The X-Cavator from Vac-Con is a hydroexcavation machine that offers operators a precise and efficient method to locate underground utilities, providing a productive way to dig in tandem with traditional methods of excavating, such as backhoes.
With nearly 30 years’ design and innovation in its favor, the X-Cavator boasts simple and operator-friendly features that foster a powerful performance. The X-Cavator operates on both wet and dry excavating sites.
X-Cavator specs
The standard X-Cavator machine package includes the Vac-Con three-stage centrifugal compressor, dual cyclonic separators and hydrostatic drive. Popular options include an articulating, rear-mounted Power-Flex boom, air compressors up to 185 cfm equipped with air knife, a Quiet Package silencer for the centrifugal compressor, and a full range of positive displacement blowers.
Other features include a 3- to 16-cubic-yard debris tank capacity; 60-degree opening debris tank door with an optional hi-dump; 1,300-gallon water tank capacity; 270-degree boom articulation; and an 18-inch vacuum Hg at 3,600 cfm.
The X-Cavator also can handle tough jobs, including trenching; potholing and daylighting; exposing underground utilities; water and sewer repairs; highway and street repairs; propane and gas tank remediation; long-distance and congested-area excavation; and oil and gas distribution lines.
Customer satisfaction
Customers in the field have reported impressive power and reliability from the X-Cavator. ADP Group Ltd. in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, chose the X-Cavator to complete an intricate project that involved distance, rough terrain and variably aged infrastructure.
The workload included drilling and installation of monitoring boreholes, full-site utility survey and clearance of services including a high-voltage service along the front of the site. The X-Cavator completed the job in record time with the ADP Group.
“Our flagship hydroexcavator showcased the benefits of hydrovacuum excavation at a complicated job site,” says a company spokesperson. “The Vac-Con X-Cavator has been safely excavating predrill pits working 65-plus meters from the work site, reducing manual handling and costs, all while ensuring that any underground services encountered were not damaged.”
The X-Cavator is used on traditional construction job sites in tandem with traditional methods to increase productivity, reduce labor costs and protect underground utilities. It is custom-configured to each customer’s specific needs.
Vac-Con Inc. has manufactured more than 7,700 custom-built, truck-mounted machines to serve public and private environmental markets globally since its inception in 1986. Located in Green Cove Springs, Florida, it is one of the largest producers of sewer-cleaning equipment in North America. Vac-Con employs more than 300 people at its single location and is 100 percent employee owned, enabling a focused work environment, on-site feedback, and around the clock innovation and testing.
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