Just like how a pitcher’s elbow takes a lot of stress, the boom elbow on a hydrovac unit typically is one of the machine’s most stressed components. Sometimes elbows even need to be changed out several times a year on highly used units. So when Glenn Gevik, president of EMCO, unveiled his take on the hydrovac elbow and flanges — an extra-thick, carbide-infused component — at the 2020 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show, it turned plenty of heads.
From a distance, the replacement elbow resembles any typical hydrovac elbow. However, upon further examination, the inside of the
