Track trencher used to bust through Kentucky limestoneProblem: G&W Construction, based out of Morehead, Kentucky, bid on a municipal waterline project, which called for 48,000 feet of 24-inch ductile iron pipe to be installed in Winchester. The trench needed to be 42 inches wide and 7 feet deep. Owner Darrell Alderman knew he’d have to upgrade his fleet because of the limestone that’s prevalent in the area.Solution: Alderman purchased a Vermeer T1255 Commander 3 trencher. The work is ongoing, but Alderman says the track trencher has been a difference-maker in getting through the limestone, which is typically 2 to 5
