Entry 444422Maintaining our nation’s underground infrastructure is of key importance not just in these uncertain times, but for the health and safety...
Utility Locating
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Hydro or Air – Which Excavation Method is Right for Your Job?
Only a fool would claim that in a side-by-side, single-hole dig comparison, air excavation would be faster than hydroexcavation. Water will always cut...
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Maintenance Tips for Utility Locating Equipment
With some machines, a consistent regimen of preventive maintenance is critical. Oil needs to be changed out and components need to be...
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Maneuverable, Smaller Hydroexcavators With All the Features of a Full-Sized Machine
With large capacity and great features, the HX full-size hydroexcavator truck series brings all of RAMVAC’s advantages to you in a conventionally...
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Producing an Accurate Utility Locate in Any Soil Type
Soil type plays a big role in contractors’ ability to accurately locate underground utilities in advance of an excavation job.
For example, ground-penetrating...
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Trucks So Cheap it Seems Too Good to be True? It Probably Is.
Hydro and vacuum excavation as a means of utility locating is becoming increasingly popular with contractors, as this method of digging is...
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A Safe and Efficient Combination Sewer Cleaner
Sewer Equipment Co. of America Model 900 ECO is where simplicity comes standard, utilizing proven technologies and offering a variety of options, making...
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Product Focus - May/June 2020
Electronic Utility Locator
RIDGID SeekTech SR-24 line locatorThe RIDGID SeekTech SR-24 line locator paired with the RIDGIDtrax app simplifies locating jobs and streamlines...
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Utility Locating: Vacuum Excavation vs. Ground Penetrating Radar and Electromagnetic Location
When trying to locate underground utilities, you have options. The three main ways of locating underground utilities include ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic...
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Searching for Utilities Requires Understanding of Proper Locating
It’s easy to pick out small, common mistakes in utility locating — like swinging the locator wildly from side to side —...
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4 Steps to Ensure a Safe Dig
Utility lines for electricity, phone, cable TV and many others are increasingly being buried underground, making repairs to water pipelines more and...
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The Value of a Professional Utility Locator
Every year major league baseball players travel to Florida and Arizona in February to work on the fundamentals of the game.They spend...
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Utility Locating and Surveying
Camera and sonde locator used to trace waterlines
Problem: Saltillo Water in Mexico has 24-inch plastic waterlines, which were buried with no tracer wire....
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Safe Digging Begins With Good Utility Locating
April is National Safe Digging Month, and one of the top messages being promoted at this time is the importance of knowing...
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Inspection Tools Are Key to Growing Diversified Services
Snowbridge Inc. started out in 1976 as a small septic tank pumping company. Today, its diverse services also include septic system repair...
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VZ Environmental Increases Efficiency with Vac-Tron Vacuum Excavators
VZ Environmental is an innovative leader in secondary drip and spill containment for the oil and gas industry. Carol Van Zandt, owner...
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A New Hydraulic Boom Design for Vacuum Excavation Equipment
Vac-Tron Equipment is proud to announce the release of its new six-way hydraulic boom design for its trailer vacuum excavation equipment and...
















