Riggs Machine & Welding serves customers from Glen Rose and Somervell County at our Stephenville shop — about 50 miles west on US-67. We offer a full range of machine shop, welding, trailer, and agricultural equipment services that are not readily available locally in Somervell County.
Glen Rose is the county seat of Somervell County, about 50 miles east of Stephenville via US-67. Customers from Glen Rose and the surrounding area come to us for machine shop work, custom fabrication, trailer repair, and agricultural equipment service — jobs that require dedicated equipment and experience that most small communities no longer have locally.
Call ahead before making the trip. We will confirm we can handle your job, check parts availability, and give you a realistic turnaround estimate so you are not driving back and forth unnecessarily.
Glen Rose does not have a full machine shop locally, so customers from Somervell County make the roughly 50-mile drive to Stephenville for precision work. We do lathe turning, milling, boring, shaft repair, and custom part fabrication for agricultural equipment, trucks, and industrial machinery. If a part is no longer available, we can often make a new one.
We handle structural welding and custom fabrication for customers coming from Glen Rose and Somervell County. Broken implement frames, cracked equipment, gate and fence fabrication, and structural builds are all within scope. We weld steel, iron, and aluminum using MIG, TIG, and stick processes.
Trailers hauling equipment between Glen Rose and job sites take steady wear. We stock the common failure parts — axles, hubs, bearings, lights, couplers — and handle most trailer repairs the same day they come in. Structural work on bent tongues and cracked frames is also available.
PTO and driveline failures do not wait for a good time. We repair PTO shafts, rebuild drivelines, and service gearboxes on most tractor makes. Glen Rose customers hauling equipment to Stephenville for repair can usually have it turned around before the end of the day on straightforward jobs.
We build and install steel and aluminum flatbeds on full-size pickup trucks. Glen Rose contractors and property owners running pickups daily benefit from a proper work bed over a factory option. We measure and fit to your truck, with options for toolboxes, stake pockets, and headache racks.
We build custom chip spreaders for dump trucks and skid steer loaders used on chip seal, road maintenance, and aggregate spreading jobs around Glen Rose. Units are fabricated at our Stephenville shop for durable, real-world use.
Glen Rose welders who need consumables without waiting on a delivery can make the run to Stephenville and pick up rods, wire, helmets, and grinding supplies at our counter. We keep a practical inventory of the most-used items in stock.
We sell structural steel by the piece with no minimum order, cut to the length you need in the shop. Angle iron, flat bar, square tubing, round bar, and steel plate are available for walk-in customers from Glen Rose without placing an advance order.
We fill and exchange oxygen, acetylene, argon, CO2, and mixed gas cylinders. Glen Rose welders can plan a supply run to Stephenville and exchange cylinders in one stop without waiting on a refill.
How far is Riggs Machine & Welding from Glen Rose, TX?
We are in Stephenville at 307 East Road (S HWY 281), approximately 50 miles from Glen Rose via US-67 West. The drive is straightforward and takes about an hour.
Should I call before making the trip from Glen Rose?
Yes. Call us at (254) 965-3910 to describe your job, confirm we can handle it, and get a time estimate before you make the drive. That saves a wasted trip if we happen to need a special part.
Why do Glen Rose customers come to Riggs instead of using a local shop?
Somervell County has limited access to a full-service machine shop with lathe, milling, and boring capability. Customers also come for PTO and driveline repair, custom flatbed builds, and structural fabrication that requires dedicated equipment.
Can you handle farm and ranch equipment from Somervell County?
Yes. Tractor PTO repair, driveline rebuilds, implement repairs, and machining for older farm equipment are a core part of our work. We understand that time pressure during planting and harvest season is real.
Do you stock trailer parts for same-day repairs?
We keep axles, hubs, bearings, lights, couplers, and wiring harnesses in stock. Most straightforward repairs are completed the same day the trailer arrives.
What are your hours?
Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We are closed Sunday.
Riggs Machine & Welding — Stephenville, TX
307 East Road (S HWY 281) · Stephenville, TX 76401
(254) 965-3910 · Mon–Fri: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
