Hydro and vacuum excavation as a means of utility locating is becoming increasingly popular with contractors, as this method of digging is...
Entries Tagged Hydroexcavation
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Vactor Machine Diversifies Company’s Industrial Cleaning Services
As Chris Ravenscroft steered his company, Koberlein Environmental Services, toward new markets to diversify the firm’s business base, he knew he’d need...
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It Pays to Think Small When Trying to Tap the Hydroexcavation Market
Investing in a large hydrovac unit isn’t always feasible for contractors like Jim Tieffel who don’t do a lot of hydroexcavation work...
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In Hydroexcavation Work, These Bad Habits Could Kill You
During the last decade, Gary Toothe has traveled a million miles — literally — promoting safe operation of high-pressure water and vacuum...
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Industrial Pipe Cleaning Professionals Looking to Custom Jetter Hybrid Units
HotJet USA has seen an increase in interest amongst industrial pipe cleaning contractors for hybrid units that can do it all: jet,...
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Through the Camera Lens: A Gallery of Cleaners at Work
With the two profiles Cleaner magazine features each month, we capture the work that contractors do through both words and pictures.
When photographers accompany contractors...
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Creating Solutions for Customers With Pipe Bursting
The three partners who bought Ken-way Excavating were looking for a niche to fill and found their specialty in pipe bursting.
Getting the...
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Climbing the Ladder
To deliver better value to customers, Southern Hydro Vac relies on a two-pronged strategy aimed at maximizing productivity and equipment uptime: investments...
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Teamwork Ensures Safety
Hydroexcavation is often promoted as a safer method of excavation — and in almost all ways, it is. But that doesn’t mean...
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This Truck is a Multitasking Machine
For maximum versatility and productivity, it’s tough to beat the 2010 Camel 1200 combination vac truck/hydroexcavator made by Super Products LLC, says...
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Prospector Nozzle Boosts Productivity on Hydroexcavation Jobs
To help keep operators safe and productive on the job site, the Ditch Witch Prospector Nozzle boosts performance on hydroexcavation jobs by...
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What to Look for in an Excavation Nozzle
When looking at what nozzle attachments to go with, a hydroexcavation or air excavation contractor has many choices, and none of them...
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Hydroexcavation Company Finds a Green Way to Save Green
Barry Wood knew something had to change. New highway weight restrictions were going into effect in Ontario and his company’s hydroexcavation crews...
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Keeping the Eyes and Face Safe on Hydroexcavation Jobs
As hydroexcavator operator Joe Harp walked up to his co-worker to aid him on a job site, he suddenly felt like he...




















