Published Rates · Updated July 2026 · Statewide Arkansas
Nobody in this trade publishes prices. Most outfits make you call three contractors just to learn what a dozer costs. We put every rate we run on this one page — dozers, excavators, hauling, aggregate, clearing and ponds — and we keep it current. This is the page other sites end up linking to, because nobody else does this.
Why nobody does this
Most dirt-work outfits keep every price off the website on purpose. It isn't an oversight — it's strategy. A blank price page keeps competitors guessing, keeps a salesman between you and the number, and leaves room to charge two customers two different prices for the same job. That's normal in this trade. It's just not how we run ours.
Every hourly rate we run — every dozer, every excavator, every support machine — is published below. So is what our aggregate loads start at, what land clearing starts at per acre, and what a pond starts at. If a rate moves, we update the page. If your job needs more than a rate sheet can tell you, we say so on the phone and send someone to walk the ground for a firm written number, free.
Fifty-plus years under the same family name is what lets us talk straight before it's cost you anything. Three generations of Coxes still answer this phone — 501-250-4490.
Every published rate — operator included
We run Komatsu dozers and Kobelco excavators — the Cat class beside each machine tells you exactly what size iron shows up. All hourly rates carry the 8-hour minimum; mobilization is quoted up front by distance from Heber Springs.
| Dozer | Size class | Best for | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komatsu D51 ≈ Cat D4 class | 13 ton · 131 hp | Finish grading, pads, driveways — GPS blade | $165/hr |
| Komatsu D61 ≈ Cat D5 class | 17 ton · 168 hp | Grading, clearing, pond shaping | $190/hr |
| Komatsu D65 ≈ Cat D6 class | 20 ton · 217 hp | Mass grading, heavy clearing, winch work | $240/hr |
| Komatsu D155 ≈ Cat D8 class | 39 ton · 354 hp | Big clearing, ripping, production dirt | $340/hr |
| Excavator | Size class | Best for | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobelco SK85 ≈ Cat 308 class | 8.5 ton midi | Tight residential, utility repairs, small ponds | $160/hr |
| Kobelco SK210 ≈ Cat 320 class | 21 ton | Trenching, culverts, pond digging, pads | $240/hr |
| Kobelco SK330 ≈ Cat 330/336 class | 33 ton | Mass excavation, big ponds, heavy lifts | $300/hr |
| SK330 + 10,000-lb hammer rock breaking | 80,000-lb rig | Rock that stops everything else — no blasting | $425/hr |
| Machine | Size class | Best for | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat 306 mini excavator | 6 ton | Tight spots, utility repairs, small digs | $140/hr |
| Case backhoe ≈ Cat 420 class | Loader-backhoe | Utility repairs, small digs, loading | $140/hr |
| Skid steer | Compact | Grading, cleanup, material moving | $140/hr |
| Volvo L30 loader ≈ Cat 906 class | Compact wheel loader | Loading, backfill, driveway gravel work | $140/hr |
| Tri-axle dump truck | On-road hauling | Aggregate, spoil and debris hauling by the hour | $130/hr |
| Service | What moves it | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate loads tri-axle delivery | Material + hauling included within 30 miles of Heber Springs; mileage beyond that, volume discounts on bigger orders | $400/load |
| Land clearing statewide | Distance from Heber Springs and how big/thick the timber is | $5,000/acre |
| Pond construction dirt work only | Size, depth, clay on site, rock, access — clearing is extra | $10,000 |
Hourly rates: operator + fuel included · 8-hour minimum · mobilization quoted up front by distance from Heber Springs. By-the-job prices are starting points, not firm quotes. All rates current as of July 2026 · prices subject to change without notice.
Priced by the job, not off a rate card
Priced after a site walk, not off a phone call. What moves it: how much cut and fill has to balance, how far fill has to be hauled in if the site needs it, whether we hit rock, and how hard the site is to get equipment onto. Support machines run from $140/hr. Full write-up →
Mostly rock, and rock is sold by the load — loads start at $400, material and hauling within 30 miles. From there it's length, width, how much rock the base needs, and access. A residential drive usually runs a one- to two-day job; a re-rock is often a single day. Full write-up →
Priced by the foot. What moves it most: surface type (dirt, gravel, asphalt or concrete), depth, whether we hit rock, how much restoration the site needs, and how tight access is. The machines run $140/hr for the mini to $425/hr for the rock hammer. Full write-up →
No flat price — it's the structure and the haul-off. Excavators run $160–$300/hr, support machines from $140/hr, the hammer for concrete $425/hr. A shed teardown is often a one-day, one-machine job; a house is bigger money and more haul-off. Full write-up →
Get a firm number for your job
Step 1 of 3 — what kind of job is it?
Step 2 of 3 — distance sets mobilization, so be specific.
Timeline
Step 3 of 3 — we'll call you back with a real number.
Pricing questions, straight answers
Because "call for a quote" mostly protects the contractor, not the customer — it keeps competitors guessing and keeps you on the phone before you can compare. We've got fifty-plus years of the same family name on the gate, so we don't need to hide behind a phone call to earn your business. Every rate we run is on this page, and we update it when a rate changes.
Loading, hauling, unloading, working, and hauling home makes a short job cost nearly the same as a full day — the minimum keeps the published rates honest instead of padded. For small jobs, the support fleet ($140/hr) keeps small work affordable without paying big-iron rates.
Mobilization beyond what's quoted — getting the machine to your site is priced up front by distance once we know where you are. Rock surprises mid-job get talked through on the site walk, not buried in a change order — that's what the hammer rate is for. And permits, if your project needs any, are the owner's responsibility unless we've agreed otherwise.
No — they're honest starting points, the real numbers we run every day. Your job gets a firm written number after a free site walk, once we've seen the ground, the access, and what's actually involved.
Yes. Fuel, steel, insurance and iron all move, and so do we. This page is dated — updated July 2026 — and every rate on it is subject to change without notice. Call 501-250-4490 to confirm current numbers before you budget off an old printout.
Larry Cox started the company in 1972, moving dirt in Cleburne County under his own name. More than fifty years later it's still his name on the license, with Connie, Matthew and Lance Cox running the office, the estimates and the crews today — three generations, same phone number, same standard.