SWP Construction specializes in Mesquite, Salt Cedar and Juniper removal.  After extensive research we determined that the best method to provide our customer with the most effective results is extraction as opposed to grubbing whenever possible.

Our desire to be equipped with the best machinery and tools led us to purchase a Komat’su® excavator due to its sophisticated technology.  This highly productive machine coupled with a unique extractor tool complimented by a thumb is steadily proving to offer the land owner the most cost effective Brush Management. The Komat’su® with its highly sophisticated hydraulics and computer driven power trains can work at grades up to 50%, in 3’ of standing water.  The 28’ boom also allows the operator to reach and clear a path that is close to 50 feet wide. Surface damage is minimal as the ground pressure on the PC200LC 8 Komat’su® is only 4.86 psi.  When operated by an experienced operator this marvel of technology can make one low impact pass clearing, stacking or wind rowing the brush.  This will eliminate the cost of raking dependent upon the land owner’s need. Recovery time for range grass is minimal with this excavator aligned with a different approach for land clearing.
 

A greater kill ratio is achieved by not only removing the tap root but also the outer lying feeder roots. Properly extracted trees can yield up to a 90% kill.  The remaining 10% of root sprouting trees that do re-sprout should be sprayed or have a follow-up extraction.

Brush sculpting is also a term which was first coined in 1997. Sculpting offers additional avenues by which the landowner can capitalize on their return investment.  This is accomplished by selective removal of brush thus enhancing wildlife habitat on rangelands.

Benefits:

• Convert rain into grass vs. mesquite, salt cedar and juniper, thus allowing increased stocking rates.

• A significant increase in herbage production will result after eradication.

• Sculpting or thinning of trees leaving moats and belts promotes wildlife.

• Reduction in track damage to existing grass due to the Komat’su® only exerting 4.86 psi ground pressure.

• Immediate results are acquired affecting moisture in pastures, creeks, rivers, tanks, etc.

• The Komat’su® an innovative piece of machinery equipped with additional hydraulics for operating the unique extractor and thumb allows increased productivity surpassing all other conventional machines.

Research information as reported by Owens and Ansley, 1997

• Water loss from a typical mesquite grove 12’ tall with 200 acres consumes 32% of incoming water.

8 gallons/tree X 200 trees X 140 days = 224,000 gallons per acre.

• Rainfall at 26” per year is 705,952 gallons incoming water per acre annually.

120 trees/acre equals 13 gallons/day per tree.

32 trees/acre equals 25 gallons/day per tree.

Estimated relative plant water use of 4 brush species in Texas
Gallons/tree/per day

• Mesquite                      20.9 Gallons/Day/Tree

• Salt Cedar                    120.0 Gallons/Day/Tree

• Live Oak                       19.1 Gallons/Day/Tree

• Ashe Juniper                 33.1 Gallons/Day/Tree

• Redberry Juniper           46.8 Gallons/Day/Tree

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