By admin, on March 10th, 2011
What makes work easy? Well, having the right tool for the job, but also the right operator that knows his stuff – makes all the difference.
We have available for hire (with or without operator) skid steer, trencher, mini excavator and more.
Rental rates are very affordable. No job is too big or too small. Click on each of the equipment below to get more information.
To talk with us directly or for phone estimates, please call James at 254-749-2990.
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Bobcat T250 – This is a workhorse. Capable of lifting over 7000 lbs (rated for 50% = 3600 lbs) and a hydraulic system pushing over 20 gallons a minute.
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Mini Excavator – 38 hp mini-excavator with a 24″ bucket, will dig up old sewer lines, in a hurry! |
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Riding Trencher – 38 hp Riding Trencher – Run water, sewer, french drain, etc. down to 4 feet deep! Digs great even through rocky soils. |
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275 Massey Ferguson Tractor – A must have for any farming needs. Great for running fence, plowing up fields, or planting a row of sapling trees.
- Shredder
- Post Hole Auger
- 2-Place Plow
- Disc
- Box Blade
- Tree Planter
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By admin, on June 7th, 2011
 Sometimes we get a job request like this one. We were asked to put up 200 feet of fence. They wanted it to be built tough, so we installed 2 3/8 inch  drill stem as the fence posts, and then attached a normal 6 foot picket fence. We then covered the top with two 2×4 boards with a 2×8 board on top. At the bottom we ran another 1×6 spacer to raise the fence up another half foot.
For the poles, we ran them using our tractor and post auger. Each pipe was installed around 3 feet deep with one bag of concrete in each hole. These things are not going anywhere.
To finish up we screwed in every board (instead of nails that come out over time).
All in all, it looks pretty nice. Not too bad for our first fence job!
I took some pictures, tell me what you think?
By admin, on April 25th, 2011
  We were contracted to help clear out over 2800 acres of Mesquite and Cedar in and around Fort Hood. This is a several month long endeavor utilizing everything that the Bobcat can muster. The contract involves bundling up the trees into piles 70 feet long, by 20 feet wide by 15 feet high. Currently we are averaging around 15 acres a day. The job will run through June, and possibly into July. Here are some pictures of the kinds of things that we are able to accomplish with the Bobcat.
Being able to load over 3 thousand lbs of brush in each scoop makes for quick work. Here you can see the big 84″ grapple performing admirably.
These piles will sit for a few months, and then they will be burned by the military on site.
What is somewhat interesting, is that we are finding all kinds of junk left overs from previous training exercises in the ground all over the place. These include explosive devices like training land mines, mortar rounds, and 50 cal ammunition. These are reported to inspectors who come in and depose of these properly.
If you would like for us to clear out brush in your area, please contact us for a estimate. We have very affordable rates from really small 1-2 hour jobs all the way up to jobs like this that spans several months.
By admin, on March 10th, 2011
Today we ran 100 feet of water pipe (pvc sch 40). The customer wanted to connect his barn to the water supply across the field. We ran the trench down 18 inches, and installed sch 40 pvc below ground, and sch 80 above ground.
Here are some of the pictures.
  
By admin, on December 21st, 2010
 Do not forget to stay up late tonight and see the total lunar eclipse tonight starting at 12:32 AM CST.
A lunar eclipse is similar to a solar eclipse, except the other way around. It is when the moon passes through Earth’s shadow of the sun. This event only happens about 2-3 times a year.
The total lunar eclipse is scheduled to begin at 12:32 AM CST.
The full moon will look like it is getting a shave on one side a little at a time. As the eclipse continues, more and more of the full moon will darken until the entire moon is completely in the shadow.
At 1:41 AM CST, the moon will be completely within the shadow of the earth until around 2:52 AM CST. You will still be able to see the moon, even though it is shadowed by the earth because of the way the light bends while passing through our atmosphere. It will appear to look dark red or dark orange.
 Then as the moon slowly passes beyond the earth’s shadow, it will start to brighten back to its full moon state by 4:01 AM CST, it will look like nothing happened. That will be the end of the eclipse.
Keep in mind that unlike as solar eclipse, you CAN look at a lunar eclipse with no fear of damaging your eyes.
I for one will be one of the millions staying up to watch it tonight. I hope you join me!
If you would like to see an animation of it, watch the video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVkkCVh5t0E
By admin, on December 14th, 2010
 I am not an avid sky watcher, but I do like to enjoy sitting in the hot tub at night watching the stars and smoking a big fat stogie.
Over the past few nights, I have been noticing more and more shooting stars, and to my surprise tonight was spectacular. So impressive that I had to look it up just to see what was going on. In the hour that I saw out there, I saw dozens and dozens of shooting stars. Some were quite spectacular, like this one, that trailed sparkling dust across half the sky, and then broke up into several pieces.
