Cedar Removal
Mechanical cedar removal for pasture, ranch and hunting land around Ada. Dozer and excavator take the whole tree with the root, so grass has room to come back.
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Pond repair covers ponds that silted in, dams that leak, and spillways that washed out. We work on farm and ranch ponds with a Cat D6 dozer and a 30,000 pound excavator. A pond cleanout waits for a draw down. Then the excavator pulls silt and muck out of the basin. The dozer pushes the basin back to shape and reworks the slopes. Dam repair starts with finding why the dam failed. A leaking pond and a washed out end need different fixes. On a ranch project near Sulphur we have four ponds built or under construction.
Most pond renovation calls around here follow the same story. The pond looked fine from the bank, then it started going low in July instead of September. Or a wet spot showed up on the back slope of the dam. OSU Extension puts more than 326,000 ponds in Oklahoma, and plenty were dug decades ago. Oklahoma law also requires an 811 locate at least 48 hours before the bucket goes in. Sulphur, Stratford, Seminole, Pauls Valley, Holdenville and Ardmore all sit inside where our machines travel. Call (580) 344-7473 for a free estimate on your pond.
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Silt is why most old ponds go dry early. The pond looks the same from the bank. It holds a fraction of what it did when it was dug. A pond cleanout waits for a draw down, when the basin is firm enough to carry a machine. The 30,000 pound excavator pulls the silt and muck out. The dozer follows, pushes the basin back to shape and reworks the slopes. Spoil either stays on the place or gets hauled off. A cleanout makes more of it than most people expect, and that means spoil spread and shaped on site.
Angi's 2026 figures put pond dredging at $20 to $60 per cubic yard of sediment. The same figures run $5,000 to $30,000 per acre, with a half acre farm pond at $7,000 to $18,000. Angi describes mechanical dredging as excavators working larger ponds with reachable banks. Penn State Extension calls draining the pond and using a bulldozer the least expensive method. The same guide calls a dragline the quicker and costlier way. Angi puts the interval at every five to 15 years for most ponds. OSU Extension calls dirt roads a major source of clay, silt and sand washing into ponds.
Dam repair starts with finding why the dam failed. A new damp or wet spot on the back slope means water moving through or under the dam. OSU Extension says to flag it. OSU calls fast leaks or flows a serious warning flag of internal erosion. The fix is to cut the failed section out and rebuild it. The Southern Regional Aquaculture Center says dam cuts get made in a broad V shape, never vertical. We pack the new core back in thin high clay lifts. A washed out end means spillway repair, reshaped and widened.
Burrowing animals are the other common cause of a dam failure. OSU Extension notes muskrat and beaver burrow entrances sit below the waterline. OSU's fix for small burrows is a 90 percent soil and 10 percent cement slurry. It gets funneled in through a pipe. Brush and trees on a dam do damage over time, so cedar taken off a dam goes with the repair. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board requires a permit to repair a dam over 25 feet high. The same goes over 50 acre-feet of storage. OWRB puts liability for a failure on whoever owns or maintains the dam.
Water loss is not always a leak. OSU Extension puts evaporation from shallow Oklahoma ponds at 30 to over 40 inches, May through October. On one surface acre, 30 inches is about 815,000 gallons gone in six months. Penn State Extension puts normal seepage at an inch a month. Past that, water leaves through the basin, the dam or the watershed. OSU's pond FAQ says pond owners often blame the dam first. A pond that never held water has a basin problem. One that used to hold and now does not is more likely leaking at the dam.
The fix depends on the ground. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation says to drain the pond and compact the existing soil. That works where the soil carries enough clay. Where the soil is too coarse, ODWC says clay gets added in layers 6 inches to a foot thick. That is the same packed lift work behind how a new pond gets built. Extension services also list bentonite, which OSU calls messy and expensive. A liner is the last option, near $10,000 per acre in OSU's figures. OSU points pond owners to NRCS as the local design and repair experts. Our guide on why ponds leak in Oklahoma runs through every option.
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(580) 344-7473From the first look at the ground to the last pass of the blade, here is exactly how it goes.
Call (580) 344-7473 or send the form. Describe the land, what is on it, and what you want it to become. Photos help.
We meet you on the property, look at the growth, the ground and the access, and talk through the right way to do the job.
The estimate is free and comes from seeing the land. You know the price and the plan before any machine shows up.
The D6 and the excavator show up, the work gets finished, and the property is left clean and usable.
Common questions about pond repair across Ada & South Central Oklahoma. Don't see yours? Give us a call, we're happy to help.
Mechanical cedar removal for pasture, ranch and hunting land around Ada. Dozer and excavator take the whole tree with the root, so grass has room to come back.
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We move, haul, and spread dirt on acreage around Ada with a Cat D6 dozer and a 30,000-pound excavator. That covers cut and fill, fill dirt placement, washed out ground, and rough driveway lanes on rural property.
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We dig footings, trenches, storm shelter pits and pool holes on acreage around Ada, Oklahoma. The work runs on a 30,000-pound excavator, and the locate request goes to OKIE811 before the bucket moves. Rezz Built Construction Services has been doing this since 2023.
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We take down houses, mobile homes, barns and old slabs with a 30,000 pound excavator. Debris goes to a permitted landfill and the ground gets left flat.
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Pond construction for farms and ranches around Ada, Oklahoma. We dig new stock and fishing ponds with a dozer and excavator. We also clean out silted ponds and repair dams.
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We strip the topsoil, cut and fill to your build elevation, and pack the dirt in lifts. The pad comes out level and above grade, ready for your concrete contractor.
View DetailsWorking a 50-mile circle of South Central Oklahoma since 2023. Close-in towns like Stratford, Stonewall and Sulphur are a short run for the equipment, and bigger jobs pull the machines further.
A Cat D6 dozer, a 30,000-lb excavator and a tracked skid steer under one name. Acreage, ranch and commercial ground is what the equipment was bought for.
We clear mechanically with the dozer and excavator, roots and all. The ground is left buildable and mowable instead of hiding stumps under a layer of mulch.
We look at the property, talk through what it needs, and hand you a real number. The estimate costs nothing and the price comes from seeing the ground.
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Super group of guys to work with. They show up early and work late and go that extra mile for you. They do more than what is expected and that means a lot. It is hard to find guys like this nowadays. They have cleared about 130 acres for me plus worked on and repaired two ponds for me. You can’t go wrong hiring Rezz Built!!!
Rezz Built has done several jobs for us including land clearing, grading & demo. They always show up when they say, work hard & leave a clean site. These guys are honest and very hard workers!
Judd always does a great job! Shows up with the right equipment and makes sure the job is done right.
What it costs to clean out a pond in Oklahoma: published dredging prices by the yard and acre, what moves the number, where the silt goes, and permits.
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Why an Oklahoma pond loses water: evaporation versus a real leak, where to look, what published fixes cost, and when a dam repair needs an OWRB permit.
Read more →Cedar taking the pasture, a pad to build, an old house to take down, or a pond you have been thinking about for years? Call or send the form. We come look at the property with you, and the estimate is free and comes from seeing the ground.
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