Riggs Machine & Welding serves the Tolar area from our Stephenville shop — about 30 miles west on US-377. We are a full-service machine shop and welding operation offering machining, fabrication, trailer work, tractor PTO service, and metal supply for Hood and Erath County customers.
Tolar sits in rural Hood County along US-377, and our Stephenville shop is the closest full-service machine shop and welding operation to the west. We have served customers from Hood and neighboring counties since 1978, handling everything from precision machining to structural fabrication.
Call before you make the drive. We can confirm availability and have your job staged to start when you arrive.
Riggs Machine & Welding
307 East Road (S HWY 281)
Stephenville, TX 76401
Mon–Fri: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
All services are performed at our shop in Stephenville, TX — about 30 miles from Tolar via US-377.
Tolar sits along US-377 between Stephenville and Granbury, and our Stephenville shop is a practical 30-mile run for machine work. We do lathe turning, milling, boring, shaft repair, and custom part fabrication for farm, ranch, and commercial equipment.
We take in structural welding and custom fabrication work for Tolar-area customers. Trailer frames, broken implement repairs, gate fabrication, and custom brackets are all in our scope. We weld steel, iron, and aluminum and use MIG, TIG, and stick processes.
For Tolar customers hauling equipment on the roads between Hood and Erath counties, we stock the trailer parts most likely to fail — axles, bearings, lights, and couplers — and handle most trailer repairs the day the trailer arrives.
Tolar sits in rural Hood County where agricultural equipment is a daily necessity. We repair PTO shafts, rebuild drivelines, service gearboxes, and stock common parts for most tractor makes so Tolar-area operators can get back to work quickly.
We build and install steel and aluminum flatbeds for work trucks used in and around Tolar. A proper flatbed adds hauling capacity and outlasts factory options. We fit the bed to your truck and can include toolboxes, stake pockets, and a headache rack.
We build custom chip spreaders for dump trucks and skid steer loaders used on chip seal, road maintenance, and aggregate spreading jobs around Tolar. Units are fabricated at our Stephenville shop for durable, real-world use.
Tolar welders who need consumables without waiting on an order can stop by our supply counter in Stephenville. We keep rods, wire, helmets, and protective gear on the shelf for walk-in customers.
We stock and cut structural steel for projects of any size. Angle iron, flat bar, tubing, and plate are available with no minimum order. For Tolar customers, we are a direct drive west on US-377.
We stock oxygen, acetylene, argon, CO2, and mixed gas cylinders for walk-in exchange. Tolar welders can head to Stephenville on US-377 and swap an empty for a full cylinder in a single stop.
30 miles on US-377. Call first so we are ready.
Mon–Fri: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Sat: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Tolar is about 30 miles from our shop in Stephenville. Take US-377 West directly to Stephenville — it is a straightforward, roughly 30-minute drive.
For full machine shop work — lathe, milling, boring, custom fabrication — Stephenville is your best option in the area. We have the equipment and the experience to handle most jobs other shops would turn away.
Yes. We work on all trailer types including utility, livestock, and enclosed equipment trailers. We stock parts for most common configurations and handle structural repairs in addition to axle and hardware work.
Yes. We serve customers from Hood, Erath, and neighboring counties. If you have a tractor, implement, or trailer that needs work, we can most likely handle it.
Yes. Come in with your dimensions and we cut it in the shop. No minimum order and no special-order delays for standard stock sizes.
Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday from 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
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