The amount of money wasted on costly utility strikes is staggering. According to the CGA (Common Ground Alliance) utility strikes have resulted in $1.7 Billion in property damage, 1906 injuries and 421 deaths. Hydro excavation technology was developed primarily for the oil and gas fields in Western Canada, but when it was brought to urban
Vactor hydrovacs or combo sewer cleaners are inherently designed to prioritize operator safety on a job site. By having to complete work on the non-traffic side, a Vactor is designed to protect operators from on-coming traffic with the body of the truck and puts them out of harms way. When working on a job site,
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
Printed with permission from Trenchless Technology Canada’s Spring Issue By Mike Kezdi Municipalities and contractors across Canada recognize the Joe Johnson Equipment name and know that it is synonymous with industry-leading products and customer support, but that recognition did not happen overnight. As a matter of fact, for a company that is so omnipresent across
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 from Vactor Manufacturing Vactor, the industry leader in vacuum excavators and sewer and catch basin cleaners, has unveiled the successor to the legendary Vactor HXX® vacuum excavator at the 2017 International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) Show October 3-5, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. The concept vacuum excavation truck made its first public appearance
The Truth About Hydrovac Weights As posted on Hydrovac Nation Written by Benjamen Schmitt, Product Manager at Vactor Manufacturing Say the word “weight” around a hydrovacer, and see what reaction you will get. Weights of hydrovacs are becoming the number one...
