Heater Excavating

04/01/2026

“Mamma said there’d be days like this…..”

02/03/2026

Meet our crew part 1
Jeremy Heater
Owner
Jeremy started Heater Excavating with his Dad “gramps” Herb in the summer of 1996. A dragline purchased from an old friend -Sewell Johnson who ran a gravel pit on 199 E in Bellefontaine for the purpose of digging peat moss to sell - gave way to the necessity of a driveway to the future shop thay they needed to work on stuff-and since the drive was too expensive to “hire out”- they bought a backhoe to build the driveway themselves- at first it was a way for Herb and Jeremy -to in part supplement their income by doing small excavating jobs for their farming friends- while Jeremy wanted to “go for It” while he was young. They soon realized that they could both leave their jobs and entered the self employed world in the spring of 1998. It felt as though herbs life long dream of being self employed was well within reach…. With a Ford 655 A Backhoe and an old single axle chevy dump truck - the payments of which were paid to the bank by a tax refund check- in April of 98 - they ventured into the new and unknown waters of excavating. They had family to support- Herb a wife and Jeremy with a wife and a brand new baby boy -Ethan - born in that year. Neither of them knew of the countless blessings, trials, or hours they would devote or how much they would learn and grow with the business.

12/07/2025

Blessed to have our annual company Christmas party- what an amazing family we have!! Giving all the glory to God for almost 30 years of business! What started with Jeremy and his dad and a Ford backhoe has grown into all of our boys and a son in law working with us in excavating and trucking capacities- plus our nephew and a few great friends! We feel very blessed to be able to work as a family and serve our community !

11/18/2025

When your grandson draws a picture about the family excavating and trucking business- it just kinda warms your heart💞.

09/15/2025

You know what they say…. When you’re raised as an excavator- well… you propose with a piece of equipment in the background. We are excited to add another daughter to our growing family!!!

07/26/2025

We love our repeat customers!!! 💞

Wow! Another project! The last time Heater Excavating was here they were prepping the ground for the building! What do you think we are up to now?

Stay Tuned!

07/09/2025

June/July mash up- sometimes we play, sometimes we work for ourselves, we’ve been busy! Loving the ability to work -and play- with the grandkids!!!

06/13/2025

A building pad for one of our valued customers 🙂

04/12/2025

We’re hiring!! Looking for Cdl class A or B drivers. Should be comfortable driving trucks with manual transmission. Contact Ethan 937-707-3820
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03/27/2025

An early spring drainage tile job for a local business! Plus our new mascot!

12/18/2024

Finished off our busy year with Texas de Brazil and cookie baking!!! What a fun day!!!