Frequently Asked Questions

MIG welding uses a continuous wire feed and works fast on steel and thicker materials. TIG uses a hand-fed filler rod with more precise heat control, which is necessary for aluminum and thin-gauge specialty components. TIG takes longer but gives you cleaner welds on materials that MIG can't handle properly.

Red stag jump higher and hit panels harder than cattle — they're flight animals, not herd animals. Handling lanes need to be incorporated into the containment design from the start, and panel height and gauge have to account for their actual behavior under stress, not cattle fence specs.

Yes — older ag and ranch equipment often breaks in ways catalog parts can't fix. Work starts from your drawings or measurements taken on-site, then the piece is fabricated to match the original or designed to solve the failure. Broken components get repaired or replaced as part of the scope.

Nine feet minimum — elk clear lower fencing when spooked or during rut behavior. Builds use heavier gauge steel than cattle fence and incorporate handling lanes into the layout. Standard six-foot livestock panels won't contain elk under real working conditions.

The four-hour clock starts when the truck arrives on-site and covers the repair work needed to get you back running. Equipment is already loaded, so there's no shop trip or waiting on tools. Recent jobs include feed wagon axle repairs completed same-day within that window.

All pipe connections are welded on-site — no sleeve fittings or bolt-together panels that work loose under livestock pressure. Posts get set and concreted either by us or by the customer depending on the job. Gates and working pen entries are included in the scope.

It means one point of contact coordinates the steel shell, concrete, framing, electrical, plumbing, and interior finish instead of you managing four separate contractors. The steel work is handled directly, and vetted subs are brought in for the trades outside that scope — no juggling schedules or wondering who's responsible.

When the part doesn't exist in a catalog, the equipment is too old for manufacturer support, or the original design failed and needs to be rebuilt stronger. Custom fab also works when you need something modified to fit your operation instead of adapting your setup to fit a standard part.

Both work — bring drawings if you have them, or measurements and design happen on-site based on what's broken or what you need built. Either way, you see drawings or mock-ups for approval before metal gets cut, so there's no guessing what the finished piece will look like.

Oklahoma wind speeds during storms put lateral force on steel frames that standard anchor patterns can't always handle. Buildings designed without local wind load data can rack, pull anchors, or lose panels. Metal building construction accounts for that upfront in the frame design and foundation tie-down.

Equipment doesn't break on a schedule — a busted trailer axle at 10pm or a feed wagon failure during weekend work means lost time and delayed operations. Mobile welding brings the repair to you same-day, day or night, so you're not stuck waiting on shop hours or hauling broken equipment across the county.

Concrete can be coordinated as part of the build — it gets subbed to vetted concrete contractors, but the scheduling and scope stay under one project so you're not managing two separate bids. Steel erection is handled directly once the slab is poured and cured.