Efficient, versatile excavation in a customizable package

Efficient, versatile excavation in a customizable package

Efficient, versatile excavation in a customizable package

Vacuum excavation contractors are seemingly always on the lookout for units that allow them to finish the job quicker and more efficiently. Versatility for different applications and a compact design for tight job sites are an added bonus. The Ring-O-Matic 350 VX HiCFM provides that and more, giving municipal crews and small horizontal-direction-drilling contractors a quick way to safely and neatly expose water and sewer services.

The truck-mounted, air-equipped package is compatible with the company’s VIPER pothole tool and a Super Sonic air knife, demonstrating its application versatility. According to Tony Bokhoven, Ring-O-Matic sales and marketing manager, the unit gives contractors the option of either hydroexcavation or air excavation.

“You are going to use the VIPER pothole tool for water excavating, while the Super Sonic air knife provides air excavation capability,” Bokhoven says. “You are going to use that any time you are returning spoils back to the ground on the site. It isn’t as powerful, but it is going to save hauling costs.”

The system is available mounted on a Freightliner chassis, and it comes with a Sullair 150 psi, 185 cfm compressor, 350-gallon spoils tank, 100-gallon water tank, cyclonic separator, strong arm boom, 1,000 cfm blower, and 50 feet of 1-inch air hose on a spring-retractable reel. The system is powered by an 81 hp Cat engine. Bokhoven was quick to point out that the units are “extremely customizable” for the customer’s intended use.

“We want to give our customers the option to custom build any unit to meet their unique, on-the-job requirements,” he says. “Machines that are quick and easy to set up allow our customers to be efficient and able to get the job done quickly and safely. The truck-mounted unit can be easily mounted on a medium-duty carrier, guaranteeing always-legal road weights and easy, curbside water fill-ups.” 

With that versatility in mind, a trailer-mounted version of the 350 VX is also available. The unit is built on a single-axle trailer that tows behind a standard half-ton pickup without special permitting or CDL requirement. According to Bokhoven, 350 VX units are already being used by many contractors across the country, and the feedback on the unit has been promising.

“Customers love that the learning curve is relatively short on these units,” he says. “They are very easy to set up, and maintenance is easy. Those are very desirable traits in this industry.” 800-544-2518; www.ring-o-matic.com.



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