Forestry Mulcher Rental in Boerne, TX
Kendall County is prime Hill Country: steep, scenic, expensive, and covered in old-growth cedar that hides the views buyers paid for.
What gets cleared around Boerne
- View clearing on hillside estates
- Cedar eradication for grassland restoration
- Gated community lot clearing
- Fire-defensible space in dense cedar
Kendall County is classic Hill Country: thin soil over limestone, ashe juniper in dense breaks, and live oak mottes worth keeping. Slope and rock govern the work here more than the vegetation does. Timing matters as much as machine choice, because nesting-season restrictions and the oak wilt window make fall and winter the practical clearing season around Boerne, which is covered in cedar clearing season in Texas.
Solar work in this part of the state is its own category. Cedar and oak regrowth on the array footprint, fence lines and access roads all have to come off in the right order and on the civil contractor’s timeline. If that describes your project rather than ranch or homesite clearing, see the solar site clearing page.
The right machine for Boerne projects
Estate finish rules Boerne: the Fecon 150 first, the 275 XE for gated and tight-access properties. Full-ranch cedar restoration campaigns are the Tigercat M726G’s kind of steep, broken country.
Not sure where your project lands? The machine finder applies the same logic in seven questions, or read the full decision guide.
Rent the machine, or hire it done
Military construction, subdivision growth, and working ranches keep both sides of our business busy here. Contractors on schedule-driven commercial work rent; ranch owners clearing pasture typically find turnkey with a high-HP machine beats per-acre contract pricing. The honest math on both paths is in our rent vs hire guide.
If you want the numbers first, the cost guide breaks down what mulching runs per acre and per day, and the rent vs buy calculator shows the point where owning a machine starts to beat renting one.
| Option | Rate | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| High HP dedicated rental | $14,000/wk · $34,000/mo | Most popular: 25+ acres, heavy stems, deadlines |
| Mid-size dedicated rental | $11,000/wk · $32,000/mo | Lighter brush, 10–25 acre projects |
| CAT 275 XE rental | $1,750/day · $8,000/wk | Under 15 acres, tight access |
| Turnkey, high-HP with operator | $4,000/day + transport | Big acreage, no operator |
| Turnkey, skid steer with operator | $3,000/day incl. transport | Small projects, hands-off |
Machines we send to Boerne
Cedar breaks, mesquite flats and rocky caliche around Boerne punish an undersized machine. Here is what we send, and why.
- Barko 930B — high-horsepower dedicated mulcher
- Tigercat M726G — high-horsepower dedicated mulcher
- Weiler M860A — high-horsepower dedicated mulcher
- CAT 275 XE + FAE forestry mulcher — skid steer, tight access
- Primetech PT-175 — mid-size dedicated mulcher
- CMI 175 — mid-size dedicated mulcher
- Fecon 150 — mid-size dedicated mulcher
Insurance for Boerne rentals
Dedicated machines: $500,000 inland marine + $2,000,000 general liability. CAT 275 XE: $250,000 inland marine + $2,000,000 general liability. Turnkey service requires none of it. Full requirements →
Boerne forestry mulching questions
Rates are the same across Texas: high-HP dedicated mulchers at $14,000/week, mid-size dedicated at $11,000/week, and the CAT 275 XE at $1,750/day or $8,000/week. Transport to Kendall County is quoted separately by distance. See the full rate card.
Yes. Our operators run high-HP dedicated mulching at $4,000 per 8-hour day plus transport, or skid steer mulching at $3,000/day with transport included. Military construction, subdivision growth, and working ranches keep both sides of our business busy here. Contractors on schedule-driven commercial work rent; ranch owners clearing pasture typically find turnkey with a high-HP machine beats per-acre contract pricing.
Dedicated mulchers require $500,000 inland marine coverage and $2,000,000 general liability; the CAT 275 XE requires $250,000 inland marine and $2,000,000 general liability. Certificates must name Pierce Equipment Rentals as loss payee and additional insured before delivery. Our insurance guide walks through getting certificates issued fast.
Around Boerne the job is usually selective cedar removal on rocky slopes with the oaks left standing. That is slower, more careful work than open brush knockdown, and the calendar is part of it: painting fresh oak wounds and staying out of the nesting window both matter here.
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