers to walk. New owners of raw land often call first, since a well, a drive or a house usually can’t go in until the tract is cleared.
Why hire a land clearing contractor based near San Antonio?
A local crew already knows the rules that change job to job here. That’s San Antonio’s ETJ tree ordinance, county burn orders, Edwards Aquifer plans in Bexar, Comal and Medina, and warbler season on Hill Country cedar. Travel is shorter too, which counts on jobs that run several days. The Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation yard sits off Culebra Road, with Helotes, Castroville and Boerne in easy reach.
Do land clearing companies guarantee their work?
Some do, and work from Longhorn Land Clearing & Excavation is satisfaction guaranteed. Before the machines unload, you tell us what stays and what goes, and the trees you’ve flagged stay standing.
What is the difference between a land clearing company and a tree service?
A tree service works on individual trees around homes, often with climbers and bucket trucks. A land clearing company works on acreage with mulchers, excavators and dozers. Land clearing covers cedar brakes, brush, mesquite grubbing, fence lines and homesites, plus the dirt work that follows. We’ll take on tree removal and stump grinding in that acreage setting, alongside the clearing.
Ready to have us look at your tract?
Send a few photos and a map pin, or call and tell us about the ground. We’ll come back with a free estimate, and if the job needs a site walk, we’ll set one up.