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Entries Tagged Hydroexcavation Equipment
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Cleaning the Sand Trap
Dig-It Excavating of Cassopolis, Michigan, has only one hydroexcavation unit, but the company is putting it to use often and are finding...
Editorial
Hydroexcavator Designed to Work in the Cold
Water main breaks are common in municipalities located in the northern half of the country. Aged infrastructure combined with subzero temperatures can...
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Digging Machine: The Red Giant
This red GapVax hydroexcavator is being put to use by Goliath Hydro-Vac, based out of Elko, Minnesota. The company performs many jobs...
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Digging Machine: Flying in Like a Hawk
Hawk Hydrovac Excavation Services, based in Taber, Alberta, uses its fleet of Tornado Hydroexcavators, throughout Southern Alberta. The company, founded in 2004,...
Editorial
Diversification Helps B&G Oilfield Services Beat Oil Downturn
It’s a birthday party for B&G Oilfield Services, and a big one at that. With roots running deep in the Bakken Shale...
Editorial
Prep Work for Interstate Interchange
Even though Poseidon Hydro Excavation is still a young company — having formed in September 2015 — the company, with just the...
Editorial
Hydroexcavation Contractor Gets Creative on Project in Downtown Philadelphia
Ecotech Hydro Excavation crews got a big challenge when they took on a job to expand a Philadelphia hospital. The job called...
Editorial
Omnibus Precision Power Control System Makes Operator’s Job Easier
Efficiency means profit in the hydroexcavation industry. Not only must equipment be fuel-efficient, it also must be easy to operate. The ability...
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Digging for a Cause
Canadian Hydrovac's 50th truck ordered is a bright pink color with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation logo also on it. The company...
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Digging Machine: Going with Red
Avertex Utility Solutions uses this Vactor hydroexcavator unit, built on a Western Star chassis, throughout Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. The company...
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Safer Working Conditions
The versatile vacuum excavator has become a familiar sight on utility construction projects.Vacuum excavators are portable, dual-purpose machines that are both “soft”...
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Digging Machine: Working at the Treatment Plant
This new Tornado hydroexcavation, built on a T-800 Kenworth chassis, sits at the Wetaskiwin Water Treatment Plant in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. The tri-axle...
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Digging Machine: Working on the Pipelines
This Foremost hydroexcavator owned by Big Bore Directional Drilling of Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, was seen doing pipeline work in the Edmonton area....




