Now some were just mere specs, and if you blinked you would miss them, but for the most part, the trails went a quarter of the night sky. Very bright, and moving very fast.
If you have never seen a meteor shower, I would urge you to look up when the next one is supposed to happen, and take the time to check it out. I would compare the excitement to watching a good fireworks display, only the show keeps on going all night long.
So what is the Geminids Meteor Shower?
I would have to say that this is one of the best meteor showers of the year. I do not get the chance to often watch them, but this one never seems to disappoint.
This shower gets its name “Geminids” because the star trails seem to come from the constellation Gemini. For us observers in the in the Northern Hemisphere these meteors start becoming visible as early as December 6, when one meteor every hour or so could be visible. I personally counted about 3-4 an hour this year. During the next week, rates increase until a peak of 50-80 meteors per hour is attained on the night of December 13/14. Tonight as I recall, there were at least 50-60 in the hour that I was watching around 3 AM CST. The last of the Geminids meteors can be seen on December 18, when an observer might see a rate of one every hour or so.
If you see some falling stars, keep in mind that there are other, weaker meteor showers going on at the same time as this one from Gemini. To know if you indeed are seeing a Geminids meteor, imagine a line backwards and trace it across the sky, and if you end up in Gemini, then its probably a Geminid Meteor! If you are not sure where Gemini is in the sky, the following charts will help you find it from the Northern Hemisphere.
If you missed this one, dont worry, you will have more chances to see some great star trails.
| Name |
Date of Peak |
| Quadrantids |
night of January 3 |
| Lyrids |
nights of April 21/22 |
| Eta Aquarids |
night of May 5,6,7 |
| Perseids |
night of August 11,12 |
| Orionids |
night of October 21 |
| Leonids |
night of November 17 |
| Geminids |
night of December 13 |
NOTES These are approximate times for the Lower 48 states; actual shower times can vary. Bright moonlight makes it difficult to see all but the brightest meteors.
By admin, on December 8th, 2010
 Well, tonight I went and saw the movie Faster starring Dwayne Johnson, aka the Rock, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, and Maggie Grace.
This is another what I like to call Tuesday Movie. Basically my theater gives a half price discount for tickets on Tuesday, so that’s when I usually like to go and see these B-Rated movies.
The trailers for Faster made me initially think the movie is a simple action movie with a revenge plot, and for the most part it is. But somehow I found it far more entertaining that I had originally thought I would. The flick starts out with Dwayne Johnson playing a character known only as the “Driver”. He is just getting out of a 10 year prison sentence. On his way out, we get a sneak peek at his personality as a Bad-ass during an interview with the warden. We learn later on that he was imprisoned for a bank heist gone horribly wrong. He was, yep you guessed it, the driver in the getaway car. As soon as he gets out of jail, he immediately starts killing off people one by one.
We learn that these people were the ones responsible in part for him being in jail. You see, the bank heist was a setup, and they were all double crossed and killed.. save one, the driver. We also learn that one of the people in the robbery was his brother, and that is why is so hell bent on revenge.
During his killing spree, he is a ruthless killing machine with no remorse or guilt. Little by little, we get to know him a little deeper, as he only wants to kill those directly responsible for his brother’s death, and as such, he lets a few people go that are trying to hunt him down. One of these people is a cop that has been after him from the beginning. The decision to let him go he later will regret, as they have a last show down at the very end of the film.
But there are quite a few twists and turns as the movie progresses, and one surprise at the very ending, that I did not see coming until the last 20 mins of the movie.
There are intermixed a couple of love stories, that seem more out of place and are just injected in to prolong the movie rather than seem a true part of it.
Probably the best part of the movie are the couple of rather amazing car chases where he truly shines and gets his well deserved name.
All in all, I give it 2.5 stars **1/2. Theatrical Release Date: November 24, 2010. Runtime: 98 min
By admin, on August 21st, 2010
 If you have only one choice this weekend, go see this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it. To me it was a mix somewhere between Commando meets Rambo after leaving the A-Team.
So, Sly does it again. His most recent movies, in my opinion have been getting better and better, and this is no different. Here he plays a mercenary Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his crew of mercenaries (played by Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, and Terry Crews) are known as “The Expendables”. They have their own jackets and matching tattoos and everything.
The film opens up with them kicking the azz out of Somali pirates. Lots of gunz blazing and lots and lots of deaths. Isn’t that what makes a good Rambo movie after all? Talking of Rambo, this could actually pass for a Rambo 5 if they had of changed the names. Then they are hired by a super secret shadowy figure/cameo (Bruce Willis) to take down a general (David Zayas) and end the totalitarian reghime in the fictional country of Vilena. However, it turns out that the general is just a puppet of a rogue CIA agent and his henchmen.
This is a great setup for a totally awesome kick-ass action movie. They go in, and do some recon and the body count continues to climb. The special effects are wonderfully done, with a mix of realism and fake blood squirting and limbs being severed. Nothing as gruesome as the 300, but totally done in the good old Rambo style movie making that seems to have become Sly’s forte. I loved it.
