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Skid Steer Services · Statesboro, GA

Skid steer work for the small jobs around your place.

Skid steer services handle the jobs at a house or farm that are too big for a wheelbarrow. Maybe a load of gravel sits in a heap, or a dirt pile landed in the wrong spot. A new garden spot is full of roots, or the lot is a mess after a build or storm. We bring a CAT 275 compact track loader for jobs like these and haul off whatever needs to go.

Watson Outdoor Living moved into excavation and skid steer work, and this loader handles the skid steer side. It runs on rubber tracks and carries a forestry mulcher head for brush and a root rake grapple for roots. We see every job in person before we price it, since ground and access decide how long it takes. Call or text (912) 712-6034 for a free estimate, or tell us what needs moving.

What We Handle

  • CAT 275 compact track loader on rubber tracks for sandy yards
  • Loads of gravel, fill or topsoil spread where you want them
  • Dirt and sand piles pushed, moved or loaded out
  • Root rake grapple pulls roots, rocks and buried wood from the dirt
  • Garden spots, food plots and pasture corners raked out clean
  • Single fence rows and trail edges ground down with the mulcher head
  • Small shed pads shaped and packed with the loader
  • Scrap and debris from a build hauled off on our dump trailer

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Skid Steer Services on Video

The track loader grapple moving root wads across a cleared lot.

What does skid steer work cover?

The loader spreads a dumped load of gravel, fill or topsoil and pushes dirt piles out of the way. The root rake grapple combs roots, rocks and buried wood out of a garden spot or a pasture corner. The forestry mulcher head grinds a single fence row or trail edge down to chips that stay on the ground. The loader can also shape a small shed pad or clean up a lot after a build.

Bigger jobs get their own plan, like building a new gravel driveway from the road to the house. A new home, or a low lot that needs truckloads of fill, calls for house pads and site prep. When the whole lot sits uneven or holds water after rain, the fix is yard leveling and grading. A long property line grown shut with brush and vines is fence line and underbrush clearing.

Why a track loader suits sandy Statesboro yards

Most yards around Statesboro are sandy loam or loamy sand with clay underneath, and low spots hold water after rain. Tires can dig in and spin on that ground, while rubber tracks spread the weight over much more of it. Caterpillar lists the 275's operating weight at 12,401 lb and its ground pressure at 5.0 psi on 15.7 inch tracks. Ground pressure is how hard a machine presses on each square inch, and lower means less sinking into soft dirt.

Caterpillar lists a rated operating capacity of 4,156 lb, the load the 275 is rated to lift and carry. It is still compact, so it can work close to a house or a row of trees. Even on tracks, soaked ground can rut, so we plan each job around wet weather and low spots. When a yard is holding water, we wait for it to dry and firm up before the loader goes in.

How does a skid steer job run?

Every skid steer job starts with a look at the ground, the way in and where each pile should go. You get a free estimate after that visit, with the loader work and the haul off spelled out. Georgia 811 must be contacted before digging, so that call goes in before the loader breaks ground. Several small jobs on one property can share one visit, so list them all when you call.

Contractors may not dump at Bulloch County's convenience centers, which take household waste from county residents only. So the roots, scrap and brush we load go on our dump trailer to a disposal site open to contractors. Burning a pile of land clearing or storm debris means contacting the Georgia Forestry Commission first, at 1-800-GA-TREES. A yard covered in fallen pines is a bigger job, handled as downed trees and storm debris work.

Skid steer services around Statesboro and what sets the price

Our skid steer travels from Statesboro to homes, farms and lots within about 50 miles. That takes in Brooklet, Metter, Pembroke, Swainsboro and Vidalia, plus Springfield, Rincon, Pooler and Savannah out toward the coast. We have mulched two backyards in Springfield with the loader, and bigger wooded ground gets a full forestry mulching job. Most skid steer jobs we take run a half day to a day or two on site.

HomeGuide says companies that bring their own skid steer loader to the job charge $100 to $300 per hour. It adds that most of them set a minimum of one day or eight hours. Those are HomeGuide's published figures, and our own number comes after we look at your job in person. Access, soft ground, the size of each pile and how far the debris has to travel all move that number.

Skid steer services: track loader grapple loading a log onto a dump trailer Skid steer work moving a pile of red dirt with a compact track loader

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What You Can Expect

How a Job With Watson Runs

From the first look at the property to the last pass of the grapple, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Look at the Land

We come see the property first: the growth, the ground under it, access for the machines, and what you want the land to become. Clearing prices live in details a phone call cannot see.

2

Free Estimate

You get a real number and a real timeline, and what it covers is spelled out: clearing, stumps, grading, debris. It holds unless the scope changes, and you hear about any change before it costs anything.

3

Machines Do the Work

The CAT 275 and 308 show up when we said they would. Brush gets mulched or piled, trees and stumps come out, dirt gets shaped, and debris leaves on the trailer.

4

Finish Clean

We go over the finished ground with you before we leave. Smooth dirt you can mow, grade or build on, and a property that looks better than the day we pulled in.

FAQ

Skid Steer Services Questions, Answered

Common questions about skid steer services across Statesboro & Southeast Georgia. Don't see yours? Call and ask.

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How much do skid steer services cost?
HomeGuide lists $100 to $300 per hour for companies that bring their own skid steer loader. It says most charge a one-day or eight-hour minimum. Those numbers are HomeGuide's, not a quote from us. We look at your job, then give you a free estimate based on the work and the haul off.
Is skid steer work the same as bobcat work?
In everyday talk, yes. Bobcat is one brand of skid steer, and many people use the name for any of them. Ours is a CAT 275 compact track loader, which works like a skid steer on rubber tracks. It does the same spreading, pushing, raking and loading work.
Will a skid steer tear up my yard?
Our loader runs on rubber tracks, which spread its weight out. Caterpillar puts the 275's ground pressure at 5.0 psi on 15.7 inch tracks. A soaked yard can still rut, so we schedule around wet ground. Point out soft spots when we come to look at the job.
Do you rent out the skid steer?
No, we bring the machine and do the work. You show us what needs spreading, moving or raking, and we take it from there. Whatever we pull up rides off on our dump trailer. You get the finished work, and the machine leaves with us.
What is the smallest job you take?
Small jobs are what skid steer services are for. One load of gravel to spread or one garden spot to root rake is worth a call. Most of our jobs run a half day to a day or two. If you have a few small jobs, we can line them up for the same trip.
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Why Choose Watson

Why Southeast Georgia Landowners Call Us

The Same Crew, Start to Finish

You deal with the same crew from the first call to the last pass. Questions get answered at the property by the people doing the work.

Two Machines, Whole Job

The CAT 275 mulches and grapples, the CAT 308 digs, lifts and loads. Clearing, trees, stumps, grading and haul-off finish as one project with one estimate.

Real Numbers, Free Estimates

Estimates happen at the property because clearing prices live in the details. You get a number that holds, and any change in scope gets discussed before it costs anything.

Statesboro Based

Sandy loam, pine thickets, wet bottoms and summer regrowth: this is the ground we work every week, from Bulloch County out about 50 miles in every direction.

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Watson exceeded our expectations with his attention to detail and his ability to meet our timeline. I will recommend them to anyone!

Chris Jacksona month ago · Google review

Truly one of the best young men I’ve worked with. Him and his team exceeded my expectations. I’ve had them come for landscaping and debris removal, and each time I’m pleased. I recommended him to a few co-workers of mine and they consistently thought the pricing was reasonable.

MedlifeUABa month ago · Google review

Excellent, professional work!

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