Tornado Hydrovac Trucks Put New Spin on Dumping Debris

When Dwaine Ruckman, the owner of DR Hydrovac in Strathmore, Alberta, got into the hydroexcavating business in 2003, he wanted a truck that would be as safe it was durable and productive. He found just what he was looking for in the Tornado F4 Slope, built by Petrofield Industries (a division of Empire Iron Works).The truck includes an unconventional debris-tank design; it sits at a slight angle atop part of the water tank, which creates a floor that slopes toward the truck’s rear. This enables efficient debris dumping with a hydraulic sweep. Moreover, overhead obstructions don’t come into play because