There is some banter, comedy, mixed in with some seriousness, drama, and some romance.
In the end, the good guys win, the bad guys loose, and the body count is well over 100. Lots of explosions, shoot outs, knife fights, etc.
My favorite part of the movie is where Terry Crews is showing off his new gun.. a fully automatic shotgun with uranium depleted high explosion shells. They are in a fight for their life, and loosing.. and then the explosions start. The sounds, the shells, the explosions.. just simply WOW.
The other was the 1 minute cameo with Arnold Schwarzenegger and the one liner of Bruce Willis saying “He’s just mad because he thinks he wants to be President.” HA! Wonderful!
This is a must see, and go and see it at the movies. The big screen will only make this movie that much more enjoyable.
My rating.. 3.5 stars.. ***1/2.
By admin, on August 21st, 2010
 Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg play wanna be cop detectives Allen Gambel and Terry Hoitz. They are terribly mismatched police partners. One is a gung ho wanna be shoot’em up bad ass cop, who had the misfortune of wrecking his career by shooting a famous actor. The other is a pimp-gone-cop who is trying to make a change in his life. Basically these two cops are at the lowest rung of the totem pole. They are overshadowed by two super cops played by Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson. These are the uber hip, super popular, gunz blazing, total bad azz, media loving, darlings of the police force. They are loved by everybody except for Terry.
As the film opens up with a super cop chase scene that was meant to be over the top, I immediately got the impression that I was in for a really stupid movie. However, from there it tones down a bit and it gets a little funnier. I may have even enjoyed it more if the guy sitting behind me wasn’t overly laughing at every single joke, even the really lame ones. But I digress.
The main plot is these two super cops, get killed early on, and there is now a open spot in the force for two more. So our two wanna-be’s try to fill those shoes. Terry wants to go after the biggest cases he can find, Gambel wants to stay on the more mundane cases, like a scaffolding tax evasion charge.
They chase some bad guys, and learn about each other. Terry finds out that Gambel used to be a pimp, and that all of the drop dead gorgeous women in the world just fall for him…which leads to even more really bad jokes. And then there are a few scenes with Terry trying to maintain a relationship with his own gal. I could have done without those scenes all together.
In the end, Terry gets his guns blazing bad guy, and Gambel gets his scaffold tax evasion guy. And they become the new super cops.
Overall, I found the film sporadically funny. There were way too many gags and really lame jokes to want me to even think of telling people to go and see this movie. It definately will only appeal to a very limited crowd, which I am obviously not in.
So, I will give it * 1/2.
Save your money, and go see some of the much better movies that are out now. Like the expendables.. which I really enjoyed.
By admin, on August 9th, 2010
 Tonight I got the chance to see Dinner for Schmucks, released July 30, 2010. The movie stars Steve Carell as Barry, and Paul Rudd as Tim. The general plot is that Tim is a wanna-be-moving-up-in-the-world executive at a venture capital firm. In his quest for success after he impresses the boss he is invited to a private dinner where each of the attendees invite someone with a talent so they can make fun of them. The idea being that they are all so much of an idiot that they will never know the difference. Of course, Tim meets up with Bary through an automotive accident, and for the life of him, just cannot get rid of him. Tim sees how obsessed Barry is with making stuffed mouse shadow boxes that he figures this is the perfect person to invite as his guest to this dinner.
There is also a romantic sub-plot between Tim and his wife Julie played by Stephanie Szostak. They have a rocky romance such that he has proposed numerous times and she continues to profess her undying love and happily ever afters.. just not today. She finds out about the dinner and is quite confused and upset that Tim would even think about attending a party that is designed to make fun of others. This is where he begins his downward spiral of lies and deceit trying to keep his relationship with his wire, but also to keep Barry in the dark about what is really going on.
Overall, my impressions was the movie was going all centered around a dinner party. That was definitely not the case, as the dinner did take place, but only in the last 20 minutes of the movie. The plot was wonderfully done, and intermixed with romance, comedy,  and a few tidbits of wisdom. Unfortunately my anticipation of the dinner (which was by far the best part of the movie) detracted from my enjoyment. I kept wondering, “Ok is the dinner going to start now? How much longer till dinner?”
I did laugh out loud several times, so that is a bonus. The audience was quite energetic also, although they laughed a lot more than I did. Sometimes I am often reminded of a friends words of wisdom.. “Simple minds, simple pleasures”.
All in all, I give the movie 3 stars. Mainly for the ideas that the author wanted to get across, and the attempts at humor. This is one of those movies best seen at the movies, and not at home. Having the big theater experience and the laughter of the crowd makes the movie. If I were to watch this at home alone, it would drop at least a star maybe more. So go and see it while you still can at the theaters.
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