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Flat Out Excavating Agricultural & Site Excavation
Barn Pads • Ponds • Drainage • Land Clearing
GPS Grading | PA & Surrounding States

Truly blessed to be able to live this life.
10/14/2026

Truly blessed to be able to live this life.

10/13/2026

Graded out the topsoil pile, then seeded and strawed everything.

10/12/2026

Still lots of mud everywhere

10/10/2026

The job hasn't changed. So why has the price?

Last fall, diesel averaged around $3.88 a gallon in our region. Now we're paying around $6.50.

That's roughly a 67% increase.

Our triaxle holds 110 gallons of diesel. That means filling it costs nearly $290 more than it did last fall.

But here's what a lot of people don't think about.

We're not the only ones paying more for fuel.

The quarries producing our stone are running large loaders, haul trucks, crushers, and other heavy equipment. All of that equipment takes fuel to operate.

When their operating costs go up, those increases can get passed along in the price of stone.

Then that stone has to be loaded onto another truck and hauled to your property, burning even more diesel.

The same goes for drainage materials. Many pipes are made from petroleum-based plastics, meaning changes in petroleum costs can affect the price of the pipe itself.

So when you see the price of an excavation project increase, it's not necessarily one contractor raising their rates.

It's the cost of producing, transporting, and installing the materials that make up the entire project.

And when you're talking about hundreds of tons of stone, multiple pieces of equipment, and weeks of work, those increases add up fast.

That's why an estimate from last fall or even this spring may not reflect what that exact same project costs today.

10/09/2026

Manheim Farm Show Parade was a huge success thank you to everyone who showed up to support us.

10/08/2026

Give us a call if you need topsoil delivered or spread.

We are super excited to head to the parade this evening.
10/07/2026

We are super excited to head to the parade this evening.

10/06/2026

Stone dust is still on sale and still getting delivered.

10/05/2026

Forestry mulching and traditional clearing can both turn an overgrown property into usable ground—but they serve different purposes.

Forestry mulching grinds vegetation at the surface and leaves the material behind. Because you’re disturbing less soil, it can be a good choice for opening up trails, reclaiming overgrown areas, maintaining woods, or clearing areas where you don’t need to completely rework the ground.

Traditional clearing removes the trees and gives us the option to remove stumps and root systems as well. This makes more sense when the next step involves grading, building, establishing pasture, digging a pond, or otherwise changing the land.

That’s why we look at what the property needs to become before deciding how to clear it.

The cheapest way to knock the vegetation down isn’t always the best way to prepare the ground for what comes next.

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