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Trenchless construction has changed the way the world's utility infrastructure is constructed and rehabilitated. While trenchless methods are perceived as a "new" development, a small number of trenchless pioneers have been using them for decades.
Ditch Witch Equipment Helping With Katrina Cleanup
For those not living on the Gulf Coast or in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed in late August of 2005 are not given much attention these days. But for residents of these areas, the effects of those devastating storms are still being felt, and restoration of storm damage continues every day.
Here's The Drill
The Ditch Witch® organization manufactures one of the most extensive selections of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment in the underground construction industry, from the small and maneuverable JT520 to the powerful, long-range JT8020. They are the only equipment manufacturer that also produces machines used to create the underground bores through which utility pipe is pulled.
Producing The Superior Cylinder
Every Ditch Witch machine is a sophisticated system of interdependent parts, the great majority of which are manufactured in our 30-acre plant in Perry, Oklahoma.
Time For Your Spring Checkup
Spring is a great time to prepare your Ditch Witch equipment for the upcoming busy season. A little attention now can help you be ready when those landscaping, trenching, plowing, and drilling jobs start coming in.
Chain Of Events
The efficiency of any machine depends on the efficiency of each of its parts. In the case of digging systems, one defective part—a stripped bolt, worn tooth or inferior sprocket— can mean the failure of the entire system.
Burrows Brothers Thrive in HDD Market
When brothers Keith and Kevin Burrows started their contracting business in 1999, no one knew the telecommunications market would soon face serious problems with a broader economic downturn to follow.
K & L Trenching Thrives in Utility Markets
In a volatile construction market that was shaken by the telecommunications bust of the early 2000s, contractor K & L Trenching, Huxley, Iowa, has sustained a steady, profitable business for more than 16 years.
Weighing The Alternatives
The Charles Machine Works, Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch® underground construction equipment, has made a strong case for the use of its horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment for installing fiber to the home (FTTH).
Caldwell Tree Care Realizing the Big Potential of
Caldwell bought the SK500 and four compact utility attachments for his line of work: a grapple fork, trencher, bucket and auger. He has since added a Ditch Witch multitask tool and log splitter to his inventory of attachments. The SK500 is capable of running more than 70 compact utility attachments.
Mini Skid-Steer Loader Operation "Best Practices"
More and more mini skid-steer loaders are appearing on a wide range of construction sites, clear evidence of the growing popularity of these compact and versatile machines. And the array of specialized attachments makes mini skid-steers highly-maneuverable mobile tool carriers, allowing one machine to handle a variety of tasks.
Boring Anything But Boring To Tulsa Telecom & Utilities
Cavin Coffelt and Mike Kyles, both twenty-year veterans of the underground construction business, joined forces in 2003, establishing Tulsa Telecom & Utilities, LLC. It was good timing for the two, who specialize in using horizontal directional drilling for the installation of new water, gas, sewer, and telecommunications services.
XT850 Fills Need in Natchez
To work in such areas more efficiently, the city recently placed a new compact machine in service. The Ditch Witch XT850 excavator-tool carrier is only 52 inches wide and 120 inches long, so the machine can access areas that previously required hand labor. Weighing only 3,980 pounds, it can move across landscaped areas and paving without tearing up surfaces.
Winterizing Article
Take the time to winterize your equipment this year. A few minutes spent could save you time and money in the months to come. The amount of winter care your equipment needs depends both on the climate and how it is used.
Winterizing Article
Take the time to winterize your equipment this year. A few minutes spent could save you time and money in the months to come. The amount of winter care your equipment needs depends both on the climate and how it is used.
Financing HDD Equipment
DWFS is a highly competitive finance program intended to give Ditch Witch customers, small to large, the best financial service available in the industry.
HDD Altering The Construction Landscape
Advances in electronic utility locating equipment are also helping crews avoid damage to existing utilities and provide mapping capabilities for newly installed infrastructure. “Every Ditch Witch Jet Trac® HDD unit comes complete with an integral Ditch Witch-brand electronic tracking and locating system,” adds Levings.
Vacuum Excavators
What sets vacuum excavators apart from other machines that dig is their “soft” excavation technology, which, depending on make and model, displaces soil using either pressurized water or pressurized air delivered by a hose to a nozzle held by the machine’s operator. As digging progresses, the unit’s vacuum sucks up spoil which can be used to refill the hole later or be transported offsite.
Bullseye Boring
Mills says its size and capabilities are well suited to the variety of work Bullseye is called on to do. The JT1720 is compact enough to work in small spaces to install service lines, but has the power to pull in several hundred feet of water main pipe or multiple lengths of smaller-diameter conduit.
