
Professional Earthmoving
and Drainage solutions
Here for Southland and West Otago

WELCOME TO
Summit Earthmoving and Drainage
We specialise in delivering professional earthmoving and drainage solutions across Southland and West Otago.
With a commitment to quality workmanship and a deep connection to our community, we’re here to bring your projects to life — big or small.
Based in Riversdale, Southland, we're proudly a New Zealand family-owned and operated business.

OUR SERVICES

New Tracks & Fence Lines
Removal and disposal of old fence lines, new general farm tracks/fence lines, new high country tracks/fence lines, new dairy lanes & new house driveways.
Track and Lane Maintenance
Dairy lane maintenance, scraping, flanking, water tabling, gravel/rock application, grading, rolling & culvert installation.
Paddock Contouring
Filling small/large hollows, pushing off banks/faces & decreasing slope angles for winter cropping/safety.
Filling In Gullies
Top soil removed, drainage (if required), gully pushed in with dozer and top soil re-instated.
General Farm Maintenance
Culvert installation, soakage holes, gravelling gateways/water troughs, scraping out sheep/cattle yards and all other general work.
Bedding Plough
Savannah magnum 140 bedding plough with x4 36 inch scalloped disc's for mounding and 1200mm ripper for breaking clay pan gives young trees a good head start in life and keeps them up out of wet ground.
Fire Breaking
Clearing scrub with root rake on either dozer or excavator.

Root Raking & Scrub Clearing
3.5m wide root rake on dozer, scrub can be pushed a long way efficiently with dozer, allowing scrub to be roved completely off paddock with (in most cases) no wind rowing required. Also, we have root rakes for excavators.
Building Demolition & Removal
General removal of unwanted buildings with the ability to cart offsite or burn/bury onsite.
Rock & Gravel Excavation
Excavated out of a pit or pushed out of a quarry and stockpiled or carted straight off site for any project.
Heavy Recovery
With the ability to recover rolled/stuck machinery with 60ton recovery gear we can achieve safe and efficient retrieval of your assets.
Deep Ripping/Aerating of Soil
1200mm ripper on the dozer with large winged boot to lift/break clay pan to allow water to soak away and aerate soil.
House & Shed Site Preparation
Large or small we do it all with laser level for accuracy.
Duck & Ornamental Ponds