Reprinted from Sonetics The ability to hear is a truly amazing feat of nature and it’s astounding what the human ear can do. In fact, to bring you up to speed on just how incredible your ears are, here are five facts you might not know: Your sense of hearing is dependent on tiny hairs
By Nick Bruhn Printed with permission from Damage Prevention Professional Magazine, Summer 2018 Issue Vacuum excavation is a combination of two non-mechanical sources to excavate soil and can range from small trailer-mounted systems to large truck-mounted equipment. The first source is pressurized water or air, which is used to loosen soil. Once the soil is
Re-printed from Vactor Manufacturing For most wastewater and sanitary system cleaning jobs, it takes several minutes for sewer cleaner operators to lift additional debris tubes off the racks, maneuver the truck’s boom and clamp the tubes into place – a process that can lead to operator fatigue. To improve this time-consuming process, Vactor Manufacturing introduced
Adopting PASS helps you prioritize which lines need the most attention, and allows you to update your assessments more regularly. Needing to understand sewer system condition more quickly, with fewer resources is something we see regularly. Adopting PASS helps you prioritize which lines need the most attention, and allows you to update your assessments more
The Elgin Crosswind1 Street Sweeper steps ahead as the market leader with innovative single-engine technology. The new easy-to-use design, with single button operation, will increase productivity and decrease maintenance time and costs. The Crosswind1’s new easy-to-use design, with single button operation, will increase productivity and decrease maintenance time and costs. With 1 Less Engine, 1
A proper preventative maintenance schedule is the single most important thing you can do to maximize your Street Sweepers uptime. When comparing a scheduled service event to a non-scheduled service event, you can spend roughly triple the cost when lost productivity, downtime, and lower customer satisfaction is factored in. Tips to Ensure Your Street Sweeper
For most municipalities, Energy Conservation and Energy Demand Management planning begin with multi-use recreational facilities. These critical community centers are often large, complex buildings that hold varying combinations of gymnasiums, public spaces and meeting rooms, arenas, fitness centers and swimming pools. These facilities are open more than 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
Hydrovacs were developed in a number of different applications simultaneously - ranging from the oil and gas industry, where they were intended to work off-road and usually on leased roads, to the mining and utility markets. Weight was...
View the infographic below for tips on keeping your Vactor 2100 Plus Fan, Vactor 2100 Plus PD and Vactor 2100 Plus Water Recycler in peak winter condition.
Reprinted With Permission From Equipment Journal The Next Generation HXX was unveiled in October, at the 2017 International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) Show in Louisville, Ky. “The new HXX concept showcases our latest design thinking in terms of improvements in payload capacity, weight distribution, operation and performance,” said Ben Schmitt, Product Manager at